The Fashion Designer - Charles Anastase
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Charles Anastase illustration
French fashion designer Charles Anastase first found fame with his pencil, before setting up his own label in 2004. His cool doodles could be found gracing the pages of Purple Fashion, Dazed & Confused and DoingBird. Then he tried life as a fashion stylist and was equally as successful at that, working with his family and friends as real models and shooting for Jalouse and Libe Style.
Known for his razor-sharp wit and love of all things dark, he looks at fairytales, psychoanalysis and art to inspire his whimsical creations...
Picture left: Illustration by Charles Anastase
Inspired by: Alice in Wonderland, The Great Depression and the girl that got away from Napoleon Bonaparte.
Based: London but chooses to show in Paris
Women who wear: Rei Kawakubo, Yoko Ono and Beth Ditto
Admires: John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood, Martin Margiela
Stocked: Browns Focus, Dover Street Market, The Shop at Bluebird and Matches
Myspace Motto: Charles seriously harms you and others around you.
The Model - Daiane Conterato
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Daiane Conterato
Every so often there are a gang of new kids that are worth watching. Here are our hot tips for the latest models, designers and magazines
What\'s with the long face? Daiane Conterato, the 16-year-old Brazilian challenges the commercial beauty aesthetic. Discovered by Supreme head Paul Rowlands on a trip to Brazil, she bucks the trend for busty Brazilian models. A refreshing change in an industry of bee-stung beauties. When she hit the fashion circuit in 2006 she was instantly booked by Miuccia Prada for her pale and interesting look, getting the royal seal of approval in the kingdom of fashion. She is a firm favourite of photographers Steven Meisel and Jurgen Teller, who has just shot her for the Marc Jacobs autumn/winter \'07 campaign. Cooler than that, you die!
Picture left: Daiane models in Louis Vuitton S/S 08
Based: New York
Signature: Her nose
Campaigns: Marc Jacobs, Miss Sixty
Editorial: Italian, French and British Vogue, Dazed & Confused
Shows: Prada, Miu Miu, Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga, Giles, Christopher Kane
Covers: L\'Uomo Vogue
The Fashionista Promoters - SUPERSUPER
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SuperSuper
Creative Director Steve Slocombe (ex-sleazenation) and the multi-talented Namalee Bolle, a London-based stylist, singer and fashion writer as well as muse to Basso & Brooke and Fashion Director for SUPERSUPER magazine, not only produce the monthy magazine SUPERSUPER, but have also just launched SUPERSUPER the fashion show. London fashion week saw the debut of the SUPERSUPER show, in association with Vauxhall, a hot house of up-and-coming design talent. Five new designers got the chance to showcase their collections, Kamakino, Thomas Sels, Kling by Kling, Elliot Atkinson and Tunnel Technique all wowed the crowd and was compered by the one and only Jodie Harsh. The call to the next batch of hopefuls will be going out soon... watch this space
Picture left: SUPERSUPER\'s show invitation
Inspired by: Day-glo, Chaos, Re-cycling, Nu-rave, Punk
Myspace motto: Know urself
Read: An interview with Colin McDowell by Colin McOwl in this month\'s issue
www.myspace.com/thesupersuper
The Magazine - Lula
Kirsten Dunst,Spring Summer 2008
Lula magazine
Created by ex-Voguettes Leith Clark (stylist) and Becky Smith (creative) and published bi-annually, Lula has the daydream-like quality of an angst-ridden teenager. Now on issue five, which makes it the grand old age of two and a half, it manages to mix fashion, art, film and culture in a non defensive manner, girlish but impetuous at the same time. The current issue is edited by the über cool Kirsten Dunst, and features photographs by provocative snapper Corine Day, and an interview with actress Mia Farrow. Love it!
Picture left: Lula\'s new cover
Based: London
Readers: Any fashionista worth her Miu Miu shoes
Quirks: It has a dog on the masthead - Tilda Plum
Signature: Creative director Becky Smith created a Lula typeface especially for the magazine
www.lulamag.co.uk/
