Fashion Models and the Hottest Designer Trends

From feathers, lace, and fishnet to spikes, chains, and leather, luxury lingerie and lifestyle brand Laila Lee presents her “Love Hurts” collection this season just in time for Valentine’s Day. With the preview shot by photographer Meagan Cignoli, the collection consists of everything sensual and seductive to lively up your Valentine night such as jeweled cuffs, laced eye-masks, long necklaces, leather bodysuits, laced hats, revealing chains, spiked pearl necklaces and bracelets, feathered bras, sheer babydolls, and strands of pearls. I think Laila designed a gorgeous collection this season that would easily make any woman feel sexy wearing.

As a lifestyle brand infusing the urban streets with fashion, 55DSL’s spring/summer 2010 campaign and lookbook shows a group of kids wiling out on a lovely spring day enjoying their fun-loving youth. Shot by photographer Matteo Martari, the group is shown in tees, cut-offs, and cardigans in a field with a mask on, hanging off a tree, in a car filled with balloons, sprawled out on a lounge chair, at a carnival, skateboarding underwater in a pool, eating a mountain of crêpes, running around in a market, playing in a fountain, and in a tub full of bubbles. With such a wild campaign, my favorite image shows a boy and a girl underwater in a bathtub full of bubbles only showing their faces to showcase 55DSL sunglasses.

British luxury leather and snakeskin accessories brand Angel Jackson has hired 18-year-old California newcomer Cassandra Smith to model her collection of handbags for her spring 2010 campaign. From feathers, gold studs, and bronze sequins to bows and snakeskin, Angel Jackson has created an eccentric collection this season. Cassandra is stunning and seductive in lace bodysuits against a white wall, laying on the carpet with the phone by her ear, overlooking a beautiful skyline, and in an elevator. By the looks of this campaign, the beige snakeskin with a bow and gold chain is to die for.

After the recent announcement from Longchamp that the face of campaigns for the last eight seasons 36-year-old supermodel Kate Moss to design a line of handbags, everyone was excited for the first previews of the line. Now, just one month later, are the first images of the collection. Kate Moss for Longchamp embodies Kate’s laid-back lifestyle and constantly changing roles of model, red carpet diva, world traveler, and mom in three themes consisting of Rock n’ Casual, Rock n’ Travel, and Rock n’ Glam.

About this collection, Kate explained, “I like bags that are comfortable and light. I pack my bags to the brim, so if it’s a heavy bag to start with, I can never carry it.”

This collection reflects Kate’s bohemian style from metal eyelets and braided piping to diagonal zippers and luscious lining in red, black, emerald, gray, and nude spiced up with a limited-edition zebra print. The collection will be released later this month at all Longchamp stores and retailers.

Recently, Mattel launched a Barbie Basics Doll wearing a simple black dress easily accessorized and personalized by their owners using a special accessory kit featuring scarves, purses, shoes, and jewelry. Even more recently, 12 members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America has teamed up with Mattel to launch special edition Barbie Basics Dolls to featuring witty remarks from a CFDA member in regards to the little black dress.

Senior Vice President of Marketing for Barbie Stephanie Cota said, “Each designer expressed his or her individual style by transforming their original Barbie Basics doll into a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. The use of unique materials, special fabrics and, in one case, real diamonds, demonstrate how to infuse one’s own style and personality by accessorizing.”

Executive Director of CFDA Steven Kolb added, “Because accessories are such a big element to the little black dress, this was a nice opportunity to put our accessories designers front and center.”

The Barbies will be showcased in designs from Isaac Mizrahi, Rachel Roy, Justin Giunta, Lorraine Schwartz, Alexis Bittar, Monica Botkier, Deborah Lloyd of Kate Spade, Albertus Swanepoel, and Devi Kroel. These special edition Barbies will be auctioned off on eBay starting this Thursday, January 28th through Sunday, February 7th with a starting bid of $100. All the proceeds of these dolls will be going towards the CFDA’s educational initiatives and programs.

Full of stars, 20-year-old British model Daisy Lowe of Next Model Management recently collaborated with Swarovski Crystals creating a 3-piece collection called Daisy Lowe’s Swarovski Crystallized. The collection consists of a Starlight Light Necklace for $160, a Starlight Bracelet for $92, and Starlight Long Earrings for $105 currently available now online at Store.Swarovski-Crystallized.com/Jewelry/!

Only being about a week after the announcement of her collaboration with the brand Longchamp, supermodel Kate Moss appeared in Vogue Paris debuting their collaborated collection. The collection stay true to Longchamp’s design aesthetic of simple, classic, everyday wear handbags. The three bags featured are a brown leather bag with pea-sized grommets lined with a zebra print, for some Kate Moss style, a green, pebbly leather pouchette, and a larger metallic gray clutch.

Kate told Vogue Paris, “The emerald green pouchette, whose color I love, I wanted to be very simple, based on the shape of an envelope. I would wear it with all black or all navy. Because I love to wear dove grey, I wanted a bag in that color to go with my grey jeans.”

The Kate Moss for Longchamp line will be available in stores starting February 11th.