Lady Petrova Winter 2010.

Lady Petrova is a Melbourne based fashion designer who brings a breath of elegant and feminine air to the city's boutique shopping area, Flinders Lane.
Her new winter collection, 'The Collector, is available now at her online store: http://ladypetrova.com.

 

LADY PETROVA: WEBSITE

Smooth sailing.

One of Australia's leading fashion designers, Leona Edmiston launched her Spring/Summer 2010 in Sydney last week. A favourite with celebrities such as Nicole Kidman, Elle Macpherson and Kylie Minogue, Leona's sophisticated feminine threads are perfect for the sexy, modern empowered woman.
Is it possible to overdose on bows? I think not.

A signature look from the new collection. Inspired by classic 1940s style: loose dresses, sleek hair, turbans and large sun hats.
It's like a wonderful flashback to days of glamorous sea traveling.

 

Interview with Leona Edmiston by Jade Warne

Three words that describe the collection?

Personality, Plus+
What are the inspirations behind the range?

The romance of the golden age of travel, partying throughout the summer, thoughts of Betty Draper sipping her brandy and dry.
Who is the girl that wears these clothes this season?

She is a busy girl, juggling lots of balls, but possesses a uniqueness, a glamorous and carefree spirit and sense of her own style.
Which piece is the key to understanding the range?

Every piece has its own identity and is its own heroine.

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Original source: Marie Claire Australia

Photoshop not required.

 The April issue of Marie Claire France is numero 100% sans retouches! All the photos in the entire issue are unretouched (excluding the advertisements). Judging by the photos I've see, I wonder why they'd need to be photoshopped in the first place - the girls are naturally beautiful.
I hardly find knee creases or shiny cheeks to be confrontational or offending.

Frédérique Renaut, Fashion-Beauty Editor of Benjamin Kanarek blog, mentions the 'old school pre-photoshop' tricks the magazine would have used, such as: burning out the skin using overexposure, soft light, adding a half blue filter to whiten the skin, pulled back images, large smiles for celebrities so their nasal labial folds are hidden, pulled back hair with hands stretching the skin and smoothing the wrinkles. Using grainy film and converting the images to black and white to neutralize the skin tones.

(I guess, these are some tricks for the rest of us!)

Covergirl, French actress Louise Bourgoin.

Of course, by seeing the beautiful and slim models still look almost perfect and gorgeous without any photoshopping could very well play on the insecurities of women even more!:-) I love the natural look of the photos though and vote to see more magazines rely more on photography tricks!

Internationally, Marie Claire are known for promoting good body image for their readers. The February 2010 issue in Australia shows former Miss Universe and all round loveable Aussie girl Jennifer Hawkins, naked and unretouched. A dimple and a hip crease never hurt anybody.

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Another Surography.

Miss Crystalline aka Sidney Bailey has a unique eye for detail. She's firmly got the following titles under her belt: creative photographer, gorgeous model, inspiring visual artist and talented (budding) fashion designer; and not to mention her day job as a visual merchandiser for Dior Couture in Sydney. How does she do it all? I have no idea. Vibrant, yet mysterious, she's a wonderfully off-beat, little-understood phenomenon.

I'm a huge admirer of her work and always look forward to seeing her post new photos on the facebook profile of her Sydney-based project Another Surography. Together with her brother J, they provide photographic services, styling and branding/marketing consultations.

Anyone that knows CC, know for sure there are big things in store for her. Her obvious dedication and passion to her art will pave her way to success.

Some examples of Another Surography portraits.

So happy that CC is on blogspot keeping us up-to-date with latest fashion trends, or just sharing with us the things that inspire her.

Follow her through: http://ilegallcargo.blogspot.com/

CC and J, as photographed by each other.

God was definitely generous when it came to giving this family good looks and talent ;)

Learn more about Another Surography and CC's other projects via the following links

Facebook Fan page: Another Surography

Homepage: Sushi Roar

Samantha Harris.

Six years ago, a 13 year old girl named Samantha Harris entered the Australia-wide model search for Girlfriend magazine but lost out to the ever lovely Abbey Lee Kershaw.

Samantha is now a step closer to international model success. Having participated in London Fashion Week last month, she's been able to get her name and her face out there - showing potential to join the global ranks of other models who started off the same way she did, such as Miranda Kerr and Abbey Lee.

The Aboriginal/Danish beauty will be Vogue Australia's April covergirl. Shot by Nicole Bentley and decked out in Miu Miu. She's got such a gorgeous face. And those shoes, oh those glorious shoes...

Loreal Melbourne Fashion Festival 2010.

I read in the Khaleej Times today that Melbourne Fashion Week has kicked off for 2010 and it made me feel a bit homesick! Just hearing about this huge event back home from a local newspaper made me sad! Melbourne is the fashion capital of Australia (I'm not just saying that because I'm from there, honest!), truly a city just bursting with creativity and individuality.

I love the contrast of florals with edgy jackets/shoes on the catwalk. Also, the tribal pieces in the Tina Kaliva collection are just stellar.

What do you think of the outfits above? These are some of my favourites from what I've seen so far.

PS - you can click on the pictures to enlarge!