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Vivienne Westwood Menswear AW 2012-13 show is supporting the United Nation Environmental and was presented in Milan.

Vivienne Westwood never restrains her creativity when it comes to her runways. The collection is inspired by David Attenborough’s documentary series ‘The Frozen Planet’. Vivienne Westwood pioneers social and environmental issues, and now she wants to call attention to politic leaders, and put a focus to the problem of climate change. The printed shirt Green Up is part of a special project for The United Nation Environmental Programme and the Green Up campaign.

Vivienne Westwood collection mixes and matches and is featuring patchwork suits and shearling trench coat, check and plaid accessories like the tartan bags, gloves, cheeky looped belts and scarves.  Chunks of ice and dangling icicles were matted in to the models’ hair and beards.

Vivienne Westwood has played a vital role in the emergence of Punk Rock in the 1970s and has gone on to become one of the most original and influential designers of our time. Other influences in Vivienne’s work have included ethnic Peruvian influence, feminine figure, and velvet and knitwear. The historical influence also, was always shown in Vivienne’s work. Her Pirate outfit was the centerpiece of the modern dress collection in London’s Victoria & Albert Museum. Decadent, depraved, and demented are all words that describe the fashions of Vivienne Westwood. She once said of her designs, “My aim is to make the poor look rich and the rich look poor.

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Emilio Pucci is known as the “Prince of Prints.’’ his kaleidoscopic prints and geometric designs are instantly recognizable.

Emilio Pucci‘s pre-fall collection was inspired by dark glamour; the collection is injected with more saturated nocturnal colors. This archived various effects, within darker palette of colours which gives the line a more androgyny chic.

Back then, Emilio Pucci became the symbol of the pop culture of the 60’s.  He was the jetset designer amongst Jacqueline Kennedy and Marylin Monroe. Emilio Pucci’s glamorous, chic and féminine lines have become very famous, especially among celebrities and famous figures and his nickname was ‘’the prince of prints’’ Pucci’s flashy prints and use of tight and stretchy material were soon praised by fashion critics everywhere. That was only the beginning of Emilio Pucci’s success story.

After Emilio‘s death in 1992 his daughter, Laudomia Pucci, continued to design under the Pucci name. In  in October 2005, Matthew Williamson was the head designer and in 2009, Peter Dundas. Peter Dundas who was born in Oslo, began his career working in theatre costume design in Paris before being headhunted by Jean Paul Gaultier. He has worked at Christian Lacroix, Roberto Cavalli and Emanuel Ungaro, and is now the creative director of Emilio Pucci. He lives between Florence, home of Pucci, and Paris, and has a holiday house in Greece.

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Ann Demeulemeester has presented her men’s collection AW 2012 at the Paris Fashion Week.

Ann Demeulemeesteras born 1959, Waregem, Belgium and is a fashion designer whose eponymous label ‘Ann Demeulemeester’ is mainly showcased at the annual Paris Fashion Week.

Ann Demeulemeester’s punk-rock androgynies style get a little more Celtic next season, T-shirt dresses which were needled gauzy wool and cotton together. Long knit sweaters were also present throughout the whole show. The knit has also Celtic origins, and was made popular by the Aran jumper (sweater), also referred to as a fishermen sweater. The jumper takes it name from the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland, where the local fisherman would wear the thick jumpers to keep warm, and the cable design was thought to bring good fortune.

Ann Demeulemeesteris a vanguard fashion designer, who’s sometimes punk or sometimes romantic, this anti-conformist designer expresses her style in her own way. Her biker leather jacket have become her signature classic style, fitted vests, large pants tucked in boots, dresses worn on top of jeans, mao collar sweaters.

Ann Demeulemeestercollection has made it to all major catwalks. Her 70?s rock style tailoring and leather wear draw inspiration from strong female icons of music such as Patti Smith or Janis Joplin. She is a master of cobweb knitwear or oversize masculine slouch suits. Ann Demeulemeester designs clothes “with attitude”.

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Jean-Paul Gaultier’s latest couture collection is inspired by the late Amy Winehouse. At the Paris Fashion Week show, Gaultier models walked the runway sporting beehive-style hair, excessive eyeliner and clothing similar to what Winehouse used to wear.

