Michelle Obama for Vogue US April 2013

The 49 year old First Lady of America is landed her second cover slot for Vogue US (click here for her first cover), once again photographed by Annie Leibovitz.

Michelle Obama wears a sleeveless dark cerulean dress by Reed Krakoff with eggplant panelling. We love how Anna Wintour (congrats on her new position as Condé Nast‘s artistic director) decided to skip the banner on the usual top left and uses less headlines to match the gorgeously bold color palettes.

Click here to view last year cover featuring Jennifer Lopez, here for 2011 cover with Rihanna, and here for 2010 cover with Gisele Bundchen.

Image via TFS.

Featured Article: Vogue US 2012 Covers Recap

Most of Vogue US covers this year were great. Except Keira Knightley‘s October issue by Mario Testino. Camera loves her chiseled aristocratic face, but that metallic glove was really distracting and unnecessary. But, overall we are pleased with this year’s line up. We are excited already to see 2013 cover stars, because they’ve started the year with Gwen Stefani, and today there’s a rumour swirling that Beyoncé will be featured on the magazine’s important March issue, snapped by Annie Leibovitz few days ago. Just in time for her Super Bowl singing stint. Talk about perfect timing.

Anna Wintour gave five cover slots to first timers this year, and every single one of them wasn’t disappointed. Annie Leibovitz photographed Vogue US‘ oldest cover star, 63 year old Academy Award winner Meryl Streep for the earthy January issue (fellow winner and returning cover star, Marion Cotillard landed the August slot by Peter Lindbergh). She also photographed the then Olympic hopefuls from America, soccer player Hope Solo, swimmer Ryan Lochte (he’s now one of the few men who got the honor to be featured on the cover), and tennis player Serena Williams for June issue. Mario Testino shot two first timers: young singer Taylor Swift for February and the ever lovely Emma Stone for July. Last but not least, one of the most anticipated covers of the year was Adele‘s March issue, photographed stunningly by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott.

Their 606-page March issue wasn’t the only issue we looked forward to. Because in September, they made history when they producing their biggest issue, ever! The 916-page edition was fronted by Lady Gaga, who wears Marc Jacobs purple patched dress and posed also in front of M&M‘s lens. The busy duo also produced the striking April cover, with Jennifer Lopez in a fiery red Bottega Veneta dress.

Scarlett Johansson goes blonde and wears vintage Prada dress on her second Vogue cover. The bombshell actress graced the May issue by Mario Testino. Rihanna also landed her second cover slot this year (as well as Lady Gaga). The Barbadian singer fronted the magazine’s November issue in Valentino, that was shot beautifully by Annie Leibovitz. Rounding up her work with Vogue US, Mrs.Leibovitz photographed the December front page with former Academy Award host, Anne Hathaway (in a green Vera Wang Spring Summer 2013 dress). And that makes her shared the spot with Mario Testino, who also shot four covers this year for the magazine.

Read our 2011 recap, here and 2010 recap, here. Share to us your favourite Vogue US cover in the comment box below.

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MET Gala 2012 Red Carpet

The spring 2012 exhibition organized by The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art is Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations.

The exhibition, on view from May 10th through August 19th 2012, explores the striking affinities between these two Italian designers from different eras.

Inspired by Miguel Covarrubias’s satirical “Impossible Interviews” for Vanity Fair in the 1930s, curators Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton orchestrate conversations between these iconic women to suggest new readings of the designers’ most innovative work.

The Gala Benefit was held on May 07th, with Honorary Chair Jeff Bezos and Co-Chairs Carey Mulligan, Miuccia Prada, and Anna Wintour; Baz Luhrmann serves as Exhibition Creative Consultant with Nathan Crowley as Production Designer.

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Click here to view last year’s red carpet arrivals.

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Kate Moss for Vogue US September 2011

Finally!! The highly anticipated (the result is suprisingly gorgeous with the beautiful purple dress) September cover of Vogue US has reached the internet! Newlywed supermodel, Kate Moss (the first time a model graced the oh-so-important September issue since a long time, 2004 to be exact, and her sixth Vogue US covers if we didn’t lose track) was photographed by the famed Mario Testino for the issue that will hit the newsstands on August 23rd.

The spread for the issue is rumoured the be featured 10 wedding dresses from 10 designers wore by none other than Mrs.Hince who just got married on July 11th! Oscar de la Renta, Vera Wang and Valentino are among the top designers who reportedly participated in the story after being personally asked by Anna Wintour to imagine the dress they’d most like to see Kate Moss wear for her wedding.

Click here to view the spread preview and read the full article at Vogue.com

Click here to view last year cover featuring Halle Berry and here for 2009 cover featuring Charlize Theron.

Image via TFS.

