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Sonia Rykiel always puts on the funnest shows at Paris Fashion Week. Full of bright colours, bouncy music and the seemingly impossible: smiling models its definitely always a highlight but this season, Rykiel has toned it down a bit for a more mature and classic collection. READ MORE …

For this season, Rochas designer Marco Zanini took inspiration from Swedish ceramics artist Willhelm Kage. Never heard of him? Neither have we, but that didn’t stop us from admiring his influence on Rochas newest slightly-librarian, slightly-60′s collection.  READ MORE …

Spring Fashion Week this year wrapped up in an epic exploration of whirlwind colours. We saw rose, orange, blue and many more pops of colour float down the runways of London, New York, Paris and Milan. We scoured through the looks to bring to you the must-do colours breaking down the colour trends that will be predominant for Spring/Summer 2012. READ MORE …

Whether it’s sitting just past the knee or grazing the calf’s the mid length or the midi is the length of the moment. This retro style first favoured in sleek lines in 1940’s and puff ball styles like poodle skirts in the 1950’s was seen throughout the Spring Summer 2011 collections with designers like Marc Jacobs, Rochas and Emanuel Ungaro all featured the length in their in its many forms from flowing to pencil to printed. READ MORE …

It’s hard to believe that it was only a short time ago that Theory was a bit of a conventional brand. Since his debut in Spring 2011 with a capsule collection, Olivier Theyskens, of Nina Ricci and Rochas fame, has taken this brand into sought after territory and this was only reinforced with his latest showing at New York Fashion Week. READ MORE …

Theory CEO Andrew Rosen has made Olivier Theyskens fans into some very happy girls. The 32-year-old Theyskens’ new collection for the label will retail for over 20 percent more than the brand’s main collection, but at $600 to $700, the jackets are still a fraction of what his designs once went for at Nina Ricci and Rochas. “I had been looking for a more personal project,” he said at an informal presentation on the roof of the company’s headquarters today. “I’ve found it at Theory. It’s the right position in terms of quality, price.”

Talking editors through the collection, he pointed out that the fabrics mostly come from Italy and Japan, while the clothes are made in America and China. The look? Belgian, with lots of sharp, imaginative tailoring. READ MORE …

The Paddington store Land’s End that brings you the BEST of international and local designers will be having a massive summer clearance sale! The prices are actually crazy with 90% off on summer styles as well as on previous season stock. They will also be selling faulty items and seconds for a minuscule portion of the RRP. The sale is only going to be on for one more week only through.

The labels at the Land’s End sale include Balmain, Proenza Schouler, Thakoon, Toga, Richard Nicoll, Rochas, Opening Ceremony, Preen and more. But the sale is only on for one more week ONLY so hurry down whenever you can and grab a designer bargain at the fraction of the price. READ MORE …

The Museum of Contemporary Art will play host to legendary American photographer Annie Leibovitz, as part of the Sydney International Art Series. The exhibition will open at the Museum of Contemporary Art on 19 November following a record-breaking tour in the US and Europe. Hugely popular among critics and art-lovers alike in museums from New York to London, Paris and Berlin, the exhibition is expected to attract large crowds in Sydney. This is sure to be one photography exhibition not to miss.

With not just fashion photography but almost 200 commercial, documentary and personal works selected by the artist. At the heart of the exhibition are images which record the personal moments from Leibovitz’s life, including births, deaths, reunions and vacations, showcases. It also features portraits of well-known figures, including actors such as Jamie Foxx, Daniel Day Lewis, Demi Moore, Scarlett Johansson, READ MORE …

It’s understandably hard not to be jealous of Anja Rubik. As well as having impossibly long legs and to-die-for cheekbones, the 23 year old has already worked with the likes of Balenciaga and Dolce and Gabbana. And, in typical supermodel fashion, Rubik manages to work a short, elvin crop just as well as her previously long tresses. Envious much?

Rubik was born on June 11, 1985 in Czestochowa, Poland. She enrolled in a local modelling contest at 15, where she was scouted by a Parisian agency. In February 2000, Rubik made her make her runway debut at fall Givenchy, Rochas and Nina Ricci. Two year later, she relocated to New York to pursue modelling full-time.

In New York, 2006

Since then, it’s all been uphill for the Polish supermodel. Rubik has been the face of Emporio Armani, Jimmy Choo and Oscar de la Renta and has appeared in haute couture fashion shows for the likes of Valentino and Christian Lacroix. She has appeared on the cover of Numero and Vogue and, in 2008, was appointed the face of Chloe perfume, alongside Chloë Sevigny and actor Clémence Poésy.

Modelling was a childhood dream of Rubik’s. “I have always dreamed of modelling, but it was my mum who had the courage and sent my pictures to a Polish modelling agency,” says Rubik. And, although she works in one of the most glamorous industries worldwide, Rubik has no illusions about the reality of the modelling. “It\’s a lot of hard work, long hours, constant travelling and often working in difficult conditions,” says Rubik.

Although already extremely successful, Rubik stays focused by concentrating on her own objectives. “My goal is to keep on working with the best people in the business,” she says. Judging by what we’ve already seen from Rubik, achieving this will be no problem at all.

                                                 British Vogue 2007                       Face of Chloé perfume (2008)

Pictures from www.anjarubik.com

Anja Rubik: the next big thing?