Dior Days : A Couture Retrospective

Monika Jagaciak in Dior Couture Spring 1960

"My Generation" by Mert & Marcus

by Mert & Marcus
Vogue US, September 2011
Styled by Grace Coddington
Featuring Natalia Vodianova & Sam Riley

Givenchy Fall/Winter 2011 Campaign

Naomi Campbell
Photographed by Mert & Marcus
Models : Naomi Campbell, Natalia Vodianova, Mariacarla Boscano,
Kristin McMenamy, Jonathan Marquez, Rob Evans

Natalia Vodianova's White Fairy Tale Love Ball Raised Over $3,000,000

On July 7, Anne Hathaway, Tommy Hilfiger and Christian Louboutin were among the guests streaming into the The White Fairy Tale Love Ball, a fundraiser thrown by model Natalia Vodianova. Fashion designer Valentino Garavani hosted the event at his Chateau de Wideville just outside of Paris.

The event benefited Vodianova’s Naked Heart Foundation, a nonprofit charity that creates playgrounds for children in Vodianova’ s mother country, Russia. Guests could bid on 45 dresses donated by a slew of international designers including Balmain, Balenciaga and Valentino himself. Vodianova also designed jewelry for the auction. The ball, an annual event since 2008, raised $3.3 million dollars for the charity. 

The dress code for the fairy-tale themed event was elegant silver and white only. The guests entered into a spectacular ballroom while fake snow alighted upon them to create the feeling of a winter wonderland. The surprise of the evening? Valentino created a jaw-dropping floor-length bright red gown for Vodianova so she would be the only one in color. Vodianova also wore a stunning pearl and diamond tiara that she designed with friend and jeweler Yulia Fosty to look like snowflakes.

"The Splendid Allure" by Ellen von Unwerth (2002)

"The Splendid Allure" by Ellen von Unwerth
Vogue Italia, October 2002
Model : Natalia Vodianova

"Princess Natalia" by Mert & Marcus (2010)

"Princess Natalia" by Mert & Marcus
Vogue Paris, April 2010
Styled by Carine Roitfeld
Model : Natalia Vodianova

Louis Vuitton Ad Campaign - S/S 2002 by Mert and Marcus

Tasha Tilberg

Louis Vuitton - Ad Campaign S/S 2008

Stephanie, Claudia, Naomi, Angela, Eva, Natalia
Photographed by Steven Meisel

"Handmade's Tale" by Patrick Demarchelier (2008)

This editorial is gorgeous. I'll post lower resolutions first, so you can see the overall effect of each 2-page spread, but then you must click twice on the following images to appreciate the detail fully. Breathtaking.

"Handmade's Tale" by Patrick Demarchelier
US Vogue, October 2008
Styled by Grace Coddington
Model : Natalia Vodianova