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Each week FashionTV rounds up the most fashionable highlights of the week buzzing on the net. Find out the best cover image of the week, sexy trends, and amazing videos!
Cover Shot of the Week:This week Kim Kardashian graces the cover of Cosmopolitan’s April 2013 issue and talks ‘The Money, The Man, The Baby’-- Wow! We can’t wait to read that! Pregnant Kim admits that she does want it all (married life and the rest) but isn’t in a hurry. (OK Magazine)
Hot in the News:Jennifer Lawrence’s dresses are bearing the excitement of her wins! First her Dior dress fell apart when she went to collect her SAG Award, and now another blunder! Earlier this week. Lawrence tripped over her Dior Haute Couture gown while climbing the stairs to receive her Best Actress Award at the Oscars. Awkward… But all is forgiven, as the amazing actress shows us time and again that she is only human; just like the rest of us! (Styleite)
Sexy Alert:Kim Kardashian and Kanye West demonstrate how they made their baby. Team Kimye feature on the cover of French magazine L’Officiel Hommes Spring 2013 issue. The black and white shot was taken by photographer Nick Knight and was released just a few days before rumors circulated that she is expected to leave the Kardashians reality TV series. (Daily Mail)
Trend Spotter:Oscar night is THE place to pick up on all the latest fashion trends. Just take a look at the red carpet attire. Here are 100 photos of elite stardust appearances: from Ben Affleck to Jennifer Aniston and Anne Hathaway. (Pop Sugar)
Designer Special:Anja Rubik turns her hand to designing, as it has been unveiled that the model is launching a capsule footwear line for Giuseppe Zanotti. The five-style collection is inspired by two of the model’s music heroes, David Bowie and Debbie Harry, and will hit stores early-March. Rubik hasn’t yet ruled out the possiblity of a second collaboration, having enjoyed her first design project so much. (Vogue UK)
Cool Video Spot:By the time you read this, everyone in the world will know what Dior dresses look like and that’s thanks to the ‘hottest star on the block’ Jennifer Lawrence. It comes just in time for the release of Dior’s “Making Of” video featuring Lawrence as the face of Miss Dior Handbag.
Fashion Roundup: LEAKED! Beyoncé And Kate Upton Covers, Plus Rihanna’s New Naked Video
Fashion Roundup: LEAKED! Beyonc And Kate Upton Covers, Plus Rihanna’s New Naked Video
Each week FashionTV rounds-up the most fashionable highlights of the week buzzing on the web: The best cover of the week, sexy trends, and amazing videos!
Cover Shot of the Week:Finally it’s arrived! Beyonc’s Vogue cover for the March 2013 issue has officially been released, despite being leaked earlier in the week. The R&B star’s publicity couldn’t get any bigger after her historic Super Bowl show, an upcoming HBO documentary, and now fronting the biggest Vogue cover of the year. In the magazine, Beyonc speaks about her new addition to the family, her recent comeback and current state of mind. (Huffington Post)
Hot in the News:There have been tons of events this week, with NYFW still in full swing, the BAFTA awards, Berlin Film Festival, and more. But it was 55th annual Grammys that appears the most talked about of them all. Take a close look at the best and worst moments of the night, including Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Johnny Depp, Jennifer Lopez and more. (E! Online)
Sexy Alert:It seems like this month everything is being leaked early, from Super Bowl commercial to magazine covers. So it’s no surprise that Kate Upton’s super sexy new Sports Illustrated cover popped-up just a day before it’s official unveiling. Sports Illustrated officials are keeping it no secret that they are investigating the matter and evaluating the damage caused. (Entertainment Weekly)
Trend Spotter:The “red trend” has arrived at New York Fashion Week! Is it Valentine’s Day, the Chinese New Year, or just a plain love for the color of passion that has triggered the trend? From DKNY’s red-hot coats to Diane von Furstenberg’s red dresses, NYFW is hinting at a red takeover for the Fall 2013-14 season. Other trends include florals and leathers which are set to continue throughout the fashion weeks. (NY Daily News)
Designer Special:Everybody seems to be talking about La Perla’s seductive presentation at New York Fashion Week, which showcased an outstanding lingerie collection for Fall 2013-14. Creative director, Giovanni Bianchi, commented on his thoughts on Valentine’s Day lingerie: “I think that red is a little bit obvious… Black is always the seduction.” (Styleite)
Cool Video Spot:It is hard to keep the lid on such a hot video; Rihanna’s new and naked ‘Stay’ video has been leaked! And then released officially. Earlier this week Rihanna performed the song at the Grammys and the video release didn’t take long. Warning! There is not much narrative to the video but there is a lot of Rihanna sitting naked in the bathtub. Rihanna also stated that this video was also easy to make. We wonder why… Take a look:
Baz Luhrmann’s five greatest looks
Last week, Prada released four sketches from Miuccia Prada’s collection of over 40 dresses for Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby. True to Luhrmann and Prada form, the dresses aren’t an obvious rehash of twenties style, but rather an idiosyncratic take on the period. Dreamt up in collaboration with Luhrmann’s wife, Oscar-winning costume designer Catherine Martin, the dresses take their cue from pieces from the Prada and Miu Miu archives: AW11’s vaguely sixties fur-collared fish scale dress makes an appearance in a new twenties guise, and SS11’s graphic, vibrant stripes have been re-imagined in sequins and plastic trimmings.
