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Kobi Levi’s brilliant shoe creations are like wearable sculptures. His shoe designs are inspired by human body, animals and fruits and transformed into humoristic footwear.

Kobi Levi is a footwear designer that graduated from Bezalel academy of art & design, Jerusalem 2001. He specialized in footwear design and development and working as a freelance designer.

Collaborating with both Israeli and international companies, currently working on his women shoe line in Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Having designed commercial footwear in Italy, China and Brazil and currently he is collaborating with both Israeli and international companies to develop his own women’s shoe line.

His shoes were presented design in various exhibitions in Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, Tokyo, Verona, St.Etienne , Berlin and others.

As he said: The motivation to create a new piece comes when an idea, a concept and image comes to his mind. The combination of the image and footwear creates a new hybrid and a design comes to life.

These pieces are wearable sculptures. Most of the inspirations he takes from out of the “shoe-world” itself and transforms them into artistic creations. All the pieces are hand-made in his studio.

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LA Confidential magazine is featuring for its April- May 2012 issue is icy-hot with metallic colors of deep turquoise-blue hues and cold electric light. The model Nicola Haffmans showcases brilliantly styled clothing and accessories from Louis Vuitton, Proenza Schouler and Chanel.

The icy photo shoot was photographed by Stevie Verroca and Mada Refujio and took place next to the concert hall named after Walt Disney in Los Angeles. Nicola Haffmans poses against the modern buildings with high walls and futuristic curves which gives the cool look to the editorial.

Stevie Verroca and Mada Refujio met in Los Angeles in 2005 and began working together shortly thereafter. With a combined background in fashion design and art history, Stevie and Mada are creating images that are both classic and distinct. Stevie and Mada work carefully with post production to seam together subtle moments of real beauty with well-defined imagination.

Nicola Haffmans, born in in Holland, she is a newcomer in the fashion scene. She got an amazing start in the cast for director Russel Marsh and she made her debut on NYCs runways and continued her amazing show season in Paris. She was walking for Alexander McQueen’s and Alber Elbaz’s Pret a Porter shows.

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Kenzo who is famous for his patchworks and energetic colours has presented her FW-2012-13 collection at the Paris Fashion Week. Humberto Leon and Carol Lim are infusing unexpected prints and patterns and vibrant colors to their coming season.

Humberto Leon and Carol Lim are known for being hip and choosing pieces for the young. For their second season at Kenzo, they presented a vibrant collection of mixed prints, bold colors, geometric knits and monochromatic suits in velvet.

The New York-based duo, who founded cool New York label Opening Ceremony may seemed an unexpected choice to take over Kenzo after taking from Antonio Marras in July last year.

With the new collections, they try to inject the brand with a youthful spirit and a sense of fun and cheekiness. But we also want to respect and preserve the traditions of the Kenzohouse, such as the importance of prints and the sense of worldliness and travel that has been intrinsic to every collection in the history of Kenzo.

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Vogue Spain March 2012 issue features the Dutch fashion model Marique Schimmel, showcasing military-inspired editorial. The editorial was shot by fashion photographer Hunter & Gatti and styled by Sara Fernandez.

Marique Schimmel models in military-inspired looks, photographed by Hunter & Gatti for Vogue Spain’s March issue. Marique radiates with mystery and sophistication, she is featuring fashion pieces from Balmain, Lanvin and Emilio Pucci.

Marique Schimmel is a Dutch model grown up in Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland. Marique Schimmel was scouted just under 2 year ago and immediately took to the international catwalks, walking for the likes of Hakaan, Alexander McQueen, Paul & Joe, Roland Mouret, Ellie Saab and Costume National.

Her 2011 and 12 catwalk show schedule was even more packed, walking for Alexander Wang, DKNY, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Prada, D&G,  Jonathan Saunders, Roberto Cavalli, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Dries Van Noten, YSL, Marni, Valentino, Giambattista Valli, Missoni, Dsquared, Just Cavalli, Gareth Pugh, Acne, Topshop, Christopher Kane and many more.

Hunter & Gatti understands the world of fashion photography from different perspectives has always been one of its greatest virtues just as well as always finding new ways of using photography as a medium without forgetting its concept. Hunter & Gatti s creativity, the screening and dissemination of their work blends with illustrations, design and the social media, which they have proved in many occasions.

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Strong and striking was Gareth Pugh FW 2012-13- presentation, he always creates an atmosphere of fashion and drama.

