Summer Beauty Trends 2018
Everything we need to know about summer beauty 2018.
Vie photographed by Max Abadian for ELLE Canada
Every summer we love to look more beautiful, with a glowing and hydrated face and body. Golden and bronze shades, earthy tones and exotic scents are the musts of every summer. But, what about this summer’s beauty trends?
For this summer’s makeup, you must be brave and get lost in the magic and mystery of makeup art. Colors are bright, exotic with an ultra-touch texture. The unicorn trend is still going strong, with a wide range of holographic makeup products. Loud and waterproof eyeliners promise to give a bold and bright look, even at the beach.
DIOR Diorshow On Stage Liner
THE NATURAL GLOW
But, let’s not forget that the nude look is always in favor during the summertime – much like florals are for a spring wardrobe. Eyeshadows and lipsticks in such hues can offer a healthy, natural-looking bronzed glow for every skin tone. While talking about that glow, many beauty brands have created key face and body products this summer. Offering an iridescent, warm, eye-catching glow with hues of bronze, gold and rose gold, when applied to the skin.
Summertime prefers more sheer, and transparent scents. Colognes are back with a fresher spritz-weight for a lighter aroma and a longer lasting eau de parfum strength. Citrus based notes are a gentler and more elegant approach.
SUN PROTECTION
Of course, we should never forget to wear our sunscreen protection. Face and body sunscreen is always the big summer trend we should never neglect since it keeps us healthy and looking beautiful under the bright summer sun.
Instagrams Fashion Model Influencers
Six Instagram accounts of fashion models that are worth following.
Social media plays an important role in the fashion industry. Not only for the brands, but for the models too. Through Instagram, most models promote their job. But, there are some who use their social platforms as a way to express their beliefs and concerns about global, social, economic, and environmental issues. Adding more interest, increasing their followers, and creating awareness – having an influence. Furthermore, they share their everyday lives and hobbies like the rest of us, which makes them more approachable.
@ashleygraham, 6.8m followers.
Ashley Graham is one of the most famous plus-size models in the US. She has appeared on multiple fashion magazine covers such as VOGUE, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and Glamour. Being a body positive activist, she celebrates her cellulite, and she’s not afraid to share unedited photos on Instagram. Women love her because she has shaken up the beauty standards and empowered women to love their body with all their “flaws”.
@chrissyteigen, 17.5m followers.
Even if her Twitter relationship with the US President didn’t have a happy ending, Chrissy Teigen is one of the funniest fashion models, celebrities, cookbook authors and moms on Instagram. She loves to share almost everything about her day-to-day life, especially photos and videos of her 2-year-old daughter, Luna. Recently, Teigen welcomed a baby boy, Miles, and now posts photos of her second time around motherhood with unique and funny twists. Even while pregnant, she is not ashamed of showing her naked body. Although, Teigen has confessed that she had previously struggled with body insecurity.
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@adwoaaboah, 629k followers.
Adwoa Aboah isn’t just a pretty British face. Back in 2015, she and her best friend Holly Gore founded Gurls Talk, an online community where young women can discuss sensitive topics such as mental health, sex, and social media. In her Instagram account, she shares her involvement with charities and women’s organizations. She also uploads interviews and videos that are definitely worth watching. In case you want to participate in the conversation with Gurls Talk you can add the hashtag #letsgetgurlstalking.
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@bellahadid, 18.1m followers & @gigihadid, 40.5m followers.
#tommyxgigi #tommyhilfigerwatches 🏎 by @mikaeljansson @movado @tommyhilfiger #ad
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@jackgreystone, 282k followers.
Taylor David, aka Jack Greystone or “the man-bun”, introduces himself on his Instagram account as a “humor artist. traveler not tourist. based on a true story .” The Canada-born model has created a strong social brand, mainly by collaborating with Canadian fashion companies. But, he also loves to share photos from his trips around the globe. Giving us an insight to places and adventures that we only dream about. Photography and acting are two of his greatest passions.
The Great Influence Of Kate Spade
Three things that made Kate Spade an all-time classic designer.
Kate Spade (Photo: CNBC/Andrew Toth/ Getty Images)
The sudden death of Kate Spade (aged 55) on the 5th of June was a great shock to the fashion world. Since the inception of her brand, the famous accessories designer greatly impacted the fashion industry by offering fashion lovers unique, and affordable pieces. It was 1993 when Spade founded her label with the vision of creating the perfect handbag, along with signature characteristics that made her brand very special.
Kate Spade created accessories that were about affordability and accessibility. One of the brand’s best sellers is the all-time classic Sam handbag which is priced no more than 200 dollars.