“In the same way Nick Carraway reflects on a world that he is within and without, we have tried to create an environment that the audience will be subconsciously familiar with, yet separated from,” Catherine Martin noted on the collaboration with Miuccia Prada. Obstructing any straightforward analysis and forgoing obvious style and era references is of course textbook Prada, making the designer the perfect choice for Baz Luhrmann’s time-travelling universe and the tale of Jay Gatsby – the man who hasn’t only constructed his own reality, but also his own history. While we wait for the film’s May release, here are our top five Baz Luhrmann costume moments.
Androgynous Models
Girls who are boys
They can switch up their look and transform from a man into a woman in the blink of an eye. They model men’s and women’s clothes and on stage you hardly know that the super sexy woman model is, well, actually a male. Andrej Pejic, Lea T. and Tilda Swinton are just few of the androgynous models. The boundaries between men and women were never so blurry.
In the 21st century it seems like boundaries no longer exist. Internet and smart phones bridge gaps of place and time, unisex clothes blur the differences between male and female. When it comes to fashion, designers and photographers are a crucial part of this tendency. Not only do they create fashion items that can fit both men and women, they are also using androgynous models that dare fashion visions and axiom as we know them.
Biologically speaking, androgynous is a human being who has both a male and female reproductive system. Androgynous models manage to ignite the imagination of many fashion designers and photographers.
Andrej Pejic is one of the most successful androgynous models out there. He was born in Serbia and always had a very unique and gentle look. Though his first steps in the fashion industry weren’t so easy, nowadays you can see him on the runways and on a plethora of fashion magazine covers.
Whereas other androgynous models specialize in modeling women’s or men’s wear, Pejic is most famous for his ability to model both genders. In January of 2011, Pejic walked for Jean Paul Gaultier during Paris Fashion Week dressed as a woman, and in Marc Jacobs’ show he modeled menswear. He also participated in Burberry Prosum fashion show and looked gorgeous on the runway surrounded by beautiful female models. Lately Pejic has been leading a campaign for a mega push-up bra for the Dutch company, Hema.
However, Andrej Pejic is not the only androgynous model you can see on ads. Brazilian Lea T. is another famous androgynous model, who Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci called “a true Goddess.” In 2010 she became the face of Givenchy and in January of 2011 she walked for Alexandre Herchcovitch during Sao Paolo fashion week. Her modeling career included several appearances on fashion magazines covers. Most controversial was the cover for Love Magazine where she was featured kissing Kate Moss.
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Tilda Swinton is a talented actress and a beautiful model who easily transforms herself from female to male. She is the face of Pringle of Scotland Fashion House and inspired a full Viktor & Rolf collection in 2003. Her ability to blur the boundaries between traditional genders was evident both on the runways and on the big screen where she played the role of Mozart in the movie “Orlando”.Late top designer Alexander McQueen also noticed the exotic androgynous trend. In his last menswear collection, McQueen included David Chiang, another famous androgynous model. Chiang is the first Asian male model ever to walk for Italian label Emporio Armani. His soft skin and smooth hair along with delicate facial features caught the eyes of fashion photographers such as Steven Klein and paved Chiang’s way to many well-known fashion magazines.
Androgynous models show more than anything that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. The fashion world has more than enough room to express every phenomena and style. The question is -- can you enjoy the show no matter who walks on the runway? If the answer is yes, we can be sure -- fashion has won.