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Friday April 23rd, 2010
Luella Sugden Silk Stripe Multi-shirt
Oh… Why oh why does life have to be so cruel? First, our wish of new stocks magically appearing at the Luella store is brutally slayed and now, the Luella website has ceased to operate entirely. Nonetheless, I’m just writing this post to remind everyone to stay positive because the Luella store in Elements is still open till the end of May 2010. This is surely the last chance to stock up on Ms. Bartley’s timelessly gorgeous and quintessentially unique and fun designs, which not only passes the test of time on style, wearability and durability, but also the stamp of approval on its terrific customer service, which you may not find elsewhere in Hong Kong. Don’t be overwhelmed by the relatively empty (or half-full) store, which only shows how popular it has been and is. Remember: the treasures are hidden deep beneath the ocean. For one thing, I hope I could find this exquisite pre-historic Sugden shirt at the surface of the store next time I make my routinary visit there. Of course, we gotta hurry! It’s a matter of timing and luck!
[Address: Shop no. 2084-5., Second Level at Elements, 1 Austin Road, West Kowloon, Hong Kong | Tel: (+852) 2196 8368 | Opening hours: 11:00-21:00]
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Monday August 10th, 2009
Canadian model Shalom Harlow in Joop!
Canadian models Shalom Harlow and Owen Steuart are the powerful faces for Joop!’s Fall/Winter 2008/09 ad campaign. This is a little strange for me, because with Shalom as the face, it just feels like a Tiffany & Co. ad. I am not saying that Tiffany & Co. owns Shalom, but only because she is such a notorious model for Tiffany & Co., who possesses a seemingly boundless budget and places their ads more internationally than Joop!.
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Tags: Ad Campaigns, Canadian Models, Joe McKenna, Joop, Owen Steuart, Photography by Inez & Vinoodh, Shalom Harlow, Tiffany & Co.
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Monday June 1st, 2009
Carmen Kass in Bruuns Bazaar Spring Summer 2007 Ad Campaign
Robert must be mad with me. I know I would if somebody promised me they would do something and they did not. Well… I promised poor Robert that I would fill his presently depressing life with everything Bruuns Bazaar using a strings of carefully selected words about 2 months ago. Unfortunately, a few things came up, like I had to do an English exam and that I was sadly trapped in the World of the Sims 2, so that I was unable to complete most of my pre-set tasks.
Well… No more excuses. Now is the time.
Bruuns Bazaar is a Danish fashion label established in 1995 in Copenhagen by two brothers: Teis and Bjørn Bruun. The label produces womenswear, menswear, accessories and eyewear and is considered as a true pioneer of the Scandinavian fashion scene. 14 years have gone by since its establishment and today, Bruuns Bazaar has 16 stores in Europe and is sold in more than 1000 stores in 30 countries. If that does not show its success in the market, who knows?
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Tags: Bruuns Bazaar, Carmen Kass, Danish Models, Estonian Model, Mathias Lauridsen, Photography by Henrik Bülow
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Wednesday April 1st, 2009
Russian model Katja Shchekina for Zeki Triko Lingerie 2008/09
Despite the fact that the Turkish designer Ziko Başeskioğlu has created some of the sexiest swimwear and lingerie worn by the hottest models in the industry over the 51 years since its establishment, Zeki Triko is perhaps still not a familiar name like its American counterpart: Victoria’s Secret.
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Tags: Katja Shchekina, Photography by Daniela Federici, Russian Model, Zeki Triko, Ziko Başeskioğlu
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Sunday March 1st, 2009
Coco Rocha in Dansk Magazine Winter 2008 by Hasse Nielsen
When I saw it on the rack, I did not feel so much for it. No matter how ‘versatile’ she might be, Coco was not where my love is. I just did not seem to adore her or worship her the way that I do when it comes to other mmm… models (Wink! wink! Magda! Wink! Wink! Mathias!).
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Tags: Albert Krarup, Canadian Models, Coco Rocha, Danish Models, Eddie Klint, Jesper Lund, Lasse Pedersen, Mathias Lauridsen, Nikolai Haugaard, Photography by Hasse Nielsen, Sebastian Lund, Stephan Haurholm, Tobias Sørensen
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Polish model Magdalena Frackowiak wears white men's collar by PRADA; nun's habit from ANGELS.
Quote from “Backstage, It’s Down to Bare Essentials” by Guy Trebay of nytimes:
Polish model Magdalena Frackowiak wandered into view in a G-string and with her arms modestly wrapped around her bare torso. “I was raised as a small kid in the theater,” explained Ms. Frackowiak, who just turned 24. “So, for me, doing modeling is a little bit like being in a play. And being backstage is like every backstage, where you’re changing costumes and you have to be nude and so what?”
You need to undress to dress, no?
Tags: Lucia Pica, Luke Hersheson, Magdalena Frackowiak, Polish model, Prada, Sebastian Faena, Style by Katie Grand
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Sunday January 18th, 2009
German model Christina Kruse on the cover of Elle Italia November 2008 by Matt Jones.
