25 Magazine

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• Beyoncé's costume at the Super Bowl, designed by Rubin Singer, was inspired by Valkyrie, the goddess of war from Norse mythology. [ModMods]
  

• Net-A-Porter's Natalie Massenet has announced that, in addition to debuting a print magazine, the luxury ecommerce site will soon be readable in French, German, and Mandarin. [The New York Times]
  

• Barneys New York's dedicated warehouse sale website is now live. [The Shophound]
  

• The first-ever Global Kids Fashion Week will showcase designs from labels like Paul Smith Junior and Little Marc Jacobs. [Vogue UK]
  

• Anja Rubik says that the second issue of her biannual magazine, 25, is inspired by the soft, sensual side of erotica. [Nowness]
  

• Donatella Versace, Victoria Beckham, and Mario Testino are just a few of the confirmed speakers at the 2013 Vogue Festival. [Independent]
  

• P'Trique takes chic to the next level in his new music video. [Elle]
  

The newest issue of 25 magazine, which Anja Rubik helms with her husband Sasha Knezevic, features 300 pages of fashion photos tinged with an "erotic twist."

The couple launched the issue at a party Wednesday night in Cannes. Rubik described the issue as "more of a book than a magazine" and said that its ad-free pages are dedicated to women photographers including Annie Leibovitz, Ellen von Unwerth, and Corrine Day.

"It's mainly a fashion magazine, but with an erotic twist," Rubik explained, adding that she took inspiration from '70s issues of Viva, Playboy, and Penthouse. "I think it's balanced quite well. There's a lot of fashion. The stylists had a lot of liberty to play around with clothes, and there was no list of credits they had to follow or anything like that."

In fact, whoever styled the cover photo — which Knezevic tweeted yesterday — opted not to use clothes at all. The same goes for a 15-second teaser video clip for the issue called Kiss, seen below.

Rubik and Knezevic started working on 25 in 2009, when one of Knezevic's friends acquired it and asked him for help. Knezevic is now the magazine's editor-in-chief and creative director, and Rubik serves as fashion and art director. Take a look at some of their work below.

Source: Sasha_Knezevic

>> A Look Inside Anja Rubik and Sasha Knezevic's 25 —Anja Rubik and Sasha Knezevic officially relaunched 25 magazine last week, and today, they unleashed the contents on a newly launched website, complete with editorial shoot videos, like the one below, featuring Karlie Kloss, Constance Jablonski, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Shu Pei, Alana Zimmer, Maryna Linchuk, Valeria Kelava, Karmen Pedaru, and, of course, Anja. [25]

[Editor's Note: I contributed to the issue.]

Kasia Struss poses on city rooftops for 25 magazine, photographed by David Vasiljevic.

Terry Richardson is in the hot seat, as a model accuses him of taking advantage of her at 19.

Dan Abrams' Styleite lauches with user-generated style photos and power grid rankings of top designers, fashion editors, style bloggers, and models.

Chanel denies rumors that Alber Elbaz will replace Karl Lagerfeld.

French Connection plans to close most of its U.S. stores, sells Nicole Farhi.

Prada responds to discriminations complaints in Japan and "stresses that accusations regarding an alleged misconduct have no grounds."

Phoebe Philo turns cover girl for the launch issue of The Gentlewoman, a sister title to Fantastic Man. David Sims photographed Philo in a mix of vintage and current Celine.

Urban Outfitters is launching a bridal collection.

Tom Ford's womenswear collection is closer to becoming reality as the designer quietly builds his design team.

Karlie, Abbey, and Constance land the cover of Anja Rubik's 25 magazine.

The Armani dress Lady Gaga wore to the Grammy's is on display at the Fifth Avenue Giorgio Armani store in New York.

Peter Copping's fall 2010 collection begs the question, "Who exactly is the Nina Ricci woman?"

>> Revealed: Cover Stars of Anja Rubik's 25 Magazine Reboot —Anja Rubik and her boyfriend Sasha Knezevic are preparing for the March launch of their first issue of Viennese fashion magazine 25, which will have three covers. Anja, who acts as the magazine's fashion director, says she will not be among the featured three, however — instead, honors go to Karlie Kloss, Constance Jablonski, and an unspecified third cover star. [WWD, @25Magazine]

Vogue launches "Vogue Stylist" an iPhone shopping application for its advertising pages. 

Anja Rubik and boyfriend Sasha Knezevic are preparing for the March launch of 25 magazine. Karlie Kloss and Constance Jablonski will appear on the premier issue cover.

European private equity firm Permmira looks to cash in on Proenza Schouler stake after three years of owning 45 percent of the New York-based company.

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland influences fashion far beyond traditional merchandising, actually impacting trends.

"The shows this season were full of teen/tween bloggers. I feel like they are trying to nudge me out of my front-row seat. Luckily, I have a plan for next season. Since they are all about my height, I am going to impersonate one of them. I am going to wear a doily on my head (Tavi!) and tell everyone I am a teen blogger. If they ask why I am so wrinkled, I will tell them that I have progeria."—Simon Doonan to GQ.

Nowness debuts Aanteni—a Todd Cole directed film for Rodarte's spring 2010 collection shot in a California jet-propulstion lab with Guinevere Van Seenus.