maryna and the diamonds.

Pop Magazine S/S 2012, "Chinatown" | Photographer: Tung Walsh | Model: Maryna Linchuk
To do: play with butcher knives, wear flower crowns, use daisies as pasties, loiter in food shops, use chopsticks as toys, and flirt with roosters.

swanepoel the supermodel?

Everyone in the blog-o-sphere (ugh, that term) has been melting down over these photos featuring Candice Swanepoel for Vogue Spain. While most are from an editorial entitled "Tan Sexy," there is one page (the four shots wit the curlers) that is from a separate editorial entitled "Ha pasado un Ángel." Both appear in the April 2013 issue and were shot by Mariano Vivanco. What is most striking about these photographs is the pure essence of 90s supermodel that Candice is sending to the camera. I could imagine Cindy Crawford doing this shoot, and trust me, she did many like them. So does this mean that the era of the supermodel really isn't over and Candice may be the new queen? Only time will tell, but I think everyone enjoys her editorials and work, whether on the VS catwalk or high fashion. And damn, have you seen anyone wear cutoffs as well as her?

keep the wind at your back and the sun on your face.

I've had this shoot that Kate Upton did for Elle France saved on my computer since the new year, trying not to obsess over it because it is making me desperate for sunny days and warm enough weather to lounge by the pool, even if I still have to wear a cosy sweater to get away with it. The whole shoot, shot by photographer Matt Jones, has Kate romping around outside in her skivvies, wearing a panda hat, washing a car and canoodling with a teddy bear. What could be better? And if I don't get a chance to put on a pair of roller-skates this spring, there will be hell to pay. There is nothing I miss more than a full day at the roller rink, skating to the tunes of the Spice Girls and doing the chicken dance. Sorry winter, the grayness and snow has got to go. Spring, please hurry up!