Natalia, my love

Singingpickle at Modelcouture published all those beautiful covers with Natalia Vodianova. There is over... over 70 of them! Absolutely must-see, so exciting.

Karl Lagarfeld tee

Isn't that totally cute? The combination of Karl's image and manga inspiration looks so good on this t-shirt! You can get it at British Urban Outfitters and - watch out! - it's on sale (£9.99)! If you adore Karl and Chanel, but cannot afford buying his clothes, well, that's the perfect way to show your admiration.

Source: Catwalk Queen, Nylon

3 trends which are still "it"

Recent haute couture was full of dramatic looks. Lots of costume-like dresses, bright colors, science-fiction inspirations, weird hairstyles... But that is exactly what haute couture is all about, isn't it?
Here is what I chose - three trends, that appeared a few seasons ago, are still dominating runways and which we can easily adopt to normal everyday look. All the pictures come from the fall 2008/09 haute couture.

• Focus on shoulders
  

From the top: Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, Elie Saab, Armani Prive, Valentino, Anne Valerie Hash

• Warrior woman
  

From the top: Givenchy, Anne Valerie Hash, Jean Paul Gaultier, Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier

• Wide belt in waist

From the top: Christian Lacroix, Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier

Stunned - Atalier Versace fall 2008

OK, guys, I am terribly sorry for this almost-one-month-lasting break. I was immersed in exams, moving back to my parents' house, moving from my parents' house a week later and a new job. Thank you for all the e-mails.
And so today I went through the newest collections and... I am simply stunned with this one.

I think since this collection Donatella is getting better and better. She used to use gold in such a trashy way, now look at those colors (with a little bit of bling - what would be Versace without it?). But Donatella puts more emphasis on shapes rather than colors and materials. And so they are sophisticatedly simple and fresh, but still very feminine. And the collection is perfectly modeled by Georgina Stojilkovic.
Of course, the gowns are available by appointment only. Can't wait to see them on the red carpet.

Source: Fashionologie

Swimsuits for summer 2008

I am a huge fan of black and so I wear it all the time - even in the summer. That's why I understand women who put on black swimsuits even if it's like 40C outside. It just looks so sexy even if you're melting underneath of it and matches high heels so well. Some propositions from the runways:

Celine, Gucci, Diane von Furstenberg, Adidas by Stella Mccartney

And from various on-line stores:

Oli, Oli, Melissa Odebash

Elizabeth Hurley, Elizabeth Hurley, Anna & Boy

American Eagle, Aeropostale, American Eagle

And from Urban Outfitters:

Billabong, Betsey Johnson, Damsel

Lux, Lux, Salinas

But if you're sure, you won't be using your swimsuit for actual swimming, but to impress the others, Dsquared2 is definitely a brand you should look at.

Du Juan for Giorgio Armani

We don't get to see Du as often as we did last year, so I'm glad she got this ad. Looks so classy and so 90's! I love the blur, unfortunately, you can't see the clothes (but that's not the point, is it?:)). And I wonder, who's the photographer. To my mind - the best pre-fall ad so far.

YSL

"Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it."

Yves Saint-Laurent

Anna Maria Jagodzinska

A Polish model, who debuted in 2003. She used to be the face of Moschino and H&M, appeared in two Italian Vogue eds and landed on L'Officiel, German Vogue and Australian Vogue covers. She quit modeling in 2006 to finish off her school, now she's back more polished than ever. For the up-coming season she's got three campaigns: Alberta Ferretti, ck Jeans and Gianfranco Ferre.
In her homeland she's known the most to be the face of a Polish brand Re-reserved. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Playboy France

I wanted to choose my favorite cover of June for the blog. So I looked though the FashionSpot forum listings, but I couldn't find anything that I'd really like. Except that one. The cover comes from the French edition of Playboy. And in the picture - Anouck Lepere - a Belgian model, that we all remember from, for example, this year's Jimmy Choo ads. You can find her ed here. I think she's stunning and perfect for Playboy, but above all of that - looks so confident with her body.

I'm so positively surprised with everything I hear about the French edition of Playboy. Last year they managed to nab Karl Lagerfeld to shoot Vahina Giocante. Furthermore, this March they featured Lou Doillon. It looks like Playboy France is becoming less Hefner-like, more fashionable-like, even if it doesn't show almost any clothes at all.

Miu Miu clutch

I usually don't enjoy fantastical theme in fashion, but obviously Miuccia has a different opinion. Today's item, Miu Miu's multicolored leather clutch, is a perfect way to finish an evening look. I like the way different textures and colors are combined here to make this fantastic dragonfly. The clutch comes with a gold handle on the back. You can get it at Net-a-porter for €950.