Let's go camel (or something like it)

Jak & Jil, Hanneli Mustaparta, Bazaar, Jacek Yerka artwork

Miss Lara Stone

September is definitely the month of Lara. I have to say she is one of my favorite models nowadays. Her resemblance with Brigitte Bardot is unbelievable, but most important she has reset the standards of beauty in the fashion world, proving that a woman with curves is even sexier (just like Doutzen). Lara is know for being incredibly polifacetic, being able to exploit her sexual allure and at the same time look like a refine lady á la Mad Men.

Vogue Paris September 2010 (Mert and Marcus), Love Magazine #4, Vogue US September 2010 (Mert and Marcus). Via FGR

Black Swan

Rodarte + Aronofsky + Ballet + Natalie Portman + Vincent Cassel + lots and lots of drama …. I can go on finding reasons why Black Swan is going to be AMAZING. Not only the Mulleavy sisters designed the ballet costumes but this is a movie directed by DarrenAronofsky, the mind behind Requiem for a Dream and The Wrestler. Vincent Cassel, Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis star in this wonderful ballet movie, promising to be the new ballet cult movie (do you remember Center Stage?) Hope you are as excited as me.

Prada Fantasy Lookbook

I was more than thrilled when I saw the Prada FW 10 Fantasy Lookbook, graphic design + illustration + fashion = tons and tons of fun! The illustrations were in charge of OMA (Alexander Reichert & Fausto Fantinuoli). The backstage pictures were taken by Phil Meech. OMA also did last Fantasy Lookbook with the beautiful SS 10, combining stripes, colors, rainbows and more with the collection. Now, this time, the FW10 lookbook seems to be a mixture of comic reality and backstage fantasy. This is fun!

via TrendLand

Take a Walk: Trendland

Alexander Wang shades + Louboutin shoes + McQueen jacket + your personal touch. Street style has taken over the fashion world. What were once girls and boys with incredible style walking in the street are now the trendsetters of the world. We can’t deny the great influence street style has acquire in the last five years (The Sartorialist anyone?). A lot of designers confess they are addicted to street style blogs and they love seeing how fashion can be expressed in a unique way. We can even dare to say street style bloggers have become photography legends (Scott Schuman, Tommy Ton, Yvan Rodic, Hanneli Mustaparta). And what about blogs of personal style like StyleScrapbook, The Blonde Salad, Chicmuse, just to name a few? They all have become new sources of inspiration. That’s why it’s not weird Trendland has come up with the mini series called Take a Walk, where they “capture(s) the everyday life of the typical New Yorker”, obviously without taking out the element of fashion and showing the very core of street style. It’s amazing to see this can be a new dynamic way of presenting street style; I can’t wait to see the next episode.

I can see through you

Catching Up

So, MademoiselleKarla is back. After the longest (and best) vacations ever I feel renewed and with extra energy, ready to start this semester with the best attitude! I am very excited for the next months to come, lots of projects ahead! It feels like I’m in line to take a ride in a pretty dangerous rollercoaster, scary but so exciting at the same time.

I leave you with some editorials I really liked these past weeks, each one of them shows how I want my life to be for this semester. Hope you had a terrific summer!

the drama

the extasis

the attraction

the madness

the miu miu

the lovely sand

the freedom

the spirit

the crowd

the individual

the attitude

the playfulness

the lovely lolita

Anna Maria Urajevskaya by Michelangelo di Battista for Vogue Italia, 2007. Mathilde Frachon by David Bellémere for Marie Claire Italy. Magdalena Berus by Lukasz Pukowiec for Fiasco Magazine. Mathilde Frachon by David Bellémere for Marie Claire 2010. Christian Dior Shangai Dreamers by Quentin Shih. Tali Lennox by Teneshia Carr for KURV magazine. Abbey Lee Kershaw for Moussy Fall Winter Ad Campaign 2010. Laetitia Casta for Vogue Russia.