Christian Dior spring 2012 couture

Even with an unofficial creative director, the Christian Dior team have managed to pull of an amazing haute couture collection. I think they simply went back to basics with this collection, hawking back to Dior's 'new look' and structured dresses and gowns in a variety of patterns and textures. Well, if it ain't broke...

Having a 90's moment.

I used to think the 90's was one of the shittiest decades. Now that I'm not living it anymore, I find myself longing for it. Whether it's listening to the music, or watching the TV shows of that time, or the simplicities of being a child and having nothing to worry about. That nostalgic feeling is bittersweet. I remember hearing songs by Daft Punk, Aaliyah, Notorious B.I.G, TLC (etc) and being too young to appreciate the amazingness of it. Now, 13 years + later I find myself listening to more songs of the past then songs of the present.  

The television shows were even better. 90210, Sunset Beach (don’t judge me for watching American soap operas), Sister Sister, Kenan & Kel, watching cartoons on a Saturday morning...All these things made my childhood pretty amazing. 

The diverse fashion during the 90’s was also something to admire- even though looking back on some family snaps, this could be debatable. For the hip hop crowd, it was all about puffer jackets, baggy jeans and timberlands . For the grunge crowd, plaid shirts, ripped jeans and some military boots were the look. We saw the rise of some legendary designers start their careers in the 90’s, with Alexander McQueen and the revival of low waisted jeans,  Martin Margiela, Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton, Tom Ford for Gucci and more.

Looking back on it, all these components really made for an amazing decade. Diversity in music, TV, and fashion gave people options on who they want to be, and in general, the 90s was a really fun decade.

Then again, with the famously tacky union jack dress made famous by Geri Halliwell making a comeback, maybe the 90s really was one of the shittiest decades.

Favourite spring/summer 2012 campaigns

In no particular order...

Givenchy

Givenchy's ss12 campaign was one of the first to be released online and I love the moody dark feel to it. Although i'm not the biggest Gisele fan, her and (one of my favs!) Mariacarla suit this broody almost gothic setting. The ad campaign was shot on a beach in Barcelona by Mert & Marcus.

Chloe

I love the simplicity of this campaign. No extravagant location, and the focus is all on those two beautiful Chloe dresses. The campaign stars Karmen Pedaru & Kate King, shot by Glen Luchford.

Gucci

Two of my favourite models (Abbey Lee Kershaw & Karmen Pedaru) look sultry and sexy in Gucci's spring 2012 ad campaign. Photographed by Mert & Marcus, the glossy ad campaign is sleek and oozes style and perfection.

Jil Sander

This probably is my favourite ad campaign of all of ss12! Loving the Hitchcock feel to it, which is displayed through the model's poses, facial expressions to the lighting and the structured pieces their wearing.

Prada

1950's inspired looks, lots of colour and Natasha Poly. Need I say more?

Chanel

Can't stand Saskia de Brauw and wasn't really the biggest fan of this ad campaign,but once I watched the behind the scenes footage I feel in love with it. Joan Smalls looks absolutey amazing in this, and it's great she scored a Chanel campaign! Watch the behind the scenes footage of Chanel's ss12 campaign below:



Valentino

Valentino ad campaigns are always so pretty, and this one is no different. The juxtaposition between the natural and somewhat ruff location to those pretty perfect-looking dresses and models creates a beautiful atmosphere. Watch the making of Valentino's ss12 ad campaign below:

Must see: The Artist

I really want to see this movie! Trouble is finding someone to watch it with me lol. I love the fact that a silent movie can still be made and be successful in 2012. The Artist looks comical, moving and the 1920's costumes are to die for.

Watch the trailer below:

Karlie Kloss: The skinny debate continues ...

So this image of Karlie Kloss from her Vogue Italia editorial is making it's rounds on the net, and from the comments i've seen something has urked me. Why do people feel it's acceptable to curse/bully/offend models because there skinny? This isn't the first time incidents like this have happened, where i've seen comments such as 'ugh she needs to eat sandwich' 'or she looks like death she needs to eat' e.t.c.  Although anorexia and bulimia are clearly issues which are within this industry, some of these models are naturally skinny such as Karlie Kloss and the abuse that is hurled at them for being proud of who they are and their body types are shocking. You wouldn't go up to a fat person and start hurling abuse so why does society thinks it's acceptable to do this to people who are skinny? I think in this day and age we should be promoting acceptance, whether your fat or stick thin skinny- be proud of who you are and the body you have (unless it's an unhealthy obsession which you need help for). Thus the constant criticism of models being 'too skinny' although some are naturally that way, shouldn't constantly have to defend themselves or feel ashamed/bullied by society for not living up to the standards we set today (being 'curvy')

BTW I am nowhere near biased in this debate as I am faarrrr from skinny lol. Just something which i've noticed has become a norm in society to treat skinny models (or skinny people in general) as somewhat disgusting. Not everyone can be or wants to have a body like Beyonce or Kim Kardashian!