Black Angel - Ballerina-turn-model Clara Settje dons sleeked back hair for the October/November issue of Air France Madame magazine. Stylist France De Jerphanion puts together sleek, leather looks, with the likes of Hermes, Gucci, Balmain, & Ralph Lauren. Tim Zaragoza photographs part in black and white, part in colour with New York City as the back drop. Makeup by Deanna Melluso, Hair by Charlie Taylor.
87 what a great number. My birth year and the number of the current BodyPump release. I've had a bit of a break from BodyPump but now I'm back and loving it, so I was thinking of sharing a bit with you guys. The 87 follows the previous program 86 when it comes to the back for example, but the warm-up has changed quite a bit and for once there are no push-ups (unless you count those tricep push-ups in track 5).
Like I said earlier the warm-up has changed from the previous edition, thank god. There are a couple of switches with the grasp on the bar and you really get a proper warm-up. Feel free to maybe add a bit weight than normally. (2*5kg for me)
The last squat track was the longest BP squat track ever, 6,5min but now we've gone down to 3,5min and the track is quite catchy, Black Betty by Scooter. There are three rounds, each round done with a bit wider position of the legs. The pace is a bit slower so you really have time to do proper squats. Loving it. (2*13,5kg)
As for the chest, Pitbull takes over with the classic bench press and then a bit extra with some dumbbells. (2*6kg and 2*4kg) Moving to the back track it's very much the same as in the previous edition. Still feels tough and for me, I can't really add any weights to it, at least not yet. (2*7,5kg) Also the tricep track is a lot like in the previous edition, and the moves are really isolating your muscles so you really work your triceps. Dips, push-ups and more and trust me, you will feel your triceps after this. (5kg and 4kg)
Biceps up next, I actually feel good about this one. The music goes well with it, Bom Bom and once again you have time to do the moves properly, so don't rush. (2*4kg) If you find this easy then just wait until you get to the lunges. Damn. Of course you can always do the track without weights if it feels like too much, but you really do quite a few lunges so even light weights feel tough. No jumps or anything like that. Just basic squats and lots of lunges. A definite toner for that nice backside. (2*7,5kg)
The shoulder track also resembles the previous shoulder track a lot. No push-ups though. I'm a bit disappointed since I feel like this is the only time I'm guaranteed to do push-ups and with such pace. Luckily you can always get those at BodyCombat. Feel your shoulders burning. (2*4kg and 2*2,5kg)
Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad? That's right Olly Murs, what could be better for the ab track. This time you actually get to work on your abs (5kg) and some more butt work as oppose to the plain backside training from the last edition and finish to a nice calming cooldown together with 3 Doors Down.
As a summary, I definitely like this one more than the previous edition. What do you guys think?
Here's the official tracklist
1. let there be love - christina aguilera
2. black betty- scooter
3. don't stop the party - pitbull
4. again and again - nick skitz/brooklyn bounce
5. my songs know what you did in the dark - fall out boy
6. bom bom - sam and the warp
7. sweet nothing - calvin harris
8. crush on you - nero
9. troublemaker - olli murs
10. here without you - 3 doors down
Eikö 87 olekin paras numero. Oma syntymävuoteni ja tämänhetkinen BodyPump-ohjelma. Minulla on ollut pientä taukoa pumpista mutta nyt olen päässyt siihen taas mukaan ja fiilis on ihan mahtava, siksi haluan kertoa myös teille uudesta ohjelmasta hieman lisää. 87 seuraa edeltäjänsä 86 jalanjäljissä esimerkiksi selkäbiisissä, mutta lämmittely on muuttunut aika lailla ja kerrankin koko ohjelma ei sisällä ainuttakaan punnerrusta (jos ei ojentajapunnerruksia lasketa 5 biisissä).
