Daily Style Crush: Alexa Chung in Mary Katrantzou

I'm not Alexa Chung's biggest fan (nothing personal), but I can't deny that the girl has style - lots of it, actually. This was made very apparent when she attended the launch of Vogue Eyewear's second annual capsule collection in NYC in a cute oriental dress. The 'Lily Pond' dress in question is by British designer Mary Katrantzou, so we're doubly pleased Miss Chung stepped out in it - British pride and all that jazz. Not everyone could pull it off but we think she did it effortlessly, so kudos to her! Nice touch on the bag too, you can never really go wrong with a touch of quilted Chanel!

The Palace Confirms Kate Middleton WON'T Be Posing For Vogue

Sorry Anna Wintour, no Kate Middleton for you. At least for the foreseeable future, as the Palace itself has well and truly confirmed that the Duchess of Cambridge will not be a Vogue cover girl any time soon. Although this was branded as Anna Wintour's dream, it isn't fair to say it's just Anna who will be missing out on the potential collaboration. We would have loved to see our princess covering the original fashion Bbble…maybe one day it will happen. Our fingers are crossed and we remain hopeful.

Kate Middleton to Cover American Vogue?

That Anna Wintour can be one very persuasive editor-in-chief, so if she is pressing Kate Middleton to cover her magazine, we have a feeling she will be more than happy to oblige. Anna Wintour is apparently adamant to get the new Royal to front American Vogue in the near future. She has enlisted the help of Mario Testino to help convince the Duchess, as he will inevitably be the one behind the lens if and when it happens.

A source told the New York Post: "Anna has been speaking to Mario about winning over Catherine. She is really pressing him to shoot Catherine for the cover. Every magazine has been trying to get Catherine, and many assume it will eventually be Vogue. But even with the Mario Testino relationship, it is not clear when this will happen. The palace must approve it, and they are very protective of Catherine."

Come on Palace, get on board - you know this will be amazing! 

Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe: The Vogue Editorial

Annie Leibovitz is quite the controversial photographer, but she appears to have toned it down a tad for these pictures of Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe for October's Vogue magazine. Michelle Williams may not look the spitting image of the Hollywood icon facially, but a huge part of Marilyn's appeal was her vivacious, infectious personality and presence in front of a camera, which I think Michelle has perfected down to a tee.

Plus, she's worked hard getting a Marilyn body and we have to give her credit for it - loving her killer curves. Some women have to shed the pounds for a film role but akin to Renee Zellweger circa Bridget Jones, Michelle Williams had to pile them on. From the back you'd have a hard time telling the two women apart, wouldn't you say? 

Michelle Williams Covers Vogue October as Marilyn Monroe

With every photo we see of Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe comes an even uncannier resemblance. It's been a while since a film character has been used on the front of a magazine and it doesn't really get any better for promotion than securing Vogue. We're so looking forward to watching My Week With Marilyn, the film which depicts London filmmaker Colin Clark's time with the Hollywood icon.

Your Fashion's Night Out London Guide

Happy Fashion's Night Out day everyone! We've been getting a tad overwhelmed with what's going on today and are on information overload, hence why we've not posted this until now. We will be posting until the cows come home if we write a list of everything that's going on, so we will recap with what we will be trying to attend and what we advise you guys to go to. Make sure you bring your maps - if not, just follow the crowds of stylish people, you know they'll be going somewhere good.

Alexander McQueen. There's limited edition skull keyrings that you can get your hands on and the chance to win a gorgeous Folk bag. Plus you can peruse some of McQueen's latest A/W collection.

D&G are offering free drinks and music (what could be better?!) and presenting their latest A/W collection

Christian Dior. Get dolled up and pose with the classic Miss Dior bag inside a Miss Dior taxi at the front of the store.

Jimmy Choo are giving you the chance to walk in the shoes of the celebs by giving you a true Hollywood experience; get papped as you walk down the red carpet and be a part of Jimmy Choo's online gallery.

H&M visitors can get manicures and take pics in their photobooth while listening to some tunes via their live DJ set.

