W September 2014 Preview : Mert's Girls

If this isn't enough to get you excited about the September issues, then I don't know what is! Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott shot their favourite girls for a spread in the new fall issue of W Magazine and this is a little sneak peak ... looks to be the making of an epic editorial!


source: instagram.com/mertalas

Preview: Marie Claire Russia Behind The Scenes

Its been a little slow on the news front lately but we now have another cover to look forward to! Daria recently shot with Marie Claire Russia for a cover story. We'll hopefully see this come out in the next few months!

 
 

source: marieclairerussia instagram

Vogue UK March 2014 Cover

I knew it was only a matter of time before this came out! Daria covers the March 2014 issue of Vogue UK photographed by Mario Testino. It's her second time covering the British version of Vogue in less than a year (her last was in September 2013) and her fifth cover for the magazine overall!

Vogue UK March 2014
Daria Werbowy by Mario Testino

Daria also has two editorials inside (!!), "Rainbow Babes" by Mario Testino and "Cause Célèbre" by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. Kate Moss styled the latter and it is her debut as fashion editor for the magazine, so this whole issue is a bit of a ... cause célèbre for lack of better words. I'm glad Mossie picked Daria to be in this issue (model friends are the best kind of friends) and judging by the previews below I'm much more excited for Kate's editorial than I am for the cover shoot. Its a shame they had to style Daria in yet another bohemian look for the cover. I don't know what this boycott against eye makeup is, but this styling is seriously getting old. I'll hold my thoughts for the editorial until I see it but the cover is definitely not a favourite.

 

[1-2] Cause Célèbre by Mert & Marcus, [3] Rainbow Babes by Mario Testino

source: vogue.co.uk

New Years from Norway to Korea

Happy New Years everyone! Hope it was a safe and fun time all around. Its only the first day of 2014 but I already have some news to share with you. Daria starts off 2014 with a bang, landing the covers of Costume Norway and the Korean edition of Marie Claire.

 

Costume Norway January 2014 / Marie Claire Korea January 2014

Marie Claire Korea is a reprint from Marie Claire France November 2013 issue (and a good reprint at that) but the Costume cover is new material! How fitting is it for New Years celebrations? Its pretty rare to see Daria smiling and glammed up in her shots so this is a welcome change. 

There is an editorial inside as well but I only have one picture at the moment. I'll update with the editorial as soon as I find it!

Costume Norway January 2014

sources: costume.no, facebook.com/marieclairekorea

Things To Look Forward To

Daria has really been churning out the work as of late. But if these candids and Instagrams are any indication, then 2014 should be just as busy as the end of 2013 was. Here are some things to look forward to:

Daria worked with makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury, hair stylist Christiaan and wardrobe stylist Kate White. White often works with W magazine, and this was from a shoot with Mert and Marcus, so my best guess is on a W magazine editorial for the new year.

In perhaps the most interesting of previews Daria worked with Mert and Marcus for a Vogue UK story styled by none other than Kate Moss! If you haven't heard Mossie joined the Vogue UK team as a Contributing Fashion Editor. I'm sensing a March cover in Daria's foreseeable future ...

Daria is seen here with Yann Weber who works with both L'Express Styles and Antidote magazine. Daria just had a recent editorial in L'Express but this candid below is from a shoot for Antidote. It's an amazing publication so I'm so excited to see how this will turn out.

Daria and Andrea Tremolada of Salvatore Ferragamo so expect another Ferragamo campaign for Spring 2013! Hmm Marant, DVF and Celine, take note!

A very zen Daria on set with stylist Alastair McKimm. I'm not too familiar with his work but I do know that Alastair mostly works with i-D magazine and The Last Magazine ... but it could really be for anything. Have I also ever mentioned how much I love saying the name Alastair? ... Alastair.

  

There's been a bit of a shuffle over at Mango with Daria replacing Miranda Kerr as the face of the brand. She shot with Josh Olins in a desert somewhere. Honestly I've seen enough desert editorials to last me a life and a half but regardless I can't wait to see how these turn out. 

Daria also worked with Alexi Lubormiski for a Lancome advertisement. I think the Instagram below right is from this shoot because the hairstyle does look quite similar. I'm hoping for a bunch of new Lancome ads because it has been quite a while!

