Glamour on the beach: Be France

The title may be ‘Glamour on the Beach’ (‘Glamour a la plage’) but this shoot for Be Magazine France isn’t about the sort of diamonds-and-pearls glamour we sometimes see in bikini shoots. In fact it’s a kind of fun, colourful, at times sporty take on beach-side glamour. Unsurprisingly we’re now longing for blue waters and sunny skies.

via Fashion & Clothing – Fashion Social Network and Community.

New Wave

As the weather gets hotter, we’re taking our inspiration from the vibrant cool of Cali surf culture.

via New Wave: Style & Advice General Features: luckymag.com.

A New Easy Trick for Messy Waves

We can’t get enough of the season’s tousled, beach-y hair, but sometimes carefree styles can be deceptively difficult to create. But hairstylist Jenny Cho showed us a simple trick for creating the roughed-up waves that her celebrity clients, including Mary-Kate Olsen and Amanda Seyfried, flip for.

via A New Easy Trick for Messy Waves: Girls in the Beauty Department: Beauty: glamour.com.

Jamie’s Puppy Love, Coco’s Big Day, And Zac’s Farewell

Marc’s muse Jamie Bochert is “The Lady with the Dog” for the CFDA. [The Cut]

Blushing Bride. Wedding bells are ringing today for Coco Rocha! [Modelinia]

Au revoir, New York! Zac Posen is showing next season in Paris. [fashionologie]

Runway Music Video to Reality: Gaga’s bowl-cut backup dancers’ military outfits will be available from Emporio Armani. [Chic Report]

Meanwhile, Gaga sports a not-quite-catholic wimple to her sister’s convent school graduation. [StyleList]

via Jamie’s Puppy Love, Coco’s Big Day, And Zac’s Farewell: Talking Fashion: Style: teenvogue.com.

Chanel Makes $20 Cotton Pads; Rachel Weisz Rocks a Mulletlike Updo

MAKEUP

• In a retro-chic editorial for Italian Vogue’s June issue, Sedene Blake and Ayan Elmi sport silvery lids and muted mouths, courtesy of makeup artist Stephen Dimmick. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

• Chanel’s limited-edition cotton pads cost $20. What makes them so different from our Duane Reade standbys? The interlocking Cs, of course! [Blogdorf Goodman]

HAIR

• Rachel Weisz walked the red carpet sporting a hairstyle that was sleek in front, and textured and rough in the back. The mullet of updos, if you will. [Girls in the Beauty Department/Glamour]

FRAGRANCE

• Jo Malone’s latest fragrance, English Pear & Freesia, was inspired by John Keats’s ode “To Autumn.” [WWD]

via Chanel Makes $20 Cotton Pads; Rachel Weisz Rocks a Mulletlike Updo — The Cut.

Net-a-Porter announces first menswear site

The net-a-porter group has announced the launch of a dedicated menswear site – the first global shopping destination of its kind. The site, to be called Mr Porter, will launch for the spring/summer 2011 season, with an edited line-up which includes global designer labels and niche brands, as well as editorial and style advice.

The more than 60 top menswear brands to be featured include Burberry, Ralph Lauren, Lanvin, YSL, Gucci, Margiela, Balmain, Dunhill, Margaret Howell, Rick Owens, John Lobb and MR by the designer, Roland Mouret.

The menswear launch comes ten years to the day after net-a-porter was founded by the former journalist, Natalie Massenet. Earlier this year, she sold her remaining stake in the luxury online shopping destination to the Richemont Group for £50million.

via Net-a-Porter announces first menswear site – Telegraph.

Alexa Chung models for Lacoste

The brand best known for its preppy tennis inspired aesthetic have signed Alexa Chung as the face of its new women’s scent.

The campaign will be the first of Lacoste’s adverts to feature a female celebrity face. The perfume is set to launch in January next year.

The Vogue cover girl currently fronts Pepe Jean’s spring/summer campaign and worked as a model before becoming a TV presenter for Channel 4’s T4. Chung co-presents her own show Frock Me alongside British designer Henry Holland. Mulberry recently credited the young style icon for hugely boosting company sales, following the release of an Alexa inspired satchel bag.

via Alexa Chung models for Lacoste (Vogue.com UK).

Mawi joins the Walpole programme

One of our favourite UK jewellery brands, Mawi, has been selected into the prestigious Walpole Brands of Tomorrow programme. The brand, which was born in 2003 and won the BFC NEWGEN award for three consecutive seasons, will benefit from bespoke mentoring and coaching to help them fulfil their full potential in the luxury sector. Judging by past Walpole winners, including Shaun Leane, Astley Clarke and Miller Harris – and celebrity fans like Alexa Chung, Samantha Cameron and Rihanna – we’re sure to see Mawi soar even higher from here.

via Mawi joins the Walpole programme (Vogue.com UK).

How to Model: 7 Expert Tips for Becoming a Model

Do you have what it takes to be a model? Aaron Newbill, Director of Scouting for Ford Models, gives his tips for aspiring models.

via How to Model – Tips for Becoming a Model – Marie Claire.

Red Hot Fashion

These bold looks in everyone’s favorite primary color offer an all-inclusive adventure in everyday dressing.

via Red Hot Fashion – Marie Claire.