XERNAN ORTICIO: Philippine Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2011

LERYN FRANCO GORGEOUS PARAGUAYAN JAVELIN THROWER

Dear readers of fashiontotal. Today we’re going to honor the blog’s name and combine sport and beauty. Today’s post is dedicated to a female athlete who’s better know for her beauty than for her athletic skills. She’s been considered as the female athlete in the recently held Beijing Olympics beating some of the most acclaimed female athletes in the world such as Amanda Beard, Blanca Vlasic or Carolina Kluft. As some of you may have guessed today’s post is dedicated to the Paraguayan javelin thower Leryn Franco, a real stunner. Don’t you agree with me? I love the piercing she wears in her navel.

Leryn Franco is a statuesque Paraguayan athlete who besides being really gorgeous is also a kind of javelin thrower. Leryn was born in Asuncion, the capital city of Paraguay, on March 1 1982. She’s 175 centimeters high and her measures are those of a top model 94-60-90. Leryn participated in the last Olympic Games held in Beijing (her second Olympic Games because se had already competed in Athens 2004). I love her sports outfit and she looks really nice dressed as a javelin thrower. Nice sunglasses and nice bum. No wonder that she also trudges the catwalk besides throwing the javelin. In Athens 2004 she was ranked 42nd in the overall standings and in Beijing she didn’t do much better and finished in 51st position throwing the javelin 10 meters short of her personal best (55.38 metres). It seems that the only thing she did in Beijing was to get acquainted with Serbian tennis player and bronze medalist Novak Djokovic. As I said before Leryn is not only an athlete but also a professional model. She’s more of a model than a javelin thrower. Leryn Franco participated in Miss Paraguay contest in 2006. She almost won the contest getting the second place. Had I been a member of the jury she would’ve won for sure. After that, Leryn represented Paraguay in the Miss Bikini contest held in Behai’s beches in Southeast China where she again got the second place and was named First Princess after Ucranian representative Olena C. Why Princess? She’s a real Queen. Leryn says that working as a model allows her to keep on doing her favorite sport since the timetable is quite flexible and she can earn quite a lot of money as a photograph and catwalk model. Pay attention to the picture below. She had better be careful when walking down the catwalk unless she wants to show off her really nice boobs what I don’t mind at all. Besides modeling Leryn has joined the group of girls who have launched calendars in recent years and she posed for her own calendar in 2007. The pictures were taken by Martin Crespo and some of them, which you can see in the slideshow at the end of the post, are really nice. To conclude I’ll leave a video so you can see her dressed in fashionable sport clothes and throwing the javelin at an athletic meeting. Best regards.

Paris Fashion Week: Rochas Spring 2011

Rochas' Spring 2010 collection brings back old fashion styles. Designer Marco Zanini showcased Swedish inspired pieces at the first day of Paris Fashion Week. The collection include printed long-sleeve button-down blouses, mid-calf skirts, plain-fronted dresses, printed doo-rags and black knee socks.






Photo Source: InStyle

October 2010 Fashion Magazine Covers

See the most fashionable magazine covers for October.

Harper's Bazaar Australia ~ Gisele Bundchen


Elle Italia ~ Chanel Iman


Vogue Paris ~ Lara Stone


Harper's Bazaar Spain ~ Eniko Mihalik


Vogue Spain ~ Elena Melnik


Elle Korea ~ Hilary Rhoda


Vogue Portugal ~ Pauline van der Cruysse


W Korea ~ Eniko Mihalik


Vogue Germany ~ Anja Rubik


Vogue Russia ~ Natasha Poly


Source: Fabsugar

Casual Evening Dresses

Casual evening dresses or a short mini flirty dress is incomplete without teaming up with proper accessories. It's always an icing on the cake when you combine that perfect dress with a matching color coordinated bag, funky shoes or belts and trendy earrings.
At times you buy a dress out of impulse and at times it takes a lot of contemplation to loosen those purse strings, whatever the case is, make sure you do justice to that pretty dress by mixing and matching the right way.
You can choose amongst them that suits you well with respect to your figure and occasion. For more help you can refer what celebrities wear. This is the best idea to go trendy for an evening party. Looking stylish and fashionable is absolute must for evening party, as it adds a lot of interest to your appearance.

Casual Evening Dresses

Casual evening dresses or a short mini flirty dress is incomplete without teaming up with proper accessories. It's always an icing on the cake when you combine that perfect dress with a matching color coordinated bag, funky shoes or belts and trendy earrings.
At times you buy a dress out of impulse and at times it takes a lot of contemplation to loosen those purse strings, whatever the case is, make sure you do justice to that pretty dress by mixing and matching the right way.
You can choose amongst them that suits you well with respect to your figure and occasion. For more help you can refer what celebrities wear. This is the best idea to go trendy for an evening party. Looking stylish and fashionable is absolute must for evening party, as it adds a lot of interest to your appearance.