Behind the scenes with Alexi Lubormiski, newest Lancome image (source)

So thats an editorial in W Magazine, a potential cover and editorial in Vogue UK, work in Antidote, the new Salvatore Ferragamo campaign, Mango Spring 2013, an editorial with Alastair McKimm and a return to Lancome. Phew ... did I miss anything?

Vogue UK September 2013 Cover

After a ridiculously quiet start to the year Daria is finally putting out the kind of work that we're used to. She's landed the cover of the September 2013 issue of Vogue UK. This is Daria's fourth Vogue UK cover, her last being four years ago.

Vogue UK September 2013
Daria Werbowy by Patrick Demarchelier

Daria looks really cool on the cover, almost as if she stepped off the street, stood in front of Patrick Demarchelier's camera and in one shot the cover was borne. Its not so much the model on the cover as it is Daria on the cover.

I also think the relaxed styling on this cover is its own undoing. I gave a little squeal when I learned Daria would be on the cover, but already expected something laid back and relaxed before I saw the image. And laid back and relaxed is what I got. Daria in this kind of set up seems almost formulaic by now and although I love to see her with more work, especially covers, it can tend to be quite boring. The preview below does look much more promising though ... Daria will have 7 photos in this issue, and if I read correctly an article as well!

Vogue UK September 2013 preview

Now, if I had my way Daria would be on the cover of every Vogue, the American version included. And although the latter doesn't seem that possible, more than one Vogue cover this month doesn't seem that implausible. Some keen eyes on the Fashion Spot forums have given regard to these two shots from Mert Alas' Instagram. Both are regarding the behind the scenes production of an unknown project but from the casting (Naomi, Natasha, Kate) and styling it seems very Vogue Paris. I'm guessing there will be a multiple solo-girl covers. How epic would it be to have another Vogue Paris cover following her August one, and two Vogue covers in the same month!? I'll keep you posted!

sources: vogue.co.uk, instagram.com/mertalas

I Spy ...

Daria's Vogue Espana cover! There's no denying that Daria's eye is peaking out at us in this preview of the cover. The photo is from the Instagram of Belen Antolin, fashion director at Vogue Espana and the stylist of Daria's recent cover shoot with Patrick Demarchelier. I can't wait to see how it turns out but so far, so good!

source: instagram.com/belenantolin

Stylist Magazine | Mod Daria

For Daria's second magazine cover of the year she appears on Stylist, a free weekly magazine in the UK. The cover and editorial are both photographed by Victor Demarchelier, the son of Patrick Demarchelier.

I don't think I've ever seen Daria styled in a sixties theme before so I'm really excited to see how this turns out! From the looks of the cover, and the one preview image below, Daria does quite a good job at capturing the nonchalance of the mod look. I probably won't be able to get my hands on this so if a reader in the UK does get this then let me know what its like! 

This cover and editorial might be the result of Daria's visit to London, but the lag time between candid and work seems too soon ... this may be from a prior visit? Either way its great to see so much work popping up! Also, don't forget to check out the Maiyet Spring 2013 video in the prior post! A preview of the editorial:

  
source: stylist.co.uk, instagram.com/nicolasjurnjack via child_in_time and mm678 (Daria Werbowy Gallery) @ bellazon.com, and mintselection.com

Vogue Espana News

Some good news for Spanish fans! Daria has work coming up in an issue of Vogue Espana, probably the May 2013 issue. I don't think VE intended this video to be released so early but nonetheless its a sneak peak of an editorial (and hopefully a cover!).


It was shot by Patrick  Demarchelier in St Barths. That seems to be the go-to spot for most of Daria's work! The preview reminds me a lot of Daria's work with Satoshi Saikusa and Derek Kettela in 2011, when we got a ton of beach inspired editorials. You can see all of those in the editorial page which is now ... COMPLETE! Yep, definitely took a while but now you can find the biggest collection of Daria's editorial work there. And hopefully we can add this editorial to the 2013 section!

Some screencaps from the video:
*image removed per request*

Have a great Good Friday for those who are celebrating and happy Friday to everyone else!

Vogue Paris February 2012 : Cover and Editorial

Daria and Inez and Vinoodh are at it again! This time for the February 2012 issue of Vogue Paris. I've mentioned in the past year that its a shame Daria's presence in Vogue Paris has been lacking, especially with the appointance of Emmanuelle Alt (a Daria champion) as editor-in-chief. Our wishes were answered with the rumor that Daria would front the February 2012 issue, and now less than a month later we get to see the finished product!



