Couture by Night

I wasn't going to blog today, I swear. I was going to be a good girl and finish all my assignments. But then, just as I was almost done with my quick fix of editorial for the day, I found this. I've always said to myself that someday I would start an inspiration wall of sorts, someplace to hang all the stories, snapshots, styles and supers that have been saved and stored over the years, but have never found that one really great image to propel me to do so. Until now. Natasha Poly and Baptiste Giabiconi, lensed by Karl Lagerfeld (who else?) for Numéro #116. Featured in the editorial Couture by Night, I love every single element of this shot.

I love the two street lamps in the background; the way they cast a mellow shadow over the provincial apartments whilst providing a scene for these wandering lovers of the night. I love the ease with which Baptiste is holding Natasha, like she is nothing more than her own dainty champagne flute. I love the black and white of the photography, and how it is deliberately mirrored through their matching couture. I love the way Natasha's toes are pointed down, like a ballerina; aware but effortless in her positioning at all times. I love his strong, and her soft - but both smouldering - stares. I love it, I love it all.  

via FGR

Mrs. Bloom shoots Vogue... and Numéro, Again

In brocade Balmain for Vogue Spain

Finally!! I know this is probably my tenth post on Miranda this month, but it can't be helped- this girl is on fire. Australia's best-known model has finally landed the holy grail of magazine covers; Vogue. She took a break out of her honeymoon (bless her) to head back to LA's Milk Studios for an editorial for Vogue Spain, and it can now be confirmed, will be appearing on the September cover. This confirmation comes via the shoot's hair stylist, Ben Skervin, who took to Twitter (where else in this social media obsessed day and age?!) announcing "Miranda Kerr sept Spanish Vogue cover and story!!!!" Miranda herself even tweeted yesterday that she "had to come back to LA for a one-day shoot with Vogue." It's not the first time she's worked for the mag, having featured in spreads for American Vogue and Vogue Russia, but it will be the first time she's landed a cover. Yay!

Just when you thought it couldn't get any bigger or better for the rapidly rising star, apparently, it can. After my post on her new campaign for Jil Sander's Fall 2010 collection, she was snapped by Sebastian Kim in a consecutive religious-themed spread (sporting a crown of thorns, no less) for Numéro #115, after appearing in a nun-inspired get up in issue #114 by Greg Kadel. (I'm willing to bet she'll snag a Numéro cover before the year is out.) This Vogue cover rounds out what has been a huge week for our favourite model export (sorry Abbey Lee, we still love you), which also included a secret wedding and a confirmed pregnancy.  All these high fashion gigs are responsible for the fact she has now crept up to number 15 on models.com's list of top 50. This ranking places her ahead of big high fashion names such as Hanne Gaby Odiele, Magdalena Frackowiak, Karmen Pedaru, Anna Selezneva, Sigrid Agren and Caroline Trentini. Where's her Vogue Australia cover I hear you ask? Hmm...

Miranda's latest editorial for French mag Numéro #115, shot by Sebastian Kim, styled by Charles Varenne

photos via The Fashion Spot

Morebid-ly obsessed with: Magdalena

One of my all-time favourite models, the gorgeous Polish-born Magdalena Frackowiak features (largely leather-clad) in the latest issue of Numéro lensed by by Greg KadelStyled by fashion editor Brian Molloy, she features in daring but dishevelled ensembles by Balenciaga, Givenchy and Christopher Kane. I can't get enough of Magda's chiselled face and edginess, but at the same time love how she can be soft and romantic and also fun (à la Karl in Lagerfeld's mini-movie "Remember Now")

Miranda

Well and truly cementing herself in the high-fashion scene is Miranda Kerr, featuring in her very first high-fashion advertising campaign; for Prada's Fall 2010 collection. Shot by Steven Meisel, the Angel shows off the line's 'new-woman' aesthetic along with Angela Lindvall and Daria Strokous. I'm loving how Meisel features the collection in a way that tells a story almost as much as an editorial; the mix between narrative, model-interaction, and of course, product placement, is perfect.

This comes a year after being hand-picked by Balenciaga's Nicolas Ghesquière to walk for his latest spring and fall collections, as well as appearing on Miuccia's 40's themed Prada runway. Having already walked for designers including Betsey Johnson and Jason Wu at New York Fashion Week before becoming an (almost) household name, walking in Balenciaga's spring show was her first foray into the world of luxury branding. She's also nabbed a number of high fashion spreads of late, including that contraversial nun-inspired editorial in June's Numéro, shot by Greg Kadel, as well as recent spreads in V Magazine, i-D, and Vogue Russia (there's even whispers of an upcoming feature for US Vogue). With rumours of a Jil Sander campaign in the works, one thing's for sure, this angel's star is shining bright.

Backstage at Prada Fall 2010

Making her high-fashion debut for Balenciaga Spring 2010

Numéro #114 La Mauvaise Éducation by Greg Kadel, styled by Patti Wilson.

photos from Fashion Gone Rogue and Style.com