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There’s a new fashion term looming, and the September issues of the top style mags are your required reading. Let Imogen Fox and Simon Chilvers digest them for you
Title Cover star
The big guns: Freja Beha
Erichsen wearing Dolce
­sequins. Received fashion
wisdom right now says that
this model can sell anything
so it’s no surprise that Vogue
has secured her for this issue.
The beret makes the whole
look a bit “Party Time for the
French Resistance”.
Beyoncé in a four-grand Gucci
number. The dress looks like
red lava and the singer is
yanking at her ­ponytail and
giving the ­camera a smoky-
eyed stare. Reminiscent of an
80s music video still, the look
is ­unashamedly sexy.
With the tagline “I’m so
much happier” Kirsten Dunst
poses, clutching some flowers
to her head and chin. Clothes-
wise there is no screeching
trend scenario here, just a
simple Miu Miu navy wool
dress, which apparently has
sequins but sadly you can’t
see them.
Appropriately for The Hot
­Issue it’s Bar Refaeli, a
blonde Israeli super model,
who has “skin as golden and
­sun-kissed as the Califor-
nian coastline”. Her outfit?
A ­corsage – posh underwear
that looks like a swimsuit –
and a gold link necklace
Frieda Pinto sits wearing
four-digit Pucci. It’s a black
lace, silk and velvet dress
complete with a ribbon neck
tie. But why is she oddly
­pulling her hair (or is it the
ribbon?) over her chest?
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They’re hedging their bets and backing 17th-century Flanders A pair of gold Louis Vuitton It’s a toss-up between “Want Prada hair in an
several big trends. The look is some- ­maidens are this season’s handcuffs is your £1,400 editor Alexandra ­Shulman instant? Try these Goody
where between sleek 60s, clashing, style icons. Think high way to nod gently to the ­considering whether hair clips, £2 each.” Prada
­religious-meets-fetish and shiny stuff. ­collars, votive jewellery and ­fetish trend. “ski pants are a remote on the cheap is a win-win.
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Coats are supersized, but they have frilly cuffs. ­personal possibility” and More ­advanced beauty
stopped short of dissing last year’s the ­magazine’s penchant for types should try the ­banane
kg camel coat. Big knits and evening what it calls “couture tees” ouvert this autumn. This is
jumpsuits also get a look in. (posh-looking and v expen- 60s-style eyeliner that looks
sive T-shirts). like a banana on its side in
your eye socket.
As the coverline says, Get a pencil skirt and wear There’s Sheeba the “What I’ve got, what I’ve Breaking news . . . blusher
they are gunning for it with a parka, or a winter ­eight-month-old orphaned collected or what I’ve is reborn! “After years in the
the “strictly sexy” knit and make sure you ­cheetah cub complement- amassed, I’m not ashamed makeup wilderness, pretty
look. From peeka- flash your bra. The Harper’s ing a Chanel lace jumpsuit, of. It is a lot but people pink cheeks are back.” Even
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boo panelling (right, look is totally sex-o-rama this but on balance Tom Ford’s don’t accuse other people more brilliant news: it’s no
Stella ­McCartney) September. £1,224 gold sequin sandals of having a lot of pictures longer fashionable to do
kg to sexy knits to have the edge. or books. But clothes . . .” any more than 20 minutes’
­“empowering pencil Daphne Guinness (­ below) exercise.
skirts” to ­latex shirts defends her massive
to corset dresses. wardrobe.
It’s a toss up between Sex and Individual- How to do the fetish trend, A leather Dolly Parton says: “I put “Once you’ve had your
ity. Up front, there’s lots of talk of express- specifically rubber skirts. harness, on makeup every day, even breasts done, your nose and
ing yourself, “fearless individualists” “The way to avoid looking from if I’m at home because I your chin, then you come
and ­eccentric landladies (left, Dolce too sex-worker is to steer £1,585, by like to look good for my here for a designer vagina,”
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& ­Gabbana). For celebrities, think Tilda clear of anything shiny. . . Opt Alexander husband. I don’t always says Dr David Matlock of
­Swinton, Vivienne Westwood and Anna for ­expensive-looking matt McQueen wear the wigs. I keep my Los Angeles. Elle gives us
kg Dello Russo. For the sex part, there are rules rubber for something you (pictured). own hair the same colour the lowdown on the latest
on rubber while saucy eyemasks and latex can wear on the bus without and just pull it up in a in extreme beauty.
pants are just some of the stars in the Night ­being ­arrested for soliciting.” scrunchie.”
Vision shoot.
The designer collections shoot is dominated by colour: am It’s all about bag handling. It’s a three-way shoe split “Make a grand entrance in “The soap bar is back.”
orange Burberry coat (below), head-to-toe red looks by Louis You can do the traditional between hefty soles (a a sweeping coat.” Note: “soap bar” not “bar
Vuitton and Dior plus lots of bold blue. There is also a super ­on-the-shoulder or held bit hiking boot), loafers of soap”.
handy trends supplement with lashings of info – at the side of the body but ­(tassel and penny) and
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from bigging up key buys, such as Fair Isle knits tucked under your arm and classic ­laceups (patent
and duffle coats, to explaining fashion’s latest held under the bag is heavily and brogue). There’s also
kg menswear nuances, such as how to work a very- on show. There’s also a sight- a ­really nice classic hat
now document case. ing of a model gripping the from the Kooples and a lot
very top of the bag and letting of very swish, quite YSL-
it hang by his legs. look specs.
There are six, actually: 70s, 60s, “Don’t fear wearing the same- Asos door-knocker ­earrings “I’m liking the full-length False lashes are over.
Lady Goth, Finishing School (a bit toned dress, shoes and bag. for £12 – they look like skirts this season; there’s ­“Spider lashes” are now.
40s), Global Nomad and Paint Box, This season matchy-matchy ­fabulous curtain tassels. something wonderfully Apply one coat of mascara,
ie bright colours. looks cool.” tragic about a long train,” tap loose powder over the
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la Baume as she models
the sexy gothic look in the
lashes, then apply another
coat of mascara. Plus,
­Instyle loves a “swish tail” –
Witching Hour shoot. a dominatrix ponytail that’s
“like a whip”.
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