Lana Del Ray is the New Face of H&M

Swedish High Street Fashion Chain H&M has released their A/W 12 campaign shoot featuring the new face of the brand, singer Lana Del Ray. Lana, real name Elizabeth Grant, is seen wearing a blush pink Angora mohair jumper and matching pastel skinny jeans plus a pair of drop pearl earrings and kept her signature 60's inspired makeup, trademark backcombed hair and pastel pout.

H&M say "We were looking for a style icon and singer to model our fall collection and so Lana Del Rey was the perfect choice.  We think she shows our fall fashion in a very inspiring way. Lana will star in press ads and a commercial. The theme of the campaign is a modern and feminine woman with a soft attitude to show off a woman's curves and silhouette with a focus on knitwear and tweed, pastel tones and accessories in contrasting wine red. "

The A/W12 collection will launch September 2012 and Lana has also recorded a cover of Blue Velvet for a short film commerical that will be released on September 19 via hm.com. Are you a fan of Lana Del Ray's?

Cowshed Whistles Collaboration

COWSHED has launched a new range in collaboration with fashion brand Whistles; Whistling Cow. This is a line-up of four of Cowshed’s products presented in a signature Whistles High Summer fashion print. Created in celebration of the launch of Whistles first swimwear collection, Whistling Cow features the Whistles ‘Love’ print that appears on a swimsuit and bikini. The range includes: Freshening Hand Wash, £14.00, a cleanser with essential oils of Grapefruit and Petitgrain; Moisturising Hand Cream, £16.00, a hydrating hand cream with essential oils of Grapefruit and Coriander; Relaxing Bath & Shower Gel, £16.00, a cleanser with essential oils of Lavender and Eucalyptus; and Relaxing Body Lotion, £18.00, also featuring Lavender and Eucalyptus oils. Whistling Cow is available to purchase at Whistles stand alone stores nationwide and Cowshed shops, Cowshed Spas and online at www.cowshedonline.com 

Diet Coke collaborate with Karl Lagerfeld

Diet Coke has taken another stylish step into fashion by announcing its second fashion collaboration with international designer, Karl Lagerfeld.

Lagerfeld has created a second collection of limited edition an aluminium bottles for Coca-Cola consisting of 3 different designs. Chanel's creative director is a big fan of the brand as he reportedly lost 90 pounds in 2001 by only drinking Diet Coke and eating steamed vegetables. The new product is designed for “style conscious” women and Inspired by the three Diet Coke girls – puppets Bernadette, Eleanor and Irene – Lagerfeld has created three different pink, black, white and silver coloured prints to grace the special bottles.

Karl has created a bold but recognisable collection building upon the designer’s first design which featured his immediately recognisable signature ponytailed silhouette and sunglasses in black on a white bottle with pink lid. He has used the light and playful elements of his identifiable trademark style, such as graphic cuts, but using the same colour palette of contrasting black and white and hot pink detailing.

The advertising campaign shot by the designer himself, features models Coco Rocha, Heidi Mount and Jeneil Williams. The limited edition bottles will be available from May 16th 2011 priced at £1.95 each or £9.95 for the stylish prism-shaped Collector's Box.

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 What do you think of the bottle designs?

MAC Rodarte Collection Controversy

There has been a great deal of heated debate over the up-and-coming M.A.C/Rodarte Collaboration for Fall 2010 (due out September) which is causing controversy in the beauty blogging world. The Rodarte fashion collection has been inspired by the Mexican town of Juarez, which is notorious for its poverty, criminal activity and sweatshops which employ young women and teenagers. Many of these women have been raped and murdered and the police and government have refused to take action.

Fellow bloggers are shocked with the insensitive nature M.A.C has approached the new collection. Many feel that M.A.C are glorifying female rapes and murders with the promotional images from the collection showing a ‘death-like’ ghostly white lady. It is also extremely unacceptable that M.A.C have named some of the products ‘Juarez’; ‘Factory’; ‘Ghost Town’. The criticism towards M.A.C and Rodarte has become so wide-spread that they have both issued statements:

MAC: “We understand that product names in the MAC Rodarte collection have offended some of our consumers and fans. This was never our intent and we are very sorry. We are listening carefully to the comments posted and are grateful to those of you who have brought your concerns to the forefront of our attention. MAC will give a portion of the proceeds from the MAC Rodarte collection to help those in need in Juarez. We are diligently investigating the best way to do this. Please be assured that we will keep you posted on the details regarding our efforts. “

Rodarte: “Our makeup collaboration with MAC developed from inspirations on a road trip that we took in Texas last year, from El Paso to Marfa. The ethereal nature of this landscape influenced the creative development and desert palette of the collection. We are truly saddened about injustice in Juarez and it is a very important issue to us. The MAC collaboration was intended as a celebration of the beauty of the landscape and people in the areas that we travelled. “

What a PR fail! Whilst its good that MAC have took the criticism on board and are taking the matter seriously, it is still very disappointing that they are still profiting from others sadness. I believe ALL of their profits from the collection should be donated to charity, not just a percentage, similar to how mac supports charity with MAC Viva Glam.

What are your opinions on this collection?

Read other Beauty Bloggers thoughts on this collection:
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