Gareth Pugh Spring/Summer 2011 Full Fashion Show Presentation

Rachel Bilson Taylor Swift Debut Roberto Cavalli’s ‘Diva’ Bag

At the 40th anniversary show of Roberto Cavalli in Milan, his "Diva" bag was launched. This new purse is available in three sizes and seven material. Diva comes in denim, python, calfskin leather and others. Rachel Bilson and Taylor Swift sported the bag at the Milan Fashion Week. Roberto's Cavalli Diva bag will be available in November.




Source: InStyle

Milan Fashion Week Spring 2011 Fashion Trends

Paris Fashion Week had started but before we gloat over the Parisian fashion trends, let's review some of the fashion trends from Milan Fashion Week.

Bright Colors ~ Gucci


Exaggerated and Conservative ~ Prada



Long Skirt ~ Fendi


Prints ~ Versus


Linen Wedding Dress ~ Dolce and Gabbana


Light and flowing dress ~ Bottega Veneta


Navy Blue ~ Giorgio Armani


Color Blocking and Printed Maxi Dress~ Jil Sander


Sporty Ruffles ~ Marni


Fringe ~ Versace

CZECH BEAUTIES: HANA SOUKUPOVA VICTORIA'S SECRET'S ANGEL

Dear readers of Sport and beauty. We are going to dedicate today’s post to a gorgeous model. She comes from Eastern Europe, from the Czech Republic. Perhaps she’s not as famous as Karolina Kurkova or Petra Nemcova but a promising future lies ahead of her. Moreover, she has managed to get accepted in the exclusive circle of Victoria’s Secret’s angels, a major breakthrough worth to be taken into account. Today’s post is going to be dedicated to the gorgeous Czech model Hana Soukupova, a real stunner.

Hana Soukupova was born on the 18th of December 1985 in Karlovy Vary a thermal resort located in the Czech Republic (former Czechoslovakia). Hana’s height (181 centimeters) and her long legs made her stand out amongst the rest of her mates very soon and, before hitting the catwalk, Hana had already played basketball in her town’s basketball team. With only 13 years of age Hana started working as a model in Prague, Czech Republic’s capital city. Perhaps the world has lost an outstanding basketball player but for sure we have won a first class top model. Hana Soukupova started to be known in the fashion world in September 2004 when she was selected as one of the nine top models to appear in the cover of “Vogue” US in an issue that compared today’s models with those of the 80,s and the 90,s. Amongst other famous models Daria Werbowy, Gemma Ward, Gisele Bundchen and Hana’s fellow countrywoman Karolina Kurkova also posed alongside Hana in the cover of the US Vogue. Besides Vogue Hana has also appeared in Vogue Italia, China, Russia and Japan and in the covers of Harpers Bazaar, ELLE, Spur y W. Hana Soukupova has modeled for Gucci, Bvlgari, Escada, Balenciaga, Max Mara, Tse, Dior, Jill Stuart, Carolina Herrera, and Versace and she’s the spokesperson for Gucci’s perfume Envyy. As you can see Hana is a rising star in the fashion world. So much so that she’s joined the exclusive circle of Victoria’s Secret’s angels and trudged the catwalk along with Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Karolina Kurkova amongst others in 2006 and 2007 Victoria’s Secret fashion shows. Here you are her personal data and measurements.

Name: Hana Soukupova

Date of birth: December 18, 1985 in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.

Height: 181 centímeters

Hair color: blond

Eye color: blue

Measurements: 84-60-88 (EU), 34-23-34 (US)

Dress size: (EU) 34, (US) 4

Shoe size: (EU) 41, (US) 10

Agencies: Mega Model Agency Germany, Viva Models Paris, Why Not Model, Next Company, Glamour Model Management Italia, IMG Models New York, Donna Models, MY Model Management, Glamour Model Management Prague. Hana Soukupova has walked down the catwalk for the most famous designers such as Chanel, Dior, Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Ralph Lauren, Anna Sui, Balenciaga, Valentino, Fendi, Chloé, Gucci, Zac Posen, Celine, Bill Blass, Michael Kors, Narcisco Rodriguez, Roberto Cavalli, Lanvin, Hermes, John Galliano, Missoni, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Yves Saint Laurent, Lagerfeld Gallery, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, Emanuel Ungaro, and Donna Karan amongst others. She’s also modeled “haute couture” collections for Christian Dior, Chanel, Givenchy, Armani Prive, Valentino, Christian Lacroix, Versace, Jean Paul Gaultier, Elie Saab and Ungaro Couture.

Besides working as a model Hana tries to keep always fit running marathons and doing kickboxing. During her leisure time Hana also tries to show her artistic talent through photography and she’s also passionate about cinema. As far as her private life is concerned, Hana Soukupova is married to New Yorker Drew Aaron, CEO of the Aaron Group and they live together in New York. I don’t know why but it seems to be a custom for gorgeous models to marry millionaires. To conclude this post I’ll leave a slideshow with the best Hana Soukupova’s pictures and a video so you can see the beautiful Hana. Best regards.

