Featured Article: Flare 2012 Covers Recap

Flare magazine’s Fashion Director Elizabeth Cabral styled most of the covers on this year’s line up for the Canadian monthly fashion publication. Well, that’s because three out of twelve front pages were a reprint.

Scarlett Johansson‘s May cover by Alexi Lubomirski was reprinted from the February 2009 issue of Harper’s Bazaar US. Michelle Williams‘ July cover was a reprint from her editorial inside the December 2011 issue of Elle UK. Last but not least, Flare‘s December cover featuring Keira Knightley who’s promoting Anna Karenina, was photographed by Terry Tsiolis and published earlier in the March 2011 issue of Elle UK.

As always, Cabral did a great job with the styling for the magazine’s covers this year. She styled Canadian models Jessica Stam in a purple lace Tom Ford dress for January issue (Stam‘s second cover in just four months!) and Coco Rocha in Ashley Rowe vest, Joe Fresh bright orange skirt and Louis Vuitton strappy shoes for February cover.

Revenge star Emily VanCamp wears Emilio Pucci yellow embroidered dress for the March cover by Chris Nicholls, who also photographed Coco‘s cover. Nicole Richie wears Roberto Cavalli‘s gold paillettes jacket and matching skirt for the April cover, while model turned actor Brooklyn Decker wears Peter Pilotto‘s gorgeous sleeveless peplum dress for June issue. Both covers were photographed by Max Abadian who also snapped the total of 7 front pages this year! He also responsible for the covers that’s featured Jessica Stam, Rose Byrne (in Marchesa), Lindsey Wixson (in Prabal Gurung), Milla Jovovich (in Calvin Klein Collection), and Claire Danes (in Fendi)

Flare is always been our favourite magazine because they keep producing beautiful covers. We love most of their covers (even though they used three reprints this year) especially Stam, Decker, Wixson and Jovovich version. Feel free to the links and check out their 2011 and 2010 covers line up.

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Rose Byrne for Flare August 2012

The 32 year old Australian actress is wearing a red Marchesa Fall Winter 2012 dress on the August cover photographed by Max Abadian.

Click here to view last year August cover featuring Mila Kunis, here for 2010 cover with Dakota Fanning and here for 2009 cover with Katy Perry.

Image via TFS.

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.

Feel free to browse through our Facebook fanpage to view the complete red carpet arrivals.

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

Images via Style.com

Viola Davis for Los Angeles Times Magazine February 2012

Academy Award nominated actress, Viola Davis is almost recognizable with that ultra short hair on the latest cover of Los Angeles Times Magazine!

The 46 year old was stunningly photographed by Ruven Afanador for the cover and styled by Hayley Atkin in a Marchesa long-sleeve high-neck re-embroidered lace dress with organza flower shoulder detail.

Image via LA Times.

Flare 2011 Covers Recap

Flare covers are getting better and better in my opinion. The colors, the styling, the outdoor settings and the fonts are just great. I also love their last year‘s line up.

They started this year with models trio in jeans top and black pants snapped by Max Abadian: Irina Lazareanu, Tiiu Kuik and Arlenis Sosa Pena. The beautiful February cover was photographed by Chris Nicholls featuring Nina Dobrev in a bed of roses à la the infamous scene in American Beauty.

Canadian top model Heather Marks graced the March cover in embellished dress from Emilio Pucci while fellow top model from the same country, Jessica Stam wearing lace dress from Vionnet for the September issue. Both covers are photographed by the Iranian born Montreal based photographer, Max Abadian.

You may not really remember which movies that Michelle Monaghan already starred in, but one thing for sure: she looked absolutely stunning in April cover image photographed by Tony Duran in bright Max Mara bodysuit. For May issue, the magazine featured the recently divorced Zooey Deschanel in Prada stripes lensed also by Tony Duran while for June cover, it’s time for Academy Award nominated actress Jennifer Lawrence in gem colored Gucci dress. If only Max Abadian shot it outdoor, it would’ve been better.

The similar case happens to Kirsten Dunst‘s November issue in which she’s wearing a bright colored peplum dress from Giambattista Valli and Freida Pinto‘s October front page also in Giambattista Valli. Both covers by Max Abadian are good, but it could’ve been better.

Max Abadian continues his cover domination this year with Ashley Greene‘s December issue (in beautiful red Marchesa dress) while Tony Duran and Chris Nicholls photographed Mila Kunis in Lanvin for August and Elisha Cuthbert in Hervé Léger by Max Azria for July respectively.

I’m really looking forward to see next year’s covers.

So, which are your favourite covers from Flare Canada this year?

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Editorial: Kristen Stewart by Michelangelo di Battista for Vogue Italia

Kristen Stewart for Vogue Italia photographed by Michaelangelo di Battista and styled by Alice Gentilucci, Kristen wears designs of Alexander McQueen, Roberto Cavalli, Blumaine, Marchesa and others.

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Ashley Greene for Flare December 2011

Ashley Greene landed yet another magazine cover promoting The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I that will be released this November. She was photographed by Max Abadian and styled by Elizabeth Cabral in Marchesa Fall Winter 2011 red dress (Gwen Stefani wore the same dress for the current cover of InStyle US) for the December front page of Flare magazine Canada.

The 24 year old who was just named as the new global ambassador and face of DKNY Jeans and DKNY for their Spring Summer 2012 advertising campaign also gracing the November covers of BlackBook and Allure US.

The make up and hair was done by Vanessa Scali and Ted Gibson respectively.

Click here to view last year cover featuring Olivia Wilde and here for 2009 cover featuring Lady Gaga.

Images via Style.com and TFS.

