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The one, the only @kendalljenner // backstage at @donnakaran F/W 2015 @ctilburymakeup @deborahlippmann #NYFW Photographed by Daise Bedolla, follow @daisebedolla on Instagram for more NYFW coverage.

Model moment. // Backstage @katespadeny Fall 2015 @deborahlippmann #NYFW (at Center548) For more NYFW coverage follow me on Instagram @daisebedolla

Giambattista Valli Haute Couture Spring 2015 Couture photographed by Kevin Tachman for Vogue

Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2015

Gemma Ward makes her comeback at Prada S/S 2015 at MFW

Gemma came back and I couldn't stay away… In the words of Kelly Mittendorf:

Gigi Hadid photographed by Sean Thomas for Vogue 

Palestinian-American model Gigi Hadid pays tribute to Anna Wintour’s first Vogue cover with photographer Sean Thomas. The November 1988 cover featured 19 year-old Michaela Bercu photographed by Peter Lindbergh wearing a Christian Lacroix and stonewashed Guess jeans (marking the first time a Vogue cover star was featured wearing jeans on the cover).

finale looks at Giambattista Valli Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2014

Fashion as Food, Food as Fashion? Fashion IS Food? 

Pre-Fall. Fall/Winter. Spring Couture. Resort. Spring/Summer. Fall Couture. Menswear. The fashion world and the Internet are hungry-- This is old news.

Kerry @ FM London photographed & styled by Jessie Bush for Vogue Australia 

Accessories: 1) Ryan Storer ear cuff and Helmut Lang sweater 2) Eddie Borgo five finger chain ring and Helmut Lang t-shirt 3) Ryan Storer ear cuff and Helmut Lang sweater 

It's all about the high-impact accessories-- Ryan Storer ear cuffs are my new favorite. Buy here.

Street Style from the Midsummer Celebrations at New York City's Battery Park, photographed by Malu Alvaraz

On Friday, June 20th, between 3,000 to 5,000 people gathered at New York City's Battery Park to celebrate the summer solstice at the 2014 Swedish Midsummer Festival. Attendees wore traditional flower wreaths, played traditional games, danced to fiddle music and decorated the midsummer pole. While many wore traditional white dresses, others injected their own personal style into the summer celebrations with crochet pieces, converse sneakers, crop tops and skinny jeans. 

"Kick It In Couture," Sam Rollinson in Giorgio Armani Privé photographed by Maciek Kobielski for the Wall Street Journal July/August 2014

Valentino Resort 2015

Steering away from their traditional color palette, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli took inspiration from Frida Kahlo for their latest resort collection for Valentino. The duo has taken inspiration from Kahlo's work in an unexpected way. Instead of using prints, they are simply capturing Kahlo's spirit through a wide use of color. While some looks are extremely colorful and geometric (only 9 out of 82 looks are colorfully dramatic, seen above), the majority of the collection still carries classic Valentino characteristics: romance imbibed in embroidered pieces with Seventies silhouettes. That being said, including psychedelic pieces is a nice change of pace for the house and provides a start contrast to the designing duo's usual routine.

Text by: Daise Bedolla

Marina Nery backstage at Dolce & Gabbana S/S 2014

Crocheted gown by designer Lý Quý Khánh, photographed by Samuel Hoàng for Đẹp Magazine

"Art Socks," Stylist Kate Brien sees fashion from a different perspective. Her blog View on Topp has attracted attention from world-renowned publications like American Vogue and Spanish Vogue for her birds-eye view spin on fashion photography. In one of her latest projects, she has combined famous works of art with fashion using socks and shoes. Featuring pieces from Frida Kahlo, Leonardo da Vinci, Van Gogh, Paul Gaugin, Edvard Munch, and Picasso, these photographs are sure to rock your socks off. 

Photographed by David Kitz for Vogue.

How far must one travel for a fashion show: Are destination fashion shows the new trend?

These days, clothes are not enough. If fashion houses want the fashion media to recognize them, they must have a trick or two up their sleeves to keep their audiences interested. Certainly, this move is attached to the rise of social media, which gives viewers the ability to share looks on a global scale as models wear them down the runway. Long gone are the days where the only opinions and reviews that mattered were the ones belonging to high-ranking individuals like Anna Wintour. Now, every single person has a voice, a power to personalize access to millions of fans and consumers. 

Recognizing the opportunities provided, designers have embraced social media as some even incorporate it into their collections. BCBG Max Azria has "Ephiphany Eyewear," glasses that are equipped with HD video and sent down the runway on models. Victoria Beckham has collaborated with Skype on a special Fashion Week Project. Alexander Wang showed a collection in a Brooklyn warehouse that featured 3D and heat-activated fabric. And slowly, destination fashion shows are becoming the new method to attract fans and consumers. 

Destination fashion shows are not new. Perhaps one of the best known fashion houses recognized for its destination shows is Chanel. In the past, the fashion house has previously presented its Resort and Metiers d’Art collections in locations around the world including Versailles, Venice, Monaco, Singapore, Dallas, Scotland, and more recently, Dubai, where the company colonized a small island for the event. This month, however, more fashion heavy-hitters are joining the destination bandwagon. Fendi once staged a show on the Great Wall of China. Christian Dior presented its Resort 2014 collection in Monaco last year. And just this month, Nicola Formichetti is presenting his first show for Diesel in Venice while Nicolas Ghesquière debuted his first Cruise collection for Louis Vuitton in Monaco earlier today. 

What does this shift in nomadic fashion shows mean?

Louis Vuitton Resort 2015 

Nicolas Ghesquière presented his first ever Cruise collection for Louis Vuitton earlier today in Monaco. Marking his second overall collection for the brand since presenting for the Fall/Winter 2014 season, Ghesquière collaborated with Juergen Teller to photograph the line-up once again.