“You can totally do it, nothing should be stopping you.” This is the message Jillian Mercado wishes to spread to anybody with a disability through the new Diesel campaign. As the Executive Editorial Director at We Are Urban magazine, Mercado first met Formichetti through a shoot they were working on. The ad features a line up of 23 creatives, who were picked to represent all aspects of current youth culture. In an interview with Women’s Wear Daily, Formichetti said of Miss Mercado, “It’s never easy for her to move from point A to point B, but she’s totally fearless and has really been an inspiration to me. You don’t have to be a conventional model type to represent a brand.”

The campaign, shot by Inez and Vinoodh, will begin running in the March issues as well as being displayed in Diesel stores worldwide.

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Talent really does seem to be manifesting itself through youth these days. Last year’s break through pop act Lorde, who is up for four Grammy nominations at the age of 17, has an equally talented younger sister. India Yelich-O’Connor posted her debut vocal track on Soundcloud over the weekend, covering A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera’s Say Something. Stating that she put the track up as simply a bit of fun, it seems she has no interest in following in her older sister’s footsteps. Describing herself on her blog as a ’15 y/o with a fresh sense of mind’, it’s a safe bet that this won’t be the last we hear of Indy.

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Swedish singer Lykke Li is to make her acting debut in a new crime drama titled Tommy, set for release in March. Directed by Tarik Saleh, Li plays Estelle, a woman living on the run after her small-time gangster husband is involved in one of the biggest robberies in Swedish criminal history. Saleh has directed a number of Li’s videos in the past, including I Follow Rivers and Sadness Is A Blessing.

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Today sees the opening of the Gareth Pugh Monolith installation at Selfridges. Created with the department store to mark Pugh’s first appearance on the London Collection: Men’s schedule, Monolith takes you on a virtual reality journey, visually immersing you into the world of Pugh’s menswear collections. The two-metre tall chamber is located in Menswear on the store’s first floor, and is ‘part art installation, part futuristic fashion film and part fairground ride’. The project was brought to life by East London creatives Inition, with a soundtrack by Matthew Stone. The installation serves as a preview to the mid-January launch of Selfridges’ first store-wide creative concept of 2014, The Festival of Imagination, which celebrates the world’s most inspiring innovators, creatives and architects.

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Steven Meisel’s Spring/Summer 2014 campaign for Prada reflects the fierce and independent spirit of the collection. Teams of models hold us in their collective gaze, looking forward in a united vision.

Glowing with independent truth, a youthful idealism and aggressive optimism unites this modern feminine troupe.

Models: Julia Bergshoeff, Dorota Kullova, Ashleigh Good, Gracie Van Gastel, Amanda Murphy, Viktor Van Pelt, Maggie Jablonski, Lieke Van Houten, Maja Salamon, Ola Rudnicka, Sabrina Ioffreda, Magdalena Jasek, Nastya Sten, Cindy Bruna, Anna Ewers, Ophelie Guillermand, Malaike Firth, Lexi Bolling

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Iconic artist Prince is coming out with a new album from 3RDEYEGIRL tentatively titled “Plectrum Electrum,” in the early part of the year.

Last week he performed three consecutive house packed shows for fans at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. Prince, backed by members of both NEW POWER GENERATION and his new rock group 3RDEYEGIRL, ended 2013 with a bang that is still echoing through media and fan responses. 2014 is anticipated to be a big year for Prince.

Check out live performance clips from Sunday here:

Something In The Water (guitar solo) : guitarsolo.youtu.be

Musicology : musicology.youtu.be

www.3rdeyegirl.com

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It’s a new year, and why not start it with a visit to Tate Modern? Twin recommends the Paul Klee exhibition, which is on display until March 9.

Paul Klee is a giant of twentieth-century art and one of the great creative innovators of the time. At Tate Modern you can rediscover Klee’s extraordinary body of work and see it in a new light. Paintings, drawings and watercolours from collections around the world are reunited and displayed alongside each other as the artist originally intended.

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British designer Phoebe Philo has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List for her services to fashion. She is one of just three people to be honoured on the annual register. She is joined by make-up artist Pat McGrath and Central Saint Martins tutor and textile designer Natalie Gibson, both of whom recieve an MBE.

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Oscar winning actress Joan Fontaine died in California a week ago aged 96. The star of several thrillers produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and the sister of fellow Oscar winner Olivia De Havilland, she also had major parts in The Constant Nymph, Jane Eyre and Letter from an Unknown Woman.

She played the lead role opposite Laurence Olivier in Hitchcock’s first Hollywood work, Rebecca. Her and her sister had a notoriously difficult relationship, with Fontaine saying to a reporter in 1978, “I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia did, and if I die first, she’ll undoubtedly be livid because I beat her to it.” The pair remain the only siblings to have both won Academy Awards for acting.

Text by Beccy Hill

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We’ve chosen the top 5 sneakers from MyTheresa.com, from the best-selling Marant’s to the Balenciaga marble effect high tops and classic Nike runners.

Sometimes all you need is flats. www.mytheresa.com

Sneakers on picture above; Saint Laurent wolly suede high top.

Adidas by O.C. pro model bball leather high top sneakers with print

Isabel Marant blossom calf hair and suede wedge sneakers

Givenchy leather high tops

Balenciaga leather and suede high tops in marble black, white and grey

Nike roshe run sneakers

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Created in January 2012 with Jefferson Hack, the No_Code collection aims to combine the brand’s technical expertise with Hack’s creativity. Each student offered their own interpretation of Tod’s No_Code in the form of videos, illustrations or photographs, which were then judged by a board of the university’s professors.