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Gwen Stefani for InStyle US November 2011

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UPDATED OCTOBER 15th 2011: The cover was photographed by Michelangelo di Battista with the styling works by Alice Gentilucci. Gwen Stefani is wearing Marchesa, the make up was done by Charlotte Willer and the hair was by Danilo. Image via Style.com

42 year old Gwen Stefani landed her second November cover with this front page image of InStyle US and she looks beautiful!

This her third cover for the magazine. She was previously featured for the April 2010 and September 2007 front pages.

She’s also featured for the recent cover of Fashion Magazine Canada.

Click here to view last year cover featuring Rachel McAdams and here for 2009 cover featuring Reese Witherspoon.

Image via Jessica Forum.

MET Ball 2011 Red Carpet: Models

Constance Jablonski in Alexander McQueen, John Dempsey & Liu Wen in Alexander McQueen

UPDATED MAY 04th 2011 : Added another image of Constance Jablonski, John Dempsey and Liu Wen via Marilyn Model Management. Both of the Marilyn girls are wearing Alexander McQueen.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala 2011 was held last night in New York City. You can see the the red carpet gallery of the models who attended the event below.

This year, the theme was dedicated to late British designer Alexander McQueen, and celebrated the opening of the museum’s new McQueen retrospective exhibition.

Images via Fashionologie.

Alexa Chung in Christopher Kane

Amber Valletta

Angela Lindvall and Karlie Kloss in Christian Dior

Archie Drury and Karolina Kurkova in Jean Paul Gaultier couture

Bar Refaeli

Brooklyn Decker in Michael Kors

Cara Delevigne in Burberry with Douglas Booth

Caroline Trentini in Michael Kors

Chanel Iman in Dolce & Gabbana

Crystal Renn in Zac Posen

Doutzen Kroes in Giambattista Valli

Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann in her grandmother Ingrid Bergman's dress modified by Prabal Gurung

Gisele Bundchen in Alexander McQueen

Hilary Rhoda in Alexander McQueen

Iman in Stella McCartney

Jessica Stam

Joan Smalls in Tom Ford

Karen Elson in Alexander McQueen

Lara Stone in Calvin Klein

Lily Aldridge and Caleb Followill, both in Ralph Lauren

Miranda Kerr in Marchesa and Nicholas Kirkwood shoes

Naomi Campbell in Alexander McQueen

Raquel Zimmermann in Alexander McQueen

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Burberry

Shalom Harlow in Marchesa

MET Ball 2011 Red Carpet: Celebrities

Keri Hilson in Atelier Versace

UPDATED MAY 05th 2011 : Added two more images of the MET Ball 2011 Red Carpet for Celebrities.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala 2011 was held last night in New York City. You can see the the red carpet gallery of the celebrities who attended the event below. This year, the theme was dedicated to late British designer Alexander McQueen, and celebrated the opening of the museum’s new McQueen retrospective exhibition.

Images via Fashionologie

Amy Adams in L'Wren Scott

Amy Poehler in J.Mendel

Ashley Greene in custom Donna Karan

Ashley Olsen in vintage Christian Dior couture

Blake Lively in Chanel

Cassie in Rag & Bone

Chloe Sevigny in Alexander McQueen

Christina Hendricks in Carolina Herrera

Christina Ricci in Zac Posen

Ciara in Prabal Gurung

Claire Danes in Calvin Klein

Dakota Fanning in Valentino

Demi Moore in Prabal Gurung and Philip Treacy hat

Diane Kruger in Jason Wu

Elizabeth Banks in Tommy Hilfiger

Elle Fanning in Valentino

Emily Browning in Marc Jacobs

Emma Roberts in Michael Kors

Emma Stone in custom Lanvin

Eva Mendes in Stella McCartney

Evan Rachel Wood in Gucci

Florence Welch in Yves Saint Laurent

Freida Pinto in Chanel

Ginnifer Goodwin in custom Topshop

Gwyneth Paltrow in Stella McCartney

Hailee Steinfeld in Stella McCartney

Isabel Lucas in Louis Vuitton

Isla Fisher in Tory Burch

Janelle Monae in Chanel

Jay-Z and Beyonce in Emilio Pucci

Jennifer Hudson in Vera Wang

Jennifer Lopez in Gucci, with Marc Anthony

Jessica Alba in Ralph Lauren, with Cash Warren

Josh Duhamel and Fergie in Marchesa

Julianna Margulies in Narciso Rodriguez

Kate Hudson in Stella McCartney

Kerry Washington in Escada

Kirsten Dunst in Chanel

Kristen Bell in Tory Burch

Kristen Stewart in Proenza Schouler

Lea Michele in Escada

Leelee Sobieski in Vionnet

Leighton Meester in Louis Vuitton

Liv Tyler in Givenchy couture

Livia Giuggioli in Stella McCartney and Colin Firth in Tom Ford

Madonna in Stella McCartney and Guy Oseary

Maggie Gyllenhaal in Stella McCartney

Mary J. Blige in Gucci

Mary-Kate Olsen in vintage

Mia Wasikowska in Thakoon

Michelle Williams in custom Miu Miu

Miranda Kerr in Marchesa and Nicholas Kirkwood shoes with Orlando Bloom

Naomi Watts in Stella McCartney

Patricia Clarkson in Michael Kors

Penelope Cruz in Oscar de la Renta

Rashida Jones in Stella McCartney

Renee Zellweger in Carolina Herrera

Rihanna in Stella McCartney

Rosario Dawson

Rumer Willis in Badgley Mischka couture

Salma Hayek in Alexander McQueen

Saoirse Ronan in Rodarte

Sarah Jessica Parker in Alexander McQueen

Serena Williams in Oscar de la Renta

Sofia Coppola

Sofia Vergara in Carolina Herrera

Solange Knowles in Dries van Noten

Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys in Givenchy couture

Zoe Saldana in Calvin Klein