GISELE BUNDCHEN À LA BRIGITTE BARDOT

After Brigitte Bardot, Elle MacPherson, Pixie Lott and many others here comes the Brazilian model Gisele Caroline Bündchen with the famous pose on the cover of Elle Brazil May 2011 for the 23rd birthday of the magazine with a super special edition, photographed by Nino Muñoz.

Gisele Bündchen Elle Brazil May 2011

Elle MacPherson Playboy May 1994

Pixie Lott

The original Brigitte Bardot

KATE MOSS FOR VOGUE BRAZIL MAY 2011

The hard working Kate Moss who graces the cover of Vogue Brazil, poses nude in front of Mario Testino's camera at Rio's Copacabana Palace in the hotel's spa and kitchen during working hours for the magazine's hefty 36th anniversary edition and as she says they shot 60 pages for the magazine.

RICCARDO TISCI CREATES HIS FIRST SCENT FOR GIVENCHY

Riccardo Tisci creates his first scent for Givenchy. The name of the scent is Black Dahlia and certainly it will be musky, floral, and sensual. The campaign model and the Tisci muse Mariacarla Boscono in the ad campaign is wearing a harness and layers of billowy chiffon. The fragrance will be available in stores in August.

MULBERRY LAUNCHES SWIMWEAR COLLECTION

The well-known brand for handbags, under the direction of the new Creative Director Emma Hill,  has taken a leap into swimwear and specifically bikinis. The collection is limited to two different styles at the moment, with inspiration taken from the English woodlands. The prints are earthy, with a slight hippy twist in the coloring and peace symbols. Both styles are available in stores and online in July, as part of the Autumn/Winter pre-collection.

AMBER CHAIR

In the fast-paced society and throwaway culture we live in it is nice to see a piece of product design that counteracts all of that. The Most Loved item of week AnOther Fashion Director Cathy Edward’s Amber Chair designed by Jaeuk Jung, conserves a decaying antique chair whilst in turn making a new contemporary piece of furniture. “The time that has passed by has a sublime beauty that exceeds the object,” explains Jung on his creation. Layers of time are fossilised within the essence of amber whilst both preserving the object and memories.

In art we have had Damien Hirst’s formaldehyde animals and Marc Quinn’s frozen blood sculpture, however what this Amber Chair achieves over the previous examples is beauty and functionality. It acts as both and art object and piece of furniture, with a timeless quality. Here we speak to Edwards about furniture and if she could preserve anything what it would be.

Where did you find this Amber Chair?
I've been doing a few home improvements and was looking for good furniture sites and came across this.

Why did you decide to Love it?
I thought it was unusual and beautiful. I also think the picture of the girl sat with her back to us is lovely.

Created by designer Jaeuk Jung using amber as a way of preservation – if you could conserve anything what would it be?
I would conserve this freakishly nice Easter weather and make it last all summer!

An incredible chair design – what is your favourite piece of furniture (that you own) and are there any particular pieces that you want to own?
Probably a 1920s deco table I got on Craigslist that came from New York and has a wood effect tin top. Its a really great design and was only £100. I would like to get a couple of great armchairs. I don't think the Amber Chair would be comfortable enough though.

What is on your wish list for this season?
My wish list for the season is a pair of knee-high Prada boots and a Givenchy bomber jacket.

What was the last thing you bought?
A welsh blanket from Jane Beck. I'm obsessed with them.

What is your favourite online shop?
At the moment John Lewis for everything domestic and baby related.

Text by Lucia Davies

Lucia Davies is the AnOther Editorial Assistant and a regular contributor to Dazed Digital. She has also contributed to titles that include Dazed & Confused and Twin.

CINDY CRAWFORD FOR VOGUE MEXICO

Despite her age, the famous 45 year old super model Cindy Crawford, who changed the perception of the ‘sexy American girl’ from classic blue eyed blonde to a more sultry brunette with brains, charm, and professionalism to spare, shines on the cover of Vogue Mexico May 2011. Cindy is wearing Burberry Prorsum Spring Summer 2011 biker jacket with studs detailing. Isn't she gorgeous?

ARIZONA MUSE MODELS WITH HER SON

The 23 year old American model, Arizona Muse who in 2010 gave birth to her first son, Nikko, now she poses with him in the "love-themed" May catalogue of J.Crew's magazine.

