Thursday, 15 July 2010

Morning Beauty | Natalia Vodianova by Mario Testino






When I first starting paying attention to significant editorials from the best magazines across the world it was evident that in order for an "edit" to be successful, it had to offer it's reader real class and true quality.

In this July 2007 issue of Vogue(US), Mario Testin manages to bring that iridescent beauty of the 30's,40's and 50's out of the black and white and into technicolour for us all enjoy. His editorial is named "Morning Beauty", a menagerie of beautifully feminine pictures illustrating the gorgeous nature of Natalie Vodianova in thee most surreal setting.

In terms of seasonal trends, the pictures hold little value yet their timelessness makes them special, so much so, I have decided to set my background as image number 3. Each image tells a pretty tale of love, fortune, wealth and of course; fashion.
Bravo Mario Testin.

- George Harman

Wednesday, 7 July 2010

Chanel | Paris Haute Couture Fall 2010



Karl Lagerfeld is a greatly admired man, not only for his eponymous brand which has proved successful time and time again but also for his brilliant endeavours with Chanel. As their creative director it is his job to ensure diversity and tradition remain hand in hand when creating the fashion heavyweight's next fabulous line of finery. In Chanel's Autumnal collection, Lagerfeld has managed exactly that. With undertones of the gothic and medi-evil, Chanel have created a line which fuses large body pieces with royal colours. The 2010 Chanel Fall collection is simply beautiful, it manages large folds and cuts with ease and channels the female silhouette into a set of wonderful slim hourglass shapes. Karl Lagerfeld said the reoccurring theme of the lion was inspired by the house’s late founder, who was born in August under the sign of Leo, a niche and gorgeous touch to a collection holding so much more than it's rivals.

- George Harman