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Sure They Can Walk the Runway, but Can They Carry a Tune? The Best & Worst Model Musicians

Lester Brathwaite — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:00:27 +0000

Models are great at a lot of things: walking, for instance. Standing very still for long periods of time. Finding their light. Finding coke in the middle of the night when seemingly no one is around. And then there are some models who are actually great at other things, like music. But for some, the spirit is willing but the talent is lacking. These 10 professional stunners have all taken a stab at the music industry, but even the best of ‘em can fall flat on their face…or ass.

Abbey Lee Kershaw - member of Our Mountain Kershaw plays tambourine in Our Mountain and allegedly also contributes keys and vocals. The band released theirdebut single "Wooden Hearts" in 2011 and appeared in Pierre Balmain's spring 2012 fashion film directed by Inez and Vinoodh.

Agyness Deyn - featured on "Who" by Five O'Clock Heroes The single wasn't very well received, to say the least -- though NME said it succinctly enough: "she sings on this and it’s shit." -- and peaked at #109 on the UK charts. But Deyn made somewhat of a comeback, providing the opening monologue to Rihanna's "We Found Love" video.

Baptiste Giabiconi - "One Night in Paradise" (2012) I guess we can consider Baptiste's brief dalliance with Katy Perry as a fact-finding mission as the male super is determined to get his music career off the ground. But while the video for the midtempo ballad "One Night in Paradise" -- off his debut album Oxygen -- has over 2 million views, it lacks the pizzazz of his magnum opus, "Showtime."

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy - Quelqu'un m'a dit (Someone Told Me) (2003) Before she became the First Lady of France, but after she had hung up her runway heels for good, Carla Bruni released Quelqu'un m'a dit. A huge hit in France where it debuted at number one and spent 37 non-consecutive weeks on the charts, "Le plus beau du quartier" was used in a 2006 H&M commercial and the title track appears on the soundtrack of (500) Days of Summer.

Karen Elson - The Ghost Who Walks (2010) Aside from having married -- and divorcing -- rock royalty in the form of Jack White, Elson has her own musical credentials on which to stand. A founding member of New York-based cabaret act The Citizen's Band, Elson released her White-produced solo album in 2010, The Ghost Who Walks, to positive reviews. The album's title track was released as a single and the accompanying video was also directed by White.

Milla Jovovich - The Divine Comedy (1994) Though best known today as an "actress," Jovovich was already a model veteran when she released her critically-acclaimed debut album in 1994. It didn't do so well commercially, but Jovovich continues to contribute songs to the soundtracks of her own films as well as others, such as 2003's Underworld.

Naomi Campbell - babywoman (1994) Naomi made her music video debut in 1978 when she appeared in the clip for Bob Marley's "Is This Love." She went on to appear in videos for Culture Club, Madonna, Michael Jackson and most famously George Michael. So naturally she decided to try her hand at a music career of her own with the critical and commercial failure, the horribly-titled babywoman. Peaking at #75 in her native UK, the album was a hit in Japan and went on to sell a million copies worldwide, producing the single and video "Love and Tears."

Nick Kamen - "Each Time You Break My Heart" (1986) Famous for stripping down to his undies in a classic Levi's ad in 1985, Kamen had a top 5 UK hit with "Each Time You Break My Heart," written and produced by Madonna and her frequent collaborator Stephen Bray. I'm sure the Material Girl's decision to get involved had nothing to do with the undies. What was inside of them, however...

Twiggy Twiggy has been steadily releasing albums since the 70s after she officially retired from modeling following an iconic four-year run. She released her latest album, Romantically Yours in 2011, a collection of her favorite tunes and standards such as "My Funny Valentine" and "Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered."

Tyra Banks - "Shake Ya Body" (2004) Banks -- a jill of many trades and a Harvard grad to boot -- couldn't quite master popstardom, though she tried her damndest with the Beyoncé-aping "Shake Ya Body." She also recorded a single with Kobe Bryant, "K.O.B.E.," which besides being an embarrassment for everyone involved, proved that not even two superstars can make one serviceable hit.

Tom Cruise Rocks W Magazine, Justin Bieber’s Getting His High School Diploma and Anna Wintour’s Date Night with Stephen Colbert

Lester Brathwaite — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:16:26 +0000

- TIME Magazine decided to place a mom breastfeeding her three-year-old son on its cover to illustrate its story on “attachment parenting.” Meanwhile, showing Kris Jenner and her Kardashian klan would’ve had the same (nauseating) effect. [Huff Po]

- The Olympics really takes the lighting of the Olympic torch super serial. So serial in fact, there were men wearing pleated skirts. [Styleite]

- This is Tom Cruise — and his Photoshopped abs — posing with models Abbey Lee Kershaw and Edita Vilkeviciute on the June cover of W Magazine. Aside from making everyone uncomfortable, Suri‘s dad is promoting his new film, Rock of Ages. [Fashion Gone Rogue]

- Rihanna has unfollowed Chris Brown on Twitter — so you know it’s serious this time — after he allegedly dissed her on the remix to Kanye West‘s ~~“TheraFlu”~~ “Way Too Cold.” I guess claiming that “every industry n*gga done had her” was the straw that broke the camel’s jaw. Again. [TMZ]

- Take a gander at Francisco Costa‘s Calvin Klein capsule collection for Macy’s. [ELLE]

- Justin Bieber is a high school graduate! But don’t expect any collegiate keg stands from this guy, since he’s not really a fan of ”writing and reading” and all “that stuff.” [People]

