Vest and Jeans, Diesel; Striped Top, Boy by Band of Outsiders; Printed Button Up, Risto Bimbiloski; Shoes, Robert Clergerie; Necklace, Anndra Neen; Coin Bracelet, Janis Savitt; Woven Bracelet Ikou Tschuss

From the 1950s through 70s, disaffected, Elvis-loving biker gangs roamed the streets of Switzerland. Photographer Robbie Fimmano recasts this rebellious youth subculture with a tough female lead.

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Dress, Dolce and Gabbana; Necklace, Janis by Janis Savitt

Model, actor, writer, and now director Jaime King has left no Hollywood stone unturned. Even on her days off, she finds something to accomplish. Like today: it’s been ages since King’s had a full 24 hours away from shooting the CW’s new series, Hart Of Dixie, but instead of taking a much-needed poolside break under the Los Angeles sun, King is fielding interview requests, running errands, and prepping for a photo shoot. “It may not be necessarily relaxing, but I’m still having fun,” King laughs.

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You would be surprised that a small corner shop sitting on the axis of Amsterdam’s stylish Herenstraat and the Herengracht (one of the city’s central canals), is actually the European flagship store for a Singaporean menswear bag label called Property Of….The store, only having been open for a year, acts as a space for the ten-year-old brand to explore outside its native Singapore, offering a unique retail experience in the form of complimentary espressos, cappuccinos and pastries for customers who stop by. Most Property Of… bags and products, which range from messenger bags to small wallets priced between €150-€250, are created with a combination of leather and waxed canvas, while a few smaller items come in denim and nylon. Hendrik Stroscher, the owner and manager of the company’s Amsterdam shop, notes that the design philosophy maintains that their bags exude a timeless feel combined with subtle branding as each bag contains a little understated “Property Of…” logo that cleverly leaves room to write your own name after it. Each bag also comes with a name, highlights include the “Alfred Book Bag” and “Tommy Work Bag” both displaying that classic quality while remaining functional, containing various small pockets and enough room for books and a laptop.

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A quick visit to YACHT’s website makes it clear that the unconventional duo behind the triangle icon approaches the whole “band thing” a little differently. Proclaiming themselves not just a band, but a “belief system” (complete with lessons in “YACHT semiotics,” a list of “recommended mantras,” and an official YACHT tattoo policy), they believe that you, me, and everyone around us are all “small gods.” They are also under the impression that guitars are totally refreshing and new; at least, according to Claire Evans, the fairer half the partnership, they’re new to YACHT.

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Fall is truly the best time to be in Paris. Not only have the throngs of tourists eased up – October also plays host to Paris Fashion Week and, in more recent years, Diane Pernet’s acclaimed film festival, A Shaded View on Fashion Film (October 7-9). In conjunction with the Centre Pompidou, this year’s celebration of fashion in motion features submissions from across the board: YSL and Balenciaga play along side Gareth Pugh and Comme des garçons, with special entries by Daphne Guiness and Joseph Lally, and a retro accompaniment of Richard Avedon shorts.

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Clothing, Prabal Gurung; Earrings, Linn Lomo; Hat, Heather Huey

Meet The Block’s cover model, 20-year-old Ashley Smith. She’s a gaptoothed ingenue who’s quickly risen to the top of the modeling business over the last two years, walking in shows for Balenciaga and Prada, appearing in campaigns for everyone from Diesel to Alexander Wang, and posing for Terry Richardson. We took a moment to ask the music-loving Texas beauty about her life outside modeling, what it’s like being compared to Lara Stone, and what’s inside her makeup bag.

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Empty Spaces Between Desire and Fantasy, 2009 by Shine Shevan

It’s hard to imagine that a country with the highest concentration of world wonders could possibly have culture envy, but these days the French seem to have a serious hard-on for the southern hemisphere, namely India. The Pompidou’s current collection, dubbed Paris-Delhi-Bombay, offers a sociological look at Indian culture, while a few doors away at agnès b’s Galerie du Jour, both masters and contemporary fringe artists offer a more primal perspective.

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TOPMAN S/S 2012 (image credit: catwalking.com)

In England, the High Street is personified by Topshop and TOPMAN, and it’s not surprising that both of their presentations at London Fashion Week were some of the most celebrity filled and anticipated shows in London. This year, TOPMAN was a success all around as design director Gordon Richardson struck a winning combination of “intense exotics versus stately home,” pairing slate coloured, immaculately fitted, double-breasted cotton suits with eastern influenced paisley prints. The collection also included colourfully striped sweaters, silk short-shorts, Moroccan and jacquard printed shirting, tasseled loafers, satin pyjama pants and even man-clutches, all styled to infer the rebellious and decadent young gentleman that is a TOPMAN. TOPMAN’s youthful and progressive approach to fashion provides young men continued exposure to the varying and ever-evolving possibilities for a new masculinity.

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Hooded sweater, Yigal Azrouël; Trousers, Robert Geller; Necklace, Pamela Love; Belt, Artemas Quibble; Boots, Rick Owens; all other jewelry (worn throughout), Lenny’s own

Rock might not be dead, but its stars are fading fast. Most rock stars still alive hardly look it, and their heirs? The new guitarmen and women might play something called rock, and they might be stars, but rock stars they are not. Once, rock smashed rules and mores and was larger and louder than life, and so were the dudes (Jagger, Cobain, Iggy Pop) and babes (Patti Smith) who made it. They were glam, rude, addicted, ill-behaved, unabashed, often un-hip and thus eternally cool.
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Taylor Tomasi Hill in Miu Miu

Red was all over the runways this season — on lips, shifts, slacks and furs. But on the streets and style blogs, Taylor Tomasi Hill’s red has been trending for years. That scorching scarlet coif is the first thing you notice about the Marie Claire Style and Accessories Director when scrolling through The Sartorialist or Jak & Jil, but it’s not the last. While she’ll be snapped wearing the same Alexander McQueen bustier or Comme des Garçons trousers more than once, her chameleonic way of dressing ensures they’ll never be worn the same way twice. We queried her, hoping to crack her unconventional style code.
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