Fashion designers are taking Amy Winehouse’s style as an inspiration. Amy’s beehive and fashion style is one the most recognized of the decade. Her winged eyeliner, the bunch, the retro dress are the characteristics for the Amy Winehouse style.

The high fashion industry has taken such interest in her, entire collections from Jean-Paul Gaultier, Chanel and Vogue covers have been accredited to her as a source of inspiration. Supermodels including Adriana Lima and Isabeli Fontana have dressed and modeled as Amy in photo spreads.

In 2007, Karl Lagerfeld sent his models down the runway in beehive hairstyles, ” She’s a style icon.” said Lagerfeld in 2007. ” She’s not only a muse, she’s a genius and on the greatest voices.

Amy Winehouse collaborated on a 17 piece fashion collection with the Fred Perry label. It was released for sale in October 2010. According to Fred Perry‘s marketing director “We had three major design meetings where she was closely involved in product style selection and the application of fabric, color and styling details,” and gave “crucial input on proportion, color and fit”.

The collection consists of “vintage-inspired looks including Capri pants, a bowling dress, a trench coat, pencil skirts, a longline argyle sweater and a pink-and-black checkerboard-printed collared shirt”.

At the behest her family three forthcoming collections up to and including autumn/winter 2012 that she had designed prior to her death will be released.

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The Prada spring- summer 2012 ad campaign is inspired by the iconic American 50s.The campaign was shot by photographer Steven Meisel and features the  models Kati Nescher, Meghan Collison, Natasha Poly, Elise Crombez, Ymre Stiekema and Kathryn Kruger.

Bathed in the glamour of the 50s and the American dream the campaign is a collection of iconographic impressions of pop and style culture. The campaign features models Kati Nescher, Meghan Collison, Natasha Poly, Elise Crombez, Ymre Stiekema and Kathryn Kruger on a gas station.

Natasha Poly is a Russian model who began modeling locally in 2000,She appeared in seven advertisement campaigns through the fall/winter 2008-2009 season (Nina Ricci, Jil Sander, Blumarine, Balmain. Poly is featured in the 2011 Pirelli Calendar photographed by Karl Lagerfeld.

Steven Meisel was the photographer of the campaign; he creates Prada’s campaign each season. He is now considered one of the most successful fashion photographers in the industry, shooting regularly for both US and Italian Vogue, and lately W (also published by Condé Nast). Meisel has also shot campaigns for Versace, Valentino, Dolce & Gabbana and Calvin Klein (for whom his campaigns were very controversial).

Kati Nescher is a Russian-born, German-raised model. She walked for: Marni SS- 2012, Prada and Jil Sander in Milan, in Paris from Alexander McQueen to Givenchy to Louis Vuitton to Yves Saint Laurent.

Meghan Collison is a Canadian fashion model. Collison was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and was discovered at a local mall model search. She has since done shows and advertisements for Dolce & Gabbana, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Anna Sui, H&M, Topshop, Swarovski, Valentino, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton and other prominent fashion designers.

Élise Crombez is a Belgian fashion model. She was discovered in 1999 when she decided to enter a fashion contest (Miss Mannequin) with a friend of hers. The contest was held in the Belgian town of Roeselaere. She worked for Prada, H&M, Versace, Armani, Nina Ricci, Gianfranco Ferre, Lacoste, Eres, GAP, Jil Sander, Ralph Lauren, Escada, Pollini, and Valentino.

Ymre Stiekema is a Dutch model. She has also modeled for Jason Wu, Dior, and Donna Karan, and appeared in editorials for Vogue. Model Agency: VDM Model Management

Kathryn Kruger is a new face from Y Models in Cape Town and she also did the modeling for the Prada Resort lookbook.

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Christopher Guy Harrison is a British luxury furniture designer who is well known for his elegant curves and for fusing classic with modern designs.

Christopher Guy was born in Britain and raised in Spain and France. His international background allows him to fuse design influences from around the world, creating furniture that transcends national boundaries.

Christopher Guy is the founder and head designer of the international furnishings brand Christopher Guy.  Originally known for a wide-range of decorative mirrors, the Christopher Guy brand grew into a collection of upholstery, chairs, dining tables, sofas, headboards and office furniture. Christopher’s signature design includes the patented Chris-X (pronounced kris-krôs) leg design.

