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The redhead-playing-with-fire theme isn’t terribly original, but Karen Elson still looks, um, hot on the June/July 2009 issue of Numéro.
Issue #104, titled “Fever,” is kind of a stand-out photo for the spring/summer season, though, when imagery is usually a lot cleaner and lighter.
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Brooklyn-based designer Mary Meyer earned a degree in painting from the California College of the Arts, but also explored printmaking, weaving, dying, welding and woodwork. She held on to that love for working with textiles and started out custom-printing tees and dresses. Her clothing is now kinda-cute, kinda-streetwear, many with a giant single print. Her pieces, many of them oversized, have simple shapes that make for breezy summer wear.
I see a very mild Native American influence in the logos of Mary Meyer’s Spring 2009 collection, but the overall style of the line of harem pants and “biggie” tees is like a toned-down M.I.A. or Karen O.
GALLERY: Mary Meyer Spring 2009.
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“I think it’s wonderful [to be viewed as a sex symbol]. I didn’t decide I’m gonna be an actress cause I wanna be respected for how I play chess.”
-The very deep Megan Fox, via Us
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Coco Rocha has left behind her redhead days (for now). According to a new photo on her blog, Coco has gone black. Her face is the kind of blank model palette that’s perfect for pulling off just about any look. I’d really like to see her as a platinum blond next.
And I’m trying to ignore the “curtains-matching-the-drapes” questions in the blog post’s comments.
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The Omelle shoe collection for Fall/Winter 2009 has a neutral palette, which is kind of boring for Fall, but sort of recalls the Spring/Summer 2009 collection.
The interesting parts are the elements not often found in footwear, like pockets, buttons, and folds. The collection also draws on a variety of materials (showcasing designer Nicole LaFave’s background in knitwear), including cabled knits, merino wool, felted fabric, suede, and patent leather.
The F/W 2009 line is available in stores and online in August/September.
GALLERY: Omelle Fall/Winter 2009.
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Miranda Kerr does her best eco-conscious Lady Godiva for the latest issue of Australian Rolling Stone.
The Sydney-born model covers the “Green Issue” to promote her partnership with the Australian Koala Foundation’s “No Tree, No Me” campaign.
I’m itchy just thinking about standing in the woods naked, but Miranda looks perfectly comfortable. Meanwhile, American Rolling Stone gets Lady Gaga in bubbles instead of chains. Sigh.
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I don’t know what’s more porny — Jesus Luz having his own name tattooed on his back, L’Officiel Hommes calling his spread “Ray of Light,” after the Madonna hit, or the model himself, wiggling around for the camera and contributing very little to the world of modeling.
In any case, someone up there likes him and gave him the cover for issue #16 of the French mag. He should really get it over with and just resign himself to a life of underwear modeling.
GALLERY: Jesus Luz for L’Officiel Hommes #16.
