INTERVIEW: Photographer Natalia Horinkova for A Handsome Project

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

You’re likely familiar with ultra-graphic swimwear line We Are Handsome, but you may not know about the brand’s incredible opportunity for young photographers, A Handsome Project. Every month, they offer swimwear to the budding shutterbugs for an opportunity to shoot the collection their own way. The latest photographer to participate in the project is the talented Natasha Horinkova, and her beautiful photos have been released exclusively to FashionIndie. We caught up with her to chat about the shoot, her personal style and what she’s looking forward to in 2012. Interview and images after the jump.

Four Exotic Hotels For A Not-So-Typical Holiday

Edited by Danika Daly

Your holiday season gets redundant. You go to the same place, eat the same food and do the same things every year. Switch it up this holiday with an exotic vacation to one of our favorite hotels. Sleep on designer beds, relax on a beach or ride Santa’s reindeer. Bring your family, your bestie or your beau because this holiday, you’re celebrating in style.

FASHION SCRAMBLE: Levi’s, Nike & VS Poked By FBook Porn Scams + Aussies Charge Looky-Losers + The Dior Rumors Rage On

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- “Raunchy spam” has been plaguing the Facebook pages of Nike, Levi’s, Victoria’s Secret and Aeropostale. The spam included links to sex sites such as xxxblackbook, ihookup and Adult FriendFinder and quotes such as “I am a girl who has an innocent face but has a big appetite for s-e-x.” Dammit, that was supposed to say “has a big appetite for c-o…” — anyway, the point is, whoever is doing this is sick. Sick and fun…just like the sexy singles on Adult FriendFinder.  That’s Adult FriendFinder: putting the “end” back in Friend. [NY Post]

The Best Eco-Friendly Treatments from Spa Week

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

Spa Week is upon us, thank the heavens! In honor of these amazing $50 deals happening during Earth Month, we want to share the best eco-friendly spa treatments to pamper yourself with this week. Not only are you doing good for your body, you’re helping our precious earth in the process. Click through to see all of these spectacular services.

GIVEAWAY: Win Awesome Aussie Underoos

Edited by Josh Linam

Tweet @FashionIndie and tell us your most embarrassing underwear story (ripped pants, forgotten zipper, bathroom horror story, etc). Win a cheeky pair of SLY Underwear! SLY is the next generation in underwear cool. Designed by a man for men, SLY hails from Australia and caters to diverse lifestyles of today’s leading men.

Boutique Critique:: Court: Look 3

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

There are infinite ways to wind up in Court, but you’ve got to be pretty smart to get out of there guilt-free. Thankfully store owners Lisa and Nicole have stocked the store with highly logical pieces. Including this multi-funktional five-way “skirt”, and a dress I bought from them a while back by Something Else that zips everywhere. Court is brimming with gems like these.

Now you have even more of a reason to go to Court: 15% off when you mention FashionIndie!

Boutique Critique:: Court: Look 1

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Boutique Critique was taken to Court. I can’t get into the specifics of the arrest, but I will fiercely deny any allegations that it involved Rebecca Black and a finely sharpened object last Friday… Well, the trial ensues upon the lacquered black floor of the Court room, with a film noir NY color palette and western-leaning-California vibes; highly suspect if you ask me. Reimagined t-shirts of many weights and structures intersperse silken black dresses, leathers, sweaters and the occasional floor length chiffon. Though the case appeared to be rather black and white, shades of gray and few jumping hues peeked through as evidence of the brighter buying choices. The jury has been out for the whole week, and they want more proof. Over the course of this week, come sit in on the trial, and help us reach a final verdict.

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WIN Soap Tempting Enough To Eat

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Have you ever wanted to wash your mouth out with soap? It doesn’t seem likely. But upon taking a whiff of this Ecoya Vanilla Bean bar soap, Amanda (@crystlmeatballs) and I, both admitted foodies, were wishing we could take a bite out of it. Imagine the kind of vanilla almond oatmeal you’d get served in bed at a luxury tropical resort spa. Mmmm yeah, that’s what this soap smells like. Josh (@linamlogic) was even open to a bet to actually eat a chunk. It probably wouldn’t cause any serious problems – it’s made from naturally wild herbs, spices and minerals. But no wagers have been placed, because if Josh were to eat it, we wouldn’t be able to give it away to YOU!