Kristen Stewart covers the latest Vogue UK in Gucci
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You know I have been having mixed feelings about the Vogue UK covers of the last few months. The October cover is definitely an improvement from the horror of September. Kristen Stewart, shot by Mario Testino, covers the latest issue dressed in Gucci. I always love K Stew because I think she's got quite a unique look but sometimes I feel like fashion stylists just don't get her. While I do like the cover look, the eye makeup is totally wrong for Kristen. It makes her look drowsy. The editorial inside goes totally in the wrong direction with an 80's styling that makes no sense for the actress. It is really a shame because there are so many bad-ass shoots you could do with Kristen and everyone just keeps trying to dress her up for no reason.

What do you think?

Kristen Stewart & Charlize Theron cover the new Interview Russia
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Another great cover from Interview Russia! I'm obsessed with some of the international versions of Interview and Vogue at the moment. And I love how they play with their own material and with reprint with the European and American versions. This time they have taken one of the stills from the June/July issue of the original American Interview shot by Mikael Jansson. I actually like this version a lot more than the original and I love what they've done with the colours and the title detail.
Kristen looks super pissed off here but I like it, it's a bit bad ass. The composition actually reminds me a bit of the June 2011 cover of W featuring Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks. There is something so nice about this kind of crop. I just love everything about this cover!

What do you think?

Fragrance campaign face-off: Kristen Stewart vs. Blake Lively
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These two super anticipated campaigns are now out. I must say that I usually am never particularly keen on fragrance campaigns because there's always too much going on, they're too mainstream. However, this doesn't go for the Florabotanica (great name too) and Gucci Première campaigns.
I have thought from day one that Kristen Stewart is the most brilliant match for Balenciaga, by Steven Meisel. She looks cool and relaxed in Balenciaga clothes and gives everything her own spin. And I love her in the new perfume ad because not only the artwork is beautiful – they should make wallpaper – but I'm happy to see Kristen wearing the same Balenciaga SS08 dress from my favourite collection. It is, incidentally, the same look Jennifer Connelly wore 4 years ago on the campaign for the house.
Blake Lively has been making such perfect fashion choices over the last few days that I feel like it's the perfect time for this to come out. She always looks better when she channels a bit of old Hollywood glamour from the 50's – wavy blond hair, beauty spot, long-sleeved dresses with open back. All notes Gucci and Mert & Marcus struck for their Première ad. It's incredibly beautiful because it's simple.

Mid-week Fashion Hits
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I normally stop myself posting about celebrity looks during the week because I feel like Monday's BDOTW post is enough for 7 days. But this time around I just couldn't resist myself.
Kristen Stewart usually looks awkward when she dresses up for red carpet events, however that seems to change when the designer she is wearing is Balmain. I guess the house has the perfect dose of rock and roll and sex appeal she needs to feel comfortable. I loved her latest Balmain hit this week, albeit the hair.
Keira Knightley, now with a brand new rock on her finger, rocked a Valentino FW12 dress. You know I haven't been too keen on the house for the last few seasons but this look is a knock-out! The embroidery and the colours are stunning and contrast so nicely with the nude chiffon.
Emma Stone is totally having her moment these past weeks. This is one of her better looks so far, courtesy of Elie Saab. I love the high-waisted tux trousers and the plunging neckline of the embroidered top. The gold on the belt adds just the perfect touch of colour. And you can see in the grin in her face this is a hit.

Get the look: Kristen Stewart's airport chic
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London's weather has got a bit gloomier (yet again) and I feel like it's the perfect time to get some inspiration from Kristen Stewart. I am a much bigger fun of her looks off the red carpet.

Kristen wore this ensemble to the right when she arrived into JFK airport yesterday. She paired a skinny pair of grey jeans (similar to the Victoria Beckham ones I chose) with a loose grey tee (like this one from J. Crew). She added two of her favourite statement, if subtle, accessories – the Balenciaga motorcycle jacket she has in several colours and she's been wearing everywhere and the super chic Burberry leather bowling bag from the FW12 collection.

I love Kristen in looks like this one because she looks so comfortable and at ease – unlike on the red carpet – and, hence, über cool. Plus, I love a woman who doesn't need a pair of high heels and a cocktails dress to look sexy.

What do you think?

Kristen Stewart covers the new ELLE UK
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This morning I woke up the subscriber's issue of the new ELLE I posted about yesterday.

I have to say that I do like the sub's cover a lot more. It is simple and chic and the background is simply perfect! But I am still not too keen on Kristen's styling, which is odd because I usually really like Anne-Marie Curtis' work. I love the Miu Miu combo chosen for the cover but I don't think it doesn't look that great on Kristen. The shoot inside is nice but disappointingly short and borderline bland.

It is a shame because the front of book is simply brilliant – such a carefully picked selection of items – but the rest of the editorials are not up to standards. Enrique Badulescu shot 3 out of 4 of them and not only the pictures are bad and the poses forced but the post-production has done some appalling things to the colours, saturations and the light.

So it's a 10 for the first half and a generous 3 (out of 10) for the second.

What do you think?

The June issues of ELLE & Harper's Bazaar UK are out!
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I thought it would be at least another week until the new covers of British ELLE and Harper's Bazaar were released. The timing is also a bit off because they have both come out today in quite good quality and by their respective houses – no leaks here.

