Inflight Magazine of Brussels Airlines

Fashion & beauty

Stéphanie Duval gives us the inside scoop on the latest trends from planet fashion

Levi’s loves curves

Brand creates denim for every booty

Given up on the quest for a pair of jeans that are a perfect fit? You’re not alone. Driven by the plentiful cries of frustration from shoppers trying to find denims to die for, Levi’s has researched the shapes of 60,000 women through 3D full body scans. From the information gathered, the brand determined three main body curve types – Slight, Demi and Bold – and has now developed a fitting system to incorporate these in its collections for women. Gone are the days of trying to define yourself with one size: Levi’s boutiques will have specialists at the ready to measure you and help you find the ideal pair of jeans. Fittingly, the campaign for Levi’s Curve ID system replaces models with real women: artists such as Pixie Geldof, Lykke Li and Miss Nine. www.levi.com

Directional design

Compass-inspired Bell & Ross watch

Bell & Ross was launched in 1992 by a team of aircraft designers and specialists with the goal of creating watches perfectly suited to their professions. All models take inspiration from aircraft cockpits, and are as easily readable and reliable as a pilot’s instruments. Now the brand has launched the Instrument BR 01-92 Compass: a limited edition (only 500) on which reading the time is as simple as can be, with the hour and minute numbers filing past a fixed mark. We imagine every man who wanted to be a pilot as a boy will fall in love with it; they’ll have to hand over €3,900, but surely living a dream is priceless… www.bellross.com

New model army

The latest military chic

Forget shiny brass buttons and embellished epaulettes; this autumn’s military trend is more minimalist. It’s all about functionality: cargo pants, sturdy lace-ups and trench coats that will conquer any rain shower. Clean shapes and sophisticated cuts are enhanced with elegant details to make the look more feminine than tough. Colours vary from navy blue and olive-brown hues to camel and beige, but the true classic remains army green. www.laredoute.be

Polos and porcelain

Artist Li Xiaofeng designs for Lacoste

Chinese artist Li Xiaofeng has created a limited edition Lacoste polo shirt for men and women. Li recovers shards of porcelain from archaeological digs to create ’rearranged landscapes’. For the polos, he photographed each shard and placed them one by one in a life-size digital pattern of the polo’s front, back and sleeves. The result will look pretty natty on the tennis court! www.lacoste.com

Music to fashion’s ears

Cardigans singer Nina Persson designs capsule collection

It shouldn’t come as a surprise to hear that Nina Persson, known for being in a band named after knitwear, has tried her hand at fashion design. As lead singer of the Cardigans, the Swedish blonde turned heads with her ethereal beauty and quirky style, and it’s no different now that she’s touring with new band A Camp. That’s how she got the attention of Swedish label Hope, which asked the singer to design a capsule collection of some 10 pieces. Turns out Persson has a fondness for vintage-inspired skirts, luxurious coats with fox collars and retro A-line dresses – though she did throw in one cardigan for good measure. The limited edition collection is for sale at selected boutiques worldwide. www.hope-sthlm.com

Villainous vamps

MAC turns to Disney’s wicked women for inspiration

MAC has clearly been watching a lot of Disney movies – the muses for the cult make-up brand’s latest collection are the Evil Queen from Snow White, Cruella de Vil, Sleeping Beauty’s Maleficent and The Princes and the Frog’s Dr Facilier. And from the looks of the limited edition products, it’s way more fabulous to be a devilish, cunning beauty than a goody two-shoes princess. Think dazzlingly purple lip gloss, venomously green and deep-black eyeshadows, and the Pigments MAC is famous for in bewitchingly interesting colours. All available from this month, with prices between €12 and €31. www.maccosmetics.com

Going blank

Belgian/Dutch duo launch the avant-garde Aa(Blank)Label

Lenny Leleu graduated from the Antwerp Academy, Ingrid MT Meijer from the Arnhem Fashion Academy. One is Belgian, the other is Dutch, but their mutual sense of fashion and style translates into a striking new brand. Aa[Blank]Label isn’t typical in any way.

Backpacks transform into sculptured coats, fabrics complement each other in unexpected combinations, and a sportswear influence results in functional high-fashion. Instead of launching a new collection each season, Leleu and Meijer plan to experiment and improve on existing pieces. The label is already for sale at some avant-garde boutiques, and the duo are seeking new and original ways to share their creativity with the world. Keep an eye out for them. www.aablanklabel.com

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