Fashion Gone Rogue

I already told you how excited I am about Vogue Australia when I posted about their latest cover with Isabel Lucas last Saturday. The fact that they're now focusing on summer wear instead of FW11 only adds to their strong aesthetic and point of view.

One of the main editorials inside the December issue follows the line of African inspiration that the cover suggests. In L'Afrique c'est chic, shot by Max Doyle and styled by Fashion Editor naomi Smith, Katie Fogarty slips into some of my favourite Proenza Schouler, Burberry Prorsum and Armani pieces from SS12.

Once again, I can't quite put my finger on what it is exactly that draws me to their imagery but I love every single picture, something I can't always say even with stories by Steven Meisel. I love the mixture of interior and exterior locations, especially the shabby cracked colourful walls.

The styling had a hint of 60's but feels very modern and the hair and makeup are perfect for it –they make a statement without being over the top. J'adore!

TFS

You know how keen I've become on Vogue Australia ever since their triple Arizona Muse cover of the October issue. It's a really interesting edition of Vogue not only because Australia's fashion scene is becoming more prominent every season but because they're seasons don't coincide with the mainstream of fashion. They don't really have a winter and they have summer coming at the moment.

Having Isabel Lucas on their latest issue was such a good move. This girl is the epitome of chilled cool fashion and I love how she mixes elements and experiments all the time. She looks really beautiful in the picture by Max Doyle.
I'm quite interested what they've done with the African theme that seems the be the focus for December –it's funny to think Vogue UK had that tacky picture of Giselle to celebrate the holidays. Fashion always tends to do the same things with African motifs and prints but having someone quirkier like Isabel on the cover makes me think they might have done something different.