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Saturday, 7 March 2015

Poppy Delevingne smoulders in chic boho ensembles for exotic fashion shoot... as she is unveiled as the new face of Monsoon

Leggy Poppy Delevingne smoulders in chic boho ensembles for exotic fashion shoot... as she is unveiled as the new face of Monsoon

PUBLISHED: 23:42, 6 March 2015 | UPDATED: 05:02, 7 March 2015

With her beachy blonde locks and sun-kissed glow, it’s hardly surprising Poppy Delevingne has been unveiled as the new face for Monsoon.

The 28-year-old model can be seen frolicking around against a beautiful Moroccan backdrop in an array of stylish, boho chic outfits from the label's spring/summer 2015 collection.

Shot in the vibrant city and exotic metropolis of Marrakesh, Poppy oozes heaps of glamour as she lazes around inside a blooming courtyard surrounded by rustic lanterns.

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She's in fashion! Poppy Delevingne has been unveiled as the new face for Monsoon

The seasoned model sister of Cara Delevingne can be seen putting on a leggy display in various patterned dresses, cropped trousers and statement cardigans

The scenic setting appeared to be an appropriate choice the blonde star as she returned to The Beldi Country Club, where she married 35-year-old James Cook.

Poppy, who has previously fronted campaigns for Louis Vuitton, Vero Moda and Thomas Sabo, said heading back to the special place, nearly one year after her wedding, was a ‘wonderful’ experience.

City chic: The 28-year-old model can be seen frolicking around against a beautiful Moroccan backdrop in an array of stylish outfits from the label's spring/summer 2015 collection

Stunning atmosphere: Shot in the vibrant city and exotic metropolis of Marrakesh, Poppy oozes heaps of glamour as she lazes around inside a blooming courtyard surrounded by rustic lanterns

Looking fly: Poppy models the label's spring/summer 15 collection of simple styles and lots of colourful prints

‘It was wonderful to be transported back to Marrakech and relive those unforgettable moments in my head,’ she told You Magazine.

‘I laughed so much at my wedding. I had a grin like a Cheshire cat, whereas James was much more reflective and emotional, which is odd as I assumed it would be the other way round.’

After tying the knot to James in London's Knightsbridge, Poppy decided to celebrate her nuptials with a second ceremony in Marrakech.

Smoldering: The leggy blonde sports a classy floral printed maxi which highlights her lean and slender frame to perfection

A special place: The scenic setting appeared to be an appropriate choice the blonde star as she returned to The Beldi Country Club, where she married 35-year-old James Cook

In demand: Poppy has previously fronted campaigns for Louis Vuitton, Vero Moda and Thomas Sabo

Strike a pose: The seasoned model sister of Cara Delevingne can be seen putting on a leggy display in various patterned dresses, cropped trousers and statement cardigans

Poppy Delevingne ETHEREAL in Day 19 of LOVE's advent shoot

‘I always dreamed of getting married barefoot,’ she explained. ‘Now that wasn’t going to be possible in London, but in Morocco, well, the vibe was romantic and bohemian, which I adore.

‘I wore a custom-made Pucci dress covered in blossoms of yellow and lilac and pink and green, and it felt so relaxed and informal.’

The new Monsoon line will hit stores and online from March.

‘It was wonderful to be transported back': Poppy was happy to return to Marrakech, nearly one year after her wedding

A special moment: After tying the knot to James in London's Knightsbridge, Poppy decided to celebrate her nuptials with a second ceremony in Marrakech

Making a name for herself: The British model hails from a family of talent

Coming soon: The new Monsoon line will hit stores and online from March

The other Delevingne girl: Poppy let us in to her fashion fabulous life | Daily Mail Online

Monday, 19 August 2013

Yasmin Le Bon, 48, looks younger than her years as she returns as the face of Monsoon for a second season

Rosy-cheeked Yasmin Le Bon, 48, looks younger than her years as she returns as the face of Monsoon for a second season

Model Yasmin Le Bon models chunky knits in Monsoon AW13 shoot

By DENI KIRKOVA

PUBLISHED: 00:01, 19 August 2013 | UPDATED: 15:22, 19 August 2013

She has worked as a model for thirty years and her career shows no signs of slowing.

