
Gaultier’s Ode to Amy – Walking to his own beat, Jean Paul Gaultier did not present an array of gowns for his spring 2012 haute couture show, but instead offered an ode to late singer Amy Winehouse with a collection of tailored jackets, form-fitting skirts and bustiers. Models wore Winehouse’s signature beehive and had cigarettes in hand as they strutted down the runway with the singer’s tunes playing in the background. The color palette was a somber black with splashes of citrus and lime to reveal lacy undergarments, silk dresses and belted waists.

Dream of Couture – Giambattista Valli played with hard and soft elements for his sophomore haute couture collection presented in Paris this week. Feminine touches of lace, flowers and sequins are juxtaposed with streamlined silhouettes for spring. Valli even included outerwear with sheer capes and a more embellished take on a sixties housecoat. Models also wore large floral hair ornaments to match stunning gowns in hues of plum, fuchsia, ivory and black.

Let’s Go Cruising – V Magazine’s model issue takes a look at the cruise collections with some of the industry’s leading faces including Candice Swanepoel, Joan Smalls, Daphne Groeneveld, Saskia de Brauw, Sui He, Hanaa Ben Abdesslem, Bambi Northwood-Blyth and Lindsey Wixson all photographed by Terry Richardson. (WWD)

On the Pulse – Macy’s takes on it fourth designer collaboration for its Impulse line with Italian designer Giambattista Valli’s opulent style on full display. We have a look at the campaign images starring Sasha Pivovarova, Joan Smalls and Hanaa Ben Abdesslem in a fitting room setting. Bold colors, loud prints and voluminous shapes all define the new capsule collection with prices starting at fifty dollars.

Collection Mix – Capturing a mix of some of our favorite new and established faces, Kacper Kasprzyk delivers a moody spread for Dazed & Confused’s collection special featured in its September issue. With styling by Karen Langley, Robbie Spencer and Katie Shillingford, these selection of images showcase models Liu Wen, Joan Smalls, Alana Zimmer, Anais Pouliot, Marloes Horst, Aymeline Valade, Ruby Jean-Wilson, Ajak Deng, Kate Wagoner, Lydia Carron, Hanaa Ben Abdesslem and Ehren Dorsey in true Dazed style.