Victoria Secret Fashion Show 2012

Its no secret that I love Victoria Secret and every year I cant wait to see their annual amazing fashion shows (see photos of previous years here and here). This years extravaganza went down in NYC on November 8 and it aired this week on CBS in America.

During the show the famous Angels strutt their hot stuff on the catwalk in the most glamous and fun outfits showcasing some of the upcoming pieces from the lingerie retailer. The show this year consisted of six separate themed segments being; Circus, Dangerous Liaisons, Calendar Girls, Pink Is Us, Silver Screen Angels and Angels in Bloom.

There were a handful of memorable ensembles — Alessandra modeled the 2012 Fantasy Bra, covered in $2.5 million worth of gems, while Miranda donned a Swarovski-embellished corset. Doutzen Kroes looked incredible in a pink pom-pom ensemble, and Lily Aldridge, whose Kings of Leon rocker husband, Caleb Followill, was in the front row, took a turn down the runway in a patriotic flag skirt.

In addition to the Angels, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, and Bruno Mars also took the stage with some great musical performances. Rihanna definitely stole the show, she looked beautiful and simply smokin' hot! She could easily be one of the next angels! ;)

 

My current favourite Victoria Secret Angels would have to be Doutzen Kroes, Miranda Kerr, Candice Swanepoel and Erin Heatherton.

I think Doutzen (a fellow Dutchy) has the perfect body; I mean just look at her..WOW!

Who are your favourite VS Angels and did you watch the show this week?

 

Diane Kruger front row at Calvin Klein NYFW

I love Fashion Weeks; not only to spot the trends on the actual catwalk but also to see what the front row celebs and ‘it’ people in the world of fashion are wearing. For example I loved Diane Kruger edgy front row look at the Calvin Klein's New York Fashion Week show last week.

The stunning actress showed off her toned stomach in a form-fitting white long-sleeved top, teamed with a high-waisted black leather miniskirt by the designer.

Diane Kruger is known to be a big fan of Calvin Klein. The actress said “The Calvin Klein woman is something I really identify with because I feel she is very understated. There is a sexiness to her, but it is not obvious, and that’s something that I prefer for myself.” Francisco Costa, for Calvin Klein, creates one-off red-carpet dresses for Kruger, who added, “I don’t like to show off too much cleavage; I want it to be mysterious. I am not one of those girls who is like, ‘It’s all there!’ ”



Diane was joined on the front row by fellow Hollywood stars Emma Stone and Amy Adams. Emma looked colourful in a coral shift dress which she teamed with bright yellow heels. Adore her wavy haired look here! And Amy also looked chic and sophisticated in a below-the-knee white dress which featured a high neckline and ruching around the waist area.

Diane is definitely one of my style icons! 

What do you think of Diane's black and white front row fashion forward look?

M.A.C. Master-class at London Fashion Week 2012

Back in February I was very lucky to get invited by M·A·C to attend a special make up master-class at London Fashion week! I've never been to a fashion week before so even just walking around the fashion week grounds at Somerset House in London felt really cool. 

As the official makeup sponsor of London Fashion week 2012 M·A·C had their own suite set up for us to enjoy breakfast, browse around their new collections and get to see Pablo Rodriguez, MAC's senior makeup artist, recreate a catwalk look from start to finish.

Me with my exhibition pass, feeling pretty 'cool' ;)

Self portrait and goody bags!

The look that Pablo was going to show us was designed especially for Stephanie Rolland Spring 2012 show as seen on the runway at the Haute Couture Paris Fashion week.

This is definitely not your every-day kind of makeup! It's a very dramatic winged smokey eye but I think the look really suited the collection which contained a colour palette of black, white, red and lime green and where silhouettes were kept simple with highly sculptural and exaggerated flounces.

This is model Yasmin Le Bon closing the show wearing a blood-red gown that weighed over 45kg!

OK now to the look.... Pablo started using M·A·C Studio Sculpt foundation which he stippled on with a M·A·C 188 brush, then he dabbed Select Cover-Up Concealer under the eyes to conceal dark circles and then he set the base with Blot Powder using the M·A·C 168 brush.

The model looking very fresh faced ;)

For the eyes he lined both the waterline and upper inner lashline with Feline eyeliner. He then pressed M·A·C Fluidline Eyeliner in Blacktrack (one my favourite products) all over the eyelids and blended it out with the 224 brush.

To achieve the dramatic look as seen on the runway he applied M·A·C Pro Acrylic Paint in black with a mascara brush to create a feathered, paint 'splattered' effect and the lashes got a layer of MAC False Lashes mascara. To finish off the face he applied a new contouring creme with his fingers under the cheekbones and the cheeks received a lovely gentle flush of colour with M·A·C Pink Swoon blush. The final touch was a nude pink gloss on the lips in the form of MAC Lipglass in Underage. As you can see it was all really about the eyes with this look by keeping the rest of the makeup very simple! 

TADA the finished look. I love this edgy winged smokey eye!

It was really cool to see such a special look created up close and Pablo was truly amazing and answered all our questions :) Sometimes catwalk makeup can look very complicated but when you get taken through the steps you can realise it is not actually always that hard! I left feeling the master class feeling super inspired and passionate about makeup. 

Thank you very much M·A·C for my lovely London Fashion Week experience ♥ xoxo

Spring Trend Crush - Mint!

I don’t know about you all but I am definitely ready for Spring! I am loving all the spring colours that are hitting the stores and magazines. It's getting me in the mood for warmer and sunnier days...

So let’s quickly talk about my favourite trend for 2012 Spring; MINT! Pastels were all over the spring runways and mint green is the main shade that caught my eye.....

Pale and mellow, soft and feminine, mint is the ultimate spring accessory to your wardrobe. Like a refreshing peppermint candy, this cool color will freshen up your wardrobe!

I'm so in love with this colour right now that I personally can't wait to get my hands on something mint green. High on the list is mint nail polish and mint coloured jeans!

Incorporating mint green into your current wardrobe is easy!
You can use it on clothes, jewellery, shoes, handbags- the only limitation really is your creativity...
Have you got a colour crush like me? If so tell me what mint items are on your lust list :)

Happy Hump Day! xoxo

Victoria's Secret 2011 Fashion Show >

Last week the Victoria's Secret models once again strutted their stuff on the catwalk at the 16th annual lingerie extravaganza in NYC. I love looking at the pictures of the Victoria Secret fashion shows (you can see last years pictures here) and every year it seems to get bigger and bigger ! This year the show was rumoured to have cost $12 million!

The shows just look like so much fun because unlike most fashion week runway shows, where sour faced models tend to walk passionlessly up and down so as not to distract from the clothes, here the models are encouraged to wink, wave, blow kisses and whoop up the crowd. I adore the designs and creativity of the outfits, themes, performances and of course the girls are incredibly beautiful...you pretty much can't help loving a Victoria Secret Angel ♥

South African VS Angel Candice Swanepool and Brazilian model Isabel Goulart

Super Hero Angels?
Illinois-native Erin Heatherton & Brazilian model Isabel Goulart definitely look the part!

L:Victoria Secret Angels Chanel Iman looking fun an cute with neon wings!
M: Australian model Miranda Kerr wearing a $2.5million diamond-studded Fantasy Treasure bra!
R: Doutzen Krous looking amazing! (She only gave birth to her baby boy in January).
This was the Dutch supermodel's 4th year as an VS Angel.

Left: Candice Swanepoel
Middle: Alessandra Ambrosio; this was the 10th year she walked the glamorous runway!
Right: Miranda Kerr

Alessandra definitely stole the show in the Passion Play wings (above)! The wings came from a collaboration between Victoria Secret and Swarovski Elements that took seven years to design and make. The antique copper wings are plated with 23-carat gold and are embellished with 105,000 Swarovski crystals. Apparently Alessandra did extra back strengthening exercises leading up to the fashion show and you can imagine why when you learn that this set of wings weighed 10kg!!During the fashion show music was performed by Jay-Z, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, and Maroon 5. On the left is Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine serenading his model girlfriend Anne Vyalitsyna as she walks down the catwalk to his song 'Moves like Jagger'. Adriana Lima looked sensational in blue underwear and a massive 'Incredible' cape whilst Kanye West sang his hit song 'Stronger'.Brazilian Angels Alessandra & Adriana during the finale of the Victoria Secret Fashion Show ♥Confetti and balloons at the finale, how fun does that look right?! I loved seeing Miranda Kerr and Doutzen Krous back on the catwalk this year. Sadly missing was Angel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley who had another work commitment and therefore passed on walking the catwalk for Victoria Secrets this year.

The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show will be screened on US network CBS on November 29.

Will you be watching? xoxo