Another exciting V Magazine sneak peek to the “Can’t Stop the Muses” spread on newsstands now. Inspiration is the spark. Five designers, such as: Isaac Mizrahi, Karl Lagerfeld, Francisco Costa, Diane Von Furstenberg, and Stella McCartney, nominate the women (and one man) who push their creative process forward.

Iman – Nominated by Isaac Mizrahi; Photography: Solve Sundsbo

Ines de la Fressange – Nominated by Karl Lagerfeld; Photography: Karl Lagerfeld

Camilla Nickerson – Nominated by Francisco Costa; Photography: Mario Sorrenti

Yoko Ono – Nominated by Diane Von Furstenberg; Photography: Diane von Furstenberg

Lucian Freud – Nominated by Stella McCartney; Photography: David Dawson

IMAN Home. Iman who is launching a home fabrics line this week has collaborated with design consultant Carlos Mota in designing the at Mercedes-Benz Star Lounge during NY Fashion Week. Here’s the details!

“I am so excited to partner with Mercedes-Benz on this project,” said Iman. “We have worked tirelessly in preparation for the launch of IMAN Home and to have this forum, at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, is a great way to unveil the collection.”

“This is an exciting project for me,” said Mota. “It is great to be working with a team so attentive to detail and quality.”

As Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week arrives to its new home at Lincoln Center, what remains unchanged is Mercedes-Benz commitment to style and luxury at one of the world’s biggest annual fashion events.

Through a collaborative effort with fashion icon Iman and her new IMAN Home designs, and interiors and special events design consultant Carlos Mota, the VIP Mercedes-Benz Star Lounge is a bold design statement and sanctuary for guests taking in the latest fashion looks on the runway during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week spring and summer 2011 season.

IMAN Home designs are inspired by international locales and traditional, yet modern, crafts to bring a beautiful blend of cultural richness in the fabrics. The Mercedes-Benz Star Lounge serves as the first look at these designs from her collection, which launches in late September 2010.

IMAN Home, in conjunction with P/K Lifestyles, a development and marketing agency specializing in decorative fabric manufacturing for a portfolio of consumer driven brands, marks Iman’s first venture into the home décor industry adding to her current businesses, which include cosmetics, fragrance, apparel and accessories.

During the course of her fourteen year modeling career, Iman graced the covers of top fashion magazines around the world and has acted as a muse to many prominent designers including Gianni Versace, Donna Karan, and Yves Saint-Laurent. On June 7, 2010, Iman was recognized for her contributions to the industry over the past thirty years by receiving the Fashion Icon Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

In conjunction with Iman’s bold décor elements, acclaimed interior designer and interiors and special events design consultant, Carlos Mota, provides his expertise and artistic direction to bring to life the 30’ by 26’ Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week lounge.

No stranger to the fashion community, Carlos Mota, whose friends and supporters include many NYC tastemakers and designers, takes a seemingly ordinary room inside Lincoln Center and transforms the space into a safe haven for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week VIPs. Those lucky enough to gain access to the lounge are transported to an exotic, almost tribal oasis equipped with cozy couches, chairs, daybeds, full bar and private sitting area.

The Mercedes-Benz Star Lounge is available to designers, celebrities, VIPs, media and guests, by invitation or through an access card provided by Mercedes-Benz.

ABOUT IMAN HOME

Influenced by global culture and contemporary design, the IMAN Home mission is to create elegant, affordable items that mix exotic elements with a new degree of sophistication. In conjunction with P/K lifestyles, IMAN Home will take inspiration from international locales and traditional crafts incorporating modern design elements that create a beautiful blend of cultural richness. IMAN Home will be available at Calico Corner and Calico Home Stores and select retailers across the country. For more information please visit imanhome.com.

Accessories Council’s 15th Anniversary: Accessories Council recently celebrated their 15th Anniversary with a Picnic in the Park! In honor of the celebration, celebrities and fashion designers created one-of-a-kind picnic baskets for a silent auction, and the proceeds all went to a charity of each designer’s choice. Fashion Icon and home designer Iman designed a unique picnic basket using fabrics from her IMAN Home Collection. You can still bid on the basket here until August 23rd, 2010!

Iman’s picnic basket

Iman’s basket features four champagne glasses, four white porcelain dessert plates, four white porcelian bowls, four napkins and napkin rings, and a 20 piece set of silver wear, and proceeds from the basket will go to Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity.

IMAN, the greatest models of all time received the Fashion Icon Award at the 2010 CFDA Awards yesterday, June 7th, 2010. The award was presented by Isabella Rossellini. IMAN’s stunning dress was by Italian fashion designer, Giambattista Valli. Congrats IMAN! We love you!!

IMAN interviews with Marta Walsh

Escorted by NARS Creative Director and Founder François Nars, Isabella Rossellini attended last night’s CFDA Awards Gala (2010), at Lincoln Center in New York City to present the Fashion Icon Award to Iman. Isabella wore all NARS makeup to the event. Excited about her appearance, François encouraged Isabella to wear the soon-to-be launched Pure Matte Lipstick.

“Rather than going with a nude sheer, we went with a modern, matte lip, similar to Isabella’s natural lip tone,” says NARS International Makeup Artist James Boehmer. “This balanced the look and gave more overall color – making the eyes appear less intense.”

Below are the NARS products that James used on Isabella Rossellini:

Lips:

· Tonkin Pure Matte Lipstick (NEW for Fall 2010)

· Cruella Velvet Matte Lip Pencil (to stain color on lips)

Eyes:

· PRO-PRIME Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base

· Brumes Duo Eyeshadow

· D. Gorgeous Eyeshadow

· Larger Than Life Volumizing Mascara

Skin:

· PRO-PRIME Skin Smoothing Face Prep

· Gobi Sheer Glow Foundation

· Luxor Multiple

· Nico Blush

NARS Cosmetics can be purchased at www.narscosmetics.com. Pure Matte Lipstick will be available at Saks Fifth Avenue in September 2010.