Bridal Evening Dresses

Bridal evening dresses are specially designed for women marrying later in life. It is important to buy a gown that is fashionable and just right for the bride. Older women also have the option to choose formal, semiformal or designer wedding dresses. In general, they prefer a special occasion dress, social evening dress, or formal evening dress to wear for their weddings.
Bridal evening dresses come in many different colors. Popular choices cover red, blue, ivory and pink, to name a few. For brides who are getting married in spring or summer, pink wedding dresses are great options. If you are considering buying such a dress for your special day, here are some suggestions to keep in mind.
Most department stores stock bridal wear suitable for women. Bridal evening dresses can easily be purchased through online shops also.

Bridal Evening Dresses

Bridal evening dresses are specially designed for women marrying later in life. It is important to buy a gown that is fashionable and just right for the bride. Older women also have the option to choose formal, semiformal or designer wedding dresses. In general, they prefer a special occasion dress, social evening dress, or formal evening dress to wear for their weddings.
Bridal evening dresses come in many different colors. Popular choices cover red, blue, ivory and pink, to name a few. For brides who are getting married in spring or summer, pink wedding dresses are great options. If you are considering buying such a dress for your special day, here are some suggestions to keep in mind.
Most department stores stock bridal wear suitable for women. Bridal evening dresses can easily be purchased through online shops also.

ELSA PATAKY GORGEOUS SPANISH ACTRESS

Today’s post is going to be dedicated to a beautiful and gorgeous Spanish actress. Perhaps so far she’s better known for being Adrien Brody’s fiancé than for her career but she’s a safe bet for the future and is working hard trying to pursue a career in Hollywood. Undoubtedly she’s got everything she needs to become a star. She’s almost flawless: a pretty face and a statuesque body despite she’s only 161 centimetres high. Do you already know who she is? She’s Elsa Pataky.

Elsa Lafuente Medianu, known as Elsa Pataky, was born in Madrid on July 18th 1976 to Cristina and José Francisco. Her mother has Romanian and Hungarian ancestors and Elsa took Pataky as her last name in honor of her grandfather who instilled her her love for acting. Elsa Pataky is not the typical blond bombshell. On the contrary she’s very well prepared because she studied at a drama school in Madrid and journalism at the University although she dropped out when she was cast for the TV series “Al salir de clase” which paved the wave for her film career. In addition to that, Elsa speaks four languages: Spanish, French, English and Romanian. After the success of “Al salir de clase” and some little known movies (“Clara”, “Menos es más” y “Tatawo”) she got the opportunity to star in “El arte de morir” a major film which was an important ticket office hit. Since then Elsa has performed in all kind of films: comedies, dramas, thrillers, horror movies although mainly acting in comedies. In 2003 she appeared in “El furgón”, “Atraco a las 3... y media” and in the horror film “Beyond Re-Animator” and in 2005 she stars in the film “Ninette” directed by José Luis Garci and in the French film “Iznogoud”. Finally in 2006 she gets to land in Hollywood with a small role in the cult thriller “Snakes on a plane” alongside Samuel L. Jackson. In 2007 se worked with Monica Bellucci in “Manual d’amore 2“ and she also worked with Gerard Depardieu, David Beckham and Michael Schumacher in the star-studded film “Asterix aux jeux olympiques”(2007) released in 2008. This is her complete filmography :

2000: “Menos es más”, “El arte de morir”

2003:”Atraco a las 3... y Media”, “El Furgón”, “Beyond Re-Animator”

2004: “Romasanta”, “Tiovivo c. 1950”

2005: “Iznogoud”, “Ninette”, “Robots”

2006: “Snakes on the plane”

2007: “Máncora”, “Santos”, “Manuale d'amore 2”

2008: “Stake or die”, “Asterix aux jeux olympiques”

Apart from acting, the Spanish stunner has also graced the covers of numerous magazines such as GQ, Woman, Marie Claire, In Style and Telva. In 2007 Elsa got involved in a controversy when “Elle” made her some pictures half-naked in an exotic beach. The pictures were pirated by a “paparazzi” and the most daring were published by the Spanish magazine “Interviu”. Her love life has also been quite busy. Elsa was involved in a long relation with Spanish race motorcyclist Fonsi Nieto better known for picking gorgeous girls than for winning races. After putting an end to this love story with Fonsi she started a new relation in 2004 with French comedian Michael Youn who in fact criticized her a lot in many TV programs. Elsa and Michael broke up in 2005 and currently she’s dating long-nosed American actor Adrien Brody (“The pianist”) who she’s reportedly going to marry in the next future. To conclude I’ll leave a slideshow with the best Elsa Pataky’s pictures and a video where you can see her sporting a revealing black lingerie outfit. Best regards.