Saturday December 5th, 2009

Lara Stone and Anne Vyalitsyna show off Sonia Rykiel lingerie collection pour H&M
After seeing Sonia Rykiel’s line for H&M in person, I am feeling a little bit confused right now. Perhaps it is because as I stepped out the door at home, extremely excited to see the fresh new arrivals, my loving mum reminded me once again that a pair of panties of that quality could be made at $USD 1.00. Arrrrgh… Thanks, Mum!
Well… If I neglect mum’s advice, I think the prices of Sonia Rykiel’s line for H&M are reasonable, because afterall it is evidently cheaper than the real line. Nonetheless, it’s still not to my wallet’s taste, especially the headband and the oversized brooch with the playful Rykiel big bow at respectfully $USD 34.95 and $USD 24.95. As expected, the store was flooded with people today. They all snapped a monstrous chunk of sexy bras and panties intimately in their arm. The favourite amongst the crowd was understandably the design with the colourful Rykiel signature stripes. With the armful of goodies, the girls found themselves stuck in a hideous queue outside the changeroom. Only a few dared to spend and went home with a tiny little Sonia Rykiel pour H&M bag. Well… It seems like no one was willing to go completely nuts for it.
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Tags: Anne Vyalitsyna, Brazilian Models, Camille Bidault Waddington, Caroline Trentini, Dutch models, H&M, Lara Stone, Photography by Sølve Sundsbø, Russian Model, Sonia Rykiel, Underwear
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Friday November 20th, 2009

Sonia Rykiel pour H&M Christmas 2009
Mark the Date! Sonia Rykiel for H&M’s lingerie collection is coming to stores worldwide on 5th December 2009. Ready or not, you know, it’s going to strike in style! So far from the pictures released, the collection seems to be playful and chic in the French label’s notorious ways! Although to me the girls in the campaign – Lara Stone, Anne Vyalitsyna and Caroline Trentini – looked out of place and not in sync with each other, I just love the way each girl looks so comfortable and at ease in it. That’s the way underwear should be, no? Body conscious, smart and sexy; Sonia Rykiel has it!
Tags: Anne Vyalitsyna, Brazilian Models, Camille Bidault Waddington, Caroline Trentini, Dutch models, H&M, Lara Stone, Photography by Sølve Sundsbø, Russian Model, Sonia Rykiel, Underwear
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Tuesday November 10th, 2009

Dreaming of Freja - Freja kissing Lara over Baptiste
Talk about pre-mature ageing. Is it because of my irregular lifestyle that I am turning into an old old old woman in lightning speed? Otherwise, how else could you explain why I could not even recall my own dream… until a certain trigger came up?
Well… Today was as usual a rather dizzy day. Just as I was working like a crazy mechanical robot on some digital data on my computer, the song “Copenhagen” by Trentemøller, TomBoy, Jørgensen, Barnes and Fisker came up – causing some sparks of memory to fly off the hidden corners of my head, as my body felt the cool funky electronic beat. Is that not the very song used in the very first part of Mads Nørgaard’s fantastic Fashion Film Trilogy The Copenhagen Experience featuring i.t. Danish models – Prada man Eddie Klint and the über-cool Freja Beha Erichsen, who not only is in the limelight of Mr. Nørgaard’s video, but also by the sounds of it, wasn’t she also the guest of honour in my dream, too?
The first scene of my dream occurred at a hostel somewhere in a historical city close by the beautiful Baltic Sea. It was extremely late at night when we arrived there after a long long journey from afar. Like most people, the incidental star-struck moment caught us off guard. It occurred when my friend Rusya and I had retired to our dormitory and just as we were fixing the annoying bed linen and duvet cover with much anger and beastliness. The door sprang open and along came two people in with the hostel owner to inspect the dimly lit room. Since we were both so tired, we really were not concerned about our surroundings. However, during the 30 seconds long inspection time, in which the mysterious couple quickly arrived at the final conclusion that the room is not suitable for their stay; I caught a mesmerising sight of the pair as I was waving the duvet with much vigorous force in order to smooth things out. Oh my… It was Freja with a boy! Gone with the wind! * faint and black out *
Next scene occurred somewhere that appears like Sea World, where my friends Olga, Rusya and I were at the front row watching the dolphins jump hoops. Since I am not really too much of a fan of animals doing tricks, I often liked to turn my back to watch the audience’s reaction and see who made the loudest “uuh…” and “aaah…”. When my head turned to the 90º mark, I immediately caught sight of someone familiar… the superfine face of Freja! Meeting someone this stellar once is chance, but the second time, it must have been fate! I couldn’t control myself and I yelled out “OMG! It’s Freja!” But then, somehow, Freja didn’t react to my outburst, even though it was clear that her boyfriend male companion heard every word I shouted out crisp and clear.
Then, I woke up.
I have heard from numerous sources, i.e. TREVOFASHIONISTO, that Freja is the nicest model ever to grace the earth. So I must have thought too much, but well having dreamt of Freja is always nicer than not having dreamt of anything!
Tags: Baptiste Giabiconi, Chanel, Danish Models, Dutch models, Freja Beha Erichsen, French Models, Lara Stone
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Monday August 3rd, 2009

Lara Stone in Chanel Fitting Room Follies by Karl Lagerfeld
Watched Chanel’s Fitting Room Follies video by Karl Lagerfeld today. At first, I watched the video on Chanel’s News Page, but then, it kept closing each time I accidentally clicked somewhere outside the viewing window and I kept having to re-start the video, (some people just cannot keep still for 5 minutes, you know?), so I ended up watching the whole thing on youtube, even though the quality is a little fuzzy.
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Tags: Baptiste Giabiconi, Chanel, Dutch models, French Models, German Designer Karl Lagerfeld, Lara Stone
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Thursday April 16th, 2009

Cover of Vogue U.S. May 2009
The may 2009 issue of Vogue U.S. features 9 powerful faces of the moment: Liya Kebede, Anna Maria Jagodzińska, Natalia Vodianova, Isabeli Fontana, Jourdan Dunn, Lara Stone, Raquel Zimmermann, Natasha Poly and Caroline Trentini by the legendary photographer Steven Meisel.
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Tags: Agyness Deyn, Amber Valetta, American Model, Anna Maria Jagodzińska, Black Models, Brazilian Models, Canadian Models, Caroline Trentini, Carolyn Murphy, Christy Turlington, Coco Rocha, Dutch models, English Models, Ethiopian Model, Gisele Bündchen, Guinevere van Seenus, Isabeli Fontana, Jourdan Dunn, Karen Elson, Kristen McMenamy, Lara Stone, Linda Evangelista, Liya Kebede, Naomi Campbell, Natalia Vodianova, Natasha Polevshchikova, Natasha Poly, Polish model, Raquel Zimmermann, Russian Model, Sasha Pivovarova, Stella Tennant, Steven Meisel, Vogue US Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour
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