Leighton Meester starred in a color-rich editorial for L'Officiel China, donning jewel-tone pieces from Gucci, Fendi, and Max Mara. She looks ultra sophisticated and quite grown-up compared to her Blair Waldorf character in Gossip Girl. Click the slideshow to see the photos. What do you think of Leighton's modeling skills? Source: Leighton Meester Exudes Polished Glamour For L'Officiel Read more
The Clothes Show is a great place for model scouts to find the next big thing, and for young names to get discovered. Select models have the biggest presence at the event as they search to find the face of the Clothes Show. The agency were one of the first to hit the streets in search of new names (what we now know as scouting), as prior to that they just used society girls. I caught up with the Read more
Erin O'Connor is probably best known these days for the M&S adverts in which she stars alongside Twiggy and Lily Cole to name but a few. However, that is not the only thing she does, she is also the Vice Chair of the British Fashion Council, a regular at M&S Board meetings and now a radio DJ with her very own show Erin's Model World on Radio 4. She wanted to host the show to "give a Read more
Last night at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, a host of British fashion designers dressed their model muses as living examples of their work and headed to A Celebration Of The Arts event to meet the Queen. The Diamond Jubilee shindig saw Henry Holland with Agyness Deyn in a floor-length blue number, Vivienne Westwood with Lily Cole in a corseted ballgown, and Christopher Kane with Caroline Read more
This week at Cannes Film Festival, British model Lily Cole captured my attention with her Ciaté Skinny Jeans (£8.50) nails while promoting Confession of a Child of the Century. Just days before in London, Topshop heiress Chloe Green combined initials with a baby blue shade for her CJG shoes launch, while Kristen Stewart wore sky blue nails for her Snow White and the Huntsman UK premiere. It Read more
This weekend, British model Lily Cole showed her Diamond Jubilee spirit by sharing a photo of a Queen Elizabeth II manicure. The English model has been at Cannes Film Festival promoting her latest film, Confession of a Child of the Century this week with her blue nails, but she caught Jubilee fever and captured Her Majesty's likeness on a thumb. Several beauty brands have embraced the Queen's Read more
Yesterday in London, the Queen was amongst the first visitors to the Chelsea Flower Show and went with the theme in a black tulle hat decorated with tiny flowers designed by her dresser, Angela Kelly. Unsurprisingly, florals were on display on the guests' outfits in homage to the annual flower show, with one model posing in a hat made of ivy and foliage and another donning white petals behind Read more
Last night at the V&A in London, a host of fashion fans headed to a private view of the museum's new Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950 exhibition. The display of gorgeous gowns opens to the public on May 19, but designers like Sarah Burton, Alice Temperley, Roksanda Ilincic, Gareth Pugh, John Rocha and Erdem Moralioglu plus model Laura Bailey and actress Joan Collins got a sneak peek. Read more
A trio of British models brought their best Burberry Beauty to the Met Gala in New York City this week. Jourdan Dunn was fresh-faced and fabulous with her long locks flowing, while Cara Delevingne teamed smoky eyes with pale lips, and Gabriella Wilde was an English rose. I've asked which Brit was best dressed and shared how to copy Alexa Chung's 1960s hair from the starry event, so now it's time Read more
Tributes are being paid to Vidal Sassoon, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 84. The British-born hairdresser is credited with revolutionising hair in the 1960s as the creator of the geometric bob and his the five-point cut technique. His well-known clients included Mary Quant, Mia Farrow, Nancy Kwan, Dionne Warwick and Rita Hayworth. Famous fans and friends from the worlds of Read more