The six finalists work can be seen here: www.todsnocode.com and a video diary can be seen here: www.youtube.com/todsnocode

Text by Beccy Hill

Tags: Central Saint Martins, Tod's

January 2014 sees the return of the innovative show – Men In Motion, the brainchild of former Royal Ballet Principal, Ivan Putrov. The show will return for two nights only at the London Coliseum.

Men In Motion boasts a star studded new cast featuring Ivan Putrov, Edward Watson and Vadim Muntagirov who will be joined by a cast of leading international names. Men in Motion showcases and highlights the range, virtuosity and splendour of the male dancer.

Ivan was born in Kyiv, Ukraine to a ballet family, where he trained at The Kyiv State Choreographic Institute and at The Royal Ballet School. He has had a fantastic career and Ivan has performed at special events and charities in front of world leaders and royalties at various occasions and places including Buckingham Palace. 101st birthday of Queen

Mother.

Pet Shop Boys have written The Most Incredible Thing for Ivan. This ballet was first performed at Sadler’s Wells in 2011 and has been filmed by the BBC.

In 2012 Ivan conceived and produced ‘Men in Motion’ at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London. The show looks in to a century of development of the male dancer in ballet theatre. The show had two successful runs in London, has been shown in Moscow and Italy in 2013.

Don’t mis out on this magical show, which runs from January 30 – 31, and book your tickets here: www.eno.org

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Bella Freud is the much loved, London based knitwear designer. It’s definitely the time for a jumper and we love her range, especially the Psychoanalysis merino wool sweater, in homage to her great grandfather, Sigmund Freud.

Available online at www.bellafreud.co.uk

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This winter, The Berkeley Hotel has once again transformed its roof-top terrace that overlooks Hyde Park, into the most beautiful pine-filled forest cinema. Hotel guests and Londoners are treated to winter classics on the big screen, in their very own individual handmade cabin huts draped in fur, and perfect for two people.

To keep cosy there are warm down feather Moncler blankets, hot water bottles and home-made hot chocolate. Berkeley mince pies are also on offer for a very festive atmosphere.

Screenings at The Berkeley’s Winter Cinema will be running until January  31 2014, and winter classics include ‘Miracle on 34th before Christmas”.

www.the-berkeley.co.uk

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We are excited to publish the Versace Pre-Fall ’14 collection.

This season Donatella Versace showed a strong, tailored and feminine silhouette. But still in line with the house’s signature themes: leather, studs and unashamed sex appeal.

The colour pink is seen throughout the collection, mixed with tough biker jackets with diamond studs, draped minidresses in silk jersey, masculine tweeds in oversize proportions and glamorous minks.

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The trailer for the third season of Girls is here and the wait is soon over!

HBO is promising more drama between Shoshanna and Ray, Marnie drowning her sorrow in the gym, and of course, Lena Denham’s lead character Hannah twerking on someone’s grave. Watch the trailer below.

The new season premiers January 12, 2014.

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The fifth solo studio album from Beyoncé is now available worldwide, exclusively on the iTunes Store. The self-titled set is the artist’s first visual album.

BEYONCÉ is infused with 14 new songs and 17 visually stunning, provocative videos shot around the world from Houston to New York City to Paris, and Sydney to Rio de Janeiro, all before the album’s release.

“I see music,” says Beyoncé about her decision to create a visual album. “It’s more than just what I hear. When I’m connected to something, I immediately see a visual or a series of images that are tied to a feeling or an emotion, a memory from my childhood, thoughts about life, my dreams or my fantasies. And they’re all connected to the music.”

www.iTunes.com/beyonce

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Delfina Delettrez SS14 collection, “Never Too Light”, is based on the idea of: timelessness, gravity, rarity and vanity.

This collection is particularly fine, using diamonds, amethyst, quartz and pearl.

Delfina is apart of the Fendi clan, she designed the jewellery for Fendi which was on the SS14 catwalk.

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Humberto Leon and Carol Lim, creative directors of KENZO recently announced another partnership with TOILETPAPER Magazine for the KENZO Spring-Summer 2014 campaigns for men, women accessories and kids.

Much in the vein of the KENZO Autumn-Winter 2013 campaign, the collaboration leans playfully towards the surreal and paints another picture of the KENZO universe.

Inspired by the primary KENZO Spring Summer themes for men and women, we are plunged into a fantasy world of giant fish, waves and mesmerising marine elements. Expressing KENZO’s love for art and culture, travel and the colourful, model and actress Devon Aoki features alongside Paul Bosche in the series of thought provoking images.

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Last week you’d have been hard pushed to miss the countless shared photos of Kate Moss’ 60th Anniversary Playboy cover. So perhaps it’s understandable that this Playboy announcement has gone slightly under the radar.

Creative director of Diesel Nicola Formichetti has teamed up with the notorious gentleman’s publication to produce a 2014 calendar. Featuring his protege, stripper-slash-rapper-slash- activist Brooke Candy (who Twin featured in Issue VII, shown below) and shot by Terry Richardson, it seems Formichetti is keen to work his magic on the Diesel brand.

See the full calendar here www.nicolaformichetti.com/diesel

Text by Beccy Hill

Tags: diesel, Nicola Formichetti, Playboy