| Daring to bare on the street. Are we ready for risque street style? There are looks that are unique enough to get picked up by street style photographers, and then there are looks that simply can't be ignored. There's no doubt that this completely see-through top (worn braless) is the latter, but the question is, how many people would be game to wear it? This kind of look not only guarantees that an applause of camera clicks will sound, it also guarantees viral internet spread. There will be comments: some will say the wearer is an attention-grabber, some will praise her boldness, some will question if this is where street fashion is headed, some will simply ogle. That is the reality.  Click to read 'Daring to bare on the street. Are we ready for risque street style?' Beauty how to: sequin dotted eyes No sooner had Givenchy's catwalk closed that we realised there was one major thing ingrained in our minds: the makeup. Actually, that's an overstatement - it wasn't the makeup as a whole that had captured our attention, but a small flourish: the metallic half-circle below and above each eye. After all, sometimes what you want from a beauty look isn't just something that compliments and turns heads, but something that adds a little dot of unconventionality. And that's precisely what this look is - literally. Creative, unique, yet ultimately wearable, the addition of a metallic circle to the upper and lower lids is all you need as a beauty look that stands out from the spring 2012 fashion showings. At Givenchy's spring 2012 show models' eyes were dotted with silver sequins. It was a look that was at once childlike and innocent, yet futurist and a little avant garde. Here we've recreated a similar look using a champagne-gold sequin for an alternative take. For the full how-to steps you can read the tutorial after the break.  Picture Gallery Preview Click To View Full Gallery Click to read 'Beauty how to: sequin dotted eyes' 5 rules for buying jeans If your goal is to cultivate a curated wardrobe filled only with the best and the most long-lasting pieces, then the same philosophies apply to denim as much as they do to that perfect suit or pair of shoes. A perfect pair of jeans is like a second skin that never fails to make you look and feel great, so when you're shopping for that new piece of denim it's no use settling for second best. At last night's VIP Diesel event in Melbourne, denim expert and Brand Manager of Diesel Australia, Mark Giuffre, gave us five tips on what to look for when buying the perfect pair of jeans. Read on after the break to find out what they are.  Picture Gallery Preview Click To View Full Gallery Click to read '5 rules for buying jeans' New arm candy from Celine Celine's own brand of covetable minimalism is as sharp as a pencil and as clean as a new coat of paint. But even beyond that much desired aesthetic, the fashion house's handbags stand out for their high quality. They look and feel sturdy; functional; roomy. They're the arm candy that's smart as well as pretty. Celine's spring 2012 handbag collection continues to pay recognition to the success of the 'Luggage' tote: a style that's become a fixture on the arm of the fashion scene. Spring's new addition is the Luggage Mini in python: with snakeskin of jungle green or camel replacing canvas on the tote's body. For those not game to dabble in reptile, the Luggage Mini in cream canvas or smooth navy calf are the more classic options.  Picture Gallery Preview Click To View Full Gallery Click to read 'New arm candy from Celine' Arizona Muse’s new choppy bob Arizona Muse's bob was a game-changer. A defining feature. The magic carpet on which she shot to (fashion world) fame. That's the power of a haircut in the modeling world, much like the short cropped hairstyles that set Anja Rubik and Freja Beha Erichsen apart from the pack in recent years. Muse's chin-length waved bob gave her an air of Laure Bacall-like classic glamour: to be beautiful is one thing, but to be an it model takes something more, something interesting. An attitude, an association. But fashion is also about change. For the likes of Arizona Muse that means staying fresh with a new hairstyle every once and a while. In a newly released photoshoot for beauty blog Into The Gloss it's clear that, rather than go for length or a change in hair colour, she's danced with the stylist's scissors and shimmied out the other end with a shorter, choppier cropped bob. The kind that might just be a modern update on '20s flapper hair.  Click to read 'Arizona Muse’s new choppy bob' An Alexander McQueen video that will take your breath away There are fashion shows and then there are the fleeting masterpieces put on by the house of Alexander McQueen. The detail that goes into the latter puts them in a league of their own, a tradition stunningly carried on by Sarah Burton in the sad absence of McQueen himself. Backstage at the Alexander McQueen spring 2012 show every detail was masterfully attended to from the intricate lacework on headpieces to the cornrows that circled the models' heads underneath. The correlation between hard work and a mind-blowing final product is certainly demonstrated by this beautifully shot backstage film by Sean Frank, but the busy hands and creative minds at work behind the scenes also serve to remind that craftsmanship is alive and well - as is the house of McQueen.  Picture Gallery Preview Click To View Full Gallery Click to read 'An Alexander McQueen video that will take your breath away' The mask of desire Fashion is, for many, a fetish. A construct of objects of desire. It's a natural fit, then, for the desire for fashion to be projected onto traditional notions of sexual fetish. It's why that little hint of the taboo, of the creeping desire that pushes the boundaries of like and lust, carries on as an undercurrent, a sub-plot, of every season. In this shoot for Fasionising.com, Kelly Defina handles that sub-plot with delicacy. There are no whips or shibari ropes, no stiletto digging into flesh like a pin about to pierce a balloon. Instead it's about the subtlety of desire. The literal mask as symbolism for the figurative, the thing we hide behind when we want to keep our innermost thoughts from the world. Or perhaps when we're simply unsure of what we want.  