The Miu Miu Cover Girl

My subscribers copy of ELLE always used to arrive so late that for a while I really disliked the postman. But the August issue arrived on my doorstep bright and early yesterday morning and I read the whole magazine in one sitting. Lily Allen is obviously popular with ELLE readers as this is her second cover in under a year. Lily has had a her fair share of magazine covers over the years, but I don't remember liking one as much as I like the August cover; and this is probably down to the lilac Miu Miu A/W dress she's wearing.

In my not-so-professional blogging opinion I think the lilac lace dress is definitely the key look in the Miu Miu fall collection. It's the piece that comes to mind first when the Miu Miu collection is mentioned. You may remember Carey Mulligan wore this dress to the Met Gala in May - albeit a slightly altered version. Because it's already walked one of the most important red carpets of the year I would normally predict the dress would head into an early red-carpet-retirement to avoid any 'who wore it better?' situations, but as Carey wore a paired-down version of the look I think it could still make another appearance. Who would you like to see it on next?
And, of course, the mustard yellow Miu Miu dress appears on Eva Mendes' July W cover. I swear if my magazine man doesn't have W and US Vogue today I might actually throw a tantrum in his shop. It feels like I've been waiting forever.

What do you think of Lily's ELLE cover? And which Miu Miu dress if your favourite?

ELLE UK is out out Saturday 3rd July

Lily image: Photography by Rankin / Courtesy of UK ELLE Magazine
W image justjared.buzznet.com and catwalk images from style.com

Eva Mendes Covers W Magazine



You know I adore W magazine, and the July 2010 cover actually blows my mind. It's their best cover all year, by miles. I've always thought Eva Mendes was one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood (she has classic movie star sex appeal) so her W cover is really just the cherry on the well-iced-cake.
On the cover she plays up to her sex-symbol status in a very boobilicios Miu Miu dress while the editorial has a touch of Sophia Loren's look. My two favourite images are below.



You can read Eva's W interview, and view the full editorial HERE. As always I'll wait until I have the magazine in my hands to read the article, because opening a shiny new magazine is one of the few true pleasures left in life.

Do you like the look of Eva's cover and editorial? And who would you like to see on a W cover next? I'm crossing my fingers for Coco Rocha or Karlie Kloss.

images from justjared.buzznet.com and wmagazine.com

Five Years Ago





Looking at this Kate Moss shoot from the March 2005 issue of W you notice how much Lara Stone looks like Kate. If I saw the second image in a magazine now I'd probably think it was Lara at first. It's those bleached brows.
I love looking at 'vintage' Kate Moss editorials just as much as I love flicking through old copies of W. Either activity is a great way to spend a Saturday morning.

images from katemossonline.net photos Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott

Want to go to a Vogue Shoot?

This Thursday and Friday in London you will be able to a watch a live Vogue photoshoot at Somerset House.
Nick Knight will be snapping Natalia Vodianova until 9pm both days, in a photoshoot based around fairytales. Designers have custom-made outfits for the shoot, which will then be sold at auction, with all proceeds going to The Naked Heart Foundation - Natalia's charity.
It sounds like an exciting shoot - I'm definitely going to try and get down there. I'm not the biggest Natalia but she's fantastic in narrative editorials - especially those with a fairytale theme. Her Alice in Wonderland Vogue shoot still blows my mind, and I loved the Little Red Riding Hood shoot, which she did for US Vogue earlier in the year.









Editorial: "Into the Woods"
Publication: US Vogue, September 2009
Model: Natalia Vodianova
Photographer: Mert & Marcus
Stylist: Grace Coddington

And this evening is the closing date for the Harvey Nichols £50 giveaway - so get any late entries in quick.

Autumn Leaves

While I hate the cold I have to admit there's something about Autumn that I do love. Curling up on the sofa with a blanket, Sex and the City boxset, and maybe a magazine too is complete bliss. And when the leaves turn golden and cover the pavements (which they're not far from doing now) I always feel happy.
Yesterday I was looking through editorials styled by Alex White, the Fashion Director at W magazine, who I am totally in awe of, and I found this great shoot from 2007 that is so beautifully autumnal.

Title: "Into the Woods"

Publication: W August 2007

Photographed by: Mert & Marcus

Styled by: Alex White

Modeled by: Doutzen Kroes

It's great to see Doutzen looking more 'edgy'. I always associate her with L'oreal and 'pretty' editorials. I kind of forgot what a great model she is.

scans from thefashionspot.com

Mossy gets a Perm

My obsession with Kate Moss has died down, but I still get excited over a really great Moss cover, and W’s September issue is pretty damn fabulous. Not so much because of the Moss factor, but because of the perm.

"Because isn't the first cardinal rule of perm maintenance that you're forbidden to wet your hair for at least 24 hours after getting a perm at the risk of deactivating the immonium thygocolate?" - Elle Woods Legally Blonde

I was born with very fine straight hair, I have tried many times to make it look voluminous and wavy but it just won’t budge (any tips are welcome). Because it is so straight it tends to look flat, boring and always the same. And because the grass is always greener I dream of curly hair.


Wavy beachy hair has been in fashion for a while now, but on the runways curls are starting to get supersized. For the Chanel Cruise 2010 show the models resembled Sideshow Bob from The Simpsons, with red hair curled tightly around their faces.


Then there was Christian Dior A/W 09 Couture where Kim Noorda had a bouncy bundle of ringlets on the top of her head. The super-perm looks fantastic on the runway and in editorials but I think the softer look translates better into real life.
You could always try scrunching (not that it works on my hair) like Sarah Jessica Parker did everyday to get Carrie's fabulous curls. She's my hair idol.


What do you think of the perm look? Do or don't?

images from wmagazine.com and thefashionspot