
Models
Vlada's Heavy Load
Oct 16, 2007 @ 10:01am

Reports this week say that Vlada Roslyakova was the most-booked model during Fashion Week this season.
Of course, we're cringing a bit.
It's not that Vlada doesn't seem like a lovely person - in fact, she must be pretty cool if everyone wants to work with her.
But despite looking a tiny bit healthier in New York this season, she's not exactly a great icon for those of us who hope fashion boosts healthy, hot models like Caroline Trentini - whose butt gets cat-called routinely on the runway by a group of young fashion editors.
Still, Vlada's booking streak is remarkable -
Especially since it means she somehow had the energy to walk in about a hundred shows this season.
One more thing: Last year, the "most walked" title went to Irina, and a slew of campaigns followed.
Is Vlada the next poster girl for... well, for everything?
Jessica Stam Has a Line
Oct 16, 2007 @ 9:10am
The clothing may not be in stores yet, but Cavalli's five-second commercial for H&M is now available.
It reminds us of a gold-drenched Rocky Horror Picture Show - Roberto descending down a candelabra staircase with a wicked grin, mysterious "natives" frolicking at his party, and a wide-eyed innocent played by Jessica Stam.
We think she's sort of great at the start of the commercial, and if they ever do a remake of Valley of the Dolls - or even just an Italian Vogue photo shoot of all its famous scenes - we're rooting for Stam all the way.
Lily Cole's Big Part
Oct 15, 2007 @ 9:12am
Lily Cole may have been scarce on the runways this season, but she's coming soon to a theater near you.
On the heels of Phantasmagoria, Lily's been announced to play Christopher Plummer's daughter in a new fantasy flick, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.
The period piece follows a mysterious theatre troupe as they traverse the countryside looking for victims... sorry, audience members... and casts Lily as a girl named Valentina.
It's a major part, but even more major is her love interest in the film - Heath Ledger. Oh dear.
The entire plot synopsis is already up on Wikipedia, though sadly, the wardrobe choices haven't been leaked - yet.
Coco Enters The Matrix
Oct 15, 2007 @ 8:32am
What did Coco Rocha do after filming this commercial for YSL perfume?
a) United with Neo and Trinity to free all mankind from cyber-bondage.
b) Used her perfume spray to defeat Anakin Skywalker.
c) Calculated the answer to everything, 42.
d) Sorry, we've only seen three sci-fi movies...
But it's four if you count this weird commercial, redeemed somewhat by Coco's trashy-cool eyeliner...
Mike + Chris Don't Mind a Little Attitude
Oct 10, 2007 @ 12:31pm

Our Mike + Chris look book came today, and along with some expensively scrunched hoodies, there was also a familiar face:
You may remember her from her temper tantrum, when she told the head of Next Models that he didn't know what he was doing.
Actually, that's the only reason we remember her, because we were so absolutely shocked...
Of course, we should probably just be grateful that Angelika never made it onto Top Model, because Tyra would have bitch-slapped her... and then she would have won.
Stam's Addiction
Oct 05, 2007 @ 3:40pm
On Wednesday Style.com's Derek Blasberg trailed Jessica Stam for a whole day to find out how she makes it through the madness of Paris fashion week.
Her secret?
Starbucks.
Style.com's first photo of her day shows her at 6 am, with a big cup of Starbucks on her way to the Lagerfeld show.
Later she gushes that a Starbucks gift card from a casting director friend "made her day" during the New York season, and mentions that her driver, Jean Michel, doubles as her go-to guy for always essential java pit stops.
Maybe she should get an endorsement deal.
--NATALIE GUEVARA
Lara Stone's Runway Glory
Oct 04, 2007 @ 11:45am

Last season, Cathy Horyn wrote an homage to the model Lara Stone, noting that not only was she gorgeous and age-appropriate (She's 24! Go Lara!), but she also "walks like Lurch."
After seeing the Stella McCartney show this morning, we can totally confirm -
In fact, we have a photo to prove it.
This isn't just an awkward angle, although yes, it's a bit awkward when you're practically in Joe Berean's lap.
Instead, it's the shape Lara made during her entire runway strut, a rhythm of clunks and stomps we've only seen before in a tribal dance, or perhaps an epileptic fit.
It made us really adore Lara Stone, but it also made us think back to Top Model's casting special, when Tyra slams Kristen McMenamy for not being able to walk, and then champions contestant Heather for her similar clumsiness...
What, you think we haven't been downloading episodes in Europe?
Is The New: Mary Kate and Lily Donaldson?
Sep 29, 2007 @ 2:14pm

