Lee Kholafai, an amazing model and aspiring actor featured several times in BELLO mag, has just sent us this news that he is an a movie called Blood on Canvas (Nominated for Best Feature at Uptown Film Festival, Michigan’s Premier Event, in the domestic and international nominated films category, March 8-10 2012, Birmingham, Michigan, U.S.A.), and he is looking amazing in it. Check it out bellow, …

We have been waiting for the perfect time to show you this amazing photo shoot. Styled by Kai and photographed by Ty Mecham, Ej Alvarado (model) looks like a force of nature in this fashion story.

The Vivienne Westwood Autumn- Winter 2012/13 Red Label collection was shown on Sunday 19th February 2012 in Goldsmiths Hall, London. This season the nails were custom made by Minx nails.

Following the success of last season’s show, Minx co-founders Janice Jordan and Dawn Lynch-Goodwin were requested to customize the Vivienne Westwood show nails for a second season. “The nail brief was very specific with the key point being that the nail coatings were to look and feel like the surface of a skateboard,” Janice explained. “We had not created that texture before, but we experimented and developed that exact texture that we are calling the ‘Touch Me, Feel Me’ Minx.”

Minx again secured legendary nail stylist Marian Newman to guide the creative process and lead the nail stylist team backstage. Due to the timing of the brief, the Minx designs were delivered a couple of days before the test for the show, which left very little time for any adaptations. “The Minx coatings were just as the brief described: rough, grey and abrasive, just like the surface of a skateboard,” said Marian.

Marian’s nail team was comprised of veteran nail stylist Monica Rohipoll, Kirsty Meakin and five nail technicians who secured their place on Marian’s team by winning a contest sponsored by Minx nails. Laura Streeter, Laura White, Sarah Marr, Hollie Wakeham, and Samantha Yates experienced their first fashion week show at Vivienne Westwood, applying custom Minx and hand-applied tattoos to the fingers and toes of the models.

Photos by Becky Maynes.

Styling for men: NINH. Bow ties: Mad Handsome. Accessories: Me Char. Makeup: Josephine Perrone.

Lexus builds a racetrack in the shape of ‘SI’ swimsuit model Tori Praver, and find it ridiculous and amazing at the same time.

No one was a bigger fan of this plan than Praver herself. “I thought it was so awesome when I found out that Lexus wanted to make a track around my body. I thought it was a really cool idea,” the 25-year-old Californian exclaims in the mini-documentary below.

The wait is over as the confidence, style, debauchery, lust, action, … are back. We are all so ready for Marc 25th premier of the 5t season of Mad Men. It was a long wait but it is almost over.

The Levi’s® brand launched its first ever global collection during New York Fashion Week at SoHo’s landmark Mercer 82 event space. During the event – a hybrid between custom-made vignettes featuring pinnacle products from the line and a runway show – the Levi’s® brand showcased the key looks from its Fall/Winter 2012 collection.

Celebrity fans including Zachary Levi, BELLO fashion editor Warren Alfie Baker, Maria Menounos, Brad Goreski, Harley Viera Newton, Theophilus London, Jessica White and Byrdie Bellcame out to celebrate the brand’s new global collection.

“Levi’s® has always been about embracing the energy and events of our time. Today, fashion is more democratic and accessible than ever, making New York Fashion Week the perfect moment in time for the Levi’s® brand to launch our first global collection,” said Len Peltier, Global Vice President of Creative Direction.

The Levi’s® Fall/Winter 2012 collection is based on a more refined and tailored look, for both men and women. The designs were inspired by the idea of craftsmanship, honesty and authenticity – honoring tradition while defying convention, redefining the norm and re-crafting and re-creating iconic Levi’s® styles.

In 1977 the first model of the Ultra Goliath was conceived by the brilliant mind of Stan Besner. 35 years later the Ultra Goliath 2 remains one of the most iconic frames ever made. The Vintage Frames Company has once again been given the distinct honour of being able to collaborate with Ultra Eyewear to bring to life their vision of the Ultra Goliath 2. This time titling the collaboration “Snow White Project”. The Ultra Goliath 2 was produced in the same exact factory in Holland that it was in 1977 with the use of the original Goliath 2 mould. A rare white vintage acetate was chosen to be the base for this vintage frames masterpiece. The Vintage Frames Company x Ultra Goliath 2 Sunglasses are available in both sunglasses, as well as with clear demo lenses. The Snow White Project Goliath 2 is only available at www.VintageFramesShop.com in a extremely limited run of 50 vintage frames.

The Hunger Games’ Alexander Ludwig and Thor’s Jaimie Alexander are gracing the covers of BELLO MAG’s issue #33 in a photo shoot paying homage to the Oscar nominated movie,The Artist. This 20′s inspired photo shoot took place at Bar Marmont in West Hollywood while the music from the era was playing on the sound system. Jaimie and Alexander had amazing chemistry and were game to portray a couple in love. Check out the very interesting interviews and cover story in this new issue of BELLO.

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With this issue, we have decided to pay homage to some of the greatest movies from this past year: THE ARTIST (cover story) starring Jaimie Alexander (Thor) and Alexander Ludwig (The Hunger Games). Our Fashion cover is all about TREE OF LIFE and hollywood royalty. April Bowlby, BELLO’s entertainment cover, who’s story was inspired by “Midnight in Paris”, and Maika Monroe channels hawaiian energy representing THE DESCENDANTS for our Sports and Fitness
section.

We invite you also to discover some great articles at the beginning of the magazine, as well as our BELLO picks for this issue, a reinvented BEAUTY section, and the Year of the Dragon Horoscope that you will find right after traveling the world in our Desert Destination special.

Photography: Aleksandar Tomovic ( www.alekandsteph.com )