Put on a Chic face

My dear muse Alicia Vikander has been on quite a few magazine covers in the last couple of years. And while that made me happy as a fan, it also saddened me to see how clueless fashion professionals were when it came to working with her. Alicia is no Angelina Jolie, and I'm not just saying that because of Tomb Raider. Her beauty is softer and special, but she's no bombshell. She doesn't need to be one, by the way. But that means that you just can't style her for a cover shoot like you would another Hollywood star. It took Nicholas a while to understand that while dressing her for events (she's under a contract with Louis Vuitton), but he's getting there now. All the credit goes here to Kim Howells, who styled the shoot, and to Rankin for knowing how to direct her to take the best pictures. She's never looked better on a magazine!! Mi querida musa Alicia Vikander ha aparecido en alguna que otra portada en los ...

Alicia is everywhere, and the haters are having an awful time. Poor things. She also covered the September issue of Vanity Fair, and I do like that cover. However, this one is just her best ever. Minimal make-up works beautifully on her, and keeping the hair away from her face helps too. Very simple, yet super lovely. I'm also adding this video from Vanity Fair, because I thought it was quite cute. Enjoy! Alicia está en todas partes, y sus haters lo están pasando fatal. Animalicos. También está en la portada de septiembre de Vanity Fair, la cual me gusta. Pero es que esta es la mejor portada que ha hecho hasta ahora. El maquillaje natural es lo que más la favorece, y apartar el pelo de su cara ayuda mucho también. Muy simple, pero a la vez precioso. También os pongo un vídeo de Vanity Fair, porque me parece muy cuco. ¡Disfrutad!

Ph: Craig McDean First of all I want to apologize for not publishing anything on Tuesday. The last couple of weeks have been insanely busy and I just didn't know what I could talk about. Sorry. I have mentioned Alicia in the past. And I always say that there's a fun story behind how I became her fan. I'll give you a couple of details about it, and one day I may tell you the whole story ;) This includes friends staying over, a laptop, champagne and lots of laughter (the champagne may have helped with this one). I really was hilarious.  And after that, I became part of the #teamVikander. That night, I also discovered this ed. I've been meaning to show it to you ever since, ...and that was almost a year ago. Oh well, better late than never. Alicia is a great actress, but her modeling skills are not as impressive. She can make you feel all the feelings when she acts. However, her pictures always tend to look quite plain. That's why I like this ed, bec...

Last year was strange, cover wise. Hopefully, 2016 will be different, since it makes me sad to see big magazines losing their identity (sorry, Italian Vogue). There are some January covers that makes us think that everything is going to be alright. Fingers crossed. El año pasado fue extraño en lo que a portadas se refiere. Espero que 2016 sea mejor, ya que es triste ver como algunas de las revistas más importantes pierden su identidad (lo siento, Vogue Italia). Algunas portadas de enero nos hacen ser positivos. Esperemos que siga así. Vogue UK January 2016: Gigi Hadid by Patrick Demarchelier When I saw this cover 2/3 months ago, I thought it was lovely. Now that I have the magazine, I can tell that the ed is quite lovely as well. The interview, however...I can't stand anything Gigi says these days. Guess why? But it's a great cover anyway. Cuando vi esta portada hace 2/3 meses, pensé que era muy bonita. Ahora que tengo la revista, he podido comprobar qu...