Handmade's Tale / Vogue October 2008

behind the beautiful, complex, delicate, extravagant, and artful creations from some of the most famous fashion houses are the magical fingers of tailors.
with fashion emerging more and more with the internet, there are many youtube videos that show the behind the scenes of making a particular haute couture you saw on the runway. and i get finger cramps and a headache just watching these skilled people..! i think they are the true unsung heroes of fashion.

natalia vodianova photographed by patrick demarchelier
vogue october 2008

Stealing Beauty / Elle October 2002

awesome

i really liked this editorial with all the beautiful haute couture creations.
as much as i enjoy seeing the current fashion designs, i really love the past designs of the 90s and early 2000s.
to me, for some reasons, designs of this particular period triumphs that of the present.

gisele bundchen photographed by gilles bensimon
elle us october 2002

Natalia Vodianova: A Decade (2004)

the beautiful vodianova during 2004...

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w magazine photographed by mario sorrenti

w magazine photographed by mario sorrenti

"bella donna" / vogue us march 2004 / photographed by marcuss piggott

"bella donna" / vogue us march 2004 / photographed by marcuss piggott

vogue us

vogue italia 2004

"bella donna" / vogue us march 2004 / photographed by marcuss piggott

"bella donna" / vogue us march 2004 / photographed by marcuss piggott

High Definition / Vogue US March 2008

i remember seeing this editorial back in 2008 and absolutely loving it. i even taped these on my dorm room wall to liven it up a little. to me, designers seemed to have a good run for spring 2008. to name a few...marc jacobs had come up with cool heel-less pumps to match the equally interestingly-cut dresses, marni was excelling in its unique color schemes and accessories, and dries van noten had beautiful floral print dresses mixed in fresh hues. this period was also the time when i saw lots of craig mcdean's works and really liked them.

raquel zimmermann, coco rocha, caroline trentini, jessica stam photographed by craig mcdean
vogue us march 2008

christian lacroix (such a shame that there's no more lacroix in fashion...)

marni

marc jacobs

dolce and gabbana (their floral-themed collection was very good)

dries van noten

dries van noten

nina ricci