Madonna unveils her new music video, proves she’s still got it

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So Madonna has released her new single, Gimme all your Luvin’, beamed to 150 million people worldwide.

We think we can safely say the fashion is the best part of this video.

Ff loves the Burberry trench, leather, big pants, D&G lace and 90′s giant Crucifix throwback.

Madge is on a mission to prove she can wear cropped tops, hang out with the cool kids (in this case, MIA and Nicki Minaj) act 25 and look age-defyingly good.

Mission accomplished.

But then we remembered she’s 53, and it kind of creeped us out.

Plastic boots + warm weather = shin condensation = fashion fail

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When we look at Acne’s pre-fall 2012 collection, one word springs to mind: condensation. The polyurethane shirts, bags and boots bring to light unpleasant wardrobe malfunctions that were hitherto unimaginable.

Plastic: fantastic or, erm, not?

Plastic: fantastic or, erm, not?

Just think of those boots! Our legs are sweating just looking at them. On the model they look futuristic and a bit silly edgy. On anyone with a set of calves broader than their wrist? Sausage meat wrapped in cling film.

As for the shirt, well, if the eyes are the window to the soul, then a plastic shirt is one big old window to the belly roll.

Who is buying Acne this season? Answers below please.

 

 

Image via nylonmag.com

Packing light? What does that mean? Asks Rachel Zoe

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Rachel Zoe cracks us up. The stylist posted an image of her packed bags for Fashion Week. We counted six suitcases.

While we weigh our measly wheelie on the scales at home to avoid shame-faced rummaging on the airport floor, Zoe explained her hoard was only shipment one of two…

Talk about excess baggage…

We wonder if her son’s in there too..

Via The Zoe Report

She's so lucky…Rachel Zoe gets a go on the Chanel vending machine

 

He’s so Draper: David Gandy looks rather dashing for Banana Republic

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Send your man off to Banana Republic this Spring to get him all Don-Drapered-up in the new Mad Men Collection.

David Gandy did and we like it.

The D&G face stars opposite Sharlom Harlow in a sneak peak released on the brand’s Tumblr.

And p.s, not only is Mr Gandy genetically blessed, he also knows ladies’ shoes.

The male model revealed his obsession to Bionda Castana, describing a pair of his favourite heels: ‘The height, the colour and versatility of this shoe almost makes me want to be a woman to be able to have a pair.’

Just when we thought we couldn’t love him anymore…

The rest of Banana Republic’s collection is unveiled next month.

In the meantime, check out this interview with Mad Men’s costume designer, Janie Bryant.

Trend alert: Vanessa Hudgens’ take on yellow. Discuss.

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You know what it’s like. You get back from your holiday in Hawaii and can’t wait to show off your tan and make everyone jealous.

And what better way than to wear the brightest, sunniest shade of yellow you were gifted own?

That was probably what Vanessa Hudgens was thinking when she decided to wear this Maria Lucia Hohan gown to the Oscars premiere of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.

And with yellow being like, so in right now, it’s a double whammy for the High School Musical star.

What d’y'all think? OTT? Too much going on? Or sunny side definitely up?

Via Daily Mail

David Beckham: ‘I don’t walk around naked any more’ (sad, sad news)

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It’s too late to turn up as a fly on the wall at David Beckham’s house. The footie star today declared that since the birth of little Harper Seven, he no longer walks around naked.

‘I definitely walk around the house in my underwear. But not naked,’ he told vogue.co.uk. ‘With the boys it’s not a problem because they’re naked all the time, but with a little girl now it is different’ (In the background, the Beckham’s cleaning lady was heard giving in her notice, while the neighbours were spotted hanging up their battered binoculars).

Gratuitous shots of David Beckham in his pants (we're nothing if not self-aware)

Gratuitous shots of David Beckham in his pants (we're nothing if not self-aware)

And as his new pant range (Ff apologises for the unseemly obsession with pants today) hits over 1,800 H&M stores nationwide (that’s a lot of people in a lot of David Beckham knick-knocks) DB says he has his sights set on world domination of the underwear drawer.

‘I want to be as big as Calvin Klein, to achieve something like that,’ he says, reasonably, given that he and his missus pretty much rule the world already.

Screw his adoring fans though – if his sons had anything to do with it, he’d keep his package in his pants (in the American sense of the word) for good. They’re mortified that their Dad poses with his meat and two veg on show, saying of this last escapade: ‘Oh my God, Daddy, not again. It’s good, but everyone is going to see you in your pants!’

… and the problem is?

 

Another supermodel, another pair of pants… Bar Refaeli launches lingerie line

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Elle Macpherson has one. Gisele Bundchen has one. Now Bar Refaeli wants a piece of the underwear action.

Following in the footsteps of her entrepreneurial contemporaries, the 26-year-old Israeli supermodel has just launched her very own line of lingerie.

Unlike Elle’s and Gisele’s lacy unmentionables though, Bar’s is simple, functional stuff – the sort of underwear you’d want to play tennis in, according to the campaign pics.

What, this old thing?

What, this old thing?

 

Called Under.Me, Bar says the range is ‘underwear that should complement your body, not steal the show.’

It’s going to be mid-price and mail order: so far, so normal.

‘It was appealing to me to do a line of underwear from the fabric I like with the basic, comfy design I always look for,’ Bar adds. 

Turns out it’s not enough to be just a model these days…

Is that regulation kit?

Is that regulation kit?

OMG! Lana Del Rey covers British Vogue

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Six months ago, no one one knew her name but thanks to YouTube an amazing PR offensive, Lana Del Rey has landed her first ever Vogue cover.

The singer shot to fame when her stunning debut single Video Games was played on the catwalk at Fashion Week and the rest, it appears, is history.

She has caused a bit of a ruckus as everyone wonders, is this chick for real?

Ff says Lana is stunning, we love her music and the girl can dress – we may be easily pleased, but that’s enough for us.

And she is wearing Louis Vuitton…bonus points.

Via Vogue

 

We’ve got chills, they’re multiplyin’! Prada unveils new campaign video

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We finally understand the excitement Danny and the T-Birds felt when they vamped up their car in Grease.

If the hotrod were a shoe, it would be Prada’s S/S 2012′s flaming stiletto – and they’re the ones that we want (ooh, ooh, ooh).


After teasing us with the stills, Miuccia has finally unveiled the new campaign video, shot by Steven Meisel.

And it is perfect.

The jewels, the sunglasses, the prints, the scarves, the shoes, the make-up, the bluer-than-blue skies…Did we mention the shoes?!

See for yourself! Go Grease lightning….(ok we are stopping now)

Face value: Why no one wants to see Lady Gaga without her make-up on

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The ASA has banned an ad showing Rachel Weisz sporting ‘misleadingly’ flawless skin for L’Oreal. Seems like a good start in challenging industry standards.

But it looks as though there may be another side to the story.

WWD reported October Harper’s Bazaar featuring Lady Gaga sold only 119,000 copies – the third worst seller of the year.

Why? The pop star was pictured up-close and without any make-up on.

When Jessica Simpson went au naturel for Marie Claire, it was one of the worst performers of the year.


In March, when Gaga covered Vogue in her full get-up and war paint, it was the second best seller of the year.

What have we learned here people? It’s a simple case of supply and demand.

We (literally) buy into the fantasy – but when it comes to reality, we just won’t part with our cash.

What do you think? Would you prefer to see more a more ‘natural looking’ woman on the cover of a magazine? Or are you all about the escapism?