Sarah Burton, Victoria Beckham, Christopher Kane and Stella McCartney Win Big at British Fashion Awards

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

In a rare, and unstaged, show of emotion — public or otherwise — Victoria Beckham wiped away a tear as she collected her award for Designer Brand at the 2011 British Fashion Awards. Thanking her husband and 13 children, Beckham beat out industry vets Tom Ford, Burberry and Stella McCartney – who still managed to win the Red Carpet award – to snatch her first BFA trophy. Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton was awarded the Designer of the Year award while Christopher Kane beat out Erdem and Jonathan Saunders to take home the inaugural New Establishment prize, which recognizes “a particular movement in British fashion that is taking the industry by storm.” Gallery and list of the winners follows after the jump.

50 of Our Favorite Foreign Models

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Although we love our homegrown beauties, most catwalkers come sailing through from Eastern Europe, various parts in Africa and of course, Brazil. So in celebration of our “Travel” month, we’re taking a trek around the globe to visit our favorite foreign models.

10 Models that Bend Gender Best

Edited by Jessica Lapidos

Whoa man. Man, wow. Sex is fusing together. Girls can be boys, boys can be girls, especially when they’re better as the opposite. Seriously, Andrej Pejic makes a prettier lady than most. He may be the buzziest wo-man right now, but many madam-sir models are making waves. Our favorite androgynes are wise; they are chameleons that werq their genetics out of any gender box. See our top 10 and glimpse into their mentality for a moment’s time.

 

QUEL SCANDALE! Presents Fashion Fascists: Guinness Is Best Served in a Das Beer Boot

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Daphne Guinness can clearly do no wrong. Everything she wears and says — “I’ll eat when I’m dead” comes to mind — is perfection. Her family, on the other hand, made a lot of missteps — presumably in a tranny heel.  Take for instance her Nazi-loving grandparents, at whose wedding Adolf Hitler was the guest of honor. Seriously.

INDIE NEWSROOM: Stella Tennant’s Corseted Cover…JLo’s a Working Girl…Irene Moves Marc

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

- Stella Tennant gets severely cinched at the waist for the cover of Vogue Italia’s September issue, shot by Steven Meisel. [Image Amplified]

Finally! Video of Tom Ford’s SS 2011 Women’s Collection

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Tom Ford‘s Spring/Summer 2011 Women’s Collection was the most exclusive and buzzed about show last Fashion Week and now we can see what all the hubbub was about. Video after the JUMP!

Paris Fashion Week: Balenciaga Spring 2011

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Some designers prefer the models to blend into the collection as human extensions of the clothes, using sensational hair and makeup to mask the models and project the designer’s particular vision. Not so at the Balenciaga Spring/Summer 2011 show in Paris , where designer Nicolas Ghesquiere found inspiration in…

Mario Testino Show Opens in Madrid

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When Mario Testino titled his first exhibition ” Todo o Nada ” (All or Nothing), it seems, more often than not, that he means nothing. From Claudia Schiffer to Natalia Vodianova , from Demi Moore to Sienna Miller , Testino knows his way around a nude photo. As he told WWD …

SNEAK PEEK: Model as Muse: Met Exhibit

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The Pipeline got an inside look at the Met’s Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion exhibit which is set to open TODAY!!! We are totally heading there this weekend to check this out. Kate Moss, Karen Elson, Stella Tennant, and the Supers all get there moment to shine.

LINKAGE: The Pipeline: Model as Muse: A Sneak Preview of the Met Exhibit Opening Tomorrow

ADDICT: Stella Tennant for Vera Wang S/S 09 Shot by Collier Schorr

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

These sunglasses are out of control! The new ad campaign for Vera Wang S/S 09 shot by photographer Collier Schorr have an early nineties look and feel. The juxtaposition of the bold, almost harsh looking, sunglasses and the thin, delicate top/dress Tennant is wearing is surprisingly appealing to the eye. I wonder if Elton John is going to snag a pair of these?

Thanks to Fashion Copious for the photo.