Flipping through Fendi's photos on Style.com lead to a few observations:
1. If we didn't know better, we'd think the dress patterns were woven in silk, not mink and leather - amazing.
2. The mosaic necklines on some of the dresses are both referential and futuristic - incredibly cool.
3. Lily Donaldson's back looks awfully awful in this picture. It reminds us of the Mary Kate photos from her Hollywood Walk of Fame induction, just before the starlet was rushed to rehab with an eating disorder / drug problem (circle one).
If we combine the skeletal shadows on Lily's body with her current It Girl status, we have to wonder - is Lily Donaldson the new Mary Kate?
It's icky enough to distract us from the rest of the Fendi show, which (again) was a million layers of gorgeous.
Are You And Your Favorite Model Twins?
Sep 26, 2007 @ 11:59am
Think of your favorite model.
Now think of yourself.
Any similarities?
Faran has a theory that people like the models they like because they resemble them.
Some of her favorite models are Cintia Dicker and Lily Cole, who both have wavy/curly hair and round faces--like Faran.
This summer intern Sarah's favorite model was Irina Lazareanu, with whom she shares her '60s rocker style and dark blunt bangs.
Our favorite models tend to be other light-haired pale girls with prominent cheekbones (Lara Stone, Sasha Pivovarova).
And we've always thought it was funny that Natalia Vodianova got her solo Vogue cover after she cut her hair into an Anna Wintour style bob.
Maybe we like models that we can see as our ideal versions of ourselves;
Taller, with perfectly applied eyeliner, and killer clothes.
Maybe they're the grown-up version of the American Girl dolls you can customize to look like you and dress in matching clothes (except in our case the models have the clothes first).
Do you share features with your favorite catwalker?
--ANNA FIELDING GRIGGS
I'm Gonna Be a Supermodel...
Sep 19, 2007 @ 1:50pm
Do you think you have what it takes to be the next Christy Turlington? Or at least the next Behati Prinsloo?
V magazine and modeling agency Supreme are here to help.
They're running a web-based modeling search through November 1st. It's both slightly more democratic and a whole lot cooler than ANTM:
Anyone can uphold her photos to the site, where you can cast your vote. The popular vote winner will get her own online editorial, and a judging panel including Calvin Klein designer Francisco Costa will pick five finalists to come to New York and do test photos and go sees. The winner will get an editorial in V's print edition, a three year contract with Supreme, and $5,000 worth of Calvin Klein clothes.
Supreme is an agency with major clout, so there's a chance that the girl who wins this contest might end up on the runway for Marc...not the Snoopy fashion show (like Jaslene).
We read the fine print so you don't have to:
You have to be at least 13, between 5'7" and 5'11", and a legal resident of Russia, Latvia, Estonia, the UK, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Brazil, or the States. And if you're a Canadian resident, you have to "correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question" in order to be eligible to receive the prize.
So, Ukranians and those who opted out of calculus are of out of luck. Even if they're skinny and pretty.
Life is so unfair sometimes.
-ANNA FIELDING GRIGGS
Hey, Can I Get a Picture With You?
Sep 14, 2007 @ 2:14pm
We saw a lot of people get photographed this week.
At the backstage exit after the Marc by Marc show, there was a crowd of girls snapping pictures of the models leaving with their poofy pink-streaked hair.
When Chanel Iman descended the stairs, she was surrounded by the same girls, but they didn't just want a picture of her. They wanted a picture with her.
Chanel happily obliged, smiling and draping her arm around their shoulders as a rotating cast of friends snapped away.
We've never seen anyone ask for a picture with Sasha. And even though she's one of our favorite models, we definitely wouldn't ask for one either.
Maybe it's that Chanel looks approachable and friendly; she's very, very beautiful, but she seems like she could be in your english class or on your soccer team.
She's also one of the most successful young models working right now and perhaps it's for the same reasons.
Is fashion moving away from icy gorgeous girls like Sasha towards a more down to earth aesthetic? Would you rather see editorials and ads with the girl next door than the girl from Siberia?
--ANNA FIELDING GRIGGS
Sasha, Irina, Agyness...Oxana?
Sep 13, 2007 @ 11:40am
New York fashion week is over, and we're beginning to recuperate. But the S/S '08 show season is [really] just beginning:
The London collections start on Saturday, Milan kicks off on the 22nd, and the Paris shows begin on the 29th. We know we'll be seeing a lot more of Siri and Irina Kulikova, but here are three new catwalkers you might want to watch.
-Oxana Pautova. Oxana had a Prada exclusive last spring, just like Gemma, Sasha, and Irina K did their first season. She turned up everywhere in New York: at shows like Marchesa, Proenza, LAMB, and Vera Wang.
-Serafima Vakulenko, a wide-eyed brunette who walked in both Marc shows. She just needs to work on her punctuality; she nearly collided with us in the lobby at ADAM, which she opened despite arriving at the time the show was scheduled to start!
-Karlie Kloss, who walked in just one NY show: Calvin Klein. How can you not love a girl with a name like a Kurt Vonnegut character?
We think she'd look great in Balenciaga...
--ANNA FIELDING GRIGGS
Catherine McNeil, Cheerleader
Sep 12, 2007 @ 1:59pm
Last night at Jayson Brundson's show, we saw Catherine McNeil from a different angle; in the front row, not on the runway.
Despite having opened Zac Posen just twenty minutes earlier, Catherine zipped across the tents to root for her fellow Aussie, while still sporting the dramatic silver wings of eyeshadow from the Zac show.
"I worked with Jayson back in Australia, and I wanted to come out and show my support", she said, before heading backstage to congratulate the designer. What did she think of the Chinoserie inspired collection?
"Gorgeous!"
We can think of someone else that applies to...
--ANNA FIELDING GRIGGS














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