The model Lara Stone has had a pretty good summer – she has fronted British Vogue, appeared in a seriously sexy Balenciaga campaign with Kate Moss and got her glam on for Kurt Geiger – and now the gorgeous Dutch model has been announced to front yet another campaign for H&M.
Interview: The Most Stylish Women of New York – Betina Ocampo
Betina Ocampo ascribes to the Rihanna philosophy of dressing; It’s nice, because in fashion (and when you are a designer like Ocampo, especially), caring a lot about what other people think is inherently important to your brand. But as the creative director behind her eponymous label Betina, Betina Ocampo is more concerned with developing her brand than herself—and that has great effects on her personal style, too.
Quote of the Day: Karl LagerFeld
Never use the word “cheap”. Today everybody can look chic in inexpensive clothes. There is good clothing design on every level today. You can be the chicest thing in the world in a T-shirt and jeans — it’s up to you.
Video: Launch of H&M Spring Fashion with Miranda Kerr
Following in the footsteps of the brand’s recents campaign stars Gisele, Daria Werbowy and Beyoncé, Kerr – who was the star of fellow fast fashion giant Mango’s campaign last season – looks as sweet as can be in a series of simple, springy ensembles.
Yves Saint-Laurent
I have often said that I wish I had invented blue jeans: the most spectacular, the most practical, the most relaxed and nonchalant. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity – all I hope for in my clothes.
— Yves Saint-Laurente