Style police: Kerr Effect

Style police: Kerr Effect

If only we could all look this stylish in 36-degree desert temperature.

Of course, it helps when you are genetically gifted, with hair and make-up teams on hand and a excellent wardrobe in the wings, but such is life for Miranda Kerr.

This picture is the first sneak peek of David Jones’s new campaign starring the fashion model, here wearing Witchery, which was shot in Palm Springs, California.

Witchery is one of nine local and worldwide brands that have

Re-signed exclusive contracts with DJs, all for five years with the exception of Veronica Maine, which has signed on for three more. Dior, Coach, French Connection and Seed have also committed to the department store for another half decade, with the chief executive of Witchery, Ian Nairn, telling Style Police his company’s decision to re-sign was a combination of the ”Miranda effect” and the chance to develop the product within DJs.

”If we get the  creation Miranda wears in the [David Jones] campaigns in stores at the right time, the result is immediate,” Nairn speaks. ”We’ve had pieces sell out.”

Witchery has just launched Witchery Man into seven DJs stores, with plans to rise that number to 13 within the next six months.

”We launched Witchery Male two years before, so being able to tap into the size of David Jones’s men’s clothing market share is really important for us,” Nairn says.

Vivienne Westwood exhibition

Iconic stage shoes that Naomi fell in to go on exhibition in fresh Vivienne Westwood show

A couple of shoes which toppled catwalk queen Naomi Campbell will form part of an display celebrating British style designer Vivienne Westwood.

The fashion model fell while wearing the blue, platform-heeled Super Elevated Gillie shoes at a catwalk display in 1993.

The handmade mock-crocodile skin shoes, which have nine-inch heels, are the star attraction at the exhibition, which opens at the Bowes Museum in County Durham tomorrow.

People have only one month to catch the display before it travels to Japan, New York and China.

The display, celebrating the ingenuity and creativity of Vivienne Westwood shoes from 1973-2011, has already made its way to Moscow and Beirut.

Joanna Hashagen, keeper of textiles at the Bowes Museum, said: ‘The display shows the sheer range of Vivienne Westwood’s creative energies.

‘She is always pushing boundaries and trying something fresh.

‘We all know about how fantastic her outfits are, but this is the first time anyone has really focused on her shoe collection.

‘They are just staggering – and they are made from everything; anything you could think of.

‘When you see them, you see they are sculptures, they are works of art in themselves.’

Westwood opened an exhibition of lace for the museum, in Barnard Castle, in 2006.

Since then the museum has opened a new gallery to allow it to showcase the fresh exhibition.

Mrs. Hashagen said: ‘She is very, very interested in historic textiles. She used the V&A historic textile collection when she was elder and thinks that people should, and designers should, be motivated by them and by museums.

‘She came in 2006 and revealed this absolute hidden gem of a museum and offered me a collection of shoes to display, and we couldn’t because we did not have a gallery.

‘But now we do. It is the most wonderful exhibition. We are so happy.’

Along with around 200 shoe designs, the retrospective will trace the success of Dame Westwood’s career to date.

Westwood’s shoes have gained a status and created memorable style moments in the past, from Naomi Campbell’s catwalk tumble, to Westwood’s iconic Pirate Boots, first seen in 1981 which remain popular and in demand to the present-day.

Elle Fanning Growing up fast

Growing up fast

Gone are the times when tween girls are still entertained by Barbie dolls or playing hopscotch.

And for Hollywood artists like 13-year-old Elle Fanning it appears that they grow up even quicker than most.

In a new photo-shoot, a grown up Elle looks mature than her years as she poses in the hottest issue of Black Book magazine.

Elle wore a Tim Van Steenburgen bodysuit and vintage skirt from Archive Style Library for the feature.

She accessorized with an American Apparel belt and over the knee stockings from Prada.

Elle then struck a model-esque pose where she showed off her long limbs in a short outfit for another black and white portrait.

The teen star showed off her fun and goofy side in a series of goofy portraits and captured her growling, smiling and pulling faces.

The performer, who is starring in coming movie Super 8, outfitted in a long sleeve Chanel-esque jacket with jeans with minimal makeup and her long blonde hair which had subtle waves was being blown by a fan.

Elle joint her experience of working on Super 8 with director J.J. Abrams.

‘J.J. was so noble with us. When we were doing the big train-crash sequence, all these explosions were going on, and there were so many publics everywhere,’ Elle shared.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button star and her big sister Dakota attend a regular high school with the 17-year-old graduation this week in Los Angeles.

They attend a $30,000 a year private school in North Hollywood and although high-class, allows the girls to have a semblance of a normal babyhood – when they’re not on movie sets.

And although both girls are now firmly on the Hollywood A-List she says that they are not fighting over roles just yet.

‘We haven’t gotten really competitive with movies yet. I don’t think we ever will,’ Elle said optimistically.

