posted on August 17th, 2010 · by Laila Lu ·
Bridget Hall (2000) and Linda Evangelista (2001) both photo by Steven Meisel
Invasion of the blondes: Kate Hudson (2002) by Herb Ritts and Nicole Kidman (2003) by Annie Leibovitz, that cover gets my vote for the best, most stunning in this decade– the entire cover shot is just perfect.
The supermodels cover (2004)– Daria, Natalia and Gisele on the main cover, photographed by Steven Meisel. Sarah Jessica Parker (2005) by Annie Leibovitz.
Kirsten Dunst channeling Marie Antoinette (2006) by Annie Leibovitz. Sienne Miller by Mario Testino (2007) the largest issue ever that is famous now for being translated to a movie.
Keira Knightley (2008) and Charlize Theron (2009) both by Mario Testino
Halle Berry, the latest September cover girl, by Mario Testino
The 2009 issue, at 584 pages, was a rare low for the bible, thanks to the economy. But think about this: for the past ten years, almost every single issue has gone past the 700 pages mark.
[images: vogue.com]
posted on August 13th, 2010 · by Laila Lu ·
Harper’s Bazaar Singapore September 2010
To write about one of my favourite topics and have it published is a real dream come true, thanks to Kim Reyes again for making this possible!
Now for the Models 101 column (page 112…), my picks for the top new faces this season goes to 1.Sun Fei Fei 2.Kirsi Pyrhonen 3.Tati Cotliar… Sun Fei Fei is currently on the cover of the September issue (also 5th Anniversary) of Vogue China together with three other Chinese beauties (plus Tao). Girl’s gorgeous, no?
posted on August 12th, 2010 · by Laila Lu ·
More and more rising designers are churning out campaigns to boost sales. First was Alexander Wang’s foray into the advertising world for his lower priced line T last year, and now Proenza Schouler has just unveiled their first ever campaign for Fall 2010. The label has been doing excellent sans advertising for years, a new version of PS1 was sold out on net-a-porter within hours.
The campaign features the show opening model Ann Kenny and her twin Kirby, plus Tati Cotliar. Don’t you love the dark, edgy vibe, and the cast of some of the coolest upcoming models who fits the image of Proenza Schouler perfectly?
posted on August 10th, 2010 · by Laila Lu ·
Last Friday, French Connection held a collection preview for Fall 2010 at La Maison, a very secluded exclusive bar club at 55 Fairways Drive.
Other than the clothes, there were computers from Lenovo being stationed at multiple corners of the room, it’s a pretty cute project that they worked on, more of that in future shout-outs so stay tuned.
[images: by Laila]
posted on August 6th, 2010 · by Laila Lu ·
To celebrate Singapore’s 45th Birthday, PARCO Marina Bay has hosted an event to showcase a collection of unique statement pieces by the PARCO next NEXT Fashion Designers. The creations will be exhibited at the Millenia Walk Great Hall from 30 July to 15 August.
If you were a designer, how would you interpret Singapore in a piece of garment? Here’s how the Parco designers do it:
Ready.Made (left) and Max Tan’s red hot number. Speaking of Max, he was recently invited to present at the Next & Cutting Edge fashion show in Amsterdam. He is the first Singaporean to show at Modefabriek, and the response from the buyers and press was on a positive note. See video here, and some images.
‘Workaholics United’— a quirky jumpsuit by Skins N Bones, Pauline Ning (right)
Mae Pang’s ‘City scape / Island Life’ (left) and Bedlamite’s ‘Concrete Urbanite’.
Collaborating on this project is Yann Follain of WY-TO architects who contributes the art installation, “A Singapore Skyline”. Check out the many paper boats that the poor interns folded!