Kuten sanoin aiemmin, lämmittely on muuttunut edellisestä ohjelmasta, luojan kiitos. Biisissä tulee pari vaihtoa otteen kanssa ja on siis ihan kunnon lämmittely. Voit vapaasti laittaa normaalia enemmän painoa. (2*5kg minulla)
Edellinen kyykkybiisi oli BP historian pisin, 6,5min mutta nyt kesto tiputetaan 3,5min. Biisi on aika tarttuva, Scooterin Black Betty. Siinä on kolme kierrosta, ja jokaisella kierroksella levennetään jalkojen asentoa hieman. Tahti on hieman hitaampi joten aikaa kunnon kyykyille on. Ihanaa! (2*13,5kg)
Rintabiisissä Pitbull ottaa vallan klassisen penkkipunnerruksen aikana, ja rintalihas saa myös hieman lisärääkkiä käsipainoilla tehdyillä liikkeillä laudan päällä. (2*6kg ja 2*4kg) Selkäbiisi on siis lähestulkoon sama kuin edellisessä ohjelmassa, mutta silti se tuntuu ainakin omalla kohdalla haastavalta, enkä ole ainakaan vielä saanut yhtään painoja lisättyä.(2*7,5kg) Myös ojentajabiisi on lähes ilmetty edeltäjänsä, tiukkaa lihasten eristystä jolla tuloksia syntyy. Dippejä, punnerruksia ja muuta, voin taata että tuntuu ojentajissa tämän jälkeen. (5kg ja 4kg)
Seuraavana hauikset, tämä on yksi suosikkejani. Musiikki sopii tempoon, (mutta niinhän se aina LesMills-ohjelmissa) Bom Bom ja jälleen kerran on aikaa keskittyä tekemään liikkeet kunnolla, joten älä kiirehdi. (2*4kg) Jos tämä tuntuu helpolta odota kun päästään askelkyykkyihin. Voi että. Ainahan voi tehdä ilman painoja jos tuntuu liian raskaalta, mutta tällä kertaa tehdään niitä askelkyykkyjä oikein olan takaa ja jo pienillä painoilla tuntuu. Ei hyppyjä tai muuta sellaista, ainoastaan paljon vanhoja kunnon askelkyykkyjä ja peruskyykkyjä. Takuukiinteyttäjä niille pakaroille. (2*7,5kg)
Olkapääbiisi muistuttaa myös edeltäjäänsä melko lailla. Tosin punnerrukset on jätetty unholaan. Olen hieman pettynyt sillä tämä on minulle lähestulkoon ainoa kerta kun takuuvarmasti teen niitä punnerruksia ja sellaisella tahdilla. Onneksi BodyCombat tarjoaa punnerruksia niitä kaipaaville. Tunne polte olkapäissä. (2*4kg ja 2*2,5kg)
Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad? Aivan Olly Murs, mikä muu sopisikaan paremmin vatsoille. Pelkän pepputreenin sijaan myös vatsalihakset saavat kyytiä, (5kg) ja siitä onkin hyvä siirtyä venyttelemään 3 Doors Downin tahtiin.
Yhteenvetona voin sanoa että 87 on ehdottomasti parempi kuin 86. Mitä mieltä te olette?
I respect how Stella McCartney has developed her own niche that works so well for the label. Her clothes are always chic, sexy, and comfortable looking with the sportiness she injects into them. Although lately, I believe she may be having too much of a commercial or resort thing stuck in her mind. We were all dying for her edgy relaxed silhouettes that worked for all women when she started, but with so many new designers and high competition today she's staying behind compared to other designers who have developed much more intense creativity. She hasn’t lost it all though. Some that were noteworthy here were her interpretations of slimming track suits that came in feminine colors - burgundy, blue, and rose - that focused on the daily needs that have attracted her customers. And those final splendid dresses – colorful patchworks of lace that looked beautiful in the front and the back – will have her women very content for another season.
Elie Saab also appears to be mixing in commercial and his signature lace and embroidery in his ready-to-wear collections. All there is to say is that they make a beautiful collection his loyal customers and young girls will be pleased with in delicate pink, white, green, red, and black. Floral prints and appliqué statements were a plus.
I’ve already talked about Hedi Slimane as new creative director for Saint Laurent. While on the runway this collection may look trashy and horrible on some of those skinny models, these clothes look superbly different on real people – Kate Upton, Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson – and even normal on his menswear counterpart. There is power to these looks and if Slimane wants to shock the fashion world again, it’s hard to now, because most of us feel comfortable with what he offers. It’s just a matter of imagining someone perhaps like Johansson in them (minus those kitsch sock heels). He presented again his grungy leather pieces – skirts, pants, biker jackets, dresses, suits – and emphasized still on chiffon button-down shirts, slim fitted tuxedo cigarette pants paired with borrowed men’s suits. What felt new was a sequined dress, like one he sent out the runway at the beginning of the show and another red zebra stripped dress with a sequin bow-tie wrapped around the waist. There were also cropped jackets, a red sequined striped top, sequined silver-y suits and miniskirt combo, and his final half-sleeve with a puffed up shoulder embroidered with sequined red lips that stated luxury.
He also included color like a deep-cut green mini and asymmetrical blue dress, and a pink strapless one over a black blazer. I personally found a gold metallic wrapped dress he showed would make a great statement for those girls with special attitude. Overall, this wasn't a bad collection if you first learn to see it from a different perspective. As long as that cash registers keeps ringing, nobody else gives a damn what haters have to say. He's just doing his job now, making this label return to everyone's mouth. And trust me, these clothes do look much more inviting on the floor (retail store) then what saw Monday night.
PART 1: A Review of Kenzo, Chloé, Céline, and Givenchy Spring 2014 Collections.
From Left: A wine embroidered draped dress from Givenchy SS14; an olive pleated dress from Chloe; and the back of Celine blue pleated top
Paris Fashion Week is about to end, but that hasn’t stop Paris from showcasing some of the top labels from the fashion industry. Some made a very surprising presentation like at Celine with its giant strokes of art tailoring and Givenchy in its number of intense draped jersey dresses, while others kept their lines luxe commercial like at Chloe’s modern fabrics , Stella McCartney’s intriguing sporty silhouettes, and Elie Saab’s injection of lace that would look great from daywear to evening. Saint Laurent also infused its bias grunge aesthetics into metallics, deep v-cut colored dresses, and of course black leather looks. And all this happened in only two days that explains why Paris is still the center of Fashion.