NARS Founder and Creative Director François Nars will escort presenter Isabella Rossellini to tonight’s CFDA Fashion Awards Gala (2010). Rossellini and Nars have been close friends for many years and recently worked together on NARS’ 15X15 Project and book, in which Rossellini was featured. Rossellini will be presenting the Fashion Icon Award to Iman.

NARS International Makeup Artist James Boehmer will be creating Isabella’s makeup for the evening. Stay tuned for the details on Isabella’s look!

About the CFDA Fashion Awards: In its effort to recognize the outstanding contributions made to American fashion by individuals from all areas of the industry and related arts, the CFDA hosts the annual CFDA Fashion Awards. Awards are given for design excellence in womenswear, menswear and accessories as well as extraordinary accomplishments in journalism, creative vision and lifetime achievement.

Last night, celebrity makeup artist Sam Fine created a beautiful “Modern 30’s Glam” look for supermodel IMAN. Below, Sam shares the product he used to create this iconic look.

SKIN: Every look that walks the red carpet begins with flawless skin. I start by using Iman’s Second to None Luxury Radiance Liquid Makeup Enriched with Minerals (in shade 2) to highlight and conceal the under eye area. Then I uses Iman’s Second to None Stick Foundation in the same shade to achieve a flawless complexion that not only looks great on the red carpet, but lasts though the night!

SKIN: After using Iman’s Semi-Loose Powder Enriched with Minerals (in Earth Medium) to set foundation, I dust bronzer near the hairline and sweep onto cheeks to add a luminous glow to the skin. Bronzer also takes the place of blush and can be worn both day and night!

EYES: A smoky eye is one of Iman’s favorite eye statements! I begin creating a smoky eye statement by using a dark shadow nearest the lashline and bringing it up past the crease of the eye, then using the same dark shadow underneath the eye to add drama and definition. Topping this off with a shimmering gold shadow on the browbone and lining the inner rim of the eye in black for added drama. And no red carpet face is complete without false lashes and a couple of coats of mascara! Iman Cosmetics Luxury Eye Defining Powders in Black Magic, Vixen & Bewitched are great for adding shimmer to the eye area.

LIPS: I wanted to dress each feature of the face, so I lined the mouth with a deep brown pencil and filled in the lip with a bourdeaux shade of lipstick, Iman Cosmetic’s Luxury Moisturizing Lipstick in WildThing, to make the look sensuous, striking, and oh, so sexy!

IMAN interviews with Marta Walsh

For an IMAN Cosmetics contest (guys, please wish Marta luck and cross fingers I win) I was asked about my FOUNDATION. Who or what makes up the support system that helps me achieve my success and happiness, that is.

Just like in makeup a good foundation is the first and most important thing you need to achieve a beautiful and complete makeup look. If your skin is uneven, red, and not flawless because you’re are using the wrong foundation no other makeup will work to fix it or make it look better. Same thing with my life, my family and the love I have everyday is my foundation for everything else I do. Some people operate from pain. I operate and create from love, happiness, and good foundation. My fabulous husband Matt and my two boys Jake and Kieran give me a sense of confidence to make things happen. Without them I’m seriously in the market for a makeover. A new foundation perhaps?

The evidence to Marta’s good FOUNDATION:

L to R The Walsh’s: My husband Matt, Marta (me), Jake, and Kieran

And more evidence:

xoxo

Marta Walsh

Here some of the beautiful celebrities who attended the Glamour Magazine 2009 Women of the Year Honors last night.

Rihanna: wow look at the dress, and Rihanna’s hair color is looking blonder by the second. Personally I’m not a huge fan of Rihanna’s hairdo. Maybe her stylists try to position her as edgy and different, but I much prefer Rihanna in longer more feminine hair. But, this is just me.

Also at the Glamour Magazine 2009 Women of the Year Honors:

This is Katharine McPhee everyone, and she is blonde!! I love it. She can pull it off completely. What a  glamorous transformation. I’m s sucker to blonde hair as you can tell. It is always what you don’t have. Thank god for the bleach.

IMAN, my favorite beauty in the world!! I identify with her so much, because she still hasn’t lost her accent just like me (I have an Israeli accent that never goes away LOL). We both married to English men. And, she is a brilliant business woman.

I’m excited about IMAN’s newest addition to her Global Chic Collection! Not sure you if you’ve noticed yet, but I’m a huge IMAN fan. Truly one of the most beautiful women ever!

Here are some of IMAN’S newest hot products:

Live in the lap of luxury with her Bold Crystal and Swirl Link Bracelet Watch. The best part is not only will you arrive at your destination on time and in style but you won’t break the bank at only $94.95. (Available in rose, silver, and gold)

Marta’s pick: I’m between the silver and the rose. And you?:)

Can’t see the time because the sun is glaring in your eyes? Not a problem because this woman came up with it all! Try Iman’s new Aviators! So stunning, stylish, and sure to make heads turn where ever you go. Once again there designer quality with out the designer price tag coming in at $44.95! (Available in silver and gold)

So you got the shades you got the watch what else do you need? How about the bag! Iman has designed just what the doctor ordered! Her Doctors Satchel is simply irresistible, comes in a variety of colors (brown, camel, black, blue, purple) and has a price tag much less than a visit to the physicians office at $119.00!

IMAN Global Chic Casual Couture Handbeaded Parisian Clutch in black and white, $69.50.

To shop for IMAN Global Chic visit hsn.com

IMAN Interview With Marta Walsh