Gareth Pugh signature sleek dramatic and gothic style resonates throughout all his collection. There is always something dark and theatralic on everything Gareth Pugh creates.

In typical Gareth Pugh style, the show began with a shower of black rose petals. The collection features extraordinary cuts, leather dresses and leather trimmed coats with giant fur sleeves, over-the-knee boots, sharp shoulders, high leather cowl necks and folded tunics. The seasons colour scheme is practically all in black or in tones of grey and in blue colours.

Gareth Pugh interprets, fashion as entertainment. His lavish shows have been a hit in the press. Inspired by punk and gothic scenes, his designs often feature leather black and white patchwork squares.

Other elements he has used materials including mink, parachute silk, foam footballs, afro-weave synthetic hair, and electrically charged plastic in his clothing. Similar fashion performance artists are Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, and Vivienne Westwood.

His celebrity fans are: Kylie Minogue, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Ashlee Simpson, Jade Smit

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Louise Gray has presented AW 2012-13 collection at the London Fashion Week .

Louise Gray is known humorous prints and vibrant collections and in the fashion industry she is the one to watch. She specialises in bold colours and bright-looking clothing style that are embellished in many creative unusual ways.

Louise Gray was born and grow up in Scotland and she dreamed of designing textiles from an early age. She studied textiles at Glasgow School of Art and then on to an MA in fashion at Central Saint Martin’s. While there at Central Saint Martin’s, Gray worked for Peter Jensen, Lanvin and Diane von Furstenberg, as well for the prestigious Lancôme Colour Award for new talent.

Having graduated from Saint Martin’s in March this year, she launched her own collection at London Fashion Week as part of the Fashion East line-up.

Having graduated from Chelsea College of Art with a BA (Hons) in textile design Louisa subsequently spent several years working in visual merchandising and window dressing for clients Agnes B and Jigsaw.

This led on to styling fashion for a variety of projects including Vogue Italia, Agnes B and Joseph.

She also works with a broad variety of clients in the UK, Europe and internationally producing photo shoots. Louisa not only originates a concept but carries it through via creative direction, styling of space to final imagery.

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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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Russian top model Natasha Poly was modeling the latest Proenza Schouler SS 2012 campaign. This season, the campaign was photographed by Willy Vanderperre and styled by Olivier Rizzo.

The designer duo Proenza Schouler has achieved much success with their unique blend of classic and extravagant fashion style. Jack McCullough and Lazaro Hernandez, create an intense mixture of styles branching from various sources of inspiration. Their retro inspired SS 2012 collection is focused on elaborate details, vibrant prints and a bold colour palette.

Natasha Poly’s elegance gives a retro style for Proenza Schouler spring 2012 campaign. Poly has walked for the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show twice, in 2005 and 2006. In 2008 alone, 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.

Willy Vanderperre is a fashion photographer from Belgium. He studied Photography and Fashion at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, which he attended alongside many of the key Belgian fashion designers of his generation. His recent advertising campaigns have included Jil Sander, Calvin Klein, Perry Ellis, Azzaro and Raf Simons.

Olivier Rizzo is a Belgian stylist, consultant and freelance fashion editor who collaborates most of his work with photographer Willy Vanderperre.

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Danish designer Peter Jensen is the latest designer who was chosen to be the focus of the Victoria & Albert Museum Fashion in Motion event. The event is on Friday 18 November 2011, at 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, and 8pm.

Fashion in Motion is a series of live catwalk events presented against the unique backdrop of the V&A. Featuring some of the greatest designers of our time, Fashion in Motion brings the excitement and spectacle of the high fashion catwalk to a wide audience.

Previous designers on included on the Fashion in Motion shows were: Giles Deacon, Stella McCartney, Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Lacroix, Alexander McQueen, Gareth Pugh and Vivienne Westwood.

Peter Jensen is currently celebrating the 10th anniversary of his label. The designer’s talent is to combine fashion with graphics and embroidery to create a quirky, retro style and very wearable designs.

Each of Jensen’s collections are based around a particular female muse, from historic figures, to film characters, to members of his family and over 20 of them have inspired his work to date.

Fashion in Motion will focus on Jensen’s mens and womenswear from the past decade including pieces from his most recent collections as well as collaborative pieces, accessories and items that have adorned his shows.

The last few seasons have seen Jensen influenced by Sissy Spacek, Mink Stole, Princess Christina of Denmark and most recently the inimitable Jodie Foster.

Fashion in Motion: Peter Jensen is at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London SW7, Friday 18 November 2011, at 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, and 8pm.

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