Around the world there are those lucky girls who worship fashion while simultaneously inspiring it.  Whether designers, bloggers, or journalists, they have an It-factor that the fashion world gravitates to.  They live by the mantra that life is all about balancing work and play, always cultivating a sense of curiosity for beauty.  Liz Cherkasova, Filippa [...]

Part Korean model Chanel Iman is best known for walking in Ready-to-Wear and Couture shows for the likes of Marc Jacobs, Christian Dior, YSL, and Givenchy.  She is a muse to the prince of pretty, Philip Lim, and has been photographed by the world’s top photographers, including Annie Leibowitz, Patrick Demarchelier, and Steven Meisel, who [...]

Summer started late in Europe, so trendy city dwellers have some catching up to do. Our world wide report explores summer styles from Tokyo to London and New York, as worn by real women on the street.
(6 – 8 pages)

Beautiful Jun Ji-Hyun (全智賢) has been the top Korean star for several years now, since her memorable role in the movie “My Sassy Girl.” This year she is for the first time playing a lead part in a Hollywood movie, “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan,” opposite Hugh Jackman. She adopted the [...]

If you are looking for a romantic journey to remember, Paris will be hard to beat.  Before winter sets in, blue skies and long sunny days welcome visitors to enjoy lazy strolls along the River Seine. And why not continue walking when the days turn into warm nights?  Nicknamed the “City of Lights,” Paris is [...]

This summer, when South Africa hosts the 2010 FIFA World Cup, there will be plenty of ways to take in the country’s amazing diversity and impressive effort to become Africa’s oasis of modernity. Whether it’s nature or luxury one seeks, South Africa defies expectations. Down the coast, foodies and wine connoiseurs will find a veritable [...]

Maggie Q is the epitome of a beautiful strong woman – an iron fist in a velvet glove.  She’s also the first Asian actress to have the lead role in a US TV show. Whether performing onscreen stunts and martial arts or supporting compassionate causes, she has found a balance of body, mind, and soul. [...]

At fashion week, the show is as much outside the runway as it is onstage. Before the show, after the show, backstage, world famous fashion editors, celebrities, stylists and models show off amazing clothes with style. Our photographer Tim Regas followed them around the major Fashion Week Cities.
(selection of 700 photos)

With more maturity, spunk, and eyeliner than most girls her age, Taylor Momsen of the hit TV show Gossip Girl is the epitome of cool both on- and off-screen . When she’s not filming in the Upper East Side of NYC, Taylor is shooting for IMG Models and performing as the frontwoman of her post-grunge [...]

It’s the last dish of every meal, but in no way the least important one. From chocolate to ice cream, desserts are sometimes the only thing you remember from a meal. But where to go to get the most amazing, mouth-watering desserts in the world? Starting with a macaroon in Paris, and then stopping in [...]