The second I saw Kristen Stewart on the cover of ELLE the first thing I thought was how 'American Vogue' it looks. I like the colours of the cover but the hair? C'mon, she is not 25 yet, she doesn't deserve ageing hair like this! The pose is also a bit awkward but her face does look absolutely beautiful! Hopefully the subscriber's cover will be a stunner.
Cameron Diaz covers Harper's Bazaar for June and she looks amazing in Calvin Klein. It's like she never aged a minute from "There's something about Mary" and she's almost 40! I love the colours and the simplicity of the newstand cover – it's chic and sexy almost in a 90's way, no? The subscriber's cover is also beautiful. I only wish it had been in colour. It's a shame to miss out on Cameron's blue eyes!

What do you think of the covers?

Best Dressed of the Weekend: Tout le monde est à Paris
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This weekend has been quite slow in terms of celebrity spottings even though everyone is in Paris for fashion week. However, it's been a great weekend in terms of shows –  Givenchy, Kenzo, Lanvin, Loewe... – so we can't complain.

Tilda Swinton made an appearance at the Lanvin show dressed in a super chic, though not entirely new, boozy red dress from the house. I did love the python sandals and Tilda is always a refreshing touch on the front row, non?

Shala Monroque and Dasha Zhukova probably wouldn't have made it to the BDOTW separately but together they're impossible to resist. I am not usually keen on an all-white looks unless it's summer but the rule says you don't wear white after Labour Day, right? So they should enjoy it while it lasts.

Kristen Stewart has probably been my favourite FROW star from Paris so far (as the Olsens haven't been come for a while). She is so laid-back and cool sometimes it doesn't look like she'd care about designers but here she is strolling around Paris in her Balenciaga biker jacker and Stella McCartney's 'Falabella' faux-python bag.

The surprise of the weekend was Katie Perry looking this slick and chic also in Paris. If only it wasn't a one-off...

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Since I sort of missed the opportunity to stop and comment on each of my favourite September 2011 covers I thought I would do a roundup (and a gif).
It would be fair to say that, Vogue Paris aside, my absolute favourite is W's cover with Kristen Stewart by Mert & Marcus. It's such a different look for her –soft and girly, very pin-up– and it works so well. I love the over-the-top cat-eye makeup, the big hair and the balanced layout.
I wouldn't say that Kate Moss by Mario Testino for US Vogue has lived up to my expectations but it's still great cover. I really like the pose –a good change from Vogue's usual boring close-up crops. The purple McQueen on Kate looks incredible and is in the line of her boho-Medieval wedding style.
It's crazy to think Harper's Bazaar España has only been around for a year. They are rocking the magazine scene in Spain. Constance Jablonski looks fierce in Dsquared2 and I love the twist of her holding onto the Z.
Beyoncé's UK Harper's Bazaar and Katie Fogarty's Vogue Australia's covers are neck and neck. The cover photography is definitely September-issue worthy. They're both straight up and don't try to hard, which I appreciate.
And lastly, Flare, which I already posted a few days ago but I thought it deserved another, bigger, mention. I am struggling to get a hold of a copy in London but I will  
keep trying!

Never in a million years I would have said that Kristen Stewart would be the best dressed at an event. Last night, for the he MTV Movie Awards, she wore a stunningly rock'n'roll red Balmain mini dress detailed with studs and safety pins. As I have said before, she looks her best in super short numbers, which she pulls off easily, and effortless hair and makeup.

Looking closely at her styling you might think Bárbara Martelo styled her. She's known for wearing only Balmain and Isabel Marant. The key of her style lies in the fact that she wears this ostentatious statement pieces with her natural hair down and virtually no makeup. It was actually Martelo who wore the jacket version of Kristen's dress during Paris Fashion Week back in February. She was also spotted then in the black "Chiara" Christian Louboutin pumps that Kristen paired up with the dress for the red carpet.

This is probably just a big coincidence but what an incredibly great match would Martelo be as Stewart's stylist? I'd love it!

[JustJared, TFS]

to edge or not to edge

I was a little shocked (but not surprised) when, the day after the Met Ball, I kept reading online terms such as 'Chanel catastrophe' or 'style snafu' to refer to Kristen Stewart. I had written something not far from that about her Chanel HC dress and I was starting to feel bad. I did because, even though she made all the wrong styling choices, I think she has potential. She is on the cover of the June issue of US ELLE looking beautiful and cool. And that is exactly what makes her different, she has a really cool edge that she can't seem to exploit.

Looking back at her outfits from "The Runaways" press tour and the Oscars there are a couple of things that keep popping up. She has the one pose, with a little movement of shoulders and legs but essentially one pose —the right-arm-on-right-hip. She rarely smiles, which usually takes back from the dress. After all, she is an actress so she should be able to fake-smile and look natural, no? And, well, the worst part of all is the hair. I guess her short cut for "The Runaways" is to blame for that. And she needs some redirecting in terms of style. Short dresses with little detailing (stop the Pucci) and a bit of an edge (she looked amazing in Doo.Ri) would make her rock'n'roll self come out and she would look awesome.

I'm off.

[Pictures: JustJared.buzznet.com]