Picture Gallery Preview Click To View Full Gallery Click to read 'The mask of desire' Karlie Kloss and a perfect take on oriental revival The word breathtaking springs to mind, though for what exactly I'm not even sure. The oriental gardens teeming with a vast array of plant and animal life? The rich hues of makeup that turn Karlie Kloss' eyes and lips into exotic jewels, or perhaps the oriental-inspired hair that's been immaculately twisted into circular shapes and embellished with lush flowers? Truth is it's impossible to single out just one element of this shoot by Alexi Lubomirski: the 'breathtaking' label is what's applied when all of those things and more come together into one beautiful picture, like an artwork that draws your eye from place to place as you grasp each detail in turn. But while there's much to admire for enjoyment's sake, there's also much to take away. The opulent styling in this Vogue Germany editorial is a perfect melding of 1920s fashion and oriental inspirations. It seems proof that the former era's fascination with the latter culture is the bigger revival than the culture alone. If the early half of the 20th century was engaged in creating luxurious interpretations of all things exotic, then we're now engaged in revisiting their interpretations. As fashion trends go, it's a dream within a dream as hazy and alluring as the mists that weave their way through the Oriental gardens Karlie inhabits.  Picture Gallery Preview Click To View Full Gallery Click to read 'Karlie Kloss and a perfect take on oriental revival' Fashion Trend Inspiration Fashionising.com not only brings you all the latest fashion trends, we constantly bring you inspiration on how they can be worn and styled too. Here's the most recent inspiration: Current Fashion Sales If you'd like to advertise a fashion sale follow the link. Featured Editorial Recent Reviews Win: FASHIONTREND Magazine + Clinique Blush FASHIONTREND Australia has launched their 25th issue and, as always, it's a highly collectible visual feast. The issue showcases Melbourne Spring Fashion Week and the fall / winter collections direct from Paris and London. Featuring a hypnotic hair directive created by KEVIN.MURPHY, the cover story 'Disco' is laced with epic beauty and after-dark allure - not to mention the other 150+ pages of unstoppable fashion dedicated to high-voltage glamour. We have a copy of the new issue to give away - plus the winner will also receive a Clinique Blushwear Cream Stick in the most adorable 'Rosy Blush' colour.  Click to read 'Win: FASHIONTREND Magazine + Clinique Blush' Contemporary men’s colour trends for fall 2012 Californian forecast agency Design Options have released their predictions for the colour trends for fall 2012 for the young men's market. There are four key themes: Classic Luxe, a soft yet polished palette; Cool Contrast, centred around icy blue hues; Big Chill, which takes in brighter pops of mustard and brick tones; and finally Street Wise, a palette of earthy browns, camels and greys. View the four colour trend palettes after the break.  Click to read 'Contemporary men’s colour trends for fall 2012' Attaining the perfect tie dimple For the chap who knows his seven fold from his five in hand, the pursuit of the perfect tie knot is akin to the Arthurian search for the Holy Grail - unrelenting, deeply personal and possibly done in order to outshine those around him if not to simply get him laid. Try as this sartorially inclined male might to twist and turn the silk of his ties, the perfect knot with the perfect dimple eludes him. Even if he does feel he's achieved it, it is in fact little more than a mirage temporarily appearing before him in the mirror: its placement fleeting and within hours, if not moments, the perfect dimple will have succumbed to a combination of gravity, movement, and that bastard thing called reality and thus be perfect no more. So what is the male for whom the dimple is desirous (and, to generalise, that should be all men who wear a tie and strive for perfection) to do? Cheat.  Click to read 'Attaining the perfect tie dimple' Contemporary women’s colour trends for fall 2012 For a young women's contemporary market, Californian forecasters Design Options see the colour trends for fall 2012 as moving in four distinct themes. House of Style brings a palette of muted pastels and soft, neutral tones; Retro Future is deeply nostalgic, vibrant, and evocative; Arctic Expression contrasts the extremes of fire and ice; and finally Print Works sees a palette of rich, jewel-like and earthy hues.  Click to read 'Contemporary women’s colour trends for fall 2012' The man-made colours for spring 2012 As a specialist in the manufacture and marketing of manmade fibres, Lenzing's colour trend predictions focus on textiles like tencel and viscose. We won't necessarily see these particular palettes extend into organic fabrics like wool or cotton. They do, however, provide a good forecast of spring 2012 colours that can be expected to make their way across manufactured textiles.  Click to read 'The man-made colours for spring 2012' Fall 2012 color trends As 2012's fashion trends move closer, we can begin to predict, in greater detail, the colour palette that will be shaping our autumn / winter 2012 wardrobes. TFL have released their predictions, dividing their fall 2012 colours into "wearing" and "living" - the former category relating to garments, footwear and accessories (with particular emphasis on leather), and the latter to interior design.  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