transformer

anja rubik photographed by hedi slimane & styled by melanie ward for v #72.

hello sailors

sebastian sauvé & matt trethe photographed by jessie craig & styled by rose forde for that magazine.

white fairy tale love ball

natalia vodianova in custom valentino with valentino garavani

carine roitfeld in givenchy couture

olivier zahn & carine roitfeld

stella tennant in chanel haute couture

daphne guinness in alexander mcqueen

gregorio marsiaj & eva herzigova

margherita missoni, tatiana santo domingo in valentino couture & eugenie niarchos in valentino couture

riccardo tisci & mariacarla boscono in givenchy couture

derek blasberg & vanessa traina

suzy menkes & grace coddington

elena perminova

tatiana santo domingo in valentino couture

julia restoin-roitfeld

valentino garavani & anne hathaway in valentino couture

franca sozzani

anna della russo in roberto cavalli

giovanna battaglia

natalia vvodianova in valentino with son lucas portman

natalia vodianova in valentino

natalia vodianova hosted the white fairy tale love ball last night at valentino garavani's chateau de wideville estate on the outskirts of paris. the ball closed out the fall 2011 couture season & raised money for her naked heart foundation which builds playgrounds in russia. she managed to raise $3.3 million from the night which included a fashion show featuring 45 custom dresses created by designers that included olivier theyskens, alexander wang & stella mccartney, among others. the dress code for the night called for white or silver but vodianova wore a scarlet red valentino dress inspired by little red riding hood created for her by valentino himself - the first dress he has made since retiring in 2008. "i always wear red to my events," said vodianova to explain her choice.

liberty vintage motorcycles - portrait of a generation

adam cramer of liberty vintage motorcycles in philadelphia, pennsylvania revives vintage motorcycles & the american tradition of grease stained self reliance. he speaks passionately & seriously about the scarcity of a generation that does not know how to utilize their hands & manufacture anything. he feels the biggest problem we face in the u.s. is not the recession or financial breakdowns, but the de-industrialization of america. taking away the pride of building & producing something is fracturing our spirit. to devote your life to a craft & spend a lifetime honing that skill was something commendable; it is now a dying pursuit.

mrs. daniel craig

rachel weisz photographed by mert alas & marcus piggott for bvlgari jasmin noir fragrance. she's really quite beautiful.

valentino haute couture fall 2011

i'm such a sucker for 1920s/1930s references....i'd like to imagine another lifetime where i would be the type of lady to wear these. really beautiful.