Uniqlo are celebrating the launch of their final +J collection. If you're one of the first 100 people to buy something from the new collection, you'll get a fab goodie bag with a surprise free gift. Really excited about this one.

Hermes are giving you the opportunity style yourself with the classic scarf - you know the one we mean. Photographers will of course be on hand to capture your look for you.

Mulberry will be serving quintessentially British food with a live celeb DJ at the New Bond Street store. Visitors can also get their nails done or see a fortune teller…goodie bags are of course part of the deal so you won't be leaving empty handed.

Rupert Sanderson. A roller disco in Mayfair. We literally say no more.

Topshop's evening will be centred around the theme "Fashion Moments." Customers will be given the chance to create their own fashion moment. Ooo.

Burberry will be showing their latest collection in Covent Garden with lots of surprise musical guests in tow.

If we manage to get all this done while still managing to look stylish in our six inch heels and not letting our countless goodie bags and purchases weigh us down, we'll be happy bunnies.

Arizona Muse for Vogue Australia October 2011

Vogue Australia clearly can't get enough of Arizona Muse as they've dedicated three of their October covers just to her - and we can see why! Each cover and the editorials inside were shot by Kai Z. Feng and as one of the cover line states, some of the hottest trends of the coming season are showcased within the magazine.

Arizona Muse has always been one of our models to watch (even though this obviously isn't her first big gig) and landing these three covers more than proves why. What a babe!

Adele Covers British Vogue October

It's all about the UK magazine covers this morning isn't it? We genuinely couldn't be happier with this news: Adele is the cover girl for British Vogue's October issue; and she is looking mighty good! Adele has received worldwide recognition for that haunting, effortless and in our opinion, flawless voice of hers and her ability to pen some of the greatest songs of the last couple of years also hasn't gone unnoticed. We are delighted that the fashion world is slowly but surely recognising her too; let's face it, Vogue is a pretty good place to start - there's no turning back now!

Adele looks beautiful on the Vogue cover, shot by Sølve Sundsbø, as does she in one of the editorial images we got a sneaky peek at. We were, however, afraid that she would be heavily airbrushed, thus sparking the same kind of controversy as US Vogue back in 2009 when Adele was photographed for some editorial and airbrushed to look slimmer. Bad move, Anna. We can safely say that from what we see here before us, there's none of that going on, so Adele fans (of which the numbers are stratospheric) can breathe a sigh of relief. 

Anna Dello Russo Causes Controversy With Vogue Japan Pics

Crystal Renn seems to have found herself in the middle of another media storm - and this time, her weight has NOTHING to do with it . Having just seen Vogue Japan's October 2011 front cover and some of the editorial pics featuring the former plus size beauty, we knew immediately what all the hoopla would be about. Have no idea? Take a look at her eyes….there you go!

Yep, Anna Dello Russo taped back and raised Crystal Renn's eyes to make her look Asian, which a lot of natives and non-natives alike have found offensive. ADR may have tried to play on Karlie Kloss's Vogue China shoot with Mario Testino back in May, whereby the teen model was captured in stereotypical Chinese attire and poses. Not a lot of people seemed to have a problem with that - after all, she was embracing the culture and more importantly, her eyes remained in their normal position. 

Let's not forget that Vogue are on very thin ice as far as racism goes - this year they managed to offend two Asian models by getting their names mixed up, while over at Vogue Italy, they thought it would be a fab idea to call some hoop earrings "slave earrings", thus offending everyone! 

Then comes the age-old dilemma that is so common in print ads whereby models/celebs are airbrushed within an inch of their lives - so much so that they are barely recognisable. If ADR and the Vogue team wanted an Oriental cover girl - they should have got one. If they wanted Crystal Renn, they should take her as she is, no?

It has certainly generated a lot of publicity for the mag, but we think it's safe to say Vogue would happily give up some of the publicity they've generated over the years. What does everyone else think? We see what Anna Dello Russo tried to do - the images are striking and Crystal is as gorgeous as she always is - but we also think the same effect could have been achieved without the eye scrape-age. Opinions? 

