Cover of the Month: Harper's Bazaar España September 2011

Harper's Bazaar España September 2011

Model: Jacqueline Jablonski

Photographer: Unknown?

Inspired by the Addams Family?

Jacqueline wears DSquared2 Fall/Winter 2011

I love love this cover. It's sleek, seductive, mysterious, and I really like how they play with the title.

Collection of the Season : Gucci RTW Fall 2011

VOGUE CHINA - SEPTEMBER 2011 ISSUE

Runway: Gucci RTW FALL 2011

Model: Yulia Kharlapanova

HARPER'S BAZAAR UK - SEPTEMBER 2011 ISSUE (left)

Ana de la Reguero at Aliens & Cowboys premiere (right)

HARPER'S BAZAAR USA - AUGUST 2011 ISSUE

Runway: Gucci RTW FALL 2011 (left)

Model: Chanel Iman (left)

Florence Welch of Florence & the Machine at Good Morning America, back in June.

Frida Giannini, Gucci creative director:  "Giannini said the long dresses were the Florence Welch part of the equation, explaining that she could picture the chanteuse rocking one of them on stage" (Via Style.com)

Press: Shantall Lacayo PR Girl / Fashion Blogger

Thank you to Nosotras, La Prensa, and a special thanks to editor, @Elbacris7

Trending: Polka Dots by Gucci

VOGUE PARIS - AUGUST 2011

(via: Monica Rose)

VOGUE CHINA - AUGUST 2011 (?)

Trendsetters: Kourtney & Khloe Kardashians

Kourtney's outfit: dress Blaque Label - earrings Loren jewels - shoes Christian Louboutin - clutch Chanel 

Kourtney's outfit: yellow python jumpsuit (designer?) - orange bag Hermes Birkin, nude pumps Christian Louboutin

Khloe's outfit: dress Myne - bag Hermes - shoes (designer? Sergio Rossi?) 

Khloe's outfit: dress Roberto Cavalli - clutch Salvatore Ferragama - shoes Jimmy Choo - earrings Loren jewels

Khloe's outfit: Asymmetrical dress Helmut Lang - bag Hermes Birkin

(Kardashian personal styling by Monica Rose)

Emerging Nicaraguan Designers

Need Haute Couture? Need Ready to Wear? Need to update your BTL uniforms?

Going to a wedding this weekend? Going on a hot date this weekend?

I got the designers you need! You've already met Shantall Lacayo and now I would like to introduce you to NINI FASHIONSTYLE by Norma Gómez Saavedra and VC by Vicente Castellon - all 100% Nicaraguan.

NINI FashionStyle Blog

NINI FashionStyle Facebook

NINI Spring/Summer 2012 collection

NINI is currently wrapping up a degree in Design and Image Consultant at SENAC in Brazil and has just released the photos to her latest Spring/Summer 2012 collection which is manufactured in Nicaragua. Her creations, collections, and passions can be best described as Bright Bold, Fun Loving with of a touch Chic detailing of bow ties, pleats, and tulle layering.  

Vicente Castellon designs from RTW to bespoke pieces and is currently the Dean of Fashion Design at Universidad del Valle in Managua, Nicaragua. His designs are described as sober, minimalist, and subtle to the woman's silhouette.

VC Spring/Summer 2011 collection

VC by Vicente Castellon Website

Revue Magazine Website

All three designers are highly recognized in Nicaragua and in the process of showing their new collections in Argentina, Brazil, and Nicaragua in the upcoming months....stay tuned!


 

Shantall Lacayo Website

Shantall Lacayo Fan Page

Shantall Lacayo Spring/Summer 2011 collection

   

MoodBoard: August 2011

I've been trying to post the most I can - I actually have a lot of ideas but when you back home (pack your two year Italian & New Yorker life in 3 suitcases) and are still trying to settle back into your third world - your mind goes crazy, culture shock perhaps?

Anyways, here's my August 2011 mood board influenced by my 2 favorite Resort 2012 looks, D&G's StarStruck Fall 2011 collection, paparazzi shots of what we will see in the following season of Gossip Girls, my Nicaraguan designer Shantall Lacayo, and 2 random prints - Middles Eastern/Central asian by Bokja and Fall's MUST HAVE Snake by YSL.

