Cindy, Claudia and Naomi for Balmain S/S 2016

Be still, my 90's supermodel-loving heart! When I saw these photos of Cindy Crawford (age 49), Claudia Schiffer (age 45) and Naomi Campbell (age 45) - the ORIGINAL supermodels - posing for photographer Steven Klein for the Balmain S/S 2016 ad campaign I was so excited I had to share!

Flare September 2013: New Look Ahead in Fort Edmonton Park

photographer: Andrew Soule

hair and makeup: Diana Carreiro

styling: Rita Liefhebber

model: Julia Dunstall, Mode Models & Marilyn Model Agency

Alberta plays a huge role in Flare Magazine's 2013 September issue. This editorial spread (set in 1948) was shot in Fort Edmonton Park (in my city!) and stars Alberta born-and-bred model Julia Dunstall, as a young European prairie wife "wrapped in waisty tweeds, skirt suits, and an air of mystery." One of my favorite fall fashion editorials so far. 

P.S. My friend Andrew also shot a fall 2011 editorial in Fort Edmonton Park (which I modeled in), you can click here to see those photos : ).

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

Styling: The Night Porter for The Libertine Magazine

jacket + pants - Oak + Fort, blouse - American Apparel, scarf - Coach (my own), hat - my own

boots - my own

bustier, thigh-highs - my own, gloves - Sweet Carousel Corsetry, pumps + bottoms - model's own

bow tie - Oak + Fort

bra - vintage

 bra - vintage, bodysuit - American Apparel, blouse and necklace - Oak + Fort, pumps - model's own

 lace top - American Apparel, gloves - Sweet Carousel Corsetry

photographer - Harvey Miedreich

photographer's assistant - Yves St. Bass

hair - Crisitina Shiferaw @ Ponytails + Horseshoes

makeup - Jane Holowchuk @ Ponytails + Horsehoes

stylist - me

models - April Kargard and Matt Janssen @ Mode Models

This is one of the first shoots I ever styled. We shot this over a year ago and some of the photos were finally published online in The Libertine Magazine! I loved working with this creative team, everyone was so talented including our stunning models April and Matt. I have to admit I didn't post some of the pictures that were published in the magazine because I thought they were a bit too "risque" for Marie a la Mode ; ). To see those pictures you can click here.

Model-Off-Duty Perfection

via fashion over reason via stockholm street style

How perfect is this outfit model Alana Zimmer's wearing? The green coat is gorgeous layered over her simple white blouse, and her ripped and rolled up jeans gives the outfit a bit of an edge. Alana has such great style, always looking fresh and so well put-together. I'd love to raid her closet!

Happy Almost-Friday! Today is actually my Friday because I'm taking a vacation day tomorrow. It's D.'s birthday and he happens to have the day off as well so I'm looking forward to spoiling him and spending time with him on his special day : ).

Have a great weekend!

Kate Upton - Fat???

A couple of days ago on Twitter I was lead to a link to a "skinny" blog that basically promotes anorexia and frowns upon any woman weighing more than 110 lbs. I'm not going to mention the website because it's rubbish and I don't want to send any traffic their way but if you want to google it I'm sure you can find it. The post I clicked on was about Kate Upton (above), an American model and actress whose career is heating up fast. She was this year's covergirl for Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Edition and has modeled for Victoria's Secret, Guess and Dooney & Burke, just to name a few. Most recently, a Youtube video photographer Terry Richardson posted of Kate doing the 'Cat Daddy' dance back in May went viral and pitched tents in every straight man's pants while they watched it over and over (and over) again.

The author of the post compared Kate to a cow and called her thick, vulgar, lazy, lardy, "with huge thighs, no waist, big fat floppy boobs and terrible body definition." She then goes on to say that "Fashion is supposed to be aspirational - and the kind of people who aspire to look like [Kate] shop for clothes at Wal-mart." 

This post angered me. First of all, this "skinny girl's" blog is what's called a "thinspiration" blog, a "pro-skinny" site that up until this week offered "Starving Tips of the Day!" like this one:

"Pay close attention to other girl's bodies. Pick them apart — try to find faults even with the best bodies. Then apply these high standards to yourself."

And another: "Think of your stomach pains in a whole new light. Your stomach doesn't hurt because you are hungry, that burning feeling is fat melting off of you."

Say what?! Really? Really? What a bad example to set for impressionable young (and sick) girls who probably visit this site daily, wanting to maintain an unrealistic and dangerous body weight. This blogger should be ashamed of herself. Sites like these need to be shut down.

Second of all, Kate is gorgeous. She's not fat. She's healthy, beautiful, and oozes confidence. More importantly, she is comfortable in her own body. But I get it, everyone is entitled to their own opinions. I just wish this blogger's opinion of themselves (and others) could be full of a little more love and a lot less hate.