MANGO launches in Durban!

*Battle of the Neons*

I decided on the striped knit sweater. Can't wait to wear it!

Mango has finally reached my city!!! You have no idea how I have been longing for the Spanish brand to be within my reach! Mango has over 2 415 stores worldwide, and I am super excited that Durban / Gateway Umhlanga has finally been added to the impressive list which includes Tokyo, Russia & Venezuela.

I attended the launch event last night at the stunning Gateway store & it was filled with some of Durban's most stylish people. I got to meet some of my fellow bloggers & mingle with the press, so you can imagine - I was in heaven! Here are a few snaps, I cannot wait to share with you some of the Spring Summer 2012 campaign photographs featuring Kate Moss - And I might add.. they were shot by my favourite photographer Terry Richardson :)

The goodie bag consisted of the above items. Spoilt right?!

 

 

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Brett

Photographer OBSSESSION: Terry Richardson

Terry Richardson with Jared Leto.

Terry Richardson is an international celebrity as well as one of the most prolific and compelling photographers of his generation. Known for his uncanny ability to cut to the raw essence of whomever appears before his lens, Mr. Richardson's vision is at once humorous, tragic, often beautiful, and always provocative.

The New York native has shot for major fashion magazines, French Vogue & Harper's Bazaar. And let's not forget all the celebrities, models & designers he has shot too: Tom Ford, Karl Lagerfeld, Jay Z, Jared Leto (pictured above) & Kate Moss to name a few.

My favourite photographs are the ones where Terry has his subject put on his glasses & imitate him.

Terry as Gaga - Gaga as Terry.

Penelope Cruz as Terry.

Rihanna as Terry.
This photograph is actually Rihanna's current avatar on twitter.

Waka Flocka Flame as Terry.

Kate Moss.


To see more work from this amazing photographer, do visit his website here, and his tumblr blog here.


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Brett

Kate Moss for MANGO SS12 AD Campaign

Abolutely love supermodel Kate Moss in the Spring Summer 2012 Ad Campaign for Mango. Stunning stuff don't you think?

Let me know what yout take on this is. I love!!!

Louis Vuitton's delicious SS '12 Ad Campaign***

You have simply got to love how designer brand Louis Vuitton manages to pump out fantastic ad campaigns & collections each season. There's no doubt Louis Vuitton's Spring/Summer 2012 showcase was one of the major highlights of last season's catwalk rounds. It has been said that an audible gasp rippled through the front row when a full-sized carousel was unveiled, with 48 models perched a-top the horses. To top it off, Kate Moss closed the show wearing a frothy white frock with a ladylike head band.

So what a treat to see the brand's campaign continuing the show's dreamy prettiness. The setting of a girly ice cream parlour is a world away from the gritty realities of budgets and employment figures and debt crises and recession, which is exactly why I love it. In fact, the retro vibe, created by photographer Steven Meisel, reminds us of the merriness of '50s films like 'Grease' with Daria Strokous and Kati Nescher perched on pink seats like a couple of Disney Tinkerbells.

The two up-and-coming models showcase Marc Jacobs' delicious confections, from the Lockit and Speedy bags in crocodile skin to the demure and delicate dresses with multi-coloured court shoes. To add to the super-sweetness, there's a smattering of sundaes adorned with swirly candy just waiting to be gobbled up.

 

Yummy!!! Fashion never  looked soooo delicious!!!

Step aside Kate - here's Lottie!!!

Ok so Im not exactly Kate Moss' biggest fan, but you have got to give her props for being one of the most infamous & successful models of all time. The English model is still giving the new it-models a run for their money at the age of 37. But there's one young up-and-comer that Kate is all too happy to let take the reins - her half-sister Lottie. The only unfotunate thing about Kate's little sister is her name! You've gotta be English right?! Yes, being the little sister of THE KATE MOSS will help her career, but I think she could become a great model in her own right.

Here are a sneak peak at Lottie Moss' first ever photoshoot, shot by photographer Andrea Carter Bowman. I simply love her in these photographs!!! What do you think? Does 13 year old Lottie have what it takes?

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