VOGUE ITALIA SUGGESTIONS OCTOBER 2010

VOGUE ITALIA SUGGESTIONS OCTOBER 2010

GEORGINA STOJILKOVIC

DIEGO MIGUEL

BY GREG LOTUS

CAROLINA HERRERA RESORT 2011

Ieva Laguna

"This is a very light collection," Carolina Herrera said as the first models strode out at an informal presentation in her Seventh Avenue showroom today. "Feminine and romantic." This designer has probably put those words together many times before, but the clothes did have an appealingly unfussy quality that has sometimes gone missing from Herrera's runway shows. Her explanation: This isn't about fantasy or pretty pictures, it's about real life.

Audi Martel

The woman whose real life calls for a ball gown has plenty to choose from here: A blossom pink textured organza strapless dress was an understated, modern knockout, and if it's drama the wearer's after, a gray Chantilly lace floor-scraper should fit the bill. Knee-length cocktail numbers were hardly an afterthought, though. Among the variations Herrera showed, a strapless dress in a watercolor print she called "her Monet" was particularly lovely. As for suits, it isn't necessarily easy to romance houndstooth, but she managed to do it by softly draping the jacket's lapels and marrying it to cuffed trousers and matching Manolo Blahnik pumps. All in all, a terrific Herrera outing.

Taryn Davidson

Aminata Niaria

Chrissy Haldis

Danijela Dimitrovska

Tayane Leão

Audi Martel

Georgina Stojilkovic

Tabea Koebach

Laura Blokhina

Ksenia Kahnovich

Yana Karpova

Ieva Laguna

Taryn Davidson

Aminata Niaria

Chrissy Haldis

Audi Martel

Tayane Leão

Laura Blokhina

Danijela Dimitrovska

Tabea Koebach

Ksenia Kahnovich

Yana Karpova

Ieva Laguna

V Magazine Special Edition: 19 Covers By Paul Rowland.

Alana Zimmer (Supreme)

Paul Rowland knows the language of beauty inside out, which means he's able to subvert its vocabulary.

Alla Kostromichova (Women)

In a blockbuster 96-page supplement to V61, Rowland and his collaborators spin through the wild and untamed worlds of Women and Supreme, presenting an ode to 21st-century beauty.

Darya Kurovska (Supreme)

"Joel-Peter Witkin, paganism, mysticism, vampires, witches—all the things I love," Rowland explains of his inspiration.

Isabeli Fontana (Women)

The result is some of the rawest and most personal imagery around, as seen through the lens of Rowland (who shot these covers, plus a beautifully haunting fashion story) and his co-conspirators: art photographers Hanna Liden, Richard Kern, and Katy Grannan, each of whom take a turn dressing and undressing the sister agencies' top mannequins.

Ranya Mordanova (Supreme)

Rowland, whose lavish and intricate agency show packages are the talk of the industry each season, has a creative verve that extends beyond model agency moving and shaking, and into photography and fine art.

Mina Cvetkovic

After this outing, however, he might need his own magazine as well.

Iris Strubegger (Supreme)

V Magazine Special Edition: The World of Women/Supreme is available in select cities with V61, on newsstands September 1, 2009.

Hanne Gaby Odiele (Supreme)

Christina Kruse (Women)

Georgina Stojiljkovic

Natasa Vojnovic (Women)

Meghan Collison (Supreme)

Behati Prinsloo (Supreme)

Hanne Knuts

Daiane Conterato (Supreme)

Valentina Zeliaeva (Women)

Suvi Koponen (Supreme)

Yulia Kharlapanova (Women)

Rose Cordero (Supreme)