Now I am going to brag about Shantall - First of all, CONGRATULATIONS to my girl for debuting her amazing Fall/Winter 2011 collection "LATIDOS GREEN HEART" in Nicaragua and for appearing in Harper's Bazaar Argentina edition and CNN Español. Her latest collection can be best described as sensually mystic. Just think, walking through the undiscovered rainforests and rivers banks of Nicaragua and living an episode of the Discovery Channel's "I Survived" - you become the wet swampy leaves, mossy trees, and ferocious jaguar - you ARE nature, you ARE the animal. The collection is overwhelmed with high slits, seductive cuts, 'alligator spiky skin-like' details, dramatic draping, and Shantall's trademark pleats in diverse fabrics.

Shantall Lacayo's creations can be found at boutiques Portel Nous (Argentina) and Ponte Vecchio (Nicaragua) or at her atelier showrooms in both Argentina and Nicaragua.

Shantall Lacayo's "Latidos" Press & Show

Video Clips of the Fashion Show:

La Prensa Nicaragua

Fotografia F 2.8

Photography Via: Jorge Mejia Peralta, Fotografia F 2.8, Julio Molina

Trending: Extra Long Braids

My hair is finally long enough to get the look, I loved it on Rihanna at the CFDA Awards and I loved it even more at the Mara Hoffman Swim 2012 show in Miami...all I need is a tutorial on "Fishtails" and an extra hand ;)

Fishtail Tutorial by Cosmopolitan, Backstage at Coventry

Check it Out

Trend Report : Pink Red Orange

One of the most beautiful things we are given every single day is the sun...sunrise or sunset...its spectacular, breathtaking, and vibrant - I've seen the most beautiful sunsets at San Juan del Sur (Nicaragua) and Ibiza (Spain). This time last year, I was lucky enough to see a couple in Ibiza and later this month, I will be lucky enough to experience it every single weekend at San Juan del Sur.

I love color! I love summer! I love loud! .... This summer has been filled with neon yellow, orange, Prada color-blocking, Stella McCartney fruits, and super glam flowy sixties gowns and trousers... so why not continue enjoying it? NYC is back to a manageable high 80s weather and Resort 2012 looks are already popping up. Wear to the beach, wear in the city...don't go dull on me just because stores are already selling Pre-Fall (ugh).

Images Via: Revlon, Net-A-Porter, Red Carpet Fashion Awards, Honestly WTF, The Media Closet, People Stylewatch, and Style.com

  

Shantall Lacayo's "Latidos" Fashion Show

Shantall Lacayo, Nicaraguan designer & Project Runway season 1 finalist will debut her haute couture Fall/Winter 2011 collection named "Latidos" (meaning Heart Beats) in her native Nicaragua. The collection draws inspiration from the Nicaraguan rainforests and Argentinian mountains and if you happen to find yourself in Nicaragua, you should definitely go! I've seen the collection but I'll save my comments for later ;)

Details:

Where: Teatro Nacional Ruben Dario; Managua, Nicaragua

When: Miercoles, 27 de Julio 2011

Time: 7pm

Admission: US $10 - Benefiting the Hogar Pajarito Azul NGO

Enjoy!

For more information visit her blog and facebook! ;)

Trending: Black & White

Jen Aniston wearing Alexander McQueen while out and about in London with her beau, Justin Theroux

Via DKNY Girl

Via Oscar PR Girl ... SJP wearing Oscar de la Renta

Via The Satorialist - NYC Black & White edition

Swedish style blogger, Frida Johnson

Californian style blogger, Jennifer Grace

Shantall Lacayo - Nicaraguan Designer Giveaway

Shantall Lacayo, season one Project Runway Latin America finalist is celebrating her new FALL/WINTER 2011 "Verde Corazon" collection debut in Nicaragua with a giveaway! Go to her blog and review the rules and conditions for a chance to win a piece created by her ;)

http://shantalllacayo.blogspot​.com/2011/07/giveaway-shantall​-lacayo.html