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Three Trends To Wear Now Sweet Pastels, Denim on Denim and Moster Wedges we’ve got the lowdown on the hottest looks for spring/summer 2010.
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By The Lakeside photographed by Jesse Laitinen & Samuel Öfverstedt
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Celebrities a La Mode Sarah and Dahlia from the “Chic Intuition” blog give us a rundown of the fashion editors with the fiercest personal style.
Style Stalker The lovely Gala Gonzalez dips into her wardrobe and talks us through her favourite outfits. Beyond The Label We caught up with Henry Holland, Jade Jagger, Marcus Lupfer, Yong and Geoffrey Finch to get the scoop on their spring/summer collections. Deserted photographed by Christoph Köstlin
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Cruise Control Adjoa Gharban reports on the rising significance of the Cruise/ Resort shows.
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Dreams photographed by Kenny Sweeney
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Fashionista On The Rise Sarah Young – Fashion Journalist/ DJ/Entrepreneur Sarah Young tells us about how she went from schoolgirl to new media mogul.
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Off The Beaten Path Citizen Couture is our top pick for the next street style blog that’s going to explode. Its owner Jason tells us about the obstacles he has had to overcome to follow his dreams.
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We Want Her Wardrobe Blake Lively.
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Behind The Lens: Nick Knight The legendary photographer chats to us about Showstudio and collaborating with Lady Gaga.
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Model Style Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
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Sunshine Touch Me photographed by Lucie Hugary
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Nomad’s Land photographed by Tomaas
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Sneak Peek: Jane Aldridge (Part 2)
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Model Superheroes Illustrated by Pip Mcmanus, Jacklyn Laryea, and Marzena Czyzewski
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Intern Diaries Richard @ Giles Deacon & Jessy @ Lutece
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Confessions of a Twihard Twilight superfan Nubia Mejia spills on her obsession with the vampire franchise.
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The New Fashion Elite Laura Jane Johnson looks into the fashion industry’s growing affection for social networking and fashion bloggers.
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Urban Seoul photographed Reka Nyari
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Glossy Peeps Laura Laine, Przemek Sobocki
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Why I Love Antique Jewellery by Danielle, owner of the “Gem Gossip” blog.
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Lazy Sunday photographed by Heather Talbert
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Wang Girls Arushi Khosla looks into how the designer and his posse are changing perceptions of sexy grunge
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2010 Fashion Heroes Illustrated by Hana Zámečníčková
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Embrace The Night photographed by Edu Garcia
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The One to Watch: Roberto Costa. The TV producer turned jewellery designer fills us in how it all began and his future plans for his brand.
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Model Muse: Charlotte Lohmann
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Style Stars Our gorgeous stylistas reveal their style tips.
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Rooftop photographed by Damon Baker
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Return Of The Flat Shoe Carlene Thomas–Bailey celebrates the return of comfy footwear.
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Blog Loving: Go Fug Yourself Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan tell us about fugging celebrities and more!
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Spotlight: Loft In Soho The uber talented blogger lets us in on the inspiration behind her blog and showcases some collages she created exclusively for “Glossy”.
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Fearless photographed by Valentina Voss
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Practical Fashionista Sabina Emrit picks out a selection of laptop cases that will ensure your beloved laptop is stylish and protected at all times.
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Fashionista At Work Make-up artists Lauren Baker gives us a glimpse into her daily life.
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Sparkle photographed by Cameron-James Wilson
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Sly Little Minx Looking for a badass way to adorn your nails? You’ll love the minx manicure.
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Hot List
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Glossy ♥ Rika
I love the feeling of girly knitted dress and doctor marteens(dm’s). I was on my way to University
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A biker jacket over tailored trousers and a cropped top have been a must have hard vs soft. I was on my way to have lunch with friends.
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For a confortable gothic look choose big shoulders and a cross necklace.
