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25 January 2014

Blumarine FW 2013 Accessories: Candice Swanepoel

The cool sunglasses. The chic eyewear. The classy handbag. Blumarine accessories for 2013 Fall/Winter advertising campaign featuring Victoria's Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel. Beautiful details ... perfection!

31 December 2013

VS Angel Candice Swanepoel for Blumarine FW 2013

Victoria's Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel from South Africa looks almost unrecognizable in the 2013 Fall/Winter advertising campaign for Blumarine. In the 2011 FW Blumarine runway show, Blumarine chose Candice to both open the show as well as close it. Candice stood out on the Blumarine runway in a way that obviously was hard to forget. Now, for the 2013 fall/winter season, she is the spotlight model for their advertising campaign with a cool video highlighting the photo-shoot session. Her seductive movements in the video makes one just stare in awe. I find it a very clever choice to use a soft, sexy remix version of Aaliyah's "Rock the Boat" as the feature song for this promotional video. I find it even more clever to tilt the fashion theme towards an Asian-inspired look. Quite different for the Blumarine brand.

Candice's hair has been blonde for many years as we have come to know her from all of the work that she does with the famous lingerie brand Victoria's Secret. However, to keep things interesting, for the 2013 FW Blumarine campaign, the stylist decided to temporarily take Candice back to her natural brunette color. Her blue eyes sure are exceptionally stunning with her hair styled in this sleek, wet, very natural brunette look.

Just stylish and modern. Love love ... love it!

~Fashion set designed by Diva Shyne~

In the above lingerie photo, Blumarine used another model (name unknown) who sort of resembles Candice with wet hair. There must be some sort of contractual obligation with Victoria's Secret in regards to Candice not being able to do lingerie modeling for another brand. Very clever for Blumarine to use a model that at a quick glance looks like Candice. Very similar physique just missing Candice's bright blue eyes and very full breasts!

26 July 2012

Blumarine FW 2012: Snow Bunny

Planning a ski trip this winter? If you are, then here are some snow bunny outfits that will surely inspire you! Blumarine has added to their Fall/Winter 2012 collection nice white fur-trimmed snow boots with all white fitted outfits. Very chic and trendy adding the silver metallic fingerless gloves. Love love love.

Jourdan Dunn

Bianca Balti

Cora Emmanuel

Blumarine FW 2012 Backstage

Milan Fashion Week

Jourdan Dunn Streetstyle after Blumarine FW 2012

Jourdan Dunn Blumarine FW 2012 Backstage

Milan Fashion Week

Blumarine FW 2012: Neon Fur

Head Blumarine designer Anna Molinari sure has an eye for trends. She carries the neon color theme that is so popular right now for summer into the winter using bright orange, hot pink, sunny yellow, purplish fuschia and intense teal. Standing apart from other designers, she has decided to be bold and daring by using fluorescent Mongolian fur for the Blumarine Fall/Winter 2012 collection. Clever, fierce ... and so urban!

I would easily wear every single outfit featured in this runway show. Some of the urban jewelry pieces are over the top but do resemble some signature pieces that I already have in my jewelry wardrobe that I could easily pair with her clothing pieces. The silver metallic ankle boots are just the right touch. I am so glad that Anna Molinari is still carrying the theme of monochrome dressing into this collection from her previous fall/winter collection because I think the concept of monochrome dressing will be around for awhile.

The fierce style presented in this fashion show, however, is not for the shy, quiet girl, but instead is for the daring diva who likes to turn heads and is confident in her beauty and her sex appeal. You really have to know who you are to walk into a room wearing these bold looks.

Yes, neon in the winter in fluorescent Mongolian fur ... so fresh ... and so now!

Anais Mali

Vika Falileeva

Izabel Goulart

Joan Smalls

Blumarine FW 2012 Backstage

Milan Fashion Week

Anais Pouliot

24 July 2012

Blumarine FW 2011: Anais Mali & Chanel Iman

Blumarine gets it right every season ... especially for their Fall/Winter collections. The military inspired fashion from the Fall/Winter 2011 collection showcases a monochromatic style to military chic. The black knee-length boots and knuckle rings give each outfit that they are paired with extra coolness. The runway music is always rocking to hot, sexy beats that make a powerful statement especially when you also take notice of the avid use of Victoria's Secret models. You see Victoria's Secret angel Chanel Iman and Victoria's Secret model Anais Mali used repeatedly on their runway as well as many other models associated to Victoria's Secret. You even forget the under-representation of black models in today's fashion world when you watch a Blumarine fashion show because they obviously put effort into fair representation.

Blumarine is one of my favorite design houses because they give you fashion with the perfect balance of diversity, youthfulness and daring sex appeal. I immensely enjoy runway shows such as this one that also cleverly uses rhythmic pop and urban music to heighten the experience and to make a statement. Remixed and flipped ... pop, rock, techno, r&b, hip-hop ... old school, new school ... simple yet stylish ... modern yet classic. Love the way they thread bits of Beyonce & Jay-Z's song "Crazy in Love" throughout the show. Perfect. Blumarine fashion shows are clearly steps ahead of the rest!

Anais Mali and Chanel Iman strut down the Blumarine FW 2011 runway with such confidence and great stage presence. I just get a good feel from the entire cast of Blumarine runway models as if there is a special uniqueness to the brand that embraces everyone with love and acceptance.