CHRIS BENZ TALKS ABOUT THE CRAZY FASHION CALENDAR

Dear Chris,


Every time I go to Style.com it feels like there’s another fashion season taking place. Pre-fall, resort, pre-spring…how do you keep up? And why are the seasons broken up like that?


–Avid Reader

Dear Avid Reader,

The fashion calendar is definitely confusing. Not only do the seasons move faster and faster, but at any one time, everyone is working on three or four overlapping seasons. For example, right now at the CB studio we are entrenched in Fall 2011 production fittings, just finished Spring 2011 and shipped to stores, and are developing Resort 2012.

We produce three collections each year, however bigger companies produce many more than that. In fact, some contemporary companies deliver more than 16 new collections per year! In fashion, its always about providing newness and excitement for the customer, and particularly in economically trying periods, a good dose of freshness on the retail floor is even more necessary! Just when you thought orange was the color au courant, acid green lands on every retail floor. Voila!

Pre-collections were developed as a tool for more commercial pieces to be on the selling floor preceding the delivery of the runway collections, thereby supporting and filling out the merchandising mix on the racks. It’s not hard to imagine how more and more “runway” style pieces snuck their way into the pre-collections, causing them to appear as directional collections unto themselves! Additionally, the pre-collections have the longest life retail-wise, nearly an entire month longer on the floor than the main collections prior to markdown.

It’s a mad, mad world, but once you wrap your head around the scheme it all seems to flow together nicely!

xx
CB

Email Chris on askchrisbenz@fashionista.com.

IS CARINE ROITFELD DESIGNING HER OWN CLOTHING LINE?

This photograph was uploaded on Twitter by someone named Amber Atherton (Bio: Young Business Woman. Relentless Opportunist, Restless Optimist.) 

This snapshot is by Derek Blasberg who Tweets that he is in Britain having tea at the Wolseley with Carine, hairstylist Luigi Moreni, and photographer Iango Henzi. Maybe they are already working on the lookbook for the premiere CR collection!

NAOMI CAMPBELL THE FORCE

Naomi Campbell is on the cover for Vogue Japan June 2011 photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin wearing the Gucci S/S dress.

ROCKSTAR FREJA BEHA

The Danish model Freja Beha dresses into a 70s rockstar for Vogue Paris May 2011. Photographed by Inez & Vinoodh and styled by Melanie Ward featuring the work of Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Maison Martin Margiela, Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton and others.

ANJA RUBIK IS GETTING MARRIED IN PUCCI

Anja Rubik, the famous 26 year old  Polish model who is engaged since Christmas 2010 to a male model named Sasha Knezevic is finally getting married in July 2011. Peter Dundas from Emilio Pucci is designing her wedding dress, and will be turning to Giuseppe Zanotti for a pair of coordinating heels because she works closely with the shoe label.

Sasha & Anja 

Sasha & Anja 

GUCCI FOR JAPAN

Gucci releases the new limited edition bracelet with the title Gucci Loves Japan for $100 each. The band is red and white in honor of Japan's flag made from non allergic calf leather. 

All proceeds will go to the Japanese Red Cross Society to support victims of the tsunami and earthquake.

KAELEN FARNCOMBE WAS INSPIRED BY CHASING TORNADOES

When Fashionista.com asked her how did tornado chasing inspire her collection? she said :
When we (her brother Travis, her other brother Matt, and her boyfriend Simon) really started to see some big storms, it was so interesting–the way the sky looks and the clouds turn into something so menacing so quickly. I came away with the most beautiful photographs–the colors were stunning. I was inspired by the weather–the colors, the momentous shift from calm to chaos that happens in a split second. I wanted to translate that into my collection, keeping the pieces clean and modern with an element of something gritty and surprising. I used a much lighter and more tonal color palette, which I find more interesting because it allows for a lot of mixing of textures, fabrics and prints without getting too distracting.

photo taken by Kaelen

DR. MARTENS FIRST CLOTHING LINE FOR S/S11

This season the brand Dr. Martens launches their first clothing line and accessories collection for men and women.  Chambray and gingham shirts, printed and striped tees for men, alongside a cardigan with set off with a shawl collar, in few words the ideals of British workwear. The line is available in the UK at Dr. Martens retail stores and online at www.drmartens.com, as well as select stores throughout the US and Asia.