Daria was photographed by Inez and Vinoodh in a very cabaret-esque, Elvis hairdo, Old Hollywood, camp inspired look ... a lot of adjectives but somehow it comes together! The title reads a 66-page editorial shot in Las Vegas and if the cover is any indication of what is to come then expect a lot of classic "Inez and Vinoodh in the big city".

I'll withold my judgement until I see the full thing but for now the cover and this preview image should hold us off until we see the other 64 pages! From the little blurb in French (translation below the image) the editorial seems to focus on Daria as the "real Daria" - the one who journeys the amazon with shamans, sails and who has just bought a house in Ireland (lucky her!). I can't wait to see if this editorial features a little interview with Daria. It's always interesting to hear what she's up to.

"Daria Body & Soul: 5 covers, 20 editorials, 70 pages this month. 8 years of crazy love between Vogue Paris and Daria Werbowy ... this time it is far from the runways, the glitter, and the world of fashion that the muse - a little wild - of Lancôme finds her balance. Instead she finds herself journeying with the shamans, in the middle of the ocean, or cut off from the world in her new home in Ireland. A beautiful soul in a pure state."

P.S. For Daria fans out there, this is Daria's sixth Vogue Paris cover! In my opinion she definitely deserves more ;)

source: Vogue Paris facebook.com page via tentalicious at tFS and vogue.fr

Before & After : Vogue Russia Preview

Finally we get to see what those candids of Daria and Terry were from - and I was right! Vogue Russia released a preview of their October issue in their current September one and we get to see a photo of Daria by Terry Richardson.

Daria in the studio with Terry (left) and the finished product in Vogue Russia October 2011

I've added the candid shot above with the finished product just to see the comparison. Its quite funny to see what Daria looks like as a person and as a model - obviously two very different roles. I'm also really excited about this editorial. I think we've all had our share of beach photoshoots in the past couple of months so its great to see Daria playing something other than, well, the beach bum we know she is!

Campaign News

This is the time that I'm really excited for - when its still summer but the magazines are already turning out fall inspired editorial and most excitingly new fall campaigns! Not counting her Fall 2011 Oroton campaign (released in Australia a while back) Daria has already landed her first campaign for the season, returning as the familiar face of Stefanel. Here is another shot along with the one posted before. I really love that they decided to take the direction to Berlin, one of my favourite cities.


Also some more exciting news - Daria has landed the Fall Winter 2011 campaign for Salvatore Ferragamo. This after just appearing in the Spring Summer campaign photographed by Mikael Jansson. There haven't been any pictures released of Daria yet but the Fashion Spot forums are buzzing with news that she and male model Clement Chabernaud have reprised their roles as campaign faces, so fingers crossed!

source: congacon at tFS

Mover, Shaker and Poser

The editorials don't seem to stop! After editorials in Vogue Nippon, V, and Vogue US in recent months, a new month brings with it an abundance of editorials. Both are in two of the most prodigious American fashion magazines - Daria has editorials in both W Magazine and Vogue US this April. And I have a feeling this won't be all that's coming from next month.

Training Days
Daria Werbowy by Annie Leibovitz
Vogue US April 2010

No, its not Daria on the April cover of Vogue (Gisele instead) but there is a one page article inside. Daria isn't often photographed by Annie Leibovitz so this will be exciting to see. Leibovitz's fashion work never really excites me but this seems seperate from the work Vogue usually commisions from her, and her nudes are always great studies. It's also Daria's fifth month in a row that she's been featured in Vogue ... maybe her cover will come some time in the future!

Movers and Shakers
Daria Werbowy by Mario Sorrenti
W US April 2010

Daria hasn't appeared in an editorial in W since that infamous July 2008 spread so this is quite a surprise. Its quite a long editorial as well, fifteen pages. So I will ignore the blocks on the cover and purchase this magazine just for the editorial (and possible for the Raquel/Freja Inez./Vinoodh editorial as well). No scans for now, just some low quality pictures from the magazine's site but I will make a proper post once there are bigger pictures. Oh, and the blue lines aren't part of the editorial just a feature added by the website!

image credits: Vogue image by matheus_s at tFS ; W editorial from wmagazine.com