Zooey Deschanel's teenage letter to Vogue

More reasons to love Zooey Deschanel. This cropped on Twitter over the weekend; a letter which a teenage and very outspoken Zoeey Deschanel wrote to Vogue. They loved it so much they even published it in their issue. We don't think we were as outspoken and bang on the money when we were seventeen years old. Miss Deschanel hit the nail right on the head, and raised some very prominent issues which are still floating around the fashion industry to this day. We think she should get up on her soap box more often!

Penelope Cruz covers Vogue June

As you may or may not know, the cover was leaked by a very excited Stefano Gabbana, who wanted to let the world know that Dolce and Gabbana had graced yet another front cover. Bless him. However, Miss Anna Wintour was none too pleased that the cover had leaked, so he took it down from his Tumblr and Twitter pages. We're glad to finally be able to post it now because it's a rather beautiful cover; it looks a tad nineties-esuqe in terms of layout and styling don't you think?

The beautiful Penelope Cruz was shot by Mario Testino (a fabulous combination if ever there was one) and is wearing, you guessed it, Dolce and Gabbana. And if you think it looks Vogue-ly familiar (see what we did there?!), that's because it's the same number worn by a certain Gisele on Emmanuelle Alt's first Vogue Paris cover.

Natalia Vodianova for Vogue China

Peter Lindbergh captures Natalia Vodianova for the Vogue China front cover in what can only be described as a soft, romantic photoshoot by one of the hottest models-of-the-moment. And one of the highest paid too as it was revealed this week.

Cindy Crawford covers Vogue Mexico

They don't call her a supermodel for nothing. If we looked half as good as Cindy Crawford at her age, we'd be very happy bunnies. But we don't actually know what age she is, as she always seems to look fabulous and youthful, doesn't she? We may have to start calling her Peter Pan as she doesn't ever seem to age. What a babe!

Crystal Renn's Vogue Japan spread

We saw yesterday that Naomi Campbell graced the front cover of the magazine, but Crystal Renn has ensured that the inside of the magazine is no less glamourous than the front. Shot by Nathaniel Goldberg, Crystal Renn showcases one of the most prominent (and certainly, one of our favourite) trend from the current season - the turban. 

Naomi Campbell covers Vogue Japan June 2011

Naomi Campbell shows that she's still got it on the cover of Vogue Japan's June issue. Miss Campbell is shot by Inez & Vinoodh and is rocking one of our favourite dresses from the Gucci Spring/Summer 2011 collection.

Alexander McQueen celebration in US Vogue

The May edition of American Vogue pays tribute to the legend that is Alexander McQueen.  Their 'Alexander the Great' celebration revisits some of the looks from Savage Beauty, which is to open at the Costume Institute exhibition at New York's Metropolitan museum next month. 

Reese Witherspoon Vogue May 2011

We were so excited when we saw the sealed version of this cover, and now higher definition pictures have surfaced on the web. 

Reese Witherspoon can do no wrong lately it seems, and these pictures are utterly divine. Not even a giant elephant can upstage her. Mesmerising beauty and presence in front of the camera lens. 

British Vogue's Royal Wedding Special May edition

And speaking of Natalia Vodianova, she is lending her face to the one and only Vogue for one of their May covers in celebration of the Royal Wedding. Mario Testino shot Ms Vodianiva, as well as Lara Stone and Freja Beha Erichsen for three individual commemorative covers of UK Vogue, all of course with a wedding theme. 

Kate Moss covers Vogue Japan

Loving Kate Moss's Vogue Japan cover. Our British beauty is wearing a gorgeous dress from the Chanel Spring/Summer 2011 Ready-to-Wear collection - such a stand-out piece done justice by Miss Moss. 

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in Vogue

Now that the rest of the pictures have emerged, here they are in all their Vogue glory. 

I've always adored the Olsen twins growing up; their feel-good guilty pleasure films, their fashion, and their general presence. It was heartbreaking when the going got tough for one twin in particular, but they have reinvented themselves as fashion designers for The Row, which is up there with the best of them.

And these pictures recapture their youthful, playful innocence which we loved about them in the first place. 

Bruce Weber did a mighty fine job.