Spade’s designs came in bright colors and interesting prints. No matter if you were wearing them or just looking at them, they’d always brighten your mood. Spade’s brand was also the first to use nylon and establish “Nylon Chic.”
Every woman wants a black classic handbag and Kate Spade designed the first timeless and reasonably priced handbag that can match almost every outfit, from a pair of jeans to a cocktail dress.
Kate Spade will be missed for her cheerful and positive attitude. The legacy she has left behind is priceless, and hopefully, the breath of fresh air her accessories offered will not be lost or forgotten.
The End Of Warhol’s Unconventional Magazine
An end of an era. The historic Interview magazine, founded by Andy Warhol in 1969, has closed down.
A wall of Interview magazine covers is one of the displays seen at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. (Photo: Getty Images)
Interview magazine was one of the most famous arts and culture publications of downtown New York for the last 50 years. Back in its glory days, Interview was nicknamed as the “Crystal Ball of Pop”. David Bowie, Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, and Cher were just a few names who became covers of this cultural talking piece.
Peter Brant was the owner of the glossy magazine since 1989. The bad news of the magazine’s folding came out this week after facing a series of financial and legal issues. According to Page Six, Fabien Baron, the former editorial director, and his wife, the stylist Ludivine Poiblanc, filed a lawsuit against the magazine earlier this month claiming more than $600,000 for consulting and styling work. But the magazine’s problems didn’t end there. Karl Templer, the creative director of the magazine, was also accused of sexual misconduct. In February, Interview was kicked out of its luxurious Soho offices since the landlords were not receiving the rent checks.
This avant-garde publication has repeatedly monopolized the interest of its readers with its sophisticated covers. Even the most recent ones, such as the September 2017 issue, illustrating Kim Kardashian as Jackie Kennedy photographed by Steven Klein.
The magazine had iconic status. Interview was featured in the CW’s television series The Carrie Diaries, a prequel to HBO’s Sex and the City, where the young Carrie Bradshaw leaves her small town in Connecticut to get a full-time job at Interview, in New York City.
“I tell everyone they can be on the cover of Interview,” once said Andy Warhol to the late editor Glenn O’Brien. Indeed, many did. But, what about now? How will the rest of us get our cover?
Beauties Of The Cannes Film Festival 2018
Cinema and fashion stars turned the red carpet into a catwalk at the Cannes Film Festival.
Naomi Campbell leads fellow supermodels and celebrities onto the Fashion For Relief runway (Photo: ELLE.com)
Cannes, France. – The Cannes Film Festival, one of the greatest celebrations of the Seventh Art, never fails to highlight the close relationship between cinema and fashion, and this year was exceptional. Once again, the stars won the flash of photographers on the red carpet with their ensembles fit for royalty.
Undoubtedly, Cate Blanchett claimed the primacy of the best dressed. This year’s President wore a stunning custom-made creation by the Greek designer, Mary Katrantzou. The look was completed with Chopard rings and Aquazzura Eclipse gold pumps.
Even some models preferred not to succumb to the temptation of a statement ‘body-con’ dress and chose an elegant creation instead. Bella Hadid was the perfect example in her pink strapless custom-made Dior gown. The only exception was Kendall Jenner who isn’t afraid to take fashion risks, and most of the time she gets many credits for her choices. The 22-year-old model appeared on the red carpet wearing a green dress with gold details which highlighted her toned body. The “leave nothing to the imagination” dress was from Alexandre Vauthier’s fall 2016 collection, the black satin pumps by Christian Louboutin, and the jewelry by Chopard.
A few years ago, the Festival’s protocol was intensely discussed because it required female stars to wear high heels on the red carpet. But, for 2018, Marion Cotillard broke the rules with an unlikely appearance, wearing Nicholas Kirkwood flat boots. She chose to coordinate them with her midi dress, and managed to create a stunning rock outfit. Chanel sunglasses and bracelets completed her look.
However, another movie star partially broke etiquette guidelines. Kristen Stewart arrived on the red carpet for the film BlacKkKlansman, wearing a metallic mini dress and high-heeled Louboutins. Just before she reached the stairs, she decided to release her feet from the high-heels and walk barefoot.
Every year, Fashion For Relief, the annual charity gala hosted by Naomi Campbell, is high on the list of events for stars who attend Cannes. The famous supermodel invites powerful business moguls, athletes, Hollywood stars and all the models that are at the forefront, for an evening of fashion, and to raise money for environmental and humanitarian organizations around the world. On the catwalk, the hostess of the gala walked with other famous names of the fashion industry and show business. Earlier that day, Naomi announced her “retirement” since, as she said, she is 47 years old and the years she has had on the catwalks are too many.
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SAVAGE X FENTY: A Hymn to Body Positivity by #badgalriri
Rihanna continues her success in the fashion industry by dropping a lingerie collection for all body types.