I was going to write my CV… I had promised myself to write my CV for a few months now and you know what? Contrarily, I just cannot get the November 2008 issue of Italian Elle out of my mind. What a storm it has created within me? Should I buy it or should I not? There are simply too many great images in it that I cannot bring myself to focus on other things and yet my newly purchased bookshelf is already stacked full with magazines. I have to tell someone, otherwise my CV will be completed in the next century. Here is what I love about this issue of Elle Italia:
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Tags: Christina Kruse, Czech Models, German Models, Hana Soukupová, Ingerid Maske, Louis Sanchis, Madeleine Blomberg, Matt Jones, Norwegian Models, Photography by Alexei Hay, Photography by Maria Ziegelboeck, Swedish Models
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Elle, F/W08, Milano
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Tuesday January 13th, 2009
Seasonal Greeting love from Chloé 2009
I do not know whether I should feel lucky or not, as I am one of the ‘few’ people who have received an exclusive new year seasonal greeting with love from Chloé for 2009. There are two reasons for my hesitancy:
- Chloé does not seem to produce a lookbook/catalog to send to their customers and most importantly their potential customers
- Swedish designer Paulo Melim Andersson – one amongst my ‘short’ list of adorned designers – is no longer creative director at the french label
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Tags: Anabela Belikova, Belarusian Models, Belgian Models, Brazilian Models, Canadian Models, Chloé, Diana Farkhullina, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Magdalena Frackowiak, Natalia Schueroff, Norwegian Models, Polish model, Russian Model, Siri Tollerød, Taryn Davidson
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Saturday January 3rd, 2009
Today, I am so happy, because you know what happened? I bought V55 and French Revue de Modes #13! What a surprise? If you could recall, I did declare my desire to own V55 back in October (link). I thought I missed those issues, but it turned out they just arrived late to my store. Phew… Best of all, my favorite covers were available, because V Magazine feature 14 covers this fall/winter 08/09, which are [1]:
- Eniko Mihalik
- Malgosia Bela
- Anna Selezneva
- Daria Werbowy
- Frankie Rayder
- Abbey Lee Kershaw
- Natasha Poly
- Sunniva Stordahl
- Christy Turlington
- Agyness Deyn
- Naomi Campbell
- Lara Stone
- Anja Rubik
- Eva Herzigova
whereas French Revue de Modes #13 features 13 different covers, which include:
- Abbey Lee Kershaw
- Karlie Kloss
- Ali Stephens
- Ksenia Kahnovich
- Olga Sherer
- Regina Feoktistova
- Polina Barbasova
- Rachel Clarck
- Arlenis
- Yulia Kharlapanova, Nicole Kasper and Sarah Stephens
- Eniko Mihailik
- Coco Rocha
- Sarah Stephens
What I had not foreseen in October is that I never would have thought I would become a ‘fan’ of the Australian model Abbey Lee. As a result of this new passionate flame, a war struck instantaneously in the so-called organ within my body called “brain” when I saw the two issues of V55 – Ms. Kershaw vs. Ms. Selezneva – stacked rather scruffily on the shelf, each of them alluring me to take them home with their wildly insanely framed good looks. After a 15-mins or so struggle, during which the vendor of the ‘brain’ just stood still with one eye fixed upon the aussie rebel and the other at the russian babe, Ms. Selezneva won as originally planned, only because her face is better positioned on the cover.
After that difficult selection, I barely had any energy to move even though I had been standing still at one spot. Perhaps this is because many braincells had been working hyper-actively previously. Thank god that the choice of French was made so easy: only two copies of Ksenia were left. I just had to choose one that is in perfect condition… and well… that took another 10 minutes.
But it’s worth it, as you can see below, they are looking good at my home, no?
Mmm... made in Russia
I just want to thank the lord for answering my prayers. I will treasure them for sure. See you tomorrow soon [2]!
Yours,
-Yul X-
Endnotes:
[1] A preview of the 14 covers for V55 could be seen here.
[2] Sorry, you probably will not see me for awhile, as I would be studying them so hard. Well… See you soon!
Tags: Abbey Lee Kershaw, Anna Selezneva, Australian Model, Ksenia Kahnovich, Russian Model
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Tuesday December 30th, 2008
Rusya told me she was going to Luella today and since the Fall/Winter collection is currently in store, it seemed like a good idea to have a closer look at the collection so that it comes more naturally in terms of dropping Luella-related hints.
Masha Tyelna, Alice Gibb and Sara Blomqvist wear Luella Fall Winter Collection 200809
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Tags: Alex Sandor, Alice Burdeau, Alice Gibb, Alyona Osmanova, Australian Model, English Models, Finnish Model, Lera Sheremata, Luella, Masha Tyelna, Romanian Models, Sara Blomqvist, Suvi Koponen, Swedish Models, Ukrainian Models
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