Lingerie

Finally our lingerie story from We Like We Love magazine is out! Actually it was out last week online but as of this week it is launched in print (HERE). The story was shot in my house, which was a treat for me because I didn't have to haul all my stuff to the shoot and back! Not that panties are that cumbersome. 

When I first decided to do a lingerie story Ania B was the number one choice and she did an amazing job. I wanted to style it in a way that showed more clothes (and less T and A) so half-dressed seemed right. I managed to get Agent Provocateur samples and pulled the rest from Holt's with some jewelry from our friends at Rubaiyat. I love what photographer Colin Way  did with the shots,  Joanne Black did beautiful make-up as always and the hair by Hedkandi Salon was the perfect touch. Alyssa Yuhas always does a great job with the design of the magazine and deserves a special thanks. Lastly, thanks to Aly Velji for the loan of the beautiful Afera rug, designed by him and available at the Rug Shop. I wish I could have kept it!

Get your freak on, Giles Deacon

As I was looking through my Paris Vogue Collections (yes it's out, hurry and go get one!) I actually stopped and thought, "what the hell is with Ungaro?" Not because the clothes were ugly or anything but because it had been off my radar since, well, forever. I am sure I blocked it out entirely when Lindsay Lohan was "designing" for them. But now that Giles Deacon is at the helm it is getting a fresh new feel. The set looks so bright and beautiful and the clothes looked fun and sexy. Not to mention Anna Dello Russo as Mary with her little lamb?

Move it!!

Have you ever had a dream that you woke up from and thought was real and later began to tell someone how you had a dentist appointment to remove that glass tooth and then realized that it never happened? Well, it turns out I wasn't dreaming when I saw this Move It! function on Style.com a couple of months ago. 

It is not on the Fall 2010 RTW shows where I originally found it BUT if you look at the couture 2011 shows right now you can have a go. The Dior show looks amazing and it's great to see the models in action. I didn't know how much hamming it up they had to for that show! 


Also there is an accessories section too now! So great!

Alber Elbaz

I love listening to Alber Elbaz talk about fashion (watch HERE). I feel like we could be great friends, which is always a funny way to feel about someone you have never meet and are unlikely to. It helps that I am a huge fan of the work he has done for Lanvin, and have actually bought pieces from at least 3 collections. 

His work for the latest collection for Spring 2011 is a combination of impeccable silks restrained with leather harnesses, showing his genius with draping and his covetable accessories. 

Miu Miu S/S 2011

Why doesn't anyone in Canada sell Miu Miu ready to wear?!

 

 

 

                                
I L♡VE the dresses and the leather pleated skirts! MUST HAVE!

Deja-vu

Everything has been done before in some form or another but its the people that make something old look fresh that are the vanguards of the fashion industry. I was struck by the amazing similarities between this old photo of the Balenciaga Salon in 1954 and the colors of the Jil Sander collection by Raf Simons for S/S 2011.

Minimalism

Part of why I have been so busy is I have been shooting with my friends Wilcosz & Way. We shot the amazing Samantha Ypma from Mode Models International and I cannot wait to see the finished product. 

Here is a sneak peek from Wilkosz & Way...

And some behind the scenes shots!

This is as close as I got to a photo of me on the shoot.

Marta hamming it up.

Alicja's hand pallete

This does no justice to the colors, they were INTENSE.

Such an amazing girl! As you can see I was keeping it light.

I cannot wait to see the outcome. Stay tuned!