Savage x Fenty collage by Katerina Stamatopoulou.
“Didn’t they tell you?” posted Rihanna on her Instagram account mid-April. The caption appeared underneath a zoomed-in, ultra-sexy photo of her wearing a peachy pink bra. It was a really enigmatic photo that raised a lot of speculation.
After notable collaborations with fashion and beauty brands, such as Manolo Blahnik, Dior, Puma, and MAC, she decided to create her own beauty line. FENTY beauty by Rihanna was successfully launched last fall, catering to all skin tones and types. But, now she surprises us with a new lingerie line, Savage x Fenty. It is scheduled to launch on May 11th. Rihanna has become a legitimate fashion and beauty mogul who believes that all women should love their bodies. Her brands are proof, and lots of her fans truly appreciate this.
savages come in all shapes and sizes!! ya ready? @savagexfenty MAY.11.2018
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Audrey Ritchie, a plus size model, recently showed up in a short video on RiRi’s Instagram account, wearing Savage x Fenty lingerie to give the viewer a sneak peek of what to expect.
Like FENTY Beauty, it appears to encompass all types of women. Besides the colors and the design of the collection, what matters the most is the wide range of sizes from XS to 3XL. Savage x Fenty will be more accessible, and the women who choose to wear it will feel comfortable and confident no matter her body shape.
But, is there a woman who wouldn’t feel beautiful and sexy wearing sensual lingerie and embracing her body just as it is?
my girl lulu rocking her @savagexfenty in category: #OnTheReg 11 dayz left til #SAVAGEX drops
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Best Looks From Coachella
The famous music festival elevated to new heights with both performances and fashion.
Coachella 2018,Getty Images.
Celebrities and stars set aside their intense program for a while and headed to sunny Palm Springs to enjoy relaxed moments infused with music. While many famous models and bloggers have already filled the Instagram feed with amazing photos from the Coachella Festival, they also paired the most beautiful outfits with the latest fashion trends.
It’s no surprise that many celebrities had the chicest fashion items in their suitcases since the festival’s style is one of the main attractions, after the headlining performances.
Household names such as Gigi and Bella Hadid, Kaia Gerber, Slick Woods, Rihanna, Emily Ratajkowski, and many Victoria’s Secret models wore unique looks at the festival. Eye-popping color palettes with colorful wigs and make-up, a lot of sparkle, and braids. Apart from the Coachella essentials, like gladiator sandals, fringed jackets and slip dresses, the protagonists of this year were waist bags and combat boots.
Allesandra Ambrosio
Bella Hadid (Photo: @bellahadid for Levis)
Winnie Harlow (Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images for REVOLVE)
Gigi Hadid (Photo: @gigihadid)
Rihanna (Photo: John Sciulli/Getty Images for PUMA)
Emily Ratajkowski (Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images for REVOLVE)
Kylie Jenner (Photo: @kyliejenner)
Lais Ribeiro (Photo: Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images)
Kendall Jenner (Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images for REVOLVE)
Slick Woods (Photo: Mercedes Benz Fashion)
Joan Smalls (Photo: WhoWhatWear)
Kaia Gerber (Photo: CelebMafia)
But, who runs the Coachella fashion world? Queen Bey, of course! In both sets, she mastered the Balmain look while raising the bar at Coachella to epic heights with her performances. Bejeweled bodices, high-cut denim shorts with cropped college-style hoodies, full PVC ensembles and an Egyptian goddess cape made a lot of jaws drop.
Denim Day: Wear Jeans With a Purpose.
Almost everyone owns a pair of jeans, but do you know that on 25thof April by wearing them you also make a strong social statement?
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Jeans have come a very long way from their utilitarian beginnings. In the small gold rush town of San Francisco, during the 19thcentury, Levis Strauss and Jacob Davis added pockets and rivets to the hard-wearing denim pants. Patenting and launching them into the jeans we know today.
During the 1950s, jeans became the symbol of American teenage rebels, and by the 1970s they were the uniform of youth. In the 1980s, many advertisement campaigns took place. Calvin Klein hired the young Brooke Shields and world-renowned photographer, Richard Avedon for a series of dynamic stills. Throughout the following years, many denim brands appeared. Jeans started as men’s workwear, and today they can be matched with a pair of high heels and look more feminine than wearing a mini skirt.
But, who could have ever thought that a pair of jeans might trigger a whole movement of sexual violence prevention?
Everything started back in 1992 in Italy. An 18-year-old girl was picked up by her 45-year-old driving instructor for her very first lesson. Unfortunately, her excitement ended in a total nightmare. Not only did the instructor rape her but he also threatened that if she told anyone what had happened, he would kill her. When the girl returned home, she told her parents about the harrowing attack, and they pressed charges against him. The driving instructor was prosecuted and sentenced to jail for rape.
