Magazines: August 2007

The Little Libertines!

Aug 23, 2007 @ 12:42pm

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Lately, it seems that Parisian rock 'n rollers are growing younger and younger -

Alison recently informed us that the Bob Dylan doppelgangers she spotted in Paris were "all underage." Oh dear...

And in French Vogue's September issue, boys no older than six hog the spotlight, toting guitars and looking very much like Pete Doherty minis.

You can watch these little Libertines in action in Boys Don't Cry, a behind-the-scenes peek at the photo shoot featured on Vogue.fr

We think the concept is adorable, and the kids pulled off the look perfectly.

Let's just hope that style is the only Pete-influence they adopt...

--SARAH MUEHBAUER

What's In Your Blag?

Aug 21, 2007 @ 10:36am

V2N7JM1.jpgEven though you could wallpaper your apartment with unremarkable new magazines, every now and again something really good comes along.

Currently, we’re all about Blag, the brainchild of British identical twins Sarah J. Edwards and Sally A. Edwards.

While the mag’s real strength is its insider music coverage, we’re also pretty into their fashion stories – especially because they usually just have cute boys from bands all dressed up.

This month, the glossy has Anthony Rossomando, the hot singer from Dirty Pretty Things, wearing labels like Licentious and Neil Barrett.

We marvel at how boys in bands never really look styled - and also how much we're in love with James McAvoy, the actor clad in Hugo Boss on several of the new issue's pages.

Even if it's not the most inspirational menswear, it can still lead to aspirational dating...

--ALISON COOL

Shop Vogue: More Fun Than Actual Vogue?

Aug 21, 2007 @ 9:23am

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Today's the launch of Shop Vogue, the website that makes the magazine's ads interactive.

Here you can click through Lily's Burberry campaign and buy the dress she's wearing, and here you can watch Gisele dish makeup tips and pose secrets - all thanks to her sponsors.

The website is easy to use and fun to browse, but there's one unexpected quality:

It's really informative and gorgeous.

The video clips in particular will distract for hours, beautifully shot and almost more exclusive than stories in the magazine - for example, a breathless backstage look at the Chloe campaign shows the way Shalom writhes on set, and the bashful smile of Freja in full use. Meanwhile, there are incredible shots of Anja Rubik's new haircut and further flashes of her movie-star grin.

Meanwhile, the site has full-screen video of some of the season's best collections, and watching the Nina Ricci show, with its original music and close camera angles really might make you shiver. So what if you stare at a Nina Ricci ad while it loads - don't you have to flip though them in print anyway?

With magazines teetering between their independent vision and their commercial duties, many fashion spreads feel like commercials, anyway. Maybe Shop Vogue just embraces that reality, and lets us get on with the clothes.

Of course, there's one thing we can't get on the website that we must have:

Sally Singer and her sharply amorous rundowns of what the clothes actually mean.

Thankfully, that will never be sponsored... we hope.

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Aug 14, 2007 @ 3:15pm

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Ducky in W

Aug 14, 2007 @ 10:09am

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Previously on Fashionista, we marveled at W's use of Lara Stone.

First, the Dutch model writhed on a cracked ice floor, naked and cozy with a giant fur Fendi (it was bright orange, like a traffic cone).

Next, Lara posed for Juergen Teller, naked and spread-eagle, and splayed on another giant fur (this one was red).

Then Doutzen posed on a bed of leaves, with a teddy bear, also pretty naked.

Now it's Suvi's turn - though she looked so much like Lara that we got confused!

Unlike DK and LH, Suvi actually gets to sit up for a bit - as she's straddled by a bird.

The tableau is a modern take on "Leda and the Swan" - the Greek myth where Zeus comes in bird form to rape a beautiful mortal woman who's vowed to remain a virgin. The result of the assault is Helen of Troy, who is birthed in a golden egg.

We love that W mixed Lanvin and J. Crew, and we love mythology references, but we wonder:

How many other submissive poses - with fur or feathers - will W whip up?

Also:

Is that a tattoo like Gisele's on Suvi's hand?

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Aug 10, 2007 @ 12:28pm

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Aug 06, 2007 @ 4:14pm

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Aug 01, 2007 @ 5:19pm

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