Are People Mad?

This morning I posted a gorgeous editorial from my ex-favourite magazine, American Harper's Bazaar. I am now about to bitch about their September issue. Normally I would hate to be so critical but I'm in a bad mood and I think you will all agree with what I am saying anyway.

Leighton Meester is on the cover. I had heard it would be Ashley Olsen and I am now relived it wasn't, because what they did to poor Leighton is terrible. She is supposed to be looking 'fabulous at every age' and they have photoshopped her to make her look older. Leighton looks fabulous at the age she is now (23), why not leave her that age and choose a fabulous 60-year-old to shoot as well as her?

The pictures of her looking older are just funny - click them to see larger size. Plus the clothes suck. I thought Anna Wintour was a bit OTT to ban black at Vogue, but now I get her point, these pictures filled with black clothes are so flat. Black clothes, white wall, fake old lady.... Why did they think this would work?
Even when Leighton was looking young the styling is still beyond boring. She is super pretty girl and there are tons of great new designers out there they could have styled her in instead of a office appropriate simple black dress.


In under seven minutes I managed to find clothes at Browns Focus that would have been much more fun to see Leighton wearing - even if it was just for her 'young' years.


ALL CLOTHES FROM BROWNSFASHION.COM
And to make matters worse there is a Susan Boyle editorial in this issue too. Her makeover is actually very good though, she looks younger than Leighton at least...

What happened to the Harper's that produced stunning images like this? I miss it.

And what do you think of Leighton's editorial? Boring or do you like it? I'm looking forward to your comments on this topic...

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Under the Sea







It doesn't take long to work out who styled this editorial, does it? Golden wavy hair against '70s style printed dresses. It has Rachel Zoe's name all over it.
The backdrop of fish swimming around reminds me of my favourite scene from Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet, it's so pretty.

Photos by Peter Lindbergh

Styling by Rachel Zoe

Modeled by Jessica Stam

For Harper's Bazaar US May 2009

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Sienna Loves Her Isabel Marant Boots

Miss Miller is still promoting her new movie, and is still looking fantastic day after day. One of my favourite looks she has worn this week was Isabel Marant's print dress [below left] with Isabel Marant studded boots. I'm a massive fan of Isabel Marant but I rarely write about her (the same thing goes with Sophia Kokosalaki), so when Sienna wore the boots for a second time I thought it would be rude not to post about them.

They are the ultimate boots, I'm a sucker for anything with studs so I am completely obsessed with these. If you owned them you'd wear them all the time too, right?


The thing I love so much about Isabel's designs is the fact you could pick out any piece and fit it into your wardrobe perfectly. Everything is beautiful but also totally wearable. And her shows are styled in a way that matches how women naturally dress. Plus she seems to love animal print like me.




The big question is if you were able to have one pair of Isabel Marant boots would you chose the over-the-knee pair or the studded numbers? It's such a tough choice, but I think I'd choose the latter.

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Oh, Lindsay...

I CAN SEE U AT 7.15 TO 7.30 THEN I HAVE TO MEET WITH A SPRAY TANNER!

That is one of the texts Lindsay Lohan sent to ELLE UK journalist Katie Mulloy during the time of her 'interview' for the September issue. The interview never happened in the end, even though Katie spent days waiting.

ELLE editor Lorraine Candy describes the shoot in her editors letter as "the most unpredictable and confusing cover shoot in my career." At least the subscribers cover turned out beautifully...



You can read the article and see the shoot here. If you can buy the issue though, it's a big fat one.

I've been looking forward to the September issues since March. Which magazine are you particularly excited for? For me it's Ashley Olsen for Harper's Bazaar. It better happen.

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UPDATE: Oh no, Ashley is on the cover of Marie Claire, does this mean she wont be on Harper's now?

Put it in Print

Earlier in the year I interviewed London designer Olivia Rubin [read the interview here if you missed it] who does some of the coolest prints around.
The brickwork print is my favourite, and you can now buy her Brick Embroidery Zip Tunic along with her Embroidery Pink Peplum Dress at My-Wardrobe.com.

The brickwork top will look great paired with skinny jeans and studded boots. And on the subject of boots I'm looking for some inexpensive flat black boots - you would think they would be easy to find but I can't seem to find any nice styles anywhere, if anyone spots any please let me know.

Hit and Miss of the Week: Hitting the Red Carpet

This week there has been a great selection of red carpet events - which means a great selection of designer dresses. Rose Byrne looked fabulous in a lace Christian Cota dress and I fell in love with Zac Posen all over again when Claire Danes slipped on one of his designs.
And one of my faves, Diane Kruger, was out and about a lot this week. She looked amazing in the nude Hervé Léger dress, and while I love the colour yellow on her, the Louis Vuitton mini reminds me too much of Audrina from The Hills, I just can't like it. Enjoy your Sunday.






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Kim Noorda

Over the last two seasons Kim Noorda has been catching up with Natasha Poly and Anja Rubik on my 'favourite model' list.
Kim wears bold makeup so well and her eyes are simply stunning.


Kim Noorda at Dior Couture A/W 2009


Kim Noorda at Marc Jacobs A/W 2009

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