But in 1998, he appealed the sentence and made it all the way to the Italian Supreme Court. There the judges decided to release him and accused the victim of consensual sex, since wearing very tight jeans, it would be difficult for the instructor to remove them by himself. The next day, women who were in the Italian Parliament protested by wearing jeans at work, and held signs of “Jeans: An Alibi for Rape.” It was only a matter of days for the news to travel to the other side of the world, in California where the Senate and Assembly followed suit. In Los Angeles in April 1999, the Executive Director of Peace Over Violence made Denim Day an annual event.
Denim Day is observed each year in April. People of all races and genders wear jeans as a symbol to raise awareness of rape and sexual assault. It paved the way for initiatives such as #metoo and #timesup. These are important social issues that we should be well-informed about, so we can stand up against such salacious and provocative actions.
For once more, a fashion piece with such a long and humble history is helping raise awareness for a serious social problem and has become a symbol of a whole movement. So, every time you wear a pair of jeans, wear them with purpose.
Fashion Photography Power Duos
The most influential photography couples of the fashion industry right now.
photo collage by Katerina Stamatopoulou, 2018.
Fashion photography, whether in print or online, will always capture humans’ attention and create emotions. Since its earliest days and the invention of photography at the beginning of the 19thcentury, fashion photography expressed the photographer’s vision about style, attitude, makeup, story of the subjects, lifestyle and in this way it attracted the attention of the viewers.
During its long history, there have been many photographers who have served this creative means of fashion as art. From legends like Horst P. Horst and Cecil Beaton to Helmut Newton and Guy Bourdin who inspired more recent ones like Steven Meisel and Peter Lindbergh.
But, apart from the solo artists of fashion photography, there are also some couples who, through their creative mood and love for this magical world, create unique photos together that leave their mark. Such, photography couples are the ‘Power Duos’ of Fashion Photography.
PORTER magazine, Issue 2, 2014 (inezandvinoodh.com)
TOM FORD RTW, FW2016 (inezandvinoodh.com)
VOGUE March 2017 (inezandvinoodh.com)
Inez & Vinoodh
Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin have been working together since 1986. The power duo from the Netherlands met as students at the Amsterdam Fashion Academy in the 1980s. They collaborated for the first time when Matadin, then fashion designer, was looking for a photographer for his lookbook. From then on, they not only became photographic partners, but they also became partners in life.
They have been digital photography pioneers, and they have invented their own personal style. YSL, Balmain, Balenciaga, Givenchy, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and many other houses have collaborated with them for their campaigns. Their award-winning work appears in countless fashion magazines; Vogue, Vogue Italia, W, Visionaire, Vanity Fair, and Harper’s Bazaar to name a few.
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Mert Alas, INTERVIEW magazine, 2014 (interviewmagazine.com)
Mert & Marcus, Calvin Klein Underwear, 2015.
Mert & Marcus, LOVE magazine, 2013 (thelovemagazine.co.uk)
Mert & Marcus
Born in the same year, but in different countries with very different cultures. Mert Alas was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and Marcus Piggott was born in Wales, UK.
They first met in 1994 in England while Piggott’s was a photographer’s assistant and Alas was a fashion model. They worked together a couple of times, and in 1999 they decided to join forces.
The strong use of color brought by Alas’s Turkish heritage and Piggott’s expertise in art and antiques create a unique, highly polished, hyperreal fantasy outcome. They have worked for numerous fashion and beauty houses such as Lancome, Missoni, and Fendi. Also, Vogue Paris, Love Magazine, and The Gentlewoman are some of the magazines that have hosted many of Mert and Marcus’ photos on their pages.
Cattelan & Ferrari, KENZO FW2013 (toiletpapermagine.org)
Cattelan & Ferrari, NEW YORK magazine, August 2017 (toiletpapermagazine.org)
Cattelan & Ferrari, KENZO FW2014 (toiletpapermagine.org)
Maurizio Cattelan & Pierpaolo Ferrari
“We would like to evoke familiarity and disgust at the same time. We desire to bring seemingly normal situations to their very extreme”, says the provocative Italian photographic couple during an interview with Dazed and Confused. Cattelan is a contemporary artist and Ferrari is the photographer of this multi-tasking duo, who are also the founders of the biannual magazine Toiletpaper. They are more well-known for Kenzo’s surreal campaigns and their longstanding collaboration with MGSM.
Their breaking-down-the-rules-of-beauty and cheeky work have made appearances in fashion magazines such as W, New York Magazine, Vogue, Elle, and Dazed&Confused.
