THE NEW GIVENCHY GIRL IN TOWN // DANIELA BRAGA

 Daniela Braga is the girl to keep an eye on this season. After a Givenchy exclusive last season in Paris and rumors of landing the label’s much coveted ad campaign shot last month by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, this 20-year-old São Paulo native should be in every casting director’s list.

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MILLA JOVOVICH & DOUTZEN KROES IN VERSACE

Milla Jovovich and Doutzen Kroes, gorgeous together in their Versace dresses at amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS Benefit at the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival. Iv been such a huge fan of Milla for years-my all time favourite movie is 5th Element! if you haven't seen it yet then get it on DVD it will be worth it. 

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SAMISONI'S STYLING TIPS & TRICKS

Style for me is the creation of fashion in your own mind,someone who has no money or is swimming in it can have great STYLE!  You can be thin,phat or ugly and have amazing STYLE!  Fuck these styling courses you pay for, thats why we have stylist in retail stores (there usually the ones head-toe-perfection) to learn tricks & tips off to make it suit your style. Better yet stalk a fashion blog that inspires you to dress like them (but still making it your own of course) learning is the key as well as confidence. Here are some of my tricks & tips.

*Cuffing pants: The shorter you are the smaller the folds to give the illusion of being taller. The taller you are the thicker the folds should be to make you look shorter. Im 6'2 and i do the smaller folds just for that extra height so its all right to be towering.

*Coloured chinos/denim: So coloured jeans where hot in the 90's and the modern version is the chinos but the jeans are back. I wouldn't try to hard to match them as it will show "and not in a good way" my advice is to balance it out with your pants being the statement and your top and shoes to have the same tones to contrast.

*Blazers: Some would say its hard to find the perfect fit well its right! thats why we have tailors. Thats the trick a lot of guys go for the smallest jacket so its much slimmer but the truth is, you loose the shoulder being defined and it will pull in front. So my trick is get the size that you measure up to (that your comfortable with) then take in the back so it gives you shape on the sides. With my sleeves i always tailor them 2cm to show the shirt cuffs (which is perfect when colour co-ordinating) "so remember defined shoulders and shape to your waist"  

*Ties & Pocket squares: They should never match in print but have the same colours. The new tie knot is the four in hand-every other knot is illegal for now! Pocket squares if im contrasting the print then i do a fold in (as picture) or a stuff in for a more chic look.

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK // NATASHA POLY

Natasha Poly

 — at Festival de Cannes in Gucci.

"It’s a new era in fashion - there are no rules. It’s all about the individual and personal style, wearing high-end, low-end, classic labels, and up-and-coming designers all together."

— Alexander McQueen

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CHANEL CRUISE 2012/13 // MAKING OF THE PRESS KIT

The stunning Cara Delevingne works her magic in the Chanel Cruise press kit session. Where the king of fashion himself Karl Lagerfeld put his photographer skills to work.

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ABBEY LEE KERSHAW // NUMERO MAGAZINE MAY ISSUE

Magazine: Numero

Issue: May 2012

Editorial: POP

Model: Abbey Lee Kershaw

Stylist: Samuel Francois

Photographer: Greg Kadel

The stunning Abbey Lee Kershaw teams up with Greg Kadel for a show-stopping new Numero magazine cover story styled by Samuel Francois. The balance between photography,art and fashion is so on point "PERFECTION" is the only word to explain. 

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Alexander McQueen // The Corner Event, Berlin

Alexander McQueen & The Corner Berlin hosted a cocktail reception to celebrate the Gallery Weekend Berlin.

 

Creative Director, Sarah Burton, was on hand as Alexander McQueen showcased 19 runway looks and accessories from Spring-Summer 2012. The looks were displayed alongside a selection of crafted art pieces, which revolved around the theme of skulls, a key McQueen icon.

LONG LIVE MCQUEEN!

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ITS.ALL.OR.NOTHING

No matter how unclearly we see someone for whom we hold romantic notions, that someone likely sees his or her faults, if anything in a magnified sense.

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RAFAEL LAZZINI BY CLIFF WATTS // GQ BRAZIL

VIA GQ BRAZIL

We love Rafael Lazzini and to see him styled up, wearing more clothing than usual. He did a great job on this editorial, i want every look. Photographed by Cliff Watts in New York, look out for the April issue of GQ Brazil.

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK // CASSIE IN GIVENCHY

"Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes." - William Gibson

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FASHION MERMAID'S // JAPAN VOGUE

The Master stylist Lori Goldstein takes statement pieces from each collection and weaves them together to create a spectacular showcase for Saskia de Brauw in Patrick Demarchelier‘s atmospheric Vogue Japan story. Aquatic references were a big part of what made the several recent collections magical. Think back to Chanel’s dreamy mermaid inspired S/S 12 collection, or the equally alluring scuba jackets from Balenciaga that season, even Donatella Versace went underwater for spring and though each designer was cribbing from the same source material, the ideas they created were wildly different.

The Versace gown with strategically placed star fish, the embellished Max Kibardin shoes that look like coral, the plastic paillette covered Vuitton dress that glitters like a fish’s scales; every piece chosen works perfectly. Hats off to Goldstein for giving us this festive fashion fantasy. 

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