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The Velour Magazine’s latest editorial called ‘Paste Together’, for the May 2012 issue, stars American model Mackenzie Drazan. The new luxury lifestyle and fashion magazine showcases a Gothic inspired editorial which captured by photographer Bjarne Jonasson.

The editorial combines Gothic with Victorian aesthetics. By mixing these two themes together, the images balances masculine and feminine elements beautifully and even dramatically.

Darkly elegant, Mackenzie Drazan wears checkered button-downs paired with structured couture frocks and a lacy Victorian shirt and layered spiked metallic jewelry and a dramatic hair and make-up. The fashion pieces are from designers such as: Alberta Ferretti, Alexander Wang, Rag & Bone and Just Cavalli.

Grace Koo the stylist of the editorial has lived in New York for the past 8 years. She started her career working as a fashion assistant for V Magazine and went on to assist stylists George Cortina and Marie-Amelie Sauve. She currently contributes to Teen Vogue and Vogue Japan.

American model Mackenzie Drazan Bay Area is an accomplished mode on a national level. With her freckled, blue blood beauty, Mackenzie is already stirring up interest in agencies in Europe and NY. Still very young, Mackenzie can make her entry into the international fashion scene at her own pace. She has now completed her amazing F/W 2012 season. A mark of 4 countries, 64 shows (8 opening and 3 closing) has kept her very busy.

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Stella Jean is an Italian-Haitian designer who is based in Rome. Her delightful SS 2012 collection is inspired by her passion for the African culture.

Stella Jean born in Rome with Caribbean roots blends the two cultures of traditional and modern lines. She got educated in Rome and where she also got trained by Nadia Valli for; the art of painting on cloths.

“Her artistic talent and her sensitivity for painting on cloth where leading her to become a fashion designer. In addition Stella Jean won second place at the 2011 edition of ’’ Who is on Next?’’

Her collection is truly a visual feast; Stella Jean combines African batik wax prints with classic fabrics and unique accessories which creates these new exciting looks.

The Batik prints demonstrate her connection to Cirebon Batik influences with her own unique motifs. The motifs of the batik prints are usually naturalistic and strongly inspired by flora (flowers and swirling plants) and fauna (birds especially peacock and butterfly.

The Batik Wax Print technique is based on that was introduced to West Africa during the second half of the 19th Century. This antique technique continues developed new styles and colours which enhances the brightness of colours and quality of the cloths.

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Braids are back and hitting the hair fashion scene again! Whether long and loose or twisted into an up do, braids are high in trend.

Braids are passed on for many generations and surely they can never go wrong. Trends may come and go but the classics stays forever. Hair braiding has been around since 3000 BC and is originated in ancient Egypt and Africa.

The Egyptians used to wear their hair short on a casual day. On special occasions, however, Egyptians had been known to wear black wigs. The women, not only had long hair wigs, they also had their wigs braided and decorated with ivory and gold.

Hair braids come in all shapes, sizes and styles such as fabric braids, pigtail braids, braided Mohawk, tiny braids and cornrows braids which we have seen on the latest runways.

For example, at the Antonio Marras spring 2012 show at Milan Fashion Week models were sported with round-the-crown braids.

A very popular style this season is the braided Punk or the braided Mohawk hair style is more the dramatic braid version. This style needs strong holding products that will make the style long lasting. But as you know strong styling products drying the hair out so you will have to use the proper hair treatments.

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Alternative Fashion Week in London has been held from 16-21 April at the Spitalfields Traders Market. The cultural quarter makes the perfect setting to showcase alternative fashion of recent graduate fashion designers.

Young designers are offered the opportunity to present their creations and get some press attention on the catwalks. London Alternative Fashion Week is where all the best new designers are to be discovered.

It provides a genuine alternative for them to present their work directly to the press, public and the fashion industry. Designers come from all over the UK and other parts of the world including Italy, Spain, Norway, Poland, Bulgaria, Uruguay & Sri Lanka.

With 14 designers per day the quirky and wonderful fashion theatricals just keep on coming. There was also a Fashion Market where some of the designers will be selling their clothes, textiles and accessories.

Original and recycled textiles are a major feature. There were women’s and men’s wear from the sublime to the sensational, with an emphasis on environmental awareness and ethical sourcing.Alternative Fashion Week also encourages a diverse range of models and offers training to aspiring Naomi Campbells keen to get out on the catwalk.

AFW, organised by Alternative Arts, adds a real depth of flavour to London’s fashion circuit. They’ll be back in April 2014.

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Sunglasses trends for the summer 2012 are coming in many different styles, vibrant plastics and a variety of shapes to match your mood. Whether you are looking for, a casual dynamic style, a Hollywood icon look or a timeless geek chic there plenty styles to choose from.

Sunglasses are an essential for both men and women, whether you go for, they can enhance any type of clothing items you wear. Be mindful of the shape of your face and what types of sunglasses are the best for you.

