Sneak peek to cover and inside story of VMAN #21, the “No Risk, No Reward” issue, with star KANYE WEST photographed exclusively by KARL LAGERFELD. “His strength is mixing music and fashion. He has an instant instinct for what looks and sounds good. He makes everything new and different.” – Karl Lagerfeld

In Kanye’s only magazine cover shoot of the season, he shows that he’s finally done talking and wants his art to speak for itself. He has literally put his money where his mouth is, and in tandem, VMAN has issued a promotion where one in ten covers contain REAL dollar bills. It’s the ‘thrill of the game’ – and who better to illustrate this than one of the most controversial music and fashion icons of our generation. VMAN hits newsstands TODAY Tuesday, February 8th, 2011.

VMAN issue #21

KANYE WEST (wearing Louis Vuitton)

Photography by Karl Lagerfeld

Styling by Jacob K; Text by Elliott David

Spring 2011: “No Risk, No Reward: The Thrill of the Game Issue”

Kanye West regained the pop music throne with his fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, which is being rightly revered as a flawless masterpiece. Now, he put his money where his mouth is and lets the art speak for itself.

CHANEL 2011 Paris-Byzance Metiers D’Art Show Beauty. “The theme of the collection, Paris-Byzance is a great inspiration on it’s own. The links and associations with Chanel are rich and plenty. Karl Lagerfeld gave Sam (McKnight) and me a sketch giving us a rough idea of the direction he wanted for the look, from then the tone was set. Karl also showed us the world-famous mosaic portrait of Theodora, the Empress of the Byzantine Empire Mosaic from the Saint-Vital de Ravenne Basilica, which very naturally became the inspiration for the show’s makeup.”

“The portrait gave me a focus point : the red eye shadow/liner that she wears on the arch of her eyebrows. This look is all about light and rich textures. The choreography between gold, bronze, black and red can be easily personalized according to the desires of each woman.”- Peter Philips, Global Creative Director of CHANEL Makeup

Peter used the following CHANEL products to create the runway beauty looks:

Skin prepared with HYDRAMAX + ACTIVE Nourishing Cream for Dry Skin

The Complexion: VITALUMIERE AQUA Ultra-Light Skin Perfecting Makeup SPF 15

POUDRE UNIVERSELLE LIBRE Natural Finish Loose Powder

ÉCLAT LUMIÈRE Highlighter Face Pen

CORRECTEUR PERFECTION Long Lasting Concealer

The Eyes: REGARD SIGNÉ DE CHANEL in Topkapi (Exclusive Creation, available June 2011)

JOUES CONTRASTE Powder Blush in Rouge (Exclusive Creation, available June 2011)

LE CRAYON LEVRES Precision Lip Definer in Rouge

LE CRAYON KHÔL Intense Eye Pencil in Clair

LE CRAYON YEUX Precision Eye Definer in Brun Teak

LE CRAYON SOURCILS (available August 2011)

INIMITABLE MASCARA in Noir

The Cheeks: JOUES CONTRASTE Powder Blush in Or (Exclusive Creation, available June 2011)

JOUES CONTRASTE Powder Blush in Moca

The Lips: SOIN TENDRE LEVRES Hydrating Lip Treatment SPF 15

The Nails: LE VERNIS Nail Colour in Beige Petale on the hands (Summer 2011 Makeup Collection, available May 2011)

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

ATELIER SWAROVSKI launches its seventh collection for Autumn / Winter 2010 featuring innovative crystal jewelry and accessories in collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld, Marios Schwab, Holly Fulton, Hariri & Hariri, Kirt Holmes and Stephen Webster.

“As the collections unfold, the diversity of crystal accessory design is illuminated through the immense creativity of the artists who have incorporated new techniques and innovations. It is an honor to work with this talented group of designers for Autumn Winter 2010.”

