Dale Mag 05, August 2006

It's time for the August 2006 installment of Dale Magazine, so that calls for a new cover. I announced in the Mag Update that Du Juan will be on the cover, so here she is. August is a month of mystic beauty and serenity. So coming month you have to Show Your Beauty, but also Stay Mysterious. That is what this beautiful picture of Du Juan portrays perfectly.

Classic Beauty Defined

Meet Ukrainian girl Snejana Onopka. The ultimate definition of 'the classic' beauty. Clear skin, fair hair, cheeckbones to die for and eyes that seem to stare everyone to sleep. She is one of the biggest crazes in the fashion world and has already been in and on numerous Vogues, campaigns for brands such as Dolce & Gabbana and is currently in, among others, the Gucci campaign. Besides her somewhat lacking walk, there is nothing to hate about this girl. Not that that walk stopped her from doing shows, because she was litteraly everywhere last ready-to-wear and haute couture show season. She is gonna be bigger than huge, I tell you. That is, if you think she isn't already.

Dutch Supremacy

As a Dutchman myself, I cannot neglect the beauty that has been storming out of the Netherlands and into the modeling world. I believe that Holland is gonna be the next Brazil when it comes to the delivery of many awesome models in a short period of time. One of the members of the Dutch hype is Sophie Vlaming. Her piercing blue eyes and her uniquely shaped face give her just that beautiful edge she needs to become a star. She has already starred in magazines such as Italian Vogue and she has worked with photographers in the likes of Steven Meisel. If that's not an alarm for a great future, then I do not know what is.

Highlight: Dale Girls Ad News

There is a lot of ad news on almost all the Dale Girls. So I chose to post one ad of each girl, with additional info on their ads. Click on them for bigger versions:

Du Juan (l) and Marta Berzkalna (c) for Swarovksi. Du Juan is also in the Yves Saint Laurent, Roberto Cavalli, Gap and Louis Vuitton ads.

Romina Lanaro (r) for Mulberry. She is also in the Dolce & Gabbana pre-Fall ads.

Rachel Alexander for D&G.

Morgane Dubled (r) and Tanya Dziahileva (c) for Jean-Paul Gaultier. Morgane Dubled is also in the Dolce & Gabbana and Piazza Sempione ads.

Han Hye Jin for Anna Molinari.

Flavia Oliveira (l) for Salvatore Ferragamo

Ekaterina Kashyntseva for L'Oreal.

Coco Rocha for Balenciaga. She is also in the Dolce & Gabbana Fall and pre-Fall ads

Anna Maria Urajevskaya for Kenzo. She is also in the Blumarine, Bulgari Perfum, CK by Calvin Klein and Hermès Perfume ads.

Ana Mihajlovic for Celine.

Highlight: Rest In Peace, Heather Bratton

Just yesterday, the sad news reached us fashion and modelfans that Florida star Heather Bratton has passed away this last weekend. She was involved in a severe carcrash after returning from a photoshoot. Sadly she did not survive the accident. The modeling (fan) world is mourning and my outmost condolences go out to her family and friends. This news has struck me very hard and made me really sad. And if I am sad, while I didn't even know her or was her biggest fan, imagine how her family would feel.

Heather was only 19 Springs young and is currently in the Mulberry ads. Previously she appeared in the Balenciaga ads, a lot of high-profile editorials and landed two Vogue Italia covers in 2006. One in February and one just as short ago as last May. Last fashion week she walked for designers such as Gucci, Dior and Chanel. She was certainly a rising star and she will be terribly missed. If you want to say something to Heather as well, go to www.heatherbratton.com and leave a message in the guestbook.

Rest in sweet peace Heather....

Update: Dale Magazine Covers

Okay, here's the deal. I'm a perfectionist, so when I was thinking a few days ago that I started my blog in April and that the first cover was only for June, I got annoyed. Thus, I decided to make covers for both April and May, making the June cover with Marta Berzkalna the third cover instead of the first and the July cover with Rachel Alexander the fourth cover instead of the second. You can see the edited versions of both these covers down below.

Now, when I had to decide which girls should do these covers, I came up with the idea that the original three Dale Girls deserved a cover asap. So I put Tanya Dziahileva on the April cover and Morgane Dubled on the May cover. Which leaves us with Du Juan. I'm afraid you'll just have to wait and see what I have for her in August.


Dale Magazine 01, April 2006: Tanya Dziahileva; The Sweetest Spring.

Dale Magazine 02, May 2006: Morgane Dubled; You're The Queen! So Dress Up

Dale Magazine 03, June 2006: Marta Berzkalna; Smokin' Hot...

Dale Magazine 04, July 2006: Rachel Alexander; A Daring Summer. Take The Plunge!

Haute Couture: Christian Dior F/W 06.07

As I warned about a few weeks back, haute couture fashion week was about to kick of yesterday in Paris. And what a kick-of! Highlight of the day has to be the Christian Dior show. It was just as amazing as it was insane. A hodgepodge of inspirations based on the same starting point - armour - was shown in seven different section. Together they portrayed strong heroines and sci-fi warrior women.

The first section consisted of amazing evening gowns embellished with superb headdresses, sequins, colours and... armoured plating. True warrior queens!

The second section was a presentation of crazy Vampira creatures wearing leather, latex and again, some crazy armour. This time executed in a more bondagy way.

Then a collection of tightly corseted Dali-uo-suited women paraded down the gardenlike runway. All colours included and beautiful embroideries and sequins shone bright. The millinery on the girl hats was amazing as well and fitted perfectly with the armoured theme: crabs, lobsters and other crustaceans graced the girls heads

Alice in Wonderland was the next stop in Galliano's crazy universe. Big green dresses - already dubbed walking lettuces - passed the audience - which included Cher, Drew Barrymore, Mischa Barton, Liv Tyler, amongst others. Accesoirised with knights trumpets, these girls were ready for a fairytale battle!

One of my favourite sections was the punky section. Black tights and moody, feathery Blade Runner pieces vavavoomed by as the models were truly portraying their role as Barbarians on acid.

The most beautiful section of the show was the one that featured serene chiffon dresses that could easily be spotted on any red carpet occasion. Stunning shapes and techniques of draping made this a highly dramatic section.

The final section featured full on warrior women, dressed as million dollar knights with jewelry incrusted helmets and armour. Extremely gigantic dresses sweeped the floor, but gave this collection the ultimate boost that made it absolutely incredible and truly unforgetable. Perhaps John Galliano's entry as an astronaut proved that he really think otherwordly, but it certainly made this show interstellar!