Leighton Meester in the November 2012 issue of Flaunt Magazine-Photo Credit: Yu Tsa For Flaunt Magazine. The Gossip Girl star is wearing Christian Louboutin-'Lady Peep Spikes'. These mixed media peep-toe pumps are from the Fall 2012 collection and covered in spikes with a crystal-embellished heel.…

My man is handsome, well groomed, pretty stylish, and very schweet but has yet to find out what it means to be a trend setter, a leader and master in authentic men’s fashion wear.  So, we’re going Christmas shopping and the first place I’m taking him to is HTK Homme in Nelson Mandela Square to gain, first hand, the expertise and advice from Taki and his…

Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was chosen as the setting for the famous motoring calendar, starring a mix of top models - all fully clothed, captured by Steve McCurry.

Brazilian Victoria's Secret 'Angel' Adriana Lima was the first visibly pregnant model to pose for the famous calendar, now in its 39th year.…

Skin Show – Marking the launch of its underwear collection, Versace taps Kendra Spears to model its sexy range with this image lensed by Mert & Marcus. Giovanni Bianco art directed the packaging for Versace Underwear, which hits Versace boutiques and speciality stores worldwide starting January…

Summer Gothic-Darkness settles over Spring/Summer 13, with many designers opting for a more Gothic ambiance to define their shows.

Short Hemlines-Short hemlines made many appearances throughout the Spring/Summer 13 shows, with the likes of Dolce & Gabbana and Christopher Kane incorporating them into their collections.…

The Super Sleek trend in the Prada 2013 resort Campaign

After a couple of seasons of being banished to Siberia, straightening irons are making a big comeback! Pack away the curling wands, hold back on the rollers and bring on the protection... Super Sleek Hair is where it's at. Whether it's a sleek ironed ponytail, sleek…

He’s exactly every.single.thing I find attractive in a man. Which, should be illegal really, that much awesomeness.

We met a year ago and we’ve been doing some work together since then. In the early days, when I knew I was going to see him, I’d go to great lengths to prettify myself.

His huge manly hugs are second to none. I admit I may have looked forward to them more than is probably healthy.

And then, like real-life, reality comes…

Philips has turned the daunting chore of ironing into incredible art. In this commercial for Philips Russia an unidentified artist reproduces remarkable portraits by classic painters. Vermeer's The Girl with the Pearl Earring, van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear, and Rembrandt's Self Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar. Check out the video…

Italian design label Versace has released a 30-second preview of the new EROS men’s fragrance campaign, featuring American model Brian Shimansky, and shot by famed fashion photography duo Mert & Marcus, the video sees a 300-style Grecian warrior, muscled and moodily lit, mount a podium and fire a…

Missibaba, an exceptional South African accessory design label has long before it found fame and fortune, found a very special place in my heart.  Missibaba, owned by designer, ChloeTownsend continues to make strides on both the local and global market with her small team based in Cape Town, hand-crafting the most chic, fashionable leather accessories we’ve seen of late.…

Being involved in the marketing game and having a love for motorcars, created an opportunity for me to drive the Dodge Journey. With an overactive brain and the need to launch a client’s brand in Pretoria, we partnered our American denim brand with the American muscle of Dodge for the purpose of chauffeuring the busy fashion media to the…

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Savage Beauty – Gianluca Santoro captures another story with the always stunning Emily DiDonato–this time focusing on wild beauty looks. Trading swimwear for tribal jewelry, Emily models undone plaits by hair stylist Cecilia Romero and warrior-like makeup by Dina Gregg using Maybelline cosmetics.…

Above: Vogue Spain November 2012 : Penelope Cruz : Photographer-Tom Munro

Below: US Vogue December 2012 : Anne Hathaway : Photographer-Annie Leibovitz

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Working at the intersection of 3D design, photography, set design, styling and illustration, Illenberger speaks in images, often memorable and conceptual. Sarah Illenberger is the first monograph of the artist’s work, featuring commissions by clients such as Vanity Fair and Wallpaper, as well as a selection of personal projects. For more insight into Sarah’s work and…

The Otter Trail is described as tough. I wouldn’t use the word tough. I would use incredibly hard, impossibly difficult, Jesus-help-us-all because this is never ending painfully tortuous.  And just a little exhausting.

San Parks uses words like ‘should be reasonably fit’.  They don’t say you have to be like Wonder Woman.   Combined with Cat Woman.  They don’t say ‘Be careful Caganoff, you might die’. 

They describe Day Two as ‘the hardest’.  They forget to say that Day Three,…

Lanvin Summer 2013 collection showed a big new hair trend- the fresh and liberating boyish crop. This is one way of really making a statement and standing out.

Saskia adding a fun twist on the boyish crop trend in the latest Chanel…

“Design based on people” is Brodbeck Design’s slogan. The owner of the company, Stefan Brodbeck, an industrial designer whose name has become synonymous with “creative concepts” has a grand passion for that which is his labour  He, along with his team of highly qualified professionals in their field, scour the turf to find out what lies behind the…

"You can be rich in many ways besides money" our famous, first black president once said.  And yet now the lined old face that we all so love lines the pockets of our country's people.  Ironic perhaps.  Especially when Mandela stood so surely for equality and the bank-note is the tool by which some capitalist leaders, overcome by the lust for material gain, only enrich themselves and widen the gap…