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Karl Lagerfeld unveiled Chanel Cruise 2013 collection in the gardens at the Palais de Versailles.

The show was held in the plush gardens of Le Palais de Versailles, which are never normally open to the public. Lagerfeld’s Chanel Cruise 2013 collection is featuring a whimsical mix of punk and Marie Antoinette inspired attires.

The mix started with the use of high- tech modern fabrics and traditional Chanel tweed in gold, pastel colors for outfits and hair with hues of lilac, grey, peach, pink and transformed into black and white on the end.

The collection is young and playful and features cheerful sequin-encrusted dresses, Chanel’s tweed jackets, the quilted bags, denim ensembles etc. The hairstylist Sam McKnight was the creator of the hairstyles who described them as “bob tops, wigs dyed grey pastel then’’ which is adding a androgyny style to the collection.

The show was watched from over 400 guests, including Vanessa Paradis, Tilda Swinton, designer Haider Ackermann , Sam Taylor-Wood and Aaron Johnson.  The name Haider Ackerman has been buzzing around the press a lot lately.

In 2010, Karl Lagerfeld made an announcement that if somebody were to take over his position at Chanel he would want it to be Haider Ackerman. Asking Karl Lagerfeld if he still wants Haider Ackermann to take over Chanel, he answers:  “Not especially. It’s not his world I don’t think.”

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Arizona Muse stars The Vogue UK magazine for the June 2012 issue. The story ‘London Calling‘ was photographed my Ben Morris and is a tour of the city of London.

London Calling is featuring the heart of the city. London known as hub for trendsetters and artists became a centre for the worldwide youth culture.

London’s architecture ranges from very old to modern and is also renowned for its art and fashion schools and makes it an international centre of fashion designers alongside Paris, Milan and New York.

Ben Morris is capturing Arizona Muse posing in places like the Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge, Olympic ring circles and Kensington Gardens. Stylist Miranda Almond has chosen a few nautical style pieces and colorful retro inspired outfits which gives a 50s feel to the editorial.

Ben Morris is a young British photographer; he is now considered one of the most talented fashion photographers in the UK, shooting regularly for Vogue, and recently he also shot the Sunday Telegraph’s editorial. Ben Morris has also shot campaigns for H&M and editorials for Volt Magazine and Numero Homme China.

Arizona Muse is an American fashion model born in Tucson, Arizona and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Muse has appeared in editorials in French, American, Chinese, British, Korean, Spanish, and Italian Vogue, W, V, Numéro and Dazed & Confused.

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Arizona Muse is the Cover Girl for the Vogue China Editorial Desert Luxe for its May 2012 issue. The shots were made in the Sahara desert featuring Arizona Muse gracefully showing off a sleek asymmetrical darker bob and wearing fashion pieces from Balenciaga, Jil Sander, Lanvin, Donna Karan, Michael Kors and others.

The editorial was photographed by Josh Olins. Still based in London, his editorial clients also include, British Vogue, Paris Vogue, VogueNippon, Chinese Vogue, American Vogue, Vanity Fair, V and V Man. His recent commercial clients include, Aquascutum, Benetton, Giorgio Armani, H&M, Lancome, Levis, L’Oreal, Louis Vuitton, Tommy Hilfiger and Topshop.

Arizona Muse is an American fashion model born in Tucson, Arizona and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Muse has appeared in editorials in French, American, Chinese, British, Korean, Spanish, and Italian Vogue, W, V, Numéro and Dazed & Confused.

Her sudden rise to success has been the feature of an article in American Vogue and had the March 2011 issue of Dazed & Confused dedicated to her.

Muse has appeared on the cover of Italian Vogue, (shot by Steven Meisel) and Numéro (shot by Karl Lagerfeld). She appeared in campaigns for Shiatzy Chen, Louis Vuitton, David Yurman, Jil Sander, Alberta Ferretti, Chloe, Prada, Isabel Marant, Fendi and Yves Saint Laurent.

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The latest Giorgio Armani Spring- Summer 2012 campaign is featuring the model Simon Nessman for menswear and for womenswear are Milou Van Groesen and Sasha Pivovarova.

The campaign was captured by photographer duo Mert and Marcus and showcases a monochrome collection surrounded by the beach atmosphere.

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.

Simon Nessman is a Canadian male model from Courtenay, British Columbia. Nessman is best known as the current face of Giorgio Armani. In addition, he has featured in ad campaigns for Versace, D&G, Givenchy, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Lanvin and others.

He  features the 2012 music video of Madonna‘s new song, Girl Gone Wild, as directed by fashion photographers Mert and Marcus.

Milou Van Groesen born in the Netherlands she opened the SS 2011 Balenciaga show and she has been talk of the fashion town ever since.

In February 2011, Milou was photographed for French Vogue, appearing on the cover of i-D as well. She made her debut for Italian Vogue in March, photographed by Steven Meisel.

Sasha Pivovarova  is a Russian model. She is perhaps best known for her consecutive 6-season run with Prada. Her agencies are: Unique Models in Denmark, IMG Models in New York City, and Donna Models in Tokyo.

Sasha Pivovarova took her own self-portrait for the new Rag & Bone Do-It-Yourself ad campaign spring 2011 along with models Abbey Lee Kershaw and Lily Aldridge.

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Elle Mexico is featuring a matador style editorial for its April 2012 issue. The colorful editorial was modeled by Kelsey Van Mook. The Canadian model also covers the Elle Mexico issue and showcases matador inspired looks from designers such as Dolce & Gabbana, Lanvin, Donna Karan, Miu Miu, Gucci and Emilio Pucci.

The editorial was photographed by Jason Kim. Jason Kim is a Korean American fashion photographer based in New York. Growning up in the city of Chicago, Jason was inspired by the vast, fluid forms of architecture that surrounded his daily life.

As a result, it has led him to view the photographic medium in a very graphic and precise manner. His formalist point of view in art and design has contributed to his fresh use of color, texture, and form. He was moving in 2009 to New York and has worked for clients such as: Elle Mexico, Surface, Blend, Essential Homme, Mykromag, Yigal Azrouel and many more.

Kelsey van Mook was born in Vancouver. By landing the opening spot for Givenchy‘s Fall 2009 show in Paris, let her open the doors to the major runways.

The model also worked with photographer Nathaniel Goldberg for DKNY‘s spring campaign; as well she signed a lucrative fragrance contract with Givenchy‘s Dance. In addition, she was walking catwalks for Burberry, Chanel, D&G, and Yves Saint Laurent.  As well she was covergirl for V magazine and Vogue España.

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Raf Simons replaces John Galliano as creative director at the helm of Dior. Raf Simons was the creative director for Jil Sander the past seven years.

Raf Simons presented his last collection for Jil Sander in Milan.For fall and winter 2012-13, the designer presented a beautiful parade of dresses and coats in a gorgeous simplicity and elegance.

Jil Sander left the company in 2005. Raf Simons is a Belgian fashion designer. He studied Industrial design, but after a few years of self-study, he became a menswear designer in 1995. Initially, he worked with Walter Van Beirendonck in Paris, where he was exposed to the work of Martin Margiela and Jean-Paul Gaultier.

According to a tweet by fashion critic Cathy Horyn on 23rd February 2012 in the midst of Milan Fashion Week, Simons would be presenting his last collection for the label, the Fall/Winter 2012/13 collection.

It has been rumoured that Jil Sander would return to the helm of the label for a third time as reported by several German tabloids.

In April 2012, it was announced that Simons would replace John Galliano as creative director at the helm of Dior.

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Barbara Bui known for her elegant design presented her FW-2012-13 collection at the Paris Fashion Week. The collection inspired by the 70s and is focused on high-end materials and refined tailoring.

Influenced by her multicultural roots, Barbara Bui was born in Paris in 1956 to a Vietnamese father and a French mother.

In the mid 1980′s she opened a boutique which they called “Kubuki”. This was quite successful. They sold clothes designed by Bui as well as other designers and it became a well-stocked fashion resource. By 1988, Barbara was designing men’s and women’s collections.

In 1987 she had her first fashion show presentation of the full collection to international press and buyers. The brand Barbara Bui is born. In 1988 she opens her first Barbara Bui boutique on the rue Etienne Marcel in Paris and is met with formidable and immediate success on an international scale.

Bui creates Initials Barbara Bui, a secondary line of separates designed to complement the spirit of the principal line. The special emphasis on the trousers, androgynous and feminine, establishes a wide and loyal following.

Barbara Bui is unanimously elected as a member of the “Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Francaise et des Createurs de Mode È and returns to the runways during the Paris Fashion Week.

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Valentino is featuring for its Spring- Summer 2012 a romantic and graceful ad campaign. The campaign was photographed by Deborah Turbeville and showcases the models Bette Franke, Fei Fei Sun, Maud Welzen, Zuzanna Bijoch, and Clement Chabernaud.

In the world of glamour and fashion, there a few people who have made a special place, one of them is fashion designer Valentino . Absolutely unique, incredibly elegant Valentino contains all the best Italian fashion design and style.

Valentino ’s signature style is “opulence” He is known for his meticulous detailing and magnificent embroidery. This Rome fashion designer Valentino has been a steady designer who has climbed each ladder towards success.

Deborah Turbeville was born in Massachusetts and raised in New England. When she was twenty years old she moved to New York to work with the designer Claire McCardell. Deborah became a fashion editor and then realized that her heart was in photography and has been taking photos ever since. Turbeville divides her time between New York and Mexico.

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The upscale designer brand, Moncler Gamme Rouge collection and Giambattista Valli have  presented their latest trends for 2012-13 at Paris Fashion Week.

Life is Sweet. Moncler Gamma Rouge recreated a sophisticated Grand Hotel and winter scenery to the runway, where a few models relaxed on a sun deck, others walking in the snow. The collection is showcasing a series of digitally patterned white coats with a mountain cape print that looked stunning.

Plaid patterns, also painted and applied to the sheer material, had a modern art feeling without making the clothes light and wearable. Also there was the simple coat with a fur collar, which impressed with an optical effect, of a illusions in organza sliding across the body.

By the 1980′s Monclers Jackets and clothing were no longer just marketed at the winter sports sector and became more a fashion item aswell as people liked the stylish designs and the practicality of their make up.

This new sector push led the Italian fashion designer Remo Ruffini to buy the brand in 2003. Since the brand became Italian owned its fashion output has increased heavily and it now produces a range of womens Moncler jackets.

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Another of London Fashion Week highlight was the Burberry Prorsum collection. Christopher Bailey features for the AW-2012-13 a lady like elegant style in sumptuous colours and fabrics with lots of tweed, stripes and lace.

The Burberry Prorsum AW-2012-13 under Creative Director Christopher Bailey, infuses a number pleated, deep berry, dark chocolate, green hues and stone coloured trench coats with mustard and brown block colour linings across the bottom.

At the end of the collection show Burberry has created an immersive physical and digital British weather experience with an interior and exterior special-effects rainstorm surrounding the entire show space.

Since his arrival at foundling label Burberry Prorsum in 2001, designer Christopher Bailey has taken the luxury British brand to new heights. Drawing inspiration from Burberry‘s illustrious heritage, he updates its classic styles with fashion-forward flair. Make the line your destination for elegantly tailored dresses, structured military jackets and, of course, the iconic trench coat.

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