Nadja Swarovski, Vice President International Communications for Swarovski Crystal Business: “As the collections unfold, the diversity of crystal accessory design is illuminated through the immense creativity of the artists who have incorporated new techniques and innovations. It is an honour to work with this talented group of designers for Autumn Winter 2010.”

Here’s a sneak peek to Karl Lagerfeld collection for ATELIER SWAROVSKI Autumn Winter 2010.

Visionary – Eclectic – Iconic

His distinctive silhouette, with its slim jeans, white shirt and black jacket, is one in a thousand. His gaze, though masked by smoked lenses, instinctively picks up every particle in the current atmosphere. Designer, photographer, and publisher, multi-faceted artist Karl Lagerfeld has built a world where every line is controlled and every detail has meaning. Form this Cartesian spirit has arisen a hyper-modern and structured style at the top of its form. A look and an attitude transcribed through graphic dress codes that have become emblematic signatures.

For AW10 Lagerfeld creates an Atelier Swarovski couture collection of Inca inspired pieces, with glittering crystal serpents, sacred circles and his signature bows which hit the runway during Paris Fashion week. Look out for the sparkling crystal bracelets and brooches, glimpsed through open coat sleeves, worn over shirts and dresses, styled as fastenings and added as details to lacquered leather hair bands.

Stockists include Selfridges London, Maria Luisa and Colette Paris, Harvey Nichols Hong Kong,
Henri Bendel New York, Beams Tokyo, Corso Como Milan and Seoul in addition to selected Swarovski stores.

Sneak peek photos from V MAGAZINE of top models Lara Stone, Javier de Miguel, Baptiste Giabiconi acting as the New York icon trio of the 70’s: illustrator Antonio Lopez, art director Juan Ramos, and supermodel Jerry Hall shot by Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld for the upcoming V67. Styling by Clare Richardson. V67, also known as “The New York Issue,” does not hit newsstands until September 2nd, 2010.

V MAGAZINE “Juan, Antonio & Jerry”

They Were New Yorkers Who Ignited Paris While Defining Fashion’s New Look. Illustrator Antonio Lopez, Art Director Juan Ramos, and Supermodel Jerry Hall Proved That Two Is Company, But Three Can Be Fabulous

After Georgia May Jagger’s surprise appearance in St. Tropez for the Chanel Cruise 2011 collection, it really should come as a surprise to no one that Karl Lagerfeld has a discovered bit of a model appreciation for her look. And now, he chose her to front the accompanying photos for the collection, alongside the ever present Baptiste Giabiconi. Read full article in Modelinia.com

Georgia May Jagger the daughter of Supermodel Jerry Hall and British rock star Mick Jagger now models for CHANEL. Photo via CHANEL-News.

The CHANEL Fall/Winter 2010-2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection debuted at the Grand Palais in Paris on March 9th, 2010. Here are some photos from the CHANEL fashion show front row and VIP.

Karl Lagerfeld and Venessa Paradis

Vanessa Paradis

Alexa Chung and Karl Lagerfeld

Alexa Chung, Mario Testino, Micky Green

The CHANEL Fall/Winter 2010-2011 ready-to-wear collection debuted in Paris on March 9, 2010. Talking Makeup has the sneak peek!

A polar light shines over the new CHANEL Ready-to-Wear collection for Fall Winter 2010-2011. “I’m from the north, I love the snow,” declares Karl Lagerfeld, “After the country and the farm, and given the winter we’ve had, a little trip to the great north wasn’t a bad idea.”

To protect from the extreme winter chill, silhouettes are enveloped in generous, round, and comfortable volumes in a palette of black, salty white, grey and camel brown, and sprinkled with red and glacial blue. Knits are layered over jackets, and coats reach down to the ground. Modernized and subtly mixed, knit patchworks with ethnic motifs and “fantasy furs”, as Karl Lagerfeld likes to call them, bring warmth to tweeds, tulles and wools.