- “Tan Mom” Patricia Krentcil has been banned from eight New Jersey tanning salons, though that’s not how Pat tells it. “I haven’t tanned since all this happened. I’m not banned from anything. I didn’t go. I don’t need to go.” So you can take your tanning salons and shove it where the sun don’t shine — which will be nowhere near Pat Krentcil. [NYDN]

- Anna Wintour visited Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report to promote the “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations” exhibit, and along the way made a date with Colbert to dip her bob into some battered shrimp at Long John Silver’s. [The Cut]

Alessandra Ambrosio Pulls a Demi, Karl Lagerfeld in His Time of Dieting and Abbey Lee Kershaw Goes “Mad”

Lester Brathwaite — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:18:05 +0000

- Kim Kardashian, determined to make us buy into her fauxmance with sometime rapper Kanye West, showed up at LAX wearing earrings bearing his initials. The world then collectively rolled its eyes. [Huff Po]

- Alessandra Ambrosio jumped on the posing naked while pregnant bandwagon that really should’ve buckled under Jessica Simpson weeks ago for this ad by jeweler Vivara. [Styleite]

- Before he was a Trannsylvanian vampire and even before he was a Bavarian cream puff, Karl Lagerfeld wanted to pump. You. Up. [Fashionista]

- Victoria Beckham designed a limited edition Range Rover costing about $130,000 and inspired by, among other things, her father’s Rolls Royce. They didn’t call her Posh for nuttin’. [Telegraph]

- Legendary lensman Mario Testino launched a new website featuring a searchable archive of his work, so now you can play “Guess What Kate Moss Was On?” throughout the years. [Style File]

- Abbey Lee Kershaw will make her film debut in Mad Max 4, which is sadly not called Way Beyond Thunderdome, as one of the scarce beautiful women who are locked up in cages. Sounds like an ordinary day on the job. [Modelinia]

Franca Sozzani Thinks Racism Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Lester Brathwaite — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:03:47 +0000

There’s been a lot of flack about the interwebs regarding Vogue Italia‘s “Haute Mess” editorial shot by Steven Meisel, styled by Lori Goldstein and starring Joan Smalls, Coco Rocha, Lindsey Wixson, Daphne Groeneveld, Jessica Stam, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Guinevere van Seenus and Karen Elson in all their ghetto fabulous glory. Some feel it’s racially insensitive, some think it classist, but Franca Sozzani thinks people just see what they want to see. And hopefully you see a lot of “messy drag queen.”

The looks in “Haute Mess” certainly make a statement and that statement is hot tranny mess realness. Literally. In her always entertaining blog, Sozzani wrote that the spread might take its inspiration from “messy drags: untidy, dishevelled, counter-intuitive cross-dressers.” And that’s inspiration you can take to the bank. The Cut caught up with Sozzani, who by this point is more than accustomed to courting controversy, to discuss the editorial.

In typical frank Franca fashion, she utterly dismissed it as a bit of hubub over nothing.

“We wanted to make something quite extravagant,” the editrix explained. “It’s more to push people to be creative and extravagant…we just thought it was the concept of extravagance, of creativity, even something over-the-top, something that is not usual. If you want, you don’t dress like that, you don’t put on this kind of makeup, but it’s just to make a fake, to go over-the-top, it makes you happy in a way, more alive, more colorful — sometimes fashion looks sad.”

As for the backlash, Sozzani openly doesn’t give a damn: “I think it’s good that everyone sees what they wanted to see. As you know, I don’t care as much what people think, because I think that every time that you try to change something, people [say something else]. I respect everybody’s opinion.”

Well, maybe not everyone’s opinion. When asked about people who found the images classist and offensive, Sozzani shut that down real quick: ”There are so many sick people around the world that you cannot — I don’t care about them. I care about normal people. They want to read and see the normal way as we did. If they are sick, it’s not my problem. I am not a psychologist. They should find somebody who could help them.”

While Sozzani doesn’t rank “Haute Mess”as one of her most controversial spreads, she insists that wasn’t what she was going for to begin with: “It’s not that I want it to be controversial all the time, it’s happened. … You can just take pictures like in a catalog so you will never be controversial, but that’s not my choice of life.”

You certainly can’t fault Franca Sozzani for sticking to her guns, but what do you think? Is “Haute Mess” offensive — whether intentional or not — or just over-the-top fun? Click through for the entire editorial and sound off in the comments below.

Photos: Design Scene

INTERVIEW: Creative Director Stefan Campbell Makes Magic at Michael Bastian

Jessica Lapidos — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:58:58 +0000

At 11 A.M. today, Exit Art was bustling with t-shirt-flannel-n-jeans guys with ladders, gold paint, real leaved branches and tree trunks sitting apart, and two Swarovski crystal chandeliers hanging from a rolling rack. This team of set builders were being kindly and meticulously directed by Stefan Campbell, the man responsible for translating Michael Bastian‘s collection into a three dimensional space that garners an emotional reaction from the audience before the clothes hit the runway. Earlier this week, he removed the front row so Chadwick Bell could have a 14 foot-wide glowing fuchsia runway instead of seven. Today, he’ll be scenting Michael Bastian’s show with Aedes. After speaking with Stefan today, we can confirm that he knows the tricks to making a runway show magical. See Stefan Campbell’s secret tips and advice at the end of the interview. And we’ll go see the show now.

Michael Bastian’s set is looking natural, but a little bