Tyra takes over...

 

Tyra Banks, an all round messiah of fashion who helps mould the future faces of our catwalk has again proved just how amazing she is by releasing a number of images via her Twitter account showing her taking on the persona of some of the most famous models of our time.  The pictures, which include shots of Tyra as Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss and Linda Evangelista, are - amazingly - un retouched and are presumably part of a shoot for the latest ANTM cycle.

The Harvard graduate has promised a total of 15 photos, stating that 15 is a number special to her because it is the age she started modelling.  They do say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...

See if you can guess which model Tyra is impersonating.

 

From top:  Kate Moss, Claudia Schiffer, Grace Jones, Iman, Kate Upton, Linda Evangelista and Cara Delevingne

Cara Delevingne dropped by H&M

Girl becomes one of the worlds biggest models, fronts every campaign going from high street to high end, is the 'IT' girl everyone wants to be seen with and has the world at her feet. Sound familiar? Well it seems that these aren't the only things in common between Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne as it emerged yesterday that the latter had been dropped by Swedish retailer H&M
after her association with that infamous little bag of white powder, in the same fashion of which Mossy was years before. 

Speaking to 'The Daily Mail' a spokesperson for the brand said 'she is not a model with us, I think there was a misunderstanding that she was the face of H&M'. The news comes after the 20 year old was photographed outside her home dropping a small bag containing a white powder after reaching for her keys. H&M are renowned for their zero tolerance policy towards drugs which 'extends to the models who represent the company' continued the spokesperson.

Look of the Week: Georgia May Jagger

Red dress, red lip and blonde hair.  It's hard to go wrong with this combination as Georgia May Jagger showed at this weeks Serpentine Gallery Summer Party.

Even whilst rubbing shoulder with the original supers such as Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell, Georgia May still managed to stand out from the crowd, but then, the girl is Rock Royalty.

Dressed in a shimmering red L'Wren Scott dress with a plunging neckline, the model and socialite proves that you can dress in red without looking like Jessica Rabbit (A look which I am NOT a fan of). Her wavy locks add a sense of ease to her otherwise uber glam look and shows that her absence from the red carpet was certainly worth the wait.

BFA Awards: Stella McCartney Leads Fash Pack

It's one of the most prestigious nights in fashion, and it's been another great one for our fash pack yet again with Stella McCartney alone scooping awards for both best designer brand and designer of the year.

Alexa Chung came away for the third year running with the award for best British Style, the only award voted for by the public, beating the likes of VB and Kate Moss.

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a major Chung fan, yet even I can appreciate the contribution she's made to our fashion, 5 years ago no one in the industry would be seen out without those killer heels, yet nowadays, even queen of heels Victoria Beckham has been seen out in 'monk shoes'.

The award for best model unsurprisingly went to 'her of amazing eyebrows' - Cara Delevingne (so amazing in fact that they now have their own Twitter page @caras_brows )whilst my personal favourite designer, Erdem won the New Establishment award.

Despite the flop that was his Topshop collaboration, JW Anderson still managed to scoop the RTW Emerging Talent award where as Sophie Hulme and Jonathan Saunders won the ET awards for Accessories and Menswear respectively.

Officially Fashions Finest - London

London has officially taken over New York and Paris as the Fashion Capital of the world.

Statistics were released today from the Global Language Monitor (a company based in Austin, Texas that analyzes trends in the worlds languages - particularly English) that show that Fashion greats such as Kate Middleton and Alexander McQueen have helped us claim the top spot after coming in third last year.

Figures also revealed that Milan had once again entered 4th position, showing that the most famous fashion capitals gained top positions with NYC coming in second and Paris 3rd.  Hong Kong has dropped from 2 to 6, but is still the most fashionable place in Asia.  Berlin also entered the top 10 for the first time, making Europe the most fashionable contintnent.

See the top 10 here.

1. London, England

Up from 3rd The home of many of fashions finest, from Kate Moss to Robert Pattinson.  it was the Duchess of Cambridge and Alexander McQueen that helped solidify us at the top spot.

2. New York City, USA

Down from 1st. The City that bought us Diane Von Furstenburg and Sex in the city.  But we have Kate and McQueen.

3. Paris, France

Up from 4th.  The city that all of us fashion lovers adore for Chanel and Isabel Marant to name a few, but maybe the media feel have fallen off of the fashion scale.

4. Milan, Italy

Up from 6th, putting the most powerful fashion cities back in the top four.  Home of the late Gianni Versace and Miuccia Prada.

5. Los Angeles, USA

Held Position.  The City that bought us Lauren Conrad and Whitney Port through the medium of The Hills.  Maybe if they hadn't also condemned us with Heidi & Spencer they'd have a higher position.

6. Hong Kong, China

Although down from number two, the Chinese city is again the most fashionable Asian city which has bought us designers such as John Rocha.

7. Barcelona, Spain

The 16th most visited and most 'liveable' city in the world which has bought us one of the most famnous football teams in the world as well as sights such as the Torre Agbar (below) has moved up 3 places from 10.

8. Singapore, Malay Peninsula

The republics first entry into the top ten after coming in at number 15 last year.  The 'gateway betweeen east and west' is home to the Textile and Fashion Federation.

9. Tokyo, Japan
Another new entry in the top 10 after only finishing 14th in 2010.  Tokyo is well known for having the largest metropolitan economy in the world as well as being the setting for many Hollywood/Japanese style horror films, from Godzilla to Kill Bill.

10.  Berlin, Germany

Up from 18, Berlin is one of the 16 states and capital of Germany and most famous for the wall built to seperate the East and West of the city in 1961 and the street art that covered the wall before it was torn down.

Testino's Triple

Arguably one of the most famous photographers in the world,  Mario Testino has accomplished that which none before him has managed to do.  A hat-rick of covers for Vogue's September issue.  The issue is one of the most important for fashion insiders, whether model or photography after it was the main feature of R Cutlers gripping documentary after the September 2007 magazine weighed nearly 5 lbs.

Testino, who was a favorite of Lady Diana Spencer's as well the photographer behind Wills and Kate's official engagement portrait, was today unveiled as 'the cat that got the cream' after his picture of Grace Kelly's granddaughter Charlotte Casiraghi emerged was chosen as the cover for French Vogue after Emmanuel Alt's decision to take some of the limelight off of British royal Kate Middleton

On top of this latest release he was also behind Kate Moss image on US Vogue as well as Freja Beha Erichsen on British Vogue.

French Vogue cover girl and Monaco Royalty Charlotte Caserati

UK covergirl and actress Freja Beha Erichsen in Dolce & Gabbana

After Testino shot her wedding photo's she was also shot by him for the cover of US Vogue wearing Alexander McQueen

Beckham's Body

David Beckham is to release a bodywear range in association with H&M. The line, which is not a collaboration but more a long term distribution partnership - think Kate Moss for Topshop, will be available in over 1800 stores and 40 countries in time for Valentines day next year.
David Beckham, who has been designing the range with his design team for the best part of a year said that he chose H&M as they have the right 'vision and capability to distribute the product globally' and that the retailer seemed like the 'perfect partner'.
The line is scheduled to go on sale on February 2nd 2012 and is exactly the type of partnership that will make Becks as iconic as his wife.
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