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Leighton Meester’s Vera Wang Ad Unveiled
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrities, Health & Beauty, Videos,
Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester has appeared in the latest Vera Wang advert.
The actress - who signed a two-year deal with the brand last year, which was reportedly worth $3 million - has starred in the fashion designer's latest commercial for her new scent Vera Wang Lovestruck. The 25-year-old beauty - who is also a spokesperson for shampoo product Herbal Essences - filmed the broadcast in New York City in November - and she is set to appear in both TV and print ads for the perfume.
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Forbes Projects Gisele Bundchen to be First Billionaire Model
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Models, News,
Former Victoria's Secret angel Gisele Bundchen is set to become the globe's first billionaire model.
The Brazilian beauty - who is married to Tom Brady, with whom she has son Benjamin, 18 months - has been named by Forbes magazine as the first woman to earn the figure, according to US currency rates, due to a combination of modeling work, endorsement deals, and design work.
In addition to campaigns for Swedish high street brand H&M and Italian fashion brand Versace, she has also made millions for selling 250 million pairs of her flip-flops for the Ipanema brand. She also has a lingerie line and a beauty care range - Sejaa Pure Skincare - which is rumored to be for sale.
Last month Gisele was named the highest earning model in the world for the seventh year in a row. She is thought to have earned $45 million over one year, having become the face of hair care brand Pantene in March 2010 and pushing sales up in South America by 40 per cent.
PHOTOS: Carine Roitfeld Styles Chanel Campaign
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Editorials, Fashion Designers, Models,
After losing her longtime gig as the editor of Vogue Paris, Carine Roitfeld has returned to freelance styling. Even though she's self-employed, she doesn't have to look very far for work when she's best friends with creative directors like Karl Lagerfeld.
Chanel's head honcho hired Roitfeld to style the latest campaign for the label, starring -- of course -- Freja Beha Erichsen. While her styling abilities are indutibly fabulous, Lagerfeld's choice to shoot Freja in a photobooth brings down the quality of the photos quite a bit. While it's refreshing to see a change in the look of the campaigns, there's definitely a place for experimental shoots -- just not in glossy magazine pages.
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Kate Winslet Can’t Refuse a Nude Mario Testino Shoot
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrities, Editorials, Health & Beauty,
Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet couldn't refuse posing naked for "magician" Mario Testino. Winslet paid tribute to the legendary fashion photographer's ability to present women in the nude for shoots, and his ability to make them feel at ease with their bodies.
"You know that his biggest strength without fail is making women look beautiful. When Mario turns to you and says, 'It's beautiful, but I think it would work better naked, no?' How can one refuse? No matter what insecurities about oneself a subject may have, Mario makes them go away like a magician. One moment you are in the hair and makeup chair fully clothed and wishing you had smoother skin, longer legs and smaller feet and then Mario comes in and in that charming way he takes you by the hand and says, 'Don't worry it's going to be amazing,'" Kate said, presenting the photographer with a Lifetime Achievement award at the El Museo del Barrio gala in New York last week.
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Marc Jacobs Comments on Younger Designers
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Fashion Designers,
Fashion designer Marc Jacobs gives praise to Alexander Wang and other young designers.
The Louis Vuitton creative director praised the Taiwanese clothing creator, along with other youngsters in the industry, and admitted that there is "always room" for new starters in fashion.
"People ask me about the younger designers, Alex Wang and all of them, I think they're great. I couldn't do what they do. It's not what I do. But just like in pop music and in the art world, people always want new work from the artist that they like but they also want new artists. I don't think one changes the other. There's always room for new designers, new musicians, new artists, new writers. Madonna, I don't think is showing any signs of slowing down, but that doesn't mean Lady Gaga isn't taking over the world."
PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes of Terry Richardson, Lea T Shoot
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Editorials, Models, Rumors,
Fashion photographer Terry Richardson teams up with Riccardo Tisci's assistant-turned-model Lea T in Rio for Blue Man's Spring/Summer 2012 ad campaign. Although Lea has modeled nude and for Givenchy, this marks her first swimsuit shoot. While the bathing suits themselves aren't much to get excited over, Lea looks great! Check out more behind the scenes photos after the jump -- rumor has it that the gay kiss seen on the beach will appear in the ad campaign.
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Joanna Lumley Models Jewelry to Help Tigers
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrities, Models, News,
Joanna Lumley has modeled a necklace to help raise money to protect endangered tigers. The Absolutely Fabulous actress posed for photographer John Swannell wearing the solid gold, diamond-encrusted Shere Khan Necklace, which is hoped to raise at least $490,000 for the Born Free Foundation.
Designed by Catherine Best to depict the tiger in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book' the jewelry holds 182 precious stones set in nearly a kilo of 18ct gold and has been valued at over half a million pounds. Joanna described the necklace as "blingtastic" and compared it to pieces worn by members of the royal family.
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Olsen Twins Want to Launch Storefront
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrities, Fashion Designers, Rumors,
The Olsen twins would love to open their own fashion shop. Mary-Kate and Ashley -- who co-run fashion ranges The Row and Elizabeth and James -- are keen to open their first store, but believe it is a big undertaking and are unsure when it might happen.
"I think every designer would say they'd love to open their own store, just because when you produce a collection, this whole room will be filled with God only knows how many racks and 150 pieces. What hits the stores is maybe ten pieces, in different colorway. So it would be nice to be able to represent it in your own way. But it's all a matter of timing and when it makes sense, and it's a really big undertaking, so it depends," said Ashley.
The 24-year-old identical twins are well known for their unusual style decisions, and Ashley admits a lot of their clothes are chosen because they don't want people to take their pictures while they are out in public: "That moment for us was us waking up, going to school, and not wanting anyone to take our picture. Kind of a piece of protection."
Miranda Kerr Was Nervous Returning to the Runway
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Health & Beauty, Models, News,
Supermodels are human, after all: Victoria's Seret model Miranda Kerr "felt a little nervous" about returning to the catwalk.
Kerr admitted she had insecurities about going back to the runway after giving birth to her and husband Orlando Bloom's son, Flynn, four months ago, but overcame her initial fears to star in a Paris fashion show.
"I felt a little nervous. I hadn't been in high heels for a while. It was probably a good five months since I'd worn heels, but it was kind of like riding a bicycle."
Miranda's body has naturally changed slightly since giving birth, but she is pleased with her shapelier look: "My hips are wider, and my boobs are obviously bigger. I feel like I've become more of a woman now, and I'm really embracing those curves."
Jennifer Lopez Talks About Her Failed Collection
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrities, Fashion Designers, Sales,
Singer-actress-American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez admits that her first foray into fashion was a huge disappointment. Lopez teamed up with Tommy Hilfiger's brother Andy to launch her own clothing range, Sweetface, in 2001 but now admits it wasn't what she expected as she felt "trapped" by it.
"I just felt like I never got a fair chance to do it right. And on top of it, I felt like I was trapped in a situation I couldn't get out of, and my name was stamped on things that I didn't believe in," she told the New York Times newspaper.
Although the line closed, Jennifer didn't let it put her off designing another line - this time she has teamed up with Tommy and her husband Marc Anthony to create a fashion collection with Kohls. They are all confident the line will be a success because Jennifer has lots of control over it.
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