And Yasmin Le Bon proves her worth once more in stunning new pictures for bohemian High Street label Monsoon.

The Iranian-British model and mother-of-three models an eclectic collection of knitwear, scarves and daywear for the second season running.

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Bohemian, eclectic and comfortable: Iranian-British Le Bon models the new collection

She is pictured walking through country fields, around stone buildings and by a rocky stream on the Cawdor Estate in the Scottish Highlands as the face of the British brand's AW13 campaign.

The model, who has graced the covers of over 400 magazines, makes her campaign return in the beautiful shoot wearing a rich colour palette of natural wool blends and delicate, embellished fabrics.

The campaign clearly expresses Monsoon’s folkloric and Fabergé-inspired direction this season.

Le Bon continues to grace the pages of fashion bibles Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar and returns as the face of the London-based global inspired brand, following in the steps of former Monsoon supermodels Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Lily Donaldson and Alessandra Ambrosio.

In an interview for the campaign, Le Bon says she relies on 'lots of very fine pashminas, serious moisturisers, sturdy boots, four wheel drive and a cashmere coat' when it's cold outside. Though she does confess she hasn't 'quite cracked' the trick of staying stylist and warm.

'I love a really sharp well-tailored coat and have always had a penchant for riding boots, even though i don't actually ride,' she says.

Yasmin Le Bon is the face of Monsoon for a second season

Sunrise: Draped in ethnic woven scarves, a flushed-cheeked Le Bon poses in a barn

Ethereal: Le Bon stands under a tree in a light outfit including a printed chiffon top and matching scarf

A self-confessed city girl, Le Bon says she 'dreams of fields and wild walks'.

'I have a very romantic view of country life. Doesn't everybody want to secretly be a farmer?' she says.

Cold air and heating can play havoc with skin, but the 48-year-old isn't a fan of using beauty tricks to keep the elements at bay.

'I love the elements actually,' she says.

'I think we should embrace them rather than see them as a challenge, which could also be because I am really lazy; mind you a good moisturiser is always handy.'

She says that while she doesn't follow fashion trends so much, she will be 'chanelling her inner rock chick' this season.

When asked how she prefers to stay warm, Le Bon says she is a layering kind of girl. '...but I am really beginning to love that one great big chunky jumper, it can hide all sorts of things.'

Countryside: Le Bon models an eclectic jacket and burgundy trousers as she walks through a garden

On the river: Chunky knits feature heavily in the AW13 collection, as well as berry hues and black

City girl who pines for country, who dreams of fields and wild walks: Le Bon's romantic view of country life

In terms of the colour palette of her seasonal wardrobes, Le Bon confesses sh doesn't change it up very much.

'I have been trying to make more of an effort in the winter to introduce a bit of colour, it can really make a difference to your mood,' she says.

Le Bon's favourite pieces from the shoot were the short grey/beige embellished rock and roll jacket, the cream chunky Aran cardigan and the beige long cardigan.

When discussing her experience of the shoot, Le Bon confesses Inverness was not the easiest location.

'It was so incredibly beautiful up there, just stunning, but the weather was really changeable.

'I think having all the different elements of weather thrown at us within a twenty minute window was quite memorable and quite challenging to shoot in.'

The AW13 campaign launches in stores and in print in September 2013.