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Showing your stockings has been a very big trend...I love to pair them with baggie shorts and oversized jumper
Gala Gonzalez We’ve harboured a major style crush on Gala Gonzalez since we discovered her tres chic blog Am-lul. The girl just doesn’t get it wrong … ever! She always strikes that tricky balance between being fashion forward yet laid back. We caught up with her to discover her favourite outfits and the thinking that went into choosing them. am-lul.blogspot.com
I like the use of bold colour, graphic print and textures like denim and lace in your spring summer 2010 collection. What was your main point of reference ? The denim and lace fabrications came from a rock n roll aesthetic. I was inspired by the early nineties and especially the Guns N’ Roses video with Stephanie SeymourNovember rain. The wedding scene in that video was one of the main reference points with respect to the use of denim and lace in the collection. But with regards to the other details in the collection like the tailoring and knitwear- that came from the perspective of what someone would wear to a Polo match. When you design a collection, do you have a muse in mind to direct your creative process? No, there is never one muse in particular which directs the
composition of my collections. I am inspired by all sorts of materials and references. For example, when walking down the street I take in what people are wearing, how they put an outfit together and so on. So far, the pieces in your collections are definitely not ones for the faint hearted or retiring wall flowers. What kind of attributes do you think someone has to have to carry of your clothes? Well you can’t be shy, that’s for sure! You have to be very comfortable in your own skin and be happy to experiment with clothes. How would you say your aesthetic has changed since your first collection? It has matured in a lot of different ways, for instance it has developed in the types of pieces present in the collection. It is also less brass and loud and definitely more refined.
But from looking at your current collection, I see it still has your trade mark stamp on the pieces-like the tongue in cheek slogan t shirts and so on. Yes, the collections still retain that sense of fun and tongue in cheek attitude, which will hopefully remain with the brand. Growing up, were there any designers in particular that stood out for you? I loved early nineties Versace and Vivienne Westwood. Those were probably my two biggest influences growing up.
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HENRY HOLLAND for ‘House of Holland’
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osie Huntington-Whitely has one of those faces it’s impossible to forget. Spotted while doing a work experience placement at Profile Model Management she’s gone on to model for luxury brands such as Burberry, DKNY and Agent Provocateur. And it seems she’s just getting started. We caught up with her to get the scoop on what it was like working with Victoria’s Secret and more! How did you find out you would be a Victoria’s Secret angel - how did it all come about? Well, I am not officially an angel yet - I have worn wings this last VS show for the first time and I am the only British spokes model and I work for them all the time for advertising and catalogue. I love working with them. You recently shot the 2010 Pirelli calendar with Terry Richardson, what was it like working with him? He is always up beat and fun - we were in Brazil and it was beautiful
weather surrounded by nature. I like shooting with him, he is a great fashion photographer, which most people don’t know - its not all T and A !! Coco Rocha and Chanel Iman have their own blog would you consider starting one too? Maybe one day - when I have some time to concentrate in it. What’s your favourite city to shop in? London and New York have equally good shops - I am a vintage girl. Do you have any secret shopping haunts? Yes and they are secret! Ha ha! Who are your favourite designers? I never say I have a favourite - but I have a nice relationship with Burberry and Christopher Bailey makes beautiful clothes. We all know one of the perks of being a model are the freebies :) What’s been your favourite gift from a designer? It’s a nice perk - I did get a very nice Dior bag that they sent me recently. Thank you Dior! Are there any up and coming designers you’re into at the moment? I like Mark Fast a lot and have worn his clothes personally. What’s been your favourite campaign to shoot so far? Burberry was a really special one and gave my career a great worldwide boost…shooting with Mario Testino and having Christopher Bailey art directing. I recently shot Thomas Wylde with Rankin and that’s going to be beautiful. Have any of the stylists you’ve worked with influenced your personal style? Not really. I seem to have come up with my own look and it evolves with age.
Are you a high street, designer or vintage girl? Bit of each really. I would wear a Chanel Jacket or bag with Karen Millen’s amazing over the knee boots and a vintage top and jeans... so it’s a bit of everything. Do you have any style icons? Not really but Kate Moss does look good 99% of the time! What are your beauty secrets? Sleep and water are classic secrets but really true! What are your favourite magazines/blogs? ‘Glossy’ of course! :) Grazia and all those sort of magazines... in America they have great mindless gossip magazines that are easy to read on the plane. I don’t have that much time on line, I work a lot and I don’t want to spend my free time in front of a computer screen!