Previous night the actress stepped out of her sister’s shadow and out for the premier of her new movie Super 8 with Tom Cruise.

Although he is not in the film, which is produced by Steven Spielberg, he brought his star power to the proceedings.

She was just about the same height as the diminutive star and gave an indication that she will be a statuesque star as she has not stopped growing yet.

Super 8 reaches in North American movie theatres on Thursday shrouded in such secrecy that it may prove a hard sell in a summer bursting with familiar super-heroes and sequels.

Why Kate is the duchess of glamor

Why Kate is the duchess of glamor

It’s easy when you are the most key person in the room. All eyes are fixated on you anyway. Kate, the princess of Cambridge, is in that league.

But no matter how significant you are or how stylish your choices are, very few females truly manage to draw attention repeatedly with their choice of outfits with almost every community appearance. Kate is one of those few females. She has found the right formula to stand apart even in a room full of royalty, first wives and style divas. Her grace statement is chic, subtle, sophisticated and impactful all at the same time. Is there a formula to get it right all the time?

Says style designer Nishka Lulla, “Kate has natural beauty. It displays in what she wears, how she walks and her whole attitude. Since she is young and has a lithe body, she also carries gowns and outfits very well. When someone has in-built confidence and style, she will always stand out.”

Whether it was Epsom Derby, where Kate wore a cream Joseph jacket, diaphanous Reiss outfit and nude LK Bennett accessories; meeting the first lady of the US, Michelle Obama, in a bandage outfit again from high street brand Reiss; or a current charity occasion where she wore a Jenny Packham gown, the Duchess of Cambridge looked striking and made heads turn.

Robb Young, author of Power Wearing: First Ladies, Women Politicians and Style told a magazine after the royal marriage about Kate’s choice of her “Cinderella” marriage gown (designed by Sarah Burton, creative director of Alexander McQueen), “There’s completely no doubt that Kate’s clothing will be a trendsetter. It’s sleek, understated, flattering, thoroughly modern and romantic.”

The duchess of Cambridge has not only got it right with her marriage, she has learnt the fine art of maintaining the high standard she set for herself since she announced her engagement in the blue bandage Issa London outfit in February.

If you want to dazzle with each appearance here are three things to keep in mind:

1. Never ever try and imitate somebody. Being yourself is the only way to stand out.

2. Find out the cut, hues and look that ensembles you. Stick to similar clothes without being too experimenting, unless you are 15!

3. Taking good care of you hairstyle makes-up for little blunders here and there. So never ever have a bad hair day when you want to make a grace statement.

FIRST LOOK of Solange Knowles for Rimmel Uk

FIRST LOOK of Solange Knowles for Rimmel Uk!

Step aside Beyoncé, we have a new Knowles in town! Yep, Bey’s baby sibling, Solange is going all Laandan on us thanks to the newest campaign from Rimmel, and here’s a first look at her striking a pose in an array of funky eye shadows and bold lip colors. Cool, no?

You’ll recall this time previous year,

During New York Style Week, we were praising Knowles Jnr for doing her own thing style-wise (outshining a pink-suited Kanye West, no less)

so Grazia Everyday is delighted to adopt her into the London fold.

Granted, Solange may not be a born-and-bred Brit (unlike earlier Rimmel models Kate Moss and Georgia May Jagger),

but we reckon her notoriously wacky clothing and trend-trying stunts make her the faultless fit for the vibrant, young cosmetics brand, don’t you agree?

‘I have always been passionate about make-up because it allows me to express my character and fashion,’ Solange said about her new gig.

But what of her thoughts on our fair city? ‘Uk is one of the most inspiring places in the world…A attractive melting pot of cultures, charms, and backgrounds.

I every time feel alive in London, there’s always an adventure in Uk and some of the most unique and exciting publics you will meet!’

Well, we have to agree.

Do you think Solange has the Uk look?

Kate and Diana: a style comparison

In every fashion situation, Kate seems to echo the delicate styles of the much-loved Princess Diana and US celebrity magazine People called Kate "Part Di and totally dashing'' - and it's not hard to see what they mean. Take a look at our gallery as we compare the style similarities between Kate and Diana.
Keeping warm

In colder temperatures, Miss Middleton has taken a tip from Di and realised that a lady looks good in a fur hat. It may have caused controversy, but the mink hat that Kate wore at the Cheltenham horse-racing festival in 2006 had as much impact as a similar one worn by Diana at Christmas 1994.

Fashion Face-Off! Kate Middleton vs. Princess Diana

The Little Black Dress

Every gal knows a solid LBD is a staple, and Di rocked that look professionally. Kate follows in the Lady's fashion footsteps nicely in this department, although we would like to see a little more accessorizing on Kate's part. The black wrap dress the bride-to-be wore last week was so flattering but the complete style was a casual flop. Seriously, Di did the little black thing with so much more formal shoulder-bearing sass. Step it up, Kate, just a tad.