Model Obession of the Moment - Anna Selezneva

Glossy yet edgy hair, statement cheek bones, big green eyes, a glowing complexion and the token never-ending slim toned legs. Anna Selezneva doesn’t have the usual pale and interesting look like most models; She is a bronzed goddess with an unforgettable facial structure and a rock chick attitude to boot.

The Russian born model is definitely one to watch. Since the 23 year old broke into the modelling scene she has moved up the ladder at great speed. Debuting at Dries Van Noten’s Spring/Summer 2008 show, Anna has since opened Balmain three seasons in a row and walked for Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Valentino among others. On top of this she has starred in numerous Vogue shoots and in ad campaigns for Vera Wang, Calvin Klein and - following the footsteps of Coco Rocha - YSL. I am a huge Coco fan so most models can’t really contend with her, but I think Anna fits the bill with absolute perfection.

With Carine Roitfeld tipping her off as ‘the next Kate Moss’, this girl definitely has some strong backing and a great career ahead of her.

I’ve noticed her in shows in the past - she particularly stood out at Balmain with her golden glow and strong jaw line – but it’s only recently that I have really looked into her and started to follow her career.

The Spring/Summer 2010 shows are looking very promising for this rising model who is finally showing in New York. You can see from the backstage snaps and interviews that she has the personality as well as the pretty face to take her a very long way, with strong wit and a good sense of humour.

The above was a university project to come up with a column of our choice and write an example.

I might make this a regular blog feature?

In the meantime, here's a ton of images to be stunned by....

Images source: tfs, style, nymag

Some warm thoughts..

Despite the fact that it is NEVER warm in Britain over the summer - unless I'm out of the country - I have been thinking a lot about next season and what I should invest in (high street versions of course) trend/colour wise. It's also a nice distraction from how FREEZING it is right now. I should be thinking about a new coat to invest in, but Spring/Summer is much more fun to look at.

So Luella is feeding my new obsession with all things insanely girly - think lilac/pink/orange/florals. Here is one of my favourite outfits from the show:

How cute are the shoes?! Orange also seems to be the colour to invest in. However, anyone seeing a bit of Chanel here?? There were a few outifits similar to this... I prefer the first part of the collection personally.

Oh yes, I am biased when it come to the wonderful Galliano, but how adorable is this hat? Completely unpractical (or inpractical? hmm) but I love it, and as always he wows me with his colour pallettes, chic coats and floaty florals. This outfit is from his John Galliano collection. It was very hard to pick a favourite but this hat just completes it for me.

Yes, more orange, but this floaty little number caught my eye, and if I had Jourdan's figure I would be wearing it all summer long. If Ilived in the south of France. Also a Galliano creation, this time for Dior.

At Lanvin, Alber Elbaz plays with volume whilst still keeping the collection elegant. The colours are more wintery, but when you live in the UK I guess it makes no difference anyway. I personally love this dress. The whole collection makes me wish I had the need to wear an evening dress every night of the week, inspiring the 'power-woman' in me.

Balmain have stunned once again with a collection of gorgeous dresses, and extremely lust-worthy jackets. Though the dresses are made for the skinny kind, it's not like I can afford them anyway so I'm allowed to dream, and share the dreaminess with you.

Zac Posen seemed to have a very glamazon theme, and reminded me a lot of Cavalli and Dolce & Gabanna - particularly with the floaty leopard print peices. Underwear as outwerwear will always win me over, especially when it's pastel pink and teamed with a blazer.

So basically, until I have the high earnings I dream of, this blog is purely going to be based on me fantasising about fantastic fashion (hence the name). So while were on the topic of Cavalli, why not throw this STUNNING dress into the post?

Would love to hear of everyone elses favourite S/S '09 moments or opinions on my opinions...

Thank you for visiting!

PS. Will try to keep the blogging more regular, but I kinda feel bad sitting on here for hours when my boyfriend's come down to see me! Oops.

All images from Style.com - If you haven't already been on this site I HIGHLY recommend it if you're the slightest bit interested in fashion, which if you've gotten this far I'm guessing you are!