Kenzo has turned its logomania items – tiger sweatshirts, blankets, hats – and prints into iconic items anyone can afford to wear and look cool. If it weren’t for those sweatshirts, I believe I probably wouldn’t have been intrigued to seeing their progress or writing about this label. Or it’s probably ever since designers Humberto Leon and Carol Lim were appointed creative directors to the house that have turned Kenzo into a pocket friendly and desirable brand among teenagers. You won’t leave a Kenzo show without being submerged into an overwhelming amount of prints that while it may not work for critics it sure does turn the switch for its younger audience. Humberto and Carl know their marketing skills very well, because if an eye design can sell pretty well, I bet their new series of melting-fish and scribbled waves – in blue, pink, and red – will be swept away and turned into the next street style moment. New were few outfits designed with patches of thick contrasting strips.
Chloé may have also demonstrated to be one of the most effortless and chic girls when it came to true casualwear at its spring 2014 collection Sunday morning. We already know Chloé is one of the labels girls trust when on a busy daywear schedule. You don’t want to look overly dressed, but neither too casual. And over the time, the lovely balance between a boyish rigor and feminine fabric that has become the signature of the brand seems to be shifting around into only relaxed feminine appeal with the exception of its cool cropped trousers. Creative director, Clare Waight Keller, was thinking about modernity – giving clothes and effortless look with more movement through lighter fabrics. She played around with fabric and proportional details that added a mighty brisk to the new collection – lightweight chiffon dresses that were made to wear for any woman (no ultra-revealing transparency that would require someone to add another slip-dress underneath); super-chic georgette tops and jacquard looks; rough lace dresses; and edgy pleated designs that gave a great amount of texture and attitude to the clothes. Ms. Keller exceled at introducing her vision of a new Chloé without forgetting the boyish swirl Chloé has been so fond of in very thoughtful olives, whites, blues, and black paired with casual sandals. And a small dose of pale pink to brighten things up.
At Céline, Phoebe Philo gave her clothes another different type of movement through her asymmetrical number of pleated skirts painted with gorgeous brushes of strokes over effortless pieces of tailored T-shirts and tank tops that were artwork. What were more intriguing is how she played exquisitely well with colorful pleated tops taken from knits. This collection was the most surprising and one of the best to date so far from Philo. She took art and she referenced it perfectly on her designs. Art is a form of movement, freedom, and a state of mind. These clothes were powerful for the woman who knows how to wear them - especially her number of artistic coats with opening gold circles etched on them and graphic buckets of paints spilled on some. They’ll be a hit next season together with her creative selection of shoes and handbags.
Riccardo Tisci's Givenchy also surprised everyone with his more mature take on draping. Everyone knows who Tisci is now: the guy who hangs around with Kanye West and designs one of the best graphic t-shirts and sweatshirts according to his young clientele. He knows that’s what sells the most, and prices them at very high values. Whether a lot of work goes into an ordinary black “Pervert” t-shirt or not, he knows it’ll sell at any price he stamps on it. This time he let go of those graphic statements and put his work on draping these dresses in several different manners. It felt like watching an advanced draping segment video lesson; they somehow felt awkwardly delicate. His final pleated ones in metallic embroidery and sequins were the ones that were eye catching. Tisci really did push the boundaries here without letting go of his signature dark atmosphere. His spring 2013 collection didn’t work, but this succeeded. ------- Continue Reading more -->Part 2 of 2: A Continuation of Commercial Paris Collection
Third Dimension - The Spring/Summer 2014 collection by Quattromani, the design duo Nicola Frau and Massimo Noli take inspiration from Lisa Rodden's tactile sculptures and in Willy Verginer's wishful universe; as you can see inlay games, geometry and contrasts between colors and materials typify the knee length dresses, the pant suits, the pencil and maxi skirts and the sporty parkas.
The juxtaposition of different textures stresses on clean lines and built volumes: so that classics as grosgrain, crepe de chine and poplin are joined by nylon, techno-nappa and varnish effect's leather, clean and slim silhouettes are underlined by definite pure color fields.
Developed by Studio DModa, Photography by Marco D'Amico, Styling by Marco Grisolia, Make-up & Hair by Antonio Ciaramella
Divine Beauty - 'There can’t be many girls who dream of one day becoming a nun, then grow up to be the ultimate sultry screen siren. But Eva Mendes did just that, making her the perfect muse for The Edit’s Saints and Sinners issue. ByFrank Digiacomo.' Mendes is photographed in a outdoor shoot by David Bellemere and wears the likes of Anna Sui, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, & Valentino, styled together by Tracy Taylor.
The October issue of Interview Magazine, features actress Scarlett Johansson looking soft and delicate in imagery photographed by Patrick Demarchelier. Wearing black attire by the likes of Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, Marc Jacobs, & Rochas, styled together by Karl Temper. Hair by Anthony Turner, Makeup by Mark Carrasquillo.
