Laetitia Casta for Harper's Bazaar Russia, September 2010

French model and actress Laetitia Casta may be predominantly flaunting her feminine curves in vintage-style nude lingerie, but she still manages to model plenty of fall 2010's fashion trends as well — including the perfect accompaniment, camel coats and furs. Marcin Tyszka photographed the pictorial for Harper's Bazaar Russia.

gisele bundchen is an army poster girl in vogue mexico, may 2010

WOW! Can you say MILF?! Gisele is looking fine in these photos. Here she is in Vogue Mexico, May 2010. Just wonderful. Her hair, her skin, the lighting, the colours - everything! She's undeniably one of the hottest supermodels out there. Everyone knows that Brazil produces some of the best models, but Gisele is also part German. Seems to me that Brazilian/German is the way to go! Anyway, two trends are pushing for dominance of Spring/Summer 2010: military chic and fashionable sportswear. Personally, I am loving the military look right now, so that trend will probably end up coming out on top. I've always been in love with sailor and military inspired fashion. I may not rock it, but I sure do love it!

saint augustine academy does vampiric chic for spring

Vampire chic hit the runway the other day at Saint Augustine Academy, who were sponsored by hit vampire HBO series, True Blood. Their opening Australian fashion week outfit was double denim for men, but with a slightly Southern feel (think Vampire Bill!). Alternative goth elements were rife from chain suspenders for men to women's chained body jewelry, studs, intense black spiked hair and white fabric dip-died with red to create a bloody effect. While the studded denim was wearable, it didn't stand out: so it was a relief to see the label's skinny tailored men's suiting make a return with it's expected rock vibe. At it's more extravagant, the menswear saw a white tuxedo jacket with black lapels and piping, which fans of the label will undoubtedly use to dress up skinny black jeans on a night out on the town.

The beauty look on the female models was vampishly striking, with blood red lips and matching red eyeliner sweeping out from under the bottom lids. Hair was at times slicked to the side to create a punkish fauxhawk, or wildly tousled like horror film vixens and 'scream queens'. Its unusual to say that we've seen something on a runway that we've never seen before - but we can do that with Saint Augustine Academy. I'm talking about the hooks and eyelets glued to the models' eyebrows which added to the alternative, gothic craziness!

quote of the day

"I found his work very interesting and never banal. There was always some attraction to death, his designs were sometimes dehumanized. Who knows, perhaps after flirting with death too often, death attracts you."

— Karl Lagerfeld, on Alexander McQueen's death

sandro spring/summer 2010

rest in pease a.m.

Rest In Peace, Alexander McQueen.

quote of the day

"Chanel is composed of only a few elements, white camellias, quilted bags and Austrian doorman's jackets, pearls, chains, shoes with black toes. I use these elements like notes to play with."

— Karl Lagerfeld

ellie tahari spring/summer 2010

roberto cavalli spring/summer 2010

quote of the day

"Every woman should have four pets in her life. A mink in her closet, a jaguar in her garage, a tiger in her bed, and a jackass who pays for everything."

— Paris Hilton

moschino spring/summer 2010

Here is a beautiful ad for Moschino Spring/Summer 2010 featuring gorgeous 26 year old Brazilian model, Isabeli Fontana. She has appeared in Victoria's Secret lingerie catalog at the age of 16 and later signed by Valentino, Ralph Lauren, and Versace. Since 1999, she has modeled for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, and many others. I have previously blogged about her before I really knew who she was and upon doing a little research, I am happy I took the time to read a little about her and look at some of her other work. I love the corporate chic look in the first picture, and I LOVE everything about the outfit in the last photo. I just can't get over the fact that the majority of the models hailing from Brazil are soooo extaordinarily beautiful! There must be something in the water down there! This shoot was done by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. Makeup by Val Garland, and styling done by Anna Dello Russo.

jimmy choo spring/summer 2010

louboutins!

Guess who's getting her very first pair of LOUBOUTINS very soon? I am! Oh, but they'll only be the first of many ;)

quote of the day

"Beauty is also submitted to the taste of time, so a beautiful woman from the Belle Epoch is not exactly the perfect beauty of today, so beauty is something that changes with time. "

— Karl Lagerfeld

gucci spring/summer 2010

Alright, so here is the Spring/Summer 2010 ad campaign for Gucci. The setting and colour scheme of this shoot reminds me of a hot summer day by the pool in Miami. This wonderfully shot campaign stars Russian model Natasha Poly, and some very hot male model named Ryan Kennedy. I can't say I've ever heard of him before, but after seeing these photos, he is definitely on my radar! He reminds me of a really hot version of Kourtney Kardashians babydaddy, Scott Disick. Not only do I think the models representing Gucci for this campaign are extremely gorgeous, I am loving the items they are modeling. I LOVE the shoes Natasha has on in picture #2, and I love the dress and bag in picture #5. I also find the sunglasses she has on in picture #9 to die for! These photos were shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.

(photos via fashionising.com)

quote of the day

"Elegance is a question of personality more than one's clothing"

— Jean Paul Gaultier

quote of the day

"Elegance is not the prerogative of those who have just escaped from adolescence, but of those who have already taken possession of their future."

— Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel