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The photographer Jang Hyun Hong shot the latest editorial W Magazine Korea. The campaign features models Anais Mali, Crystal Renn, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Hyoni Kang, Maryna Linchuk, Julia Nobis and Valerija Kelava.

All models are styled in cotton candy hues and pastel wigs. It seems as if this cotton candy colored coiffure is making a comeback. The likes of Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj are all sporting this girlie hue again. The campaign also is showcasing Louis Vuitton’s eyelet cut patterned dresses, collars and jackets with are the hottest items in the fashion world right now.

The group of models sports suggestive pieces, body-hugging silhouettes and an abundance of eye-catching prints. Sleek shapes are complemented by graphic patterns, making for a perfectly styled shoot. This stunning portrait series fuses high fashion with a street-inspired edge.

Photographer Jang Hyun Hong shot seven W (Korea) March 2012 covers to celebrate the fashion magazine’s seventh anniversary.

Jang Hyun Hong began his career in the U.S. and finished his studies at Kyung Il Univ. After assisting for major photographers, he made his debut in 2004.

His work spans editorials shoots, to album shoots, celebrity fashion portraits, movie posters etc. And he is currently expanding his work globally. Publications: include BAZAAR, VOGUE, W, GQ, etc… Commercial: SAMSUNG, LG, KIA, Motorola, Lotte, Converse, Fubu, JEEP, etc.

Daring to be different, this Jang Hyun Hong W Korea fashion story stands apart from the crowd. From feminine ensembles to embellished statement accessories, this shoot gains attention for all the right reasons.

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Marc Jacobs presented the latest collection for Fall Winter 2012-13 at the New York Fashion Week.

Marc Jacobs has chosen a theme from Oliver Twist for his Fall Winter 2012-13 collection. The line is featuring from glittery tops and skirts in fuchsia and bordeaux shades, leather dresses, sparkling buckles on pilgrim shoes to the oversized fur hats.

With the 200-year anniversary of Charles Dickens, he also chosen  “Who Will Buy This Wonderful Morning,”as the theme song from the musical Oliver Twist.

Marc Jacobs is known for multi talents, along his huge clothing line, he also designs a wide range of accessories; handbags, sun glasses, perfume, wallets, watches and jewellery.

In November 2011, Marc Jacobs announced the shocking news that his entire Spring-Summer 2012 collection was stolen in transit from Paris to London. Marc Jacobs is offering money for any information that might reveal the whereabouts of his Spring- Summer 2012 collection. It’s been one of the most talked about fashion crimes to date.

This is not the first time thieves have targeted high-profile designers. In 2009, 75 Victoria Beckham dresses worth half a million dollars were stolen on transit in New York and in 2007, Christopher Kane‘s full spring- summer collection was stolen from his studios in London’s East End.

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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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Andrew Yang is a freelance fashion designer, illustrator, a photographer and the creator of the Kouklitas fashion dolls. The Kouklitas dolls are meticulously hand crafted, hand painted, and created using luxurious fabrics and couture sewing methods.

The dolls wearing  recognizable designer outfits from Marc Jacobs, Gareth Pugh, Ann Demeulemeester, Prounza Schouler, Rodarte,Comme des Garcons,Alexander McQueen, Lanvin and Givenchy etc.

Andrew Yang who is a New- York based artist, who spent his childhood in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he grew up around his mother’s collection of Madame Alexander dolls.  He was very involved in theatre, and eventually started making costumes, which fuelled his passion for doll making, leading him to New York to study fashion.

He started to create his own collection of high-end fashion dolls. His hobby was put on hold when he moved to New York to pursue fashion, an industry he worked in as an assistant designer for several years. Longing for another creative outlet, Andrew created his first doll from scraps of muslin in the summer of 2008.

He calls his dolls ‘Kouklitas’ (the name originates for the Greek word ‘Koukla’ which means doll) and has created everything from one eye, Siamese to mermaid dolls. He creates each his dolls from muslin, couture fabrics and a real look like hair material. Each doll measures 27 inches in height, and has a unique, hand-painted face. Each doll tells a different story which is depending on the look of her eyes and her smile.

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Erickson Beamon is a NY based jewellery brand founded by Detroit natives Karen and Eric Erickson and Vicki Beamon. Their jewellery has been featured on the major runways for design houses such as Donna Karan, John Galliano, Zac Posen, Givenchy, Anna Sui, and Emanuel Ungaro.

The brand was founded and designed by Karen & Eric Erickson and Vicki Beamon in 1983. It was still in the early 80s when the trio was working with local designers, when their work for the first time was featured in Vogue, and credited for their chandelier earrings.

In 1985 Vicki Beamon moved to London to spearhead the brand’s European division, and the opening of a flagship boutique in London’s Belgravia soon followed. Erickson Beamon is now sold in over 600 stores in 75 nations worldwide.

Erickson Beamon’s “dollhouse” chandelier earrings are permanently ensconced in the Costume Institute of America, and other entire collections in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.

Their celebrity followers are: Lady Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Kate Moss, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Angelina Jolie, Beyonce, and Nicole Kidman.

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Duran Duran latest music video ’’ Girl Panic’’ is featuring the world’s biggest supermodels, like Yasmin Le Bon, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Eva Herzigova and Helena Christensen playing the band .

The nine minute video is an explosion of high fashion, music and was directed by Jonas Akerlund, and during the filming, an editorial was made for Harper’s Bazaar magazine.

Duran Duran is a British band, formed in Birmingham (UK) in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in MTV.

The supermodels appear in the video reversing roles with band members Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John and Roger Taylor. Swarovski contributed an extraordinary array of items to the video – from designer gowns, jewellery and stilettos all made with crystals, including guitar straps and microphones.

The video was shot at the Savoy Hotel London and is beyond all luxury and glamour. The video is also featuring  other famous designers: Thierry Mugler, Dolce & Gabbana, Christian Louboutin, Roberto Cavalli, Ann Demeulemeester  and Ralph Lauren.

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Vernissage Project is a fine jewellery brand based in Milano, Italy. Ilenia Corti founded the Vernissage project in the late 2007 with the collaboration of Matteo Mena. The two designers project their fantastic worlds from the center of nature with inspiration from childhood memories, the forest and its little creatures, with a surreal, whimsical touch.

Matteo Mena, and Ilenia Corti are both contemporary artists and accessory designer. They have worked together on the Vernissage Project since 2007. Ilenia Corti is stranger to jewellery design, her parents actually own one of Italy’s leading companies called, Santagostino Fine Art Jewellery. Not only do they support and deliver quality craftsmanship for Vernissage Project it also made Ilenia as the artistic director for her own company.

Each collection is like a story from a book. Mena and Corti capture the essence and inspiration from creatures and nature that emerge from their imaginations. Masked villains and angelic heroines bear the gold cocoon rings covered with silver spiders, winged dragonfly pendants and beetled filigree cuff.

Rendering animals, insects and their habitats in metals and stones, the Vernissage Project delivers pieces with a minutia of details: a burnished silver owl perched on a linked chain grasping fresh fish, a bronzed basket set on a pave of pink sapphires and diamonds carrying twin frogs.

The latest collection called, “The Dragonfly Collector,” it showcases enamelled fireflies frozen on leaf and flowers and a rare limited edition brooch collection.

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It’s just a few weeks  until Christmas, Harrods has unveiled its festive windows. For the 2011 holiday season, Harrods launched its’ Crystal Christmas’ which is in collaboration with Swarovski.

Every year the Knightsbridge department store puts on a lavish display that attracts thousands of shoppers from around the world. This year the window displays an enchanted crystal forest sparkling with millions of Swarovski elements of all shapes and sizes is only the beginning of this journey of wonder. This unique winter wonderland with a backdrop of delicate crystal tipped branches is the ultimate Christmas experience from the World of Swarovski. Picture source is  from: Dailymail.uk

Along the Chrystal themed window the campaign also highlights a couture gown created with over 152,000 Swarovski element crystals, hand-stitched to perfection with inspiration stemming from the flapper fashion of the 1920s. The unique piece by Ralph & Russo, which features an exquisite hand embroidered ‘Winter Floral’ design that covers the whole of the dress, takes   the centre stage in the Christmas windows.

Archive pieces from SwarovskiRunway Rocks, an internationally acclaimed collection of spectacular catwalk jewels, will also feature in the windows. These include a headpiece, Bird’s Nest Headdress, by Shaun Leane, Philip Treacy and Alexander McQueen, which featured in Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York earlier this year, and a crown, Goddess, by Farah Khan which was worn by Beyonce in the artwork for her latest album ‘4’.

Throughout Harrods, each of the seven floors will have its own individual Crystal Christmas area, especially designed to highlight the exclusive collection of unique pieces. The rangeof products made with Swarovski element is hugely diverse, from clothing to decorations to bed linen, all produced by internationally acclaimed brands such as Azzaro, Frette, LADURÉE, Barbour, Givenchy and Missoni, who have all utilised Swarovski element in their exclusive offers.

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Born as a fashion essential, the trench coat is a must have in every wardrobe, is simply a evergreen classic and is one of most iconic fashion pieces.

The trench coat embodies a British heritage, loved from London to Los Angeles, Tyneside to Tokyo, its origin is distinctly militaristic in nature. The history of the iconic trench coat begins at different times, depending on whether you choose Aquascutum or Burberry. Philip Walsh explores the history of the trench coat.

The coat was created in 1901 when Burberry founder Thomas Burberry proposed the garment as the official raincoat for British Army officers. Once World War I rolled around, Burberry altered the jacket slightly to include a few new design features, such as epaulettes, d-rings and straps.

The trench coat, however, did not fare well during the “dress down 90s” – a natural reaction to the hyper-stylised yuppie culture of the 80s. It took Burberry’ s hiring of the photographer Mario Testino and the designer Christopher Bailey at the turn of the century and their forward thinking to turn this around.

Burberry with its distinctive red, black and camel check, has become a must-have fashion brand. Stars including Madonna, Kate Moss and David Beckham have sported in Burberry’s trench coat helping to boost its image. In just a few years it has lost its hopelessly old-fashioned status and become a modern luxury item.

Today’s trench can be made of the traditional heavy cotton gabardine or a more modern poly- cotton shower proof mix. The poly cotton blends allow for a lighter, more versatile trench coat, suitable for many occasions and styles.

The trench coat today remains a pillar of men’s style, they are still loved by a broad cross section of society, from the modern businessmen clutching copies of the Financial Times, to the supermodels on the runways. Since its inception the trench coat has remained an iconic piece of outerwear, born as an essential, its distinct style still captures the hearts of enthusiasts all over the world.

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