Stone steps: Le Bon looks quirky and sophisticated in a red and black full skirt and dress coat

Rock pool: Yasmin shows off her slender legs in a pair of tight black trousers and a monochrome knit

More roses: In another winter floral item, Yasmin shows off the pattern on the back of a coat

Water babe: In another shot by a stream, Le Bon models a monochrome enselmbe in mixed patterns

Skinny genes: In another pair of fitted trousers, Le Bon models a neutral-tones ensemble by a tree

Yasmin Le Bon stuns as the face of Monsoon for a second time

Friday, 26 April 2013

Amber Le Bon on following in her mum's footsteps

EXCLUSIVE: 'My mother told me to throw out the rule book!': Amber Le Bon on following in her mum's footsteps - and stealing her DAD's moisturiser - as she models for Monsoon

Amber Le Bon is starring in Monsoon Fusion campaign
The model, 23, has had roles in ads for Pantene and Myla
Admitted to pinching father Simon Le Bon's Creme de la Mer
Says her mother, supermodel Yasmin, gives her style advice

By RUTH STYLES

PUBLISHED: 10:19, 24 April 2013 | UPDATED: 17:50, 24 April 2013

Tall, olive-skinned and stunning, in these fabulous new shots from the Monsoon Fusion campaign it is clear that Amber Le Bon takes after her supermodel mother.

The daughter of Yasmin Le Bon and Duran Duran singer Simon, Amber is now a fully fledged model in her own right and has starred in campaigns for Forever 21, lingerie brand Myla, and Pantene.

But despite the modelling work, Amber admits that she's a low maintenance girl at heart, although her father, whose supply of Creme de la Mer she pinches, may beg to differ.

Glamorous: Amber is the spitting image of her model mother Yasmin as she poses for Monsoon Fusion

'I use Simple face wipes and Nivea face cream,' she revealed to MailOnline. 'For my body any kind of body butter, the more moisturising the better.

'If I'm feeling in a naughty mood I'll steal some of Mama's Creme De La Mer. If I'm feeling in a very naughty mood I'll steal some of Daddy's Creme De La Mer. On the whole though, I'm very low maintenance.'

Although she describes her sense of style as 'comfort driven', Amber, who starred in the Fusion campaign with her model mother, Yasmin, says she has fallen in love with Monsoon's on-trend summer brights.

'I like being able to move around easily and be warm,' she says. 'I generally wear dark colours, and love chiffon-y fabrics, knitwear, spikes, and leather, and I like the whole ethos of the [Monsoon] brand and what their charities do.

Success: At 23, Amber has already modelled for Moschino, Pantene, Myla and River Island as well as Monsoon

Stylish: Amber's ultra cool Creme de la Mer loving parents, Simon Le Bon and his supermodel wife, Yasmin

'I loved all the long printed skirts [in the Fusion collection], I thought that the prints were fabulous and the skirts were actually nice and long.'

But despite having firm ideas about what she likes to see in her wardrobe, Amber admits that she's not above taking advice from her perennially stylish mother.

Asked what the best piece of style advice she's ever been given is, she revealed that not only did it come from her mother, she lives by it still.

'Throw out the rule book,' says Amber. 'If you like wearing navy and black together wear it, if you like mixing up gold and silver jewellery mix it. If you like it wear it, don't care about what anyone else thinks.'

ASK AMBER: SHE SHARES HER SUMMER STYLE SECRETS WITH MAILONLINE

What labels do you love?

'I love Maje, Rick Owens, Helmut Lang, Christopher Kane, Felder + Felder, and Sam Edelman shoes.'

What is your all time favourite fashion item?

'Studded leather jackets. In fact, anything studded or spiked.'

What are you five summer time essentials?

'Suncream, (everyone laughs at me) I always wear factor 50! Some good comfy sandals that you can walk around in. Sunglasses, I have baby eyes that don't deal with bright light well. Floaty sarongs and scarfs. Green tea.'

What is your favourite summer holiday memory?

'I was in Colorado last summer and went rock climbing, the view was absolutely fantastic, breathtaking actually.

'Except I didn't realise how scared I was until we were at the bottom about to climb up this rock
some 500ft tall in the middle of a canyon and I just burst into tears, we climbed, and I cried and climbed, and didn't finish crying until I was back on the ground.