UPDATED AUGUST 11th 2011: According to TFS, Kate Moss is wearing a modified Alexander McQueen Fall Winter 2011 dress for the cover. Image via Style.com

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MET Ball 2011 Red Carpet: Fashion People and Designers

Jenna Lyons, Eddie Borgo, Arizona Muse in Altuzarra, and Joseph Altuzarra

Lily Donaldson in Erdem, with the designer

Liv Tyler, Marina Abramovic, and Mariacarla Boscono, all in Givenchy, with Riccardo Tisci

Orlando Bloom, Miranda Kerr & Franca Sozzani

Peter Copping and Malgosia Bela in Nina Ricci

UPDATED MAY 05th 2011 : Added five more images of the MET Ball 2011 red carpet for Fashion People and Designers.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala 2011 was held last night in New York City. You can see the gallery of fashion people (editors, socialites, heiress, CEO’s, etc), fashion designers and their dates for the night on the red carpet below. Images via Fashionologie.

Aimee Mullins in a custom Olivier Theyskens gown, with the designer

Alasdhair Willis and Stella McCartney in her own design

Amar'e Stoudemire and Rachel Roy

Andre Leon Talley

Anna Dello Russo in Alexander McQueen

Anna Wintour in Chanel couture

Bee Shaffer in Balenciaga

Britt Maren in custom Winter Kate, with the designer Nicole Richie

Calvin Klein and Donna Karan

Christian Louboutin and Ashley Olsen in vintage Christian Dior couture

Consuelo Castiglioni, Cindy Sherman, and Anouck Lepere, all in Marni

Daphne Guinness in Alexander McQueen

David Lauren and Lauren Bush, both in Ralph Lauren

Dee Ocleppo and Tommy Hilfiger

Diane Kruger in Jason Wu, with the designer

Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller

Dree Hemingway in Calvin Klein, with Italo Zucchelli

Dylan Lauren in Ralph Lauren

Florence Welch in Yves Saint Laurent and Stefano Pilati

Francisco Costa and Zoe Saldana in Calvin Klein

Giovanna Battaglia, Milla Jovovich, and Consuelo Castiglioni, all in Marni, and Paul Anderson

Hamish Bowles in Alexander McQueen and custom Christian Louboutin

Jack McCollough, Kristen Stewart in Proenza Schouler, Lazaro Hernandez

Keren Craig, Fergie in Marchesa, and Georgina Chapman

L'Wren Scott in her own design and Mick Jagger

Lucy Liu in Vionnet, with Matteo Marzotto

Marc Jacobs and Robert Duffy

Margherita Missoni and Joy Bryant, both in Missoni

Mia Wasikowska in Thakoon, with the designer

Michael Kors with Dianna Agron in his design

Peter Dundas, with Jessica Chastain

Prabal Gurung and Elettra Wiedemann Rossellini, in her grandmother Ingrid Bergman's dress that Gurung modified

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Burberry, with Christopher Bailey

Sarah Burton in Alexander McQueen

Stella McCartney in her own design

Tamara Mellon with Thandie Newton in Stella McCartney

Taylor Swift in J.Mendel with Gilles Mendel

Tom Ford with Carolyn Murphy in his design

Tory Burch in vintage Jean Patou, with Kanye West in her design

Valentino and Natalia Vodianova in his design

Vera Wang in her own design

Zac Posen with Christina Ricci in his design

Anna Wintour for WSJ Magazine April 2011

The influential Anna Wintour wearing Prada (and her signature sunglasses!) on the latest cover of Wall Street Journal photographed by Mario Testino.

Vogue US 2010 Covers Recap

The Notebook stars Rachel McAdams graced her first Vogue US cover in January 2010 wearing Dolce & Gabbana photographed by Mario Testino. He also photographed Jessica Biel for February cover where the actress looking gorgeous wearing Denim and the funny woman, Tina Fey first Vogue cover for March.

Mario Testino continues to collaborates his with Vogue US with the whooping 5 covers in a row !! Sarah Jessica Parker‘s May, Blake Lively summery June (my favourite!), beautiful Marion Cotillard for July, Gwyneth Paltrow Vogue cover #3526 for August (LOL!!) and Halle Berry historical September cover. Until the end of the year he added 2 more covers (10 in total !!!) : Anne Hathaway for November in Oscar De La Renta (another favourite!!) and the different December cover (the cover looked so UK Vogue) where he lensed the beautiful Angelina Jolie.

There are only 2 covers where Anna Wintour doesn’t used Mario Testino : April cover, The Body Issue which Patrick Demarchelier lensed Gisele Bundchen with her fabulous body after gave birth to Baby Benjamin and October cover with Carey Mulligan wearing Chanel (her first Vogue cover) shot by Peter Lindbergh (good to have him back to Vogue!).

I’m quite happy with this year’s covers because some of the cover girls are having their moment. It was their first time at Vogue cover!!! And they looked fabulous and gorgeous !!!

Amby from Art8amby.