INTERN DIARIES GILES
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have been working at Giles for some time before I was asked to account on my time here. This is an account of the time leading up to Paris Fashion Week, Spring/ Summer 2010. So far at Giles I have been working predominantly on patterns and leather sampling. My job usually involves altering and drafting patterns and sewing toiles and samples. In the beginning I was working on show pieces for the Giles V&A Fashion in Motion retrospective, which showed many of his most famous works and gave me the opportunity to work on pieces worth in excess of £25,000! For one piece (the Pacman dress) I had to glue Swarovski Crystals on with tweezers, it was even sent to the set of the new Sex and the City movie! Daisy Lowe was in the studio not so long ago to collect her dress for the GQ awards, she’s stunning in person. I also got to work on the Isklar bag collaboration, where I was able to design the layout of the bag. I usually work from 10am until 6pm, but with the show so close, I come in at 9am and work as late as I can, I don’t mind it as I love the experience I’m getting from working here.
DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 2009 Katie Grand is in the studio all day today, styling the show. I cut some patterns in leather and then get back on working with the plastic. I am shown a sketch of a bag, of which I must draft the pattern. I do this on my lunch break and come back ready to draft and cut
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DAY 1 – TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22 2009
We have deadlines to meet with the plastic bags and accessories. They are entirely sewn by hand with one long piece of plastic, which is also cut by me. They also have to be measured and punched so the holes are perfect. This is the same process by which Hermes create their bags, except we don’t use a needle. I get some other interns to help on the sewing as there are about 8 bags to finish a.s.a.p, which then have to have Swarovski bugs sewn on and are sent to the Swarovski Atelier. I believe the Victoria Beckham dress was sent off today also.
I’ve just got off a bus having registered in University yesterday. It was a 5 hour journey from Wales. I go straight to the studio.I begin working on altering patterns and then on slicing and creating leather samples for both accessories and garments. I also have sole responsibility for the plastic production – meaning I have to keep a close eye on the amount I use and I also have to cut the patterns by hand with a scalpel! I spend most of the day on this. Victoria Beckham arrives in the studio in the afternoon, she greets all of the interns and is incredibly nice to everyone. She goes to the back and selects fabrics for another dress, similar to the Giles one she wore on Fashions Night Out.
Much of the bags are finished and are sent to the Swarovski Atelier. I also begin work on clutch bags and hair pieces. The deadlines are getting tighter as we get closer to Fashion Week. Giles calls me to the back to ask my personal opinion on three t-shirt designs, he wants to know which I would choose – I pick the one with the animated dinosaur, it’s really cool. When I come back all of the other interns think I’ve been invited to Paris, rumours travel fast. >>
DAY 4 - FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25 2009
When did you first realise you had a talent for drawing? I’ve always drawn. My parents are both artists so they were very encouraging towards drawing and painting when I was growing up. How did you go about pursuing illustration as a full time career ? After graduating (I did my BA in fashion design) I put up a portfolio consisting mainly of some small illustration assignments I had done while studying, and sent a link to various places. One of them was Unit C.M.A., an agency based in Amsterdam, and they contacted me back and I’ve been working with them since then. I was very lucky to have been able to illustrate full-time almost immediately since graduating. I’m sure you get asked this a lot :) But where do you find your inspiration? I get my inspiration mostly from literature, art and people, and of course fashion is a big inspiration.
