J'ADORE KARLIE: SPRING 2011

Some warm weather inspiration for you. Shot by Steven Meisel, Karlie Kloss is sizzling in this heated Spring 2011 campaign for Dior. Red lips and tousled hair, beauty is looking classic for this spring. Most of all, I can't wait to wear the cat-like shades.

MEISELPIC: VOGUE ITALIA

This is one of my favorite shoots, so I thought I would post this from my collections. Shot by Steven Meisel, a photography genius, the shoot was inspired by the social media site Twitter, and it's picture hosting, Twitpic. Revamped and renamed to "meiselpic", each of the models has a clever "tweet" to share, with Meisel sharing his little message as well. Check them all out.

Publication: Vogue Italia

Issue: December 2009

Photographer: Steven Meisel

Models: Agyness Deyn, Anna Selezneva, Freja Beha Erichsen, Hanne Gaby, Kasia Struss, Karlie Kloss, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Sasha Pivovarova, Natalia Vodianova, Natasha Poly. 

For the record I only enclosed my favorites. There are more. Let me know if you want to see the rest. The ones I left out were Linda Evangelista, Viktoriya Sasonkina,  Kristen McMenamy, Sessilee Lopez, Gisele Bundchen, Lara Stone, Karen Elson, Naomi Campbell, Jamie Bochert, Christy Turlington.

MODEL CITIZEN: ANNA SELEZNEVA

Famous for her steel-gray eyes and high cheekbones, eighteen-year-old Russian model Anna Selezneva is a porcelain-perfect face on the rise. After signing with Parisian model management Silent in 2007, Selezneva made her big debut in October 2007 at the spring fashion shows for Celine, Akris, and Dries Van Noten. Within a month, the Moscow-born beauty graced the cover of Italian Vogue Gioiello, peeking out from under a royal blue summer hat with her entrancing gaze. Already, Anna was making her mark in the industry.

After one year, Selezneva was already strutting down the runway for big names like Lanvin, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, and Valentino Couture. She was opening for Balmain and Albereta Ferretti and closing for Yves St. Laurent and the Valentino Couture shows in Milan and Paris, an extraordinary honor for a runway model. Barely a year after being signed, this radiantly refined was already rocking the covers of British Vogue, Russian Vogue, and French Vogue as well as signing a fragrance contract for Vera Wang’s Look, photographed by one of the industry’s finest, Steven Meisel. Why, even just two months ago she was even selected to replace of Suvi Koponen as the face of Calvin Klein Collection! While it takes many models years to reach the heights of the top model ranks, Anna Selezneva gracefully glided her way to the top within a mere two years.

Whether in Vuitton or Vogue, catwalks or covers, keep one long-lashed, steel-gray eye out for the alluringly delicate face of Anna Selezneva.

All shots by Hedi Slimane.

PRADA SS/10 CAMPAIGN PREVIEW BY STEVEN MEISEL

After taking a look at these Prada Spring/Summer 2009 Ad Campaign shots, the only thing I really felt was left out of these sun-like shots was the very sun itself, in all it's radiant glory. Prada's pleasantly chipper prints have a playfulness to them that would coax spring itself to come out and cut capers in stilettos and sunglasses! The essence of the floral season was brilliantly captured by top industry photographer Steven Meisel, who strategically projected the spirit of spring through fresh and festive snapshots of the feautured young ladies frolicking in joviality. Enjoy the slide show below featuring models Toni Garrn, Viktoriya Sasonkina, Sigrid Agren, Ymre Stiekema, Giedre Dukauskaite, Katrin Thormann, and Nimue Smit. From creamy whites and neutrals to earthy brown and red tones, the end result of the prominent campaign will have you strapping on your sandals and flouncing out your front door.