Friday 17 August 2012

Supermodel Natalia Vodianova strips off for new Stuart Weitzman campaign


Who's looking at the shoes? Supermodel Natalia Vodianova strips off for new Stuart Weitzman campaign

    Stuart Weitzman's new campaign is no doubt intended to promote its latest collection of shoes. 
But with a near-naked Natalia Vodianova as its star, the footwear is likely to be the last thing people notice.
The Russian-born supermodel, 30, looks flawless, despite being a mother-of-three, posing in nothing but a hat, boots and a pair of knickers in one frame.
Stuart Weitzman
Supernova: With a near-naked Natalia Vodianova as its star, footwear is likely to be the last thing people notice in the new Stuart Weitzman campaign
Stuart Weitzman
Stuart Weitzman
Flawless: The Russian-born supermodel, 30, looks in phenomenal shape, despite being a mother-of-three
Another sees her show off an enviably flat stomach in a midriff-baring top and ankle boots, while a third in the series shows her with a coat draped over her shoulders with nothing beneath.
    Of course, there are shoes: over-knee black patent and leather boots have a Sixties feel to them, while metal stiletto-ed courts and ankle boots are pure winter glamour.
    Stuart Weitzman
    Retro glamour: Of course, there are shoes too: over-knee black patent boots have a Sixties feel to them
    Stuart Weitzman
    What baby weight? She may have been pregnant three times, but the model's stomach is flat
    The campaign was shot by celebrity photographer Mario Testino and continues a theme from the spring ads, albeit in a darker, more sultry way for winter.
    According to WWD, the campaign is a play on the idea that 'Stuart Weitzmans are the first thing you put on in the morning and the last thing you take off at night.'
    Ms Vodianova, who split from husband Justin Portman last year, is not the only supermodel in recent weeks to strip of in the name of footwear.
    The latest issue of Harper's Bazaar saw Miranda Kerr pose in a similar shoot, wearing nothing but next season's hottest new heels.
    Ms Vodianova, who is mother to sons Lucas, ten, and Viktor, four, as well as daughter Neva, six, is currently dating Antoine Arnault, son of LVMH boss Bernard Arnault.
    Her new ads for Stuart Weitzman will appear in the September editions of Vogue, Elle, harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, W, Interview and InStyle among others, as well as on billboards in LA, New York, Miami, Milan and Paris.


    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2189017/Whos-looking-shoes-Supermodel-Natalia-Vodianova-strips-new-Stuart-Weitzman-campaign.html#ixzz23kdOgBoY

    Wednesday 15 August 2012

    Revealed: Kate Middleton's cousin Katrina Darling's raunchy pose for Playboy cover


    Revealed: Kate's cousin Katrina Darling's raunchy pose for Playboy cover



    Posing seductively in suspenders and black lingerie, this is Kate Middleton's cousin, Katrina Darling, on the front cover of Playboy magazine. 
    Earlier this week, it was revealed that the dancer was paid a six-figure sum to strip off for the adult publication. And now we can reveal the magazine are keen to emphasis Katrina's royal connection on their September magazine cover.
    While Katrina has never met Kate, she's called a 'royal beauty' and 'Britain's new burlesque queen' on the front page.
    Cover girl: Katrina Darling poses in black lingerie on the front page of Playboy's September edition
    Cover girl: Katrina Darling poses in black lingerie on the front page of Playboy's September edition
    The 22-year-old's hair falls around her shoulders in a 'Chelsea blow-dry' style for the cover picture so her long brown locks look similar to the Duchess' famous curls. Her smokey eye make-up is also reminiscent of Kate - who often wears dark eyeliner.
    The provocative performer, who is originally from Sunderland, appears in an eight page spread in the magazine, including striking a sultry pose as she lies topless on a sheepskin rug.
    Miss Darling gained notoriety before last year’s Royal Wedding after her links to Kate were revealed.
    Cashing in on her royal connection: Kate's cousin has been paid a six-figure sum to strip off for the magazine
    Cashing in on her royal connection: Kate's cousin has been paid a six-figure sum to strip off for the magazine
    The pair are second cousins, once removed, with Miss Darling’s grandmother being sister to the duchess’s great grandfather Thomas Harrison.
    Miss Darling, who has never made any attempt to contact the Middletons, insisted that she had been a burlesque dancer for years and the recent success and attention is just a happy coincidence.
    But that didn't stop her choreographing a burlesque routine to mark the Jubilee, titled God Save the Queen - which she performed earlier this year at Whiskey Mist nightclub.
    At the start of the act, Miss Darling donned a figure hugging red corset teamed with a union jack skirt and small crown perched on her head. But as the anthem got going she stripped off completely, revealing bright red nipple tassels and a thong.
    Family resemblance: Katrina has long brown wavy hair and favours smokey eye make-up like her cousin Kate, left, but their dress sense is vastly different
    Family resemblance: Katrina has long brown wavy hair and favours smokey eye make-up like her cousin Kate, left, but their dress sense is vastly different
    Family resemblance: Katrina has long brown wavy hair and favours smokey eye make-up like her cousin Kate, left, but their dress sense is vastly different
    Until earlier this year, the dancer spent her days as a banker at Barclays, where she never hid her late night escapades.
    She claimed the team who worked alongside her in the private wealth management division treated her hobby as a source of amusement.
    Speaking in March, she said: 'Everybody is really supportive. They think it's a bit of fun.'
    The dancer has since decided to take her act to New York to cash in on her newfound fame and the royal connection.
    Katrina Darling's burlesque act includes a 'God Save the Queen' routine
    Katrina Darling's burlesque act includes a 'God Save the Queen' routine


    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2188783/Kate-Middletons-cousin-Katrina-Darlings-raunchy-pose-Playboy-cover-revealed.html#ixzz23f122z1f

    Tuesday 7 August 2012