When you first started out how did you hone your skills and develop your own personal style? I never consciously developed any style. I just illustrate things that interest, trouble or fascinate me at the time and my style develops organically constantly based on that. I have this feeling that I need to illustrate and repeat certain things and get them out of my head before I can move on. I guess that is at least a part of what my style consists of. Your heroines are always very glamorous and dress in chic clothes how important is fashion to you and which designers are your personal favourites ? Glamorous seems like a funny word to me. Fashion is a big inspiration but I am personally most interested in fashion that questions glamour and beauty. For instance the works of Rei Kawakubo and Jun Takahashi have always been very inspirational. I used to be very into dark poetic designers such as Ann
Demeulemeester and Rick Owens but now I find myself more interested in things that are more theatrical like Gareth Pugh, Daniel Palillo and Alexander McQueen. Lately I’ve also been into 90’s Gaultier. What do you enjoy doing away from illustration? I love to read, I’ve been reading a lot of Italo Calvino lately. I also have a great book that’s a compilation of artists writings from different eras. I’m also fond of sci-fi and horror. Especially short stories. What are your favourite tracks on your ipod at the moment? I’ve been listening to Benjamin Biolay You’ve had your illustrations everywhere from Finnish stamps to the New York Times Style Magazine - what’s been the highlight of your career so far? I don’t know. >>
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THE WANG GIRLS HOW THE DESIGNER AND HIS POSSE ARE CHANGING PERCEPTIONS OF SEXY GRUNGE BY ARUSHI KHOSLA
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et’s backtrack a few years, shall we? Before Alexander Wang won the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund in 2008 and became a legend? Before Erin Wasson shot to fame as his muse? What did we consider to be grunge? Joan Jett dressed in baggy pants, messy tees and ugly, inconspicuous shoes. Agree? “Grunge” as a rule was considered to be for the girl who is utterly devoid of any semblance of style. The girl who couldn’t care less. Something looked down upon by the majority of the conventional editors. Then Alexander Wang happened. At 25, he is credited with making the “model off-duty” look as common as a tulle skirt on the cobblestones of Paris. Grunge is back with a sexy twist. The likes of Taylor Momsen, Rachel Bilson, Mischa Barton, Alexa Chung and Peaches Geldof along with his ultimate muse, Erin Wasson are huge fans. The thing that hits you about his clothes is their sublime simplicity with an edge. They make you want to be a downtown hipster or a model. He consistently juxtaposes male and female dynamics in his pieces, creating an allure that’s hard to miss. His Coco Duffel bag is a total rage and sold out everywhere and he brought boyfriend jackets to the masses.
Wang manages to create a range of fabulous pieces, while keeping them wearable yet undeniably chic. He’ll effortlessly balance slinky tanks with boyfriend trousers or roomy jackets with leggings or no trousers at all. It’s all about the proportions. Pictures of his pre-fall collection clearly show his innate understanding of a working woman’s wardrobe. Yes, the distressed pants and covetable cardigans are still intact, but they’re solidified by accents like broader belts and sleeker fabrics. He essentially manages to merge the Californian laidback style with downtown streetwear glam. But don’t for a second think that he’s all about the daywear. He has successfully created some stunning eveningwear pieces while maintaining his aesthetic - luxe satin tuxedos, beaded vests, midnight blue sequins et al. After his intervention in the fashion fraternity, the word “grunge” easily translates to “fashion forward” or “downtown chic” sans missing a beat, which in turn translates to an It girls’ uniform. The effortlessly uber cool femme fatale. The girl every guy wants and every girl wants to be. And for achieving that Mr. Wang, we salute you.
Spotlight
Loft In Soho www.loftinsoho.com
What inspired you to start Loft In Soho ? After making collages on paper as a personal notebook for a long time, I thought I could do for my own website and share them. I wanted a space to share what inspires me in every moment, like a virtual notebook.
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e’re huge fans of Loft In Soho’s blog. Her amazing collages, often comprised of illustrations, beautiful photography and tongue in cheek slogans are incredibly inspiring and uplifting. So we persuaded her to give her beautiful collages the “Glossy” treatment and here are the results!
How do you come up with the concepts for your amazing collages? The music, my mood, the constant visits to streetstyle blogs and websites with amazing editorials, everything influences me. I try to be very visual and graphic. Can you tell us your real name or is it a secret? It’s a secret!
What do you love about fashion? The creativity of designers, stylists, photographers .... is art! What would be your dream job? A creative and liberal profession. What are your favourite blogs and magazines. I’m been an avid reader of many fashion magazines for a long time. I also like design and architecture magazines. And I’m addicted to art books, especially those from Taschen! I visit the blogs that I like every day (the list is very long, there are a lot of talent!). Glossy, of course, is one of my favorite online magazines. Congratulations on your amazing work!