'Unfortunately someone was filming my torment, but it was actually fantastic looking back on it. Would I do it again? Probably not unless forced.'

Which do you prefer, high street or designer?

'I like both, I can afford high street.'

Who is your style icon?

'I'm not really sure, I watch a lot of old black and white films and get a lot of inspiration from them, and not just about fashion, but about mannerisms, speech, and the way women carried themselves no matter what they were wearing.'

What was modelling with your mother like?

'So much fun. We had such a giggle, it's always fun working with her because we really do have a laugh.'

What do you do when you need a confidence boost?

'I go underwear shopping! One of my recent discoveries, it instantly takes me out of a bad mood and puts me in a good one.'

Where do you hope to be in 10 years’ time?

'Alive, healthy, happy and maybe with a couple of puppies.'

What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?

'"Remember to take your key out of the front door" the kind, funnily ironic, words of my Daddy whose keys I found in the front door a few days later.'

Friday, 22 March 2013

Yasmin Le Bon joins Helena Christensen and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in model hall of fame as Monsoon celebrates 40th anniversary

Happy birthday Monsoon! Yasmin Le Bon joins Helena Christensen and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in model hall of fame as British brand celebrates 40th anniversary

By LUCY WATERLOW

PUBLISHED: 10:54, 21 March 2013 | UPDATED: 10:54, 21 March 2013

Yasmin Le Bon was an apt choice to model Monsoon's spring/summer 13 range. The mother-of-three is in her fourth decade and the British brand this year marks it's own 40th anniversary. And just like Yasmin who is still alluring at the of 48, Monsoon hasn't lost any of its appeal on the High Street.

Since the first store was opened in London in 1973 by founder Peter Simon, the company has gone global. Their sister store Accessorize followed in 1984 and now there are more than 400 Monsoon and Accessorize stores in the UK, as well as more than 1000 throughout the world. The brand's original focus was on clothes with an ethnic origin and they continue to incorporate this element today, as well as branching into home, children's and bridal ranges.

Yasmin, who is joined by daughter Amber, 23, in the latest campaign is far from the first supermodel to be a clothes horse for Monsoon. Over the years, a number of the world's most beautiful women have featured in their campaigns including Helena Christensen, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Alessandra Ambrosio. To celebrate the brand's 40th birthday, Femail looks back at the stars and fashions that haveput Monsoon on the map...

Still got it: Yasmin Le Bon, left, poses with daughter Amber in the latest Monsoon campaign and looks half her 48 years

Apt choice: Yasmin has become the face of the British brand as it celebrates its 40th year

Lady Godiva: Jodie Kidd starred in the brand's 2003 and 2004 campaigns but isn't modelling many of the clothes in this shot

Winter warmer: The model poses in a faux fur gilet that was a popular item in the autumn 2004 collection

In the Hall of Fame: Sophie Dahl modelled for Monsoon in 2005 and 2006, left, while Liz Hurley was their clothes horse in 2007

Pop art: Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor posed in the autumn/winter range 2006

Star turn: Supermodel Helen Christensen confirmed the brand's global appeal when she posed for their 2007 campaign

Asian influences: Model Angela Lindvall's campaign from 2011 shows how Monsoon have stayed true to their original focus of having clothes with an ethnic origin

Asian influences: Model Angela Lindvall's campaign from 2010 shows how Monsoon have stayed true to their original focus of having clothes with an ethnic origin

Sex appeal: Model turned actress Rosie Huntington-Whiteley modelled Monsoon's underwear range in 2010 and has since been snapped by by M&S

Here comes the bride: British model Lily Donaldson showcases white dresses after the company branched into bridal wear

Forty years of fashion: The brand aimed to appeal to a younger market by launching the Fusion range, modelled here by Clara Pagett in 2011

Still on trend: Alexandra Ambrosia models an animal print maxi dress in 2012

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