Rectangular Sunglasses

Rectangular sunglasses are the glasses that are of rectangular shape. After many years these glasses are back on the scene. By re-creating the original 1952 classic style details and bright Chanel Classic colors give them these iconic Hollywood chic. Rectangular sunglasses are predicted this trend to be in vogue in the year 2012 and 2013.

Round Sunglasses

Round sunglasses is one of biggest eyewear trend  for 2012. Designers such as Tom Ford, Armani, Gucci, Dior, Boss and others have brought the round shape to their latest collections. What is most interesting is that people seem to finally gotten the trend.

Cat Eye Sunglasses

Cat Eye Sunglasses are inspired by the 1950s and 60s and celebrate a comeback for this season. Audrey Hepburn wore them in the movie, ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Other Hollywood icons we remember wearing these cat eye sunglasses: Marilyn Monroe, Buddy Holly, and Barbara Windsor.

Colourful Plastic Sunglasses

Coloured sunglasses have been on the market for quite some time. Fashion trends do drive this style and the color palette covers an impressive spectrum. If you like colors go for a bold and choose a funky shape, or play it safe and go for simple style like Eva Longoria and Kylie Minogue. Use colour to express your style and personality.

Reflective Sunglasses

Reflective sunglasses are not only for sport fans. Reflective sunglasses add an instant refresh to your look for the season. Initially designed and manufactured for US Air Force Pilots, as well as becoming the go-to shades for police officers. Reflective sunglasses were seen on the catwalk at Anna Sui, Christian Dior, Emporio Armani, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Marc Jacobs, and Tory Burch.

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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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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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Camo by Stefano Ughetti is Italian men’s clothing line located in Biella North West Italy.

Camo’s clothing line is locally crafted and manufactured fabrics are therefore fundamental to Camo, celebrating and supporting the heritage and industry of the region.

Lying in the foothills of the Alps, Biella’s high mountain pastures and abundant water supply make it ideally suited to wool production, for which the town is famed and Camo puts to good use; several different bottegas are used in production, each one specialising in a specific product or technique.

Stefano Ughetti was born and raised in Biella, Italy. After studying at “Vaglio Rubens” Technical Institute for Geometry in Biella and one year studying at the University of Economy & Commerce in Torino, he started to work in 1995 for an interior fabrics company called Arazzo snc.

Between 2000 and 2004 he worked for Viceversa Edizioni Design Spa Home design company. In 2005 he founded Superstar, a concept store for menswear, located in Via Italia 82 in Biella. Camo was founded in 2007.

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Face lace masks are the hottest trends and were featured on the major runways in London and Paris.

Recently we have seen models in lace-eye masked, in full or in lace make-up masks walking down Corrie Nielsen on the London Fashion Week. Masquerade-style embellishment we also have seen on Alexander McQueen, Rick Owens, Jason Wu and Chanel runways.

The lace is no longer resigned to be the clothing’s embellishment only, but has become the inspiration fountainhead of the exquisite make-up, interweaves the female delightfully, graceful, the sexy appeal, and even the luxurious eternal charm.

Masks are a symbol of pretense and camouflage; they present a stylized cover to the world. Aside from being symbolic and a bit ironic provide an ethereal aesthetic to the photo shoot that captures the attention of the viewer while evokes emotions from the audience.

Makeup artist Phyllis Cohen has created a collection of lace makeup appliqués called ’’Face Lace’’ that embellish the face with intricate twirls and lace patterns.

The Face Lace makeup works as stickers with adhesive backing and protective paper that has to be peeled off before attaching the appliqué to the skin. Face Lace can be worn with little makeup. Eyelid appliqués can be accentuated with eyeliner and some lip color.

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Bottega Veneta is an Italian luxury brand and is best known for its leather goods.

In addition to the clothing line Bottega Veneta includes fine jewelry, eyewear, fragrance, and furniture, while continuing to offer an assortment of handbags, shoes, small leather goods, luggage, home items, and gifts.

Bottega Veneta was founded in 1966, it was purchased in 2001 by Gucci Group, now a part of the French multinational group PPR. Bottega Veneta is headquartered in Vicenza, in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy.

The name Bottega Veneta means “Venetian atelier” and the company was begun to produce artisanal leather goods. The company developed a special leather technique, called ‘’intrecciato’’, which remains a signature of the brand.

Creative Director Tomas Maier came on board in June of 2001 and presented his first collection, for Spring-Summer 2002, that fall. The German-born Maier, whose resume includes positions at Sonia Rykiel and Hermès, set about returning the brand to its original identity.

Bottega Veneta presented its first women’s ready-to-wear runway show in February 2005 and its first men’s runway show in June 2006. Today, ready-to-wear and furniture presentations are held in the corporate offices in Milan.

For Fall Winter 2012-13 Bottega Veneta menpresented in Milan everything skinny from trousers, fitted blazers, suits to military trench coats, bomber jackets and cropped vests. Some pieces have solid colors dividing in vertical forms the front, torso, and splashed it with a colour block of blue, light grey and brown; almost as if geometric stencil shapes were used to leave those marks in different colors.

Celebrity fans are: Nicole Kidman, Scarlett Johansson, and Sarah Jessica Parker.

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