Summer for V, by Testino

It is very rare for Claudia Schiffer to get out of her reserve, but she has lately done it, accompanied by 10 other models. These 10 models have dared the most unbridled poses for Mario Testino, and the magazine for which these pictures have been taken can already been classified in the collector's section!
For its first Summery edition, V magazine managed to set up the most glamourous casting and offers no less than 6 different covers for this edition, out on the 6th of May 2009. We will then be able to admire the modeeling world's Elite (Carmen Kass, Naomi Campbell, Eva Herzigova...), that not only reveal their sublime beauties but play the game of an unusual shooting for which they dare to pose in the most incredible but yet fantastic situations.
This edition of the magazine enables us to discover a series of models - each more perfect than the other - appropriating the 'it' bikinis of the Summer. All of this of course without forgetting to display highly desirable accessories.



How pleasant, being able to admire the models somewhere other than on the catwalk or on stolen paparazzi pictures. This group of models excels here and does what they do best: forget the the photographer's lens, spread a unique aura and give the picture a vibration only true pros can give. These models are so professional and perfect that it's easy to believe V Magazine is more trying to design a Pirelli calendar rather than a classic photoshoot for a magazine! I truly recommend not trying to find any inspiration from these pictures for our Summer bikinis...All of these pictures make it truly unrealistic to imagine yourself wearing one of these!
Indeed, even if the high-waisted Martin Margiela bikini gives Kate Moss a sublime feline allure, if the Louis Vuitton bathing suit and YSL heels transform Claudia into a professional martial art fighter or that Natalia Vodianova dares to wear a fluorescent pair of tights under a yellow and white stripped bikini, none of these propositions could be brought to life in our practical reality! So let's just consider these pictures as a wonderful adventure and recognise Mario Testino's fabulous ability to tell us stories...




The magazine is out today in the USA but you can still admire the pictures here:
http://nymag.com/v_magazines_summer_swim_issue

You got a thing for me

Karl, Karl, Karl...The man does have a thing for finding new talents and youth culture. After having announced Lily Allen will advertise Chanel's new handbag collection because 'she is funny', he has also dressed the British music group Metronomy, simply because 'he loves their music' on cover of their latest album.
The fashion designer had chosen their track 'Holiday' as the soundtrack of the catwalk show of his Fall/Winter 09' collection and photographed the group's members Joseph Mount, Oscar Cash and Gabriel Stebbin for French magazine Mixte. The group's album had been released a year ago but got no success. This time around, the three 20-something year olds benefit of a 'deluxe version' of their album and are dressed by the master on the cover but also in their latest video clip 'A thing for me', in his signature style: white shirt, black tie and suit from his K Karl Lagerfeld collection.

Here's a link to Karl Lagerfeld's website with a video of the band:

http://www.karllagerfeld.com/

And here's a link to the group's video of 'A thing for me': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYB2Mqs24ss

Thank you my little brother for the idea ;-)