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“Pretty Deadly” by Christian Trampenau featuring Paula and Angie

hector — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:59:28 +0000

This shoot was done back in October and somehow got forgotten. However, I thought it would be apt to make it the first post of 2011. The editorial was shot by Christian Trampenau and was titled Pretty Deadly, makeup was by Lucy Gibson and the models are Angie from Confidence Models and Paula. Jewellery was by Mikey London at Topshop and Butler And Wilson. Retouching by Joe McCormick. The shoot was styled by Che (me).

An excuse to post about Danny Schwarz

hector — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:02:01 +0000

Danny Schwarz *drool* is in the new Colcci campaign alongside supermodel Gisele Bundschen. This is the first major shoot that Gisele has done since giving birth to her baby boy back in December. Danny's career in 2010 continues to get better and better. First he shot his first magazine cover for OUT's swimsuit issue and now he's booked campaign alongside the most famous model in the world.

Vogue Fashion Fund Nominee: Angel Jackson Spring Summer lookbook

hector — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:33:51 +0000

Heres an exclusive sneak peak at the spring summer 2010 look book shots from BFC/Vogue fashion fund nominee, Angel Jackson. They are gorgeous!! They were photographed by Tung Walsh whose work has been featured in I-D, Pop, Dazed and Confused and 032c.

A Few pics from Beauty Confessional’s recent visit to ROME

hector — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:00:55 +0000

Che (me) and Paula in Rome.

Paula does her best impression of an I-d cover

Victoria Beckham for Elle UK

hector — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:28:07 +0000

While Elle UK has chosen to put Boris Johnson the cover . US Elle has gone in a a totally different route for September. Instead of shooting the local mayo they chose to faeture a British Icon on the coverr. Elle US has definitely triumphed over British Elle in terms of their covers. I also love Posh's signature pout it is magnifiique!

The subscribers cover is below

Have Kate Moss and British Vogue jumped the shark?

hector — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 14:03:04 +0000

Kate Moss's 1st and 28th British Vogue covers

Recently I posted about Kate Moss' 28th British Vogue cover. In the past 16 years she's had more than 2 years worth of covers. In 2000 she was on the cover of 4 British Vogues 12 covers. I cant think of any other model that has had more covers of a particular magazine than her. In fact the only person to cover a magazine more than her is Oprah Winfrey. However , its okay for Oprah Winfrey to cover every issue of O Magazine because she owns it.

One reader of this blog, got especially peeved by Kate Moss' appearance on the cover of British Vogue's September 2009 issue. Benedict left the following comment on that blog posts.

" What the F*** are you drugged-up bitches so excited about? Do they have no models left in the U.K. I have no problems with Kate being on a cover but when they all look the same for the 28th time – it's a joke! Her contribution to fashion is nil and she knows it. This skag is milking it for all its worth, so much for playing victim.

Alexandra Schulman has a lot to answer for:
1. If all you can do is put the same model on every cover then why bother coming to work. To think she is considered for U.S Vogue – hahaha!Anna Wintour she aren't
2. Your dress sense screams 'Mum of a dozen kids' not 'Fashion Editor'.
3. So much for taking a stand against size zero models, yet you support the drug habits of this drugged-out whore. What are you promoting here? The drugged-out, urchin heroine chic has been on our landscape for two decades, yet you continue to promote this in a fashion magazine – HYPOCRITE!
4. Your life changed when you landed at Vogue, unfortunately you have not changed ours.

So please stop raving about every F*** cover Kate is on because it's a F***** waste of space in your drugged-out universe. If you want fashion Buy ITALIAN VOGUE!

British Vogue – buy if you want to wipe it with your bottom!" - Benedict

Although, I dont agree with everything Benedict is saying he does make me raise the question. Has British Vogue jumped the shark by placing Kate Moss on 28 covers? It is quite excessive , its not like there is a shortage of Supermodels.

Jourdan Dunn Trading in Stillettos for diapers and baby formula?

hector — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:13:28 +0000

Apparently baby's are the new model accessory of 2009. Gisele Bundchen, Karolina Kurkova, Adriana Lima and Heidi Klum are all pregnant. Now Vogue has revealed that British Model of the Year, Jourdan Dunn is also pregnant.

Vogue posted an artcle titled "Expecting In Style: What The Pregnant Jourdan Should wear this fall?" thus announcing Jourdan's pregnancy to the world. Apparently the 19 year old is expecting her baby in December.

Emporio Armani Autumn/Winter 2009-10 underwear with David and Victoria Beckham

hector — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:25:47 +0000

The Beckham’s are Britain’s most beloved couple. They are practically British Royalty. In fact they probably are way more popular than any member of the royal family. The Emporio Armani youtube channel has posted behind the scenes footage of Emporio Armanis Autumn/Winter 2009-10 underwear campaign featuring David and Victoria Beckham. The steamy video gives a sneak peak at how the sexy images were created.

Diesel Intimates 2009

hector — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:21:43 +0000

Anyone living in London know that we are experiencing a major heatwave ( it was 32 degrees today). Its the sort of weather where you wanna jump straight in a pool or lounge around the house in your underwear because its just too damn hot to wear clothes. At work I even got sent a funny memo about steps to take during a heatwave (although its hot there are many places where it is hotter than this everyday) to ensure that you don't have a heat stroke, it also included how to spot if one of your collegues is having a heat stroke.

In keeping with the hot weather I decided to post some images from Diesel's underwear line Diesel Intimates. The ads feature Brit model Sam Way, who is no stranger to modeling underwear as he was recently the face and body of William Baker's BBoy underwear line.

Emma Watson for Elle UK

hector — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:00:21 +0000

The whole fashion world seems to be Emma Watson obsessed. Shes recently covered Flare, Crash, Teen Vogue and shot a campaign for Burberry. Now shes adding the cover of Elle UK to her resume. The out fit is very fierce but that frizzy hair looks dreadful. Thumbs up to the stylist , thumbs down to the hair stylist.