Lanvin F/W 11.12 by Steven Meisel

Karen Elson, Raquel Zimmermann

"Double Take" by Steven Meisel

En Vogue

by Janelle - models.com

No offense to cover girl Sarah Jessica Parker, but we like our American Vogue best when it focuses on models. Steven Meisel‘s winning feature in the August edition is a good example of why: featuring 10 of the best girls working, styled to the nines by Marie-Amélie Sauvé, the studio shoot is a gorgeous showcase for the best seasonal wares; a Celine blouse worn with a Fendi fur and a Dries skirt – pretty impressive combo.

The mix of favorite faces is also serves as a great way to illustrate issue’s Age theme. Kristen McMenamy, Karen Elson, andAudrey Marnay join newbies like Anais Pouliot and Fei Fei Sun and each shot looks great. That said, the range of ages could be even greater – wouldn’t it have been nice if Vogue had pushed the casting mix one step further and included Carmen dell’Orefice?
MODELS: Raquel Zimmermann, Liya Kebede, Candice Swanepoel, Miranda Kerr, Guinevere Van Seenus, Karen Elson, Fei Fei Sun, Anais Pouliot, Arizona Muse, Kristen McMenamy & Audrey Marnay
HAIR Guido Palau | MAKEUP Pat McGrath | SET DESIGN Mary Howard

Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2005

Paris, October 8, 2004

By Sarah Mower - style.com

"It was a lot of McQueen, all in one big collection." Thus spake the designer after a performance that came across as a positioning statement—in more ways than one. The presentation summed up all his experience in sharp tailoring, spectacular romantic dresses, couture richness, and downright showmanship. And, with every look laid out on a giant chessboard, it couldn't help but suggest a metaphor for the workings of the fashion industry.

The chess device allowed McQueen to redo all his greatest moments, but in a prettier, lighter, more accessible way. He used the 1975 film Picnic at Hanging Rock to work a girlish Edwardian theme, starting with tiny sailor jackets, school blazers, ticking-striped shirts, and gray knee-length shorts, then adding lovely white lace blouses and dresses. From there, it was onto the eighteenth century, in the form of precious flower-embroidered jackets over candy-striped puffball skirts, and dreamy floral chiffon dresses floating from Empire bodices.

"Artistic License" by Patrick Demarchelier (2002)

"Artistic License" by Patrick Demarchelier
Harper's Bazaar, February 2002
Models : Vicky Andren, Anouk, Mariacarla Boscano, Karen Elson, Frida, Bridget Hall, Stephanie Seymour, Tristan, Lisa Winkler,  Erin O'Conner, Maggie Rizer, Angie Schmitt