Whenever black models are scantily dressed alongside white models the blogosphere goes wild with stories about the photos being racist. The latest editorial to stir up allegations of racism is titled "Start Me Up" and was shot by Matthias Vriens-McGrath for Numero Tokyo and stars VS supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio, British model Rob Evans and TaeJahn Taylor. The shoot was styled by Masha Orlov and features designs  from Dior and Thakoon. The sensually charged editorial featured Alessandra with bleached hair wearing glamorous gowns while surrounded by two black male models wearing leather bikini cut undergarments. In one shot Alessandro has a chain around  Taejahn Taylor.

The risque and obviously was meant to shock and some bloggers and online commenters have already labelled the shoot as being racist. One commenter on Models.com wrote; "But, this oversexualization of black models in fashion, especially in editorials is really starting to annoy me. Out of the very little editorials featuring black models the majority of them have a emphasis on sex, or a ferine theme." and "I’m a little tired of seeing this perverse sexually objectified concept of blacks in fashion. It’s so one-dimensional, vulgar, and offensive. Don’t get me wrong, Rob and Tae look amazing just as David did in the Calvin Klein ad, but seriously…this song is played and tired. " However not everyone agreed that editorial was racist another user on Hurricane Vanessa wrote, "I’m sorry but am going to have to disagree with you. I don’t think its racist at all and its when we nit pick on every little irrelevant detail that problems arise. If it was two white males,you wouldn’t think its racism. So why think any differently now? This is high fashion. It's beautiful and I love this."

Teaser ShowTime - Baptiste Giabiconi from IdzProd on Vimeo.

Premier male model turned singer, Baptiste Giabiconi has put a teaser for his new music video, Showtime on his website. The video was filmed in California and the song was produced by rapper 50 Cent. Now that teaser has been released it will only be short while before the full video is released. We can't wait.

It was bound to happen sooner or later, a mascara ad has been banned for misleading customers. Georgia May Jagger's new 1-2-3 Looks Mascara from Rimmel claims to give you three different eyelash looks. However, the small print on the ad says that it was “shot with lash inserts”. Lash inserts are just another name for false lashes.

After receiving complaints about the ads, the Advertising Standards Authority has commanded Coty to stop using this ad and had the following to say-
"Because we considered that the use of different length lash inserts applied to the eyelash area was likely to distort the visual representation of the effect achievable from the use of the product alone, we concluded the images in the ad were misleading.”

The ads can still run in the US but both the print and tv spots were banned in the UK.

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In the past 10 years its become common place for celebrities to launch their own fragrances. You are practically no one if you don't have a namesake perfume. Well now Anna Dello Russo, Japanese Vogue's editor at large has become the first Fashion Editor to release a perfume. The perfume is aptly named "The Scent of Anna Dello Russo" and comes in a golden shoe shaped bottle. What will be next? Anna Wintour the fragrance or maybe Alexandra Shulman Eau de Parfum?

"I'm so HAPPY to show you the VIDEO of my SCENT. I would like to thanks so many people involved in this incredible experience! "[sic] -Anna Dello Russo

In the video Anna Dello Russo wears dresses by Emilio Pucci and Roberto Cavalli and prances around her Italian apartment like Cinderella while Kanye West new single Runways plays in the background. She also wears a Swarovski choker and bracelet that were previously worn by Lady Gaga.

Victoria's Secret show got the  some of the world's most famous supermodels to (badly) lip synch Katy Perry's catchy new single, fireworks. The video acts as a promo for the telecast which airs next week and features Victoria's Secret Angels' Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Lindsey Ellingson, Chanel Iman, and British supermodel and Transformers Star, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley having a blast while lip synching the song. Don't get me wrong, the lip synching is absolutely horrendous but it’s hard to resist beautiful lingerie models even if their lip-synching is worse than Milli Vanilli and Ashley Simpson combined. The fun video is after the jump.

I just saw the new Beatrix Ong Autumn/Winter 2010 video.  The amazing video features World Pole Dancing Champion, Elena Gibson in her studio, uncovering some of Beatrix Ong's key styles of the season. The short film is titled Conceal/Reveal. I was also  shocked when I discovered that director Mark Jubber, shot and edited the Autumn/Winter 2010 Beatrix Ong campaign film entirely on the iPhone 4. Personally I'm a Blackberry guy  but this video really is breathtaking and takes on an ethereal quality.  Who would have thought that a pole dancer could be so serene and classy?

Beatrix Ong Conceal/Reveal Autumn Winter 2010 from Mark Jubber on Vimeo.

The relaunch of the website also means that  Beatrix Ong shoes can now be ordered online and be delivered worldwide including Europe, USA and Australia. 

Beatrix Ong, comments: "The Autumn/Winter 2010 collection is about concealing and revealing. It’s a collection that is both sophisticated yet subversively sexy, perfectly portrayed by Elena’s extraordinarily beautiful and graceful style of dancing to the atmospheric music of Lysa Jayne and Jujulele."

For those who live in London, navigating Oxford Circus at peak hours is at best a chore and at worst a stressful, chaotic battle against tourists and grumpy business people. Tomorrow, the battle will rage against fashionistas and Lanvin fanatics as H&M opens its doors to their latest designer collaboration, Lanvin Hearts H&M. And if the launch is anything like the New York Fifth Avenue launch last Saturday, commuters had best call in sick.

The highly anticipated collection drew hundreds of shoppers to the New York flagship store, where some allegedly waited thirteen hours to get into the store and others spent close to $3,000 in an attempt to get every women's piece, according to The Cut. Fortunately for us, the action could be followed from a safe distance on Twitter, as fashion bloggers madly tweeted from the queue and twitpic'ed celebrity attendees such as Leigh Lazark, who apparantly waited patiently in the queue just like everybody else. 

Indeed, the collection is so highly coveted that pieces have already hit eBay at huge markups. Thirteen hours, potential danger at the hands of crazed fashionistas and $3,000 later, wouldn't you rather just buy real Lanvin? Will you be queueing up at Regent Street tomorrow? 

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Naomi Campbell has made her fortune modelling clothes and now she's trying her hand at modelling luxury apartments. Naomi stars in a minute long ad for her boyfriend, 's apartments in Moscow. Is there anything she cant sel? In 2007 she even did an ad for Dunkin Donuts.

The folks over at Fashionista have revealed that Katie Grand has chosen teen singing sensation, Justin Bieber as the cover star of the next issue of Love Magazine. Love Magazine has succumbed to Bieber Fever. Given that all of the past issues of Love magazine have featured a naked or near naked cover star. Does this mean we will see a half naked Justin Bieber on the next cover of Love magazine?? Possibly yes.. but hopefully no.

Below are the past covers of Love Magazine that have featured nude cover models.

British male model, David Gandy is once again the face of Dolce & Gabanna's campaign. Yes, Stefano Gabanna and Domenico Dolce obviously are big supporters of David Gandy as I can't even count the number of campaigns David has done for the brand.  He's joined by an ensemble cast that includes veteran male model, Tony Ward  and Simon Nessman.

London’s biggest shopping centre is Westfields is at the centre of an advertising controversy. Dutch retailer, Suits Supply  have come under scrutiny for their sexually explicit ads that are on show at the Shopping Centre. The ad campaign is aptly titled, "Shameless" and was shot by Carli Hermes. The photographer describes them as ‘carefully designed and artistic’. One ad features a man lifting up a woman's skirt, while another shows a man leaning a woman over a table in an overtly sexual manner. The campaign has caused uproar and shoppers have complained that it is not suitable for a mall that is frequented by children. Even  bloggers have taken to the blogosphere to complain about the ad campaign.

The ads have also been banned on Facebook. A spokesman for Suits Supply’s stated that ‘Facebook’s reaction is really American; strictly by the rules and especially safe.’

My take on the matter is that the ad campaign would be perfectly fine if it was hidden away in the pages of a Men's magazine like GQ or Arena Homme. However, in shopping centre it will get seen by numerous children and its target market is obviously adult men and the ad is completely inappropriate for younger shoppers.

What’s you're take on it Art or softcore porn?

Che (me) and Shayne Ward

As promised here are the photos from the amazing Myla Lingerie 10th Anniversary party. Jameela Jamil  and  Dan Williams  were the DJ's for the night invited guests were Shingai Soniwa, Bay Garnett, Shayne Ward, Sasha Volkova, Michelle Williams, Francesca Versace, Jamie Gunns, Jacqui Ainsley, Charlotte Tilbury, Petra Ecclestone, Brian Friedman, Olivia Inge, Henry Conway, Immodesty Blaize, Anouska Beckwith, Noelle Reno, Tamara Ecclestone, Martha Freud, Leah Weller, Amanda Eliasch, Tyrone Wood, Detmar Blow, Rankin, Meg Matthews and Amber Atherton.

Myla Models at the Myla Lingerie Anniversary party

Me (Che) and the most stylish woman in the room, Shingai from the Noisettes

Myla Models at the Myla Lingerie Anniversary party

Me and the gorgeous Sasha Volkova at the Myla Lingerie Anniversary party

Simon Webbe and Shingai Soniwa from the Noisettes

Jameela Jamil  at the Myla Lingerie Anniversary party

Shayne Ward and the Myla Models at the Myla Lingerie Anniversary party

more photos from the Myla Anniversary party after the jump.

Shayne Ward and the Myla Models at the Myla Lingerie Anniversary party

Shayne Ward and the Myla Models at the Myla Lingerie Anniversary party

Myla Models at the Myla Lingerie Anniversary party

James and one of the Myla Models

Fabulous crowd at the at the Myla Lingerie Anniversary party

Myla Lingerie Anniversary party

 Myla Lingerie Anniversary party

Myla Models at the Myla Lingerie Anniversary party

Shayne Ward and the Myla Models at the Myla Lingerie Anniversary party

Shayne Ward and the Myla Models at the Myla Lingerie Anniversary party

Me and  Mia at the Myla Lingerie Anniversary party

Henry Conway looking FIERCE!!!!!!!!

If most men were given the chance to take a photo surrounded by beautiful women in Myla lingerie they would jump at the opportunity. That's exactly what Shayne Ward did last night at the Myla 10th Anniversary Party. The hunky X Factor winner took off his shirt and posed with the gorgeous Myla models. When I was talking to Shayne he said that the shoot was "completely unplanned" and he felt "like a very lucky man". 

More Photos from the Myla 10th Anniversary Party  are available here. 

Last night, in central London Ralph Lauren celebrated 10 years of digital innovation, with the ultimate fusion of art, fashion & technology in a visual feast for the senses. Ralph Lauren transformed the London flagship at 1 New Bond Street into a 4-dimensional space and projected an 8 minute video onto the store.

When I watched the first Twilight movie 2 years I said that Robert Pattinson would make the perfect Burberry campaign star. Well it seems Christopher Bailey might have thought so too. Burberry has managed to attract stars such as Emma Watson and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

However it’s been reported R-Patz turned down a 1 million pound deal. Is he crazy???? Possibly

He definitely isn’t short of money because he has been hugely successful with the Twilight series. However turning down an offer from one of the fashion world’s biggest names might not be the best of ideas. I think most actors would jump at the opportunity to model for the iconic heritage brand. A source  stated that "As far as Robert sees things he's an actor by trade and that's his art. He doesn't want to start becoming a brand or anything."

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The campaign for Kate Moss' last mainline Topshop collection is out now. The collection is available at Topshop stores and online and prices start  at £12 and go up to £250.

David Gandy and Helena Christensen star in a 13 minute video for W Hotels. The video is about Alex Worthington, a fictional photographer who meets a man in a hotel restaurant and after a romantic encounter she decides to run off with him. "Away We Stay" is the story of the romance that ensues between them, Its a romantic tale of love, life and the choices we make in the middle... The short film was shot on location in Leicester Square and was written and directed by Edoardo Ponti.