Marina Peres

Spanish - 24 years old

V Man editorial__photog: Mario Sorrenti

V Man editorial

Dazed & Confused__Mar.05

Backstage 2006

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Models Talk

colette

Jean-Charles de Castelbajac dress__190 euros

Thakoon dress__1,575 euros

Adidas / Jeremy Scott corset__90 euros

Meadham Kirchhoff jacket__2,000 euros

Gareth Pugh jacket__1,035 euros

Gareth Pugh skirt__1,005 euros

Yves Saint Laurent top__970 euros

colette

Bionda Castana

Kinvara pump

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Bionda Castana

Slideshows

Inside Art
This is my daughter's toy submarine. I was curious to see what the mechanism was like and why it no longer worked. The spring is wound up tight and the coils have rusted together as can be seen in the middle.

Torn, 2008-09 by Erik Parker
Eye-Popping Art
Each of the 11 works in the exhibition presents a head or body that seems to have accreted from tiny, carefully wrought, vividly colored elements: dots, paisleys, yin-yang shapes, anthropomorphically shaped squiggles and splats.

In for Spring

Calvin Klein dress__$169__[macys.com]


Maggy London dress__$180


Thakoon dress__$1,495__Tracey Ross
108 Spring Dresses


Sea New York dress__$390__[revolveclothing.com]


Robert Lee Morris earrings__$795


Stuart Weitzman bag__$750
Volume Control


LaRok shorts__$198__[shopbop.com]


Vicki Turbeville cuffs__$175-250
101 Stylish Ideas for Your Home and Closet: Under $250

In for Spring

Paul & Joe clutch_$158__[paulandjoe.com]


Matthew Williamson for H&M dress__$200


Kate Spade clutch__$175__[katespade.com]


Vera Wang Lavender Label skirt__$245__Neiman Marcus


Michael Kors wedge__$150__Nordstrom


Nine West platform__$89

April's Best Buys

Grupo Corpo

"...arguably the best on the planet." -The Globe and Mail






Grupo Corpo are a Brazilian contemporary dance theatre company founded in 1975 by Paulo Pederneiras. During Corpo's history, it has gone through several changes in style and structure but has always maintained the common thread of using a Brazilian base to its dancing and music. The group perform internationally and have been acclaimed by critics. Their routines are particularly known for challenging audience perceptions of ballet and modern dance (Wikipedia)

What distinguishes Brazil's most popular company is the equal thought given to design and theatricality. Choreographer Rodrigo Pederneiras's forte is rhythm-driven dance that is as graceful and lyrical as it is physically demanding. His unique fusion of Brazilian popular dance with challenging contemporary technique is set against spectacular visual elements devised by brother Paulo, and performed by dancers of astonishing elasticity. (The Globe and Mail - 2003)

Bach
O Corpo
Lecuona
Grupo Corpo - Official Site
Grupo Corpo Brazilian Dance Theatre DVD