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Charles Philip slippers

Polo Ralph Lauren

Lanvin, by Elisabeth Barille

We’ve all grown accustomed to the sight of cropped trousers with bright or printed socks as a trendy “pop” of color. But short pants with dark socks always seemed like a slightly harder sell, in a literal, retro kind of way — the stuff of rockabilly types and goths, for example. But judging by the images Giia has been taking for us lately, the Milanese, seem to be taking this idea to an interesting place.

Photo credit: Giia, Giia’s tonic

(l-r): Juliaca knit stocking, Maison Martin Margiela By L’Atelier snow globe,Venini vase, Moroccan tea glasses and a Cire Trudon Nazareth candle

Based on this sneak peek, Marni’s upcoming collaboration with H&M looks like it should be one of the Swedish chain’s stronger ones. I wouldn’t mind having that stripey men’s sweater to wear right now, actually.

For the first time in her five years of walking down the runway as a Victoria’s Secret Angel, Miranda Kerr got the honor of wearing the $2.5 million Fantasy Treasure Bra. And that’s just months after giving birth to her first baby with husband, Orlando Bloom. We ask her the question every woman wants to know.

Besides the $2 million bra, what’s the biggest difference between walking in a high fashion catwalk show such as, say, Balenciaga versus Victoria’s Secret?
The great thing with Victoria’s Secret is they really encourage us girls to interact with the audience and show a bit of personality so it’s a totally different thing for sure, but both of them are good in their own right. The Victoria’s Secret show is quite a theatrical performance. I love to be in the moment and feel the music.

You lost the little baby weight you gained ridiculously fast. Can you give us a breakdown of your daily diet?
Everyday is different but I like to start the day with a fresh green juice with kale, spinach, cucumber, beets, and lemon. Then half an hour later, I have a power smoothie which has sun warrior protein powder, chia seeds, maca powder, raw cacao, bee pollen, goji berries, noni juice, vitamineral green and coconut water. Then an hour after that I’ll have oatmeal or eggs. That’s my three-course power breakfast. For lunch I might have some grilled fish with goat cheese or baby spinach salad and olives. Sometimes I’ll have a sweet potato. At dinner, I’ll have a lentil soup and maybe some chicken. And I love to have my salads with avocado, feta and spinach.

It sounds like a lot of careful maintenance. What does your workout regimen look like?
I’ve been practicing yoga for over 12 years. And after I had the baby I started doing Pilates. That was really helpful. But three weeks leading up to the VS show, I start working out five times a week using a resistance band and leg weights.

Is the Fantasy bra heavy?
No it’s not so heavy but my wings are really heavy.

-Tina Chadha

- Photo credit: Michelle Bobb-Parris, Who is Bobb-Parris