Balenciaga Fall/Winter 2013-2014

The first shot of the Balenciaga's Fall/Winter 2013-2014 ad campaign has surfaced on the Internet. It represents Alexander Wang's new vision for the fashion house. Photographer: Steven Klein. Model: Kristen McMenamy.

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Queen Maxima and her diamonds

A few days ago there was a big holiday in the Netherlands - coronation of King Willem-Alexander. He ascended to the throne after his mother Queen Beatrix abdicated. The latter ruled since 1980. Besides the fact that coronations are always cool (look at that ermine mantle!), it is also an occasion to see all the royal bling. For example, that of Her Majesty Queen Maxima.

Custom Jan Taminiau (website) gown, diamonds-and-sapphire-encrusted tiara, earrings and brooch, heritage of Queen Emma (spouse of King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg William III and mother of the Queen Wilhelmina, her Regent in 1890-1898).

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SWIM SWAM SWUM

Is the name of a new swimsuits collection for summer 2013 by Hermès. The collection is completed by a new ad campaign of summer clothes. As always with Hermès the photos are extremely beautiful.

A sporting life! Let's do more sports, guys.
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Beyonce for H & M

We don't know where H&M get all this money from. Honestly. However, even during a crisis money don't just disappear, somebody has to have them. If we asked you to make a list of the most successful at the moment, Beyonce would certainly be on your list. That's true, Ms. Carter sang at SuperBowl surrounded by Pepsi logos, graced all the main fashion-covers, including actual Vogue UK cover, toured a quarter of the planet (there is another quarter left). It won't be a surprise if by the end of the year Forbes name her the celebrity who earned more than anybody else in the industry in 2013.
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Carey Mulligan for Harper's Bazaar

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"The Great Gatsby" will hit the theaters in the US on May 10th, that's why every fashion magazine wants to have beautiful Carey Mulligan (Daisy Buchanan) on its cover. And Harper's Bazaar UK succeeded in this mission. It is one of the prettiest covers of all time. The most tender for sure. by Tom Allen 

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The Art of Packing

We don't know why, but we instantly fell in love with a new series of videos "The Art of Packing" by Louis Vuitton. It continues their project "the Art of Travel" (you remember Selby travelling by train in Siberia? Yeah, that one).
You can find the rest of the very educating videos on Louis Vuitton official youtube channel.

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Lana Del Rey for H&M

The titles of our posts sometimes look like elaborate codes for contacting the aliens. Sorry :)

Lana Del Rey is, without any doubt, no rookie in the fashion world. For starters, she graced several magazine covers, including our still favourite cover of Russian Interview. Also she was great as cover-girl for British Vogue. And we haven't even talked about different Glamours yet.

Vogue Italia has recently published an incredible photoshoot starring Lana. You can see the rest of the pictures and a flawless video right here. By Ellen Von Unwerth:

Finally, a bag named after you is the ultimate symbol of recognition by the fashion world, isn't it? And that's exactly what happened with Lana thanks to Mulberry:

And now Lana became the new face of H&M fall collection 2012. The campaign was shot by Dutch photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin:

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On September 19th Elizabeth Grant (Lana's real name) will release a special music video on the official site of H&M. The latter, in their turn, promise to the market collaborations with Maison Martin Margiela and Anna Dello Russo soon. Meanwhile, you can look at Lana, listen to Lana's music and plan you fall wardrobe!

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