Crackled and worn effects, woollen fringes, and contours that never end in a neat hem – on suits, jackets and tweed shift dresses these details give the impression of fabrics chaffed by the effects of the cold. Fur boots have taken a walk in the wild, with leather or stalactite-inspired heels. They are worn with boot covers in transparent plastic, giving them a second skin to protect against the stormy weather.

For evening, coated flocked satin, pleated chiffon, lace with snowball pompoms, and tulle embroidered with frosted camellias fill the wardrobe of an ice queen. Among mohair and lurex angora touches, an ice-cube effect is brought to strings of pearls, that are also recreated like marbles of crystallised snow. As though broken off a glacier, oversized necklaces and rings reflect the northern lights. CHANEL’s Ready-to-Wear collection is ready to melt the ice.

Visit chanel.com for more details.

CHANEL Fall/Winter 2010-2011 Rady-To-Wear Beauty: The CHANEL Makeup.

The focus was on the eyes. I recreated a paint, print texture that Karl Lagerfeld used on some of the handbags and shoes for this Fall/Winter RTW show.”- Peter Philips, Global Creative Director of CHANEL Makeup

Peter used the following CHANEL products to create the runway beauty looks:

Complexion
BASE LUMIERE Illuminating Makeup Base

PRO LUMIERE Professional Finish Makeup

POUDRE UNIVERSELLE LIBRE Natural Finish Loose Powder

ECLAT LUMIERE Highlighter Face Pen

CORRECTEUR PERFECTION Long Lasting Concealer

Eyes
LES 4 OMBRES Quadra Eye Shadow Enigma-Fall 2010

LA LIGNE de CHANEL Professional Eyeliner Duo Noir Lamé

LE CRAYON KHOL Intense Eye Pencil Clair– Fall 2010

LE CRAYON KHOL Intense Eye Pencil Black

LE SOURCIL DE CHANEL Perfect Brows

Mascara INIMITABLE Black

Cheeks
JOUES CONTRASTE Powder Blush Pink Cloud– Only available in Asia

JOUES CONTRASTE Powder Blush Rose Temptation–Limited Edition Fall 2010

Lips
SOIN TENDRE LEVRES

Nails
LE VERNIS Nail Colour Jade Rose

Visit www.chanel.com for more details.

CHANEL 2010 SPRING/SUMMER HAUTE COUTURE BEAUTY: Get The Look and makeup tutorial.

“Karl Lagerfeld gave me three key words: Neon Baroque, Chemical Pastels and Liquid Silver. For the lips I used the new Summer 2010 Rouge Allure Lipstick in Genial. This coral shade perfectly matched the Technicolor and Neon Baroque spirit Karl wanted for the makeup at this show.”- Peter Philips, Global Creative Director of CHANEL Makeup.

Photo Credit: vincent lappartient – photographe

Marta Walsh says: I love the CHANEL Spring/Summer 2010 makeup, particularly the coral lips and the silver nail polish. I also loving the grey and white highlights on model’s hair, and yes, the hairstyle.

Peter used the following CHANEL products to create the runway beauty looks:

Skincare:
Skin prepared with Hydramax + Active Nourishing Cream for Dry Skin (Available in March 2010)
Complexion: Base Lumiere Illuminating Makeup Base Pro Lumiere Professional Finish Makeup SPF 15
Poudre Universelle Libre Natural Finish Loose Powder
Stylo Eclat Lumiere Highlighter Face Pen
Correcteur Perfection Long Lasting Concealer

Eyes:
Ombres Contraste Duo in Gris-Subtil (To launch in 2010)
Le Crayon Khol Intense Eye Pencil in Graphite
Inimitable Mascara Multi-Dimensional in Black

Cheeks:
Les Tissages de Chanel Blush Duo Tweed Effect in Tweed Corail

Lips:
Le Crayon Levres Precision Lip Definer in Pink Sugar
Rouge Allure Luminous Satin Lip Colour in Genial (Available in May 2010)

Nails:
Le Vernis Nail Colour in Silver (Currently not available in the U.S.)

CHANEL Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2010