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I guess the message here is to "have fun with make-up", but I hope chinese girls out there don't walk out their house looking crazy, just 'cause they saw it in a editorial photographed by Liz Collins in the May edition of Vogue China. But wait a minute! Don't they already do? Nontheless, model Shu-Pei seemed like she had fun posing for the camera. And check out those pink Giles Deacon shades from his S/S 2010 collection. Hot!
Photos via nextmodelsblog.blogspot.com

The Love Zone, Futureclaw Magazine

While I was walking on the streets of DC one day, this thought came to mind of doing a shoot for RIP Magazine, in which I serve as a fashion editor. I already had in mind how I wanted the girl to look, it was going to be a mix of grunge and street with minimal make-up and frizzy hair, almost as if she walked out her house wearing what she had on last night and threw on a few designer pieces, not exactly Dsquared but more like a Kate Moss on her tweens, without the cocaine. I also had in mind what kind of poses I wanted her to mimicm, and attempt to portray this dirty little girl who has been abandoned by her parents wearing Nina Ricci, but that was just a vague image that popped into my head at a very random moment. However, I still want to do the shoot, it's just a matter of getting the right clothes, with the right photographer and the right model.

So when I stumbled onto these images of Tatyana Usova photographed by Elias Wessel for little known magazine Futureclaw January 2010, a nostalgic moment hit me. The story is said to be shot in the raw streets of New York city, which seems to be the perfect setting against the cocktail wear. The stylist on duty was Storm Pederson, and I was less pleased with the pictures, thought the angle shots look appealing (that's how you know he's a darn-good photographer), the selection of the clothes looks so meager. I wish I could've see more glamour, but I guess all these shiny little frocks made the cut for him. If I was the editor-in-chief, there is no way these pictures would've gone in print, unless there was done a re-shoot with a better clothes  selection.

I love this reflector hat (shown below), it's just so genius, and if you look closer you could almost see clearly the photographer's reflection on the hat. And the black plane hat (two pictures below) is hot, but those white gloves are not working for me at all.

Pictures: fashiongonerogue.com

Vogue Nippon Gets Catty

Devon Aoki is feature in one of the editorial stories of Vogue Nippon shot by Camilla Akrans. This editorial is not striking me so much for the fashion but for the model. I love the fact, when you look at someone, in this case a model and you can't figure out what's their ethnic background, you may ask yourself, is she asian? european? caucasian? or all of the above?. Surprisingly enough, I learned that she's a new yorker, Are you serious!?!?!, to be brutally honest I'll never guess, but I can tell her family tress must be compose of a variety of races from all over the globe, which is pretty cool. I love diversity and that's what the fashion industry needs, more none-caucasian models in the cover of top magazines and feature in fashion-forward editorials and most importantly in runways, where they can showcase what they're working with. Am I the only one who feels this way???.

I believe, models like Devon have more versatility and longevity in the industry since they can easily transform themselves to fit the part into an editorial shoot, ad campaign, and fashion show. Their face complexion in particular can convey a strong message and reach more of a wider audience and that could possibly and positively affect the future of a designer's success or a magazine's sales. For instance, in this editorial, Aoki is playing the role of this naughty/stylish pussy-cat girl, who in a way may look very odd and creepy, but if you look at the other side of the spectrum, she can come across as sassy and seductive.

 The word if the day is...versatility, embrace it.

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