In 1993, Christopher Guy formed Harrison & Gil. The company then expanded by offering a complete lifestyle and luxury furniture collection in 2005. It re-launched under the brand name Christopher Guy.

In 1999, Christopher designed and built a one million square foot workshop complex in Java in order to accommodate the 1,400 carvers, woodcarvers and specialist finishers that craft his designs.

Christopher Guy Design Lounge in Beverly Hills[edit] USA Flagship Design LoungeIn October 2009, Christopher Guy opened his 2,400-square-foot (220 m2) USA Flagship Design Lounge in Beverly Hills. The lounge, complete with plasma TV’s mounted on the walls for interactive viewing, showcases his newest collection of the year.

The British Interior Design Association awarded Christopher Guy the Outstanding Design award in 2004. The World Market Center Las Vegas and Las Vegas Design Center recognized Christopher Guy as the 2011 Design Icon on 27 January 2011. The Design Icon award celebrates modern-day design legends and gives them a platform to share their stories and inspire others. Past Design Icon recipients include Juan Montoya, Vicente Wolf, Roger Thomas, Vladimir Kagan and Larry Laslo.

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The Gucci Spring Summer 2012 campaign is featuring  top models Greg Nawrat , Abbey Lee and Karmen Pedaru and is photographed by Mert and Marcus.

Gucci’s inspired art-deco campaign showcases the models in a gold room wearing stylish accessories including trendy eyewear, bags and shoes that complete another Gucci collection. The campaign features, 70s inspired sunglasses, silk chiffon dresses, sexy heels, jersey dresses, scarves, wide sleeve blouses with scarves, flared pants, python handbags with engraved Gucci script logos.

Mert and Marcus are Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, fashion photographers. Some of their major clients are top fashion labels such as Louis Vuitton, Missoni, Giorgio Armani, Roberto Cavalli, Fendi, Kenzo and Miu Miu.

They created the images for perfume houses such as Gucci, Yves St Laurent, Givenchy and Lancôme. They have also worked with celebrities like:  Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, Linda Evangelista, Gisele Bündchen, Björk, Lindsay Lohan, Scarlett Johansson, Charlotte Rampling, Kylie Minogue, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and most recently Victoria Beckham for a Giorgio Armani shoot.

Greg Nawrat comes from Poland and he was discovered on Facebook by the genius eyes of Mickel Sorenson Gregorkiewicz. He’s the main booker at Panda Models and he’s also managing Greg’s career.

Abbey Lee Kershaw (born 12 June 1987 in Melbourne, Australia) also known as Abbey Lee, is an Australian fashion model. Following several years of success leading up to the 2011 fashion seasons, V magazine dubbed Kershaw a supermodel.

Karmen Pedaru is an Estonian fashion model. She was discovered in 2005, at the age of fifteen, at a drama theater in Tallinn. Her debut came when she walked for Christopher Kane during the spring 2007 season. She ended up walking 43 runways notably, and making appearances in shows such as Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, Michael Kors, Dries Van Noten, Chloe, Gucci, Jill Stuart, Missoni, Nicole Farhi and Ralph Lauren. She is currently ranked #7 in Models.com Top 50 Models list.

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Dolce and Gabbana got inspired by the classic Italian cinema for their recent Spring Summer 2012 advertisement campaign. The campaign is featuring a Southern Italian village and represents its leading ladies of the Italian Cinema: Anna Magnani, Monica Vitti and Sofia Loren. The women’s wear campaign is modeled by the Italian model Bianca Balti and the Italian actress Monica Bellucci.

Bianca Balti is an Italian model born and her first notable advertisement campaign came was for Dolce & Gabbana. She has appeared on the covers of many fashion magazines, including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, W, Cosmopolitan, and Marie Claire, as well as men’s magazine Playboy. Her campaigns include Roberto Cavalli, Donna Karan, Christian Dior, D&G, Valentino, Armani Jeans, Missoni, La Perla, Mango, and Thierry Mugler.

Monica Bellucci is a French and Italian actress and fashion model. She was born in Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy and began modeling at age 13 by posing for a local photo enthusiast.

Stefano who designs the Menswear of D&G, casts for his campaign real actors like: Giuseppe Fiorello, Francesco Scianna, Filippo Nigro, Thomas Trabacchi, Primo Reggiani and Chiara Francini. The campaign is photographed by Mariano Vivanco and is featuring scenes from an Italian play, where models portray life in a Southern Italian village celebrate a Sunday with the family.

Mariano Vivanco is a fashion photographer whose rich cultural heritage informs his unique aesthetic. Originally from Lima, Peru, he now divides his time between London and New York, regularly shooting for internationally renowned magazines such as, Dazed & Confused, Vogue Nippon, Vogue Homme Nippon, Numero, Another Magazine, Man About Town, Allure, Details, GQ Italy, L’Uomo Vogue, 10 and 10 Man. Vivanco has also published four books for the Dolce & Gabbana label: Calcio (2003), which was the first book of its kind.

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New makeup trends have been featured on the runways of fashion weeks. In order to match makeup to our stylish new spring summer 2012 wardrobe we need to know what’s in and what’s out there.

From the fashion weeks that are held in all major fashion capitals in the world, top fashion designers such as Dior have shown what makeup- trends we should be looking at for the upcoming spring and summer season.

Natural Look

This looks suits all women and all ages so no wonder it is oh so popular. Natural look cannot be topped by anything and still manage to look trendy and fabulous. The main key to this trend is to create a nude looking skin using concealed and makeup, define your cheeks subtly with a small tough of blush, curl your lashes and apply mascara and allow your lips to remain bare or apply a subtle, natural looking lipstick. Optional you can turn your natural make-up into an party make-up by applying darker colours like brown, dark brown, or bronze eye shadow to give a little smoky glam touch.

Mascara

To master the trend, you need is an eyelash curler and mascara.  The make-up trend for 2012  is all about the lashes, but the secret is to keep them natural; let the eyeliner or eye shadow go on a much-deserved break.

Eyelashes

No trendy look would be complete without the complimentary accessory of eyelash extensions. The prominence of false eyelashes has been all over 2012 runways and they have become a must have fashion accessory.

Eyeliner

Eyeliners are the hottest trends and are full on drama for next season. Expect to see extreme winged liner, bold lines underneath, smudged eyes, and an array of colors used such as turquoise, violet, two color combo, red liner or even eyeliner patches

Eye Shadows

Smokey eye make-up was brilliant in the fashion launching shows. In which, browns, greys and blacks are used commonly to give a sexy and attractive look to the eyes.  Some of the new makeup trends for 2012 are pastels colors are in trend, bright eyes or lilac, pear green, baby blues, and light yellows eye shadow. Smokey eyes will be still a part of the trends 2012.

Lips

Red lipstick, no doubt is one of the hot comeback. Alongside with the shiny pink lip glosses, classic red lipstick was observed on the runways of spring and summer 2012. You can’t miss with red and violet, no matter the intensity of ideas. Lipstick can be combined (like red and pink) and applied with the finger tips.

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Tom Ford’s Spring Summer 2012 ad campaign is featuring the two models;  Mirte Maas and Mathias Bergh. The campaign was photographed by Tom Ford and is showcasing the models inside a Palm Springs private residence. The campaign should be released to the public in March.

Tom Ford has gained international fame by his turnaround of the Gucci fashion label in the 90s. After a period also of designing for Yves Saint Laurent, he created his own Tom Ford label that now creates fragrance, sunglasses and luxurious menswear. Ford’s outstanding sense for glamour and style seems to turn into gold everything he touches.

The Dutch model Mirte Maas just has signed last year to the agency, Women Management. The model already has been featured on Style.com as one of their top 10 newcomers. After just one year of modeling she has graced the cover of Vogue Paris and appeared in a Russian Vogue editorial.

She made her debut walking for the Alexander Wang Spring 2010 show. She also walked 2012 for Ready to wear: Alberta Ferretti, Alexander Wang, Altuzarra, Anna Sui, Aquilano.Rimondi, Balenciaga, Burberry Prorsum, Calvin Klein, Carolina Herrera, Chanel and many more.

Mathias Bergh is a Swedish model, he modeled four campaigns in his debut season. Since, he has been featured in L’Officiel Hommes, 10 Men, VMAN, GQ Style, and Vogue Hommes International. Mathias starred in Bally’s Fall/Winter 2010 campaign as well as Prada’s fall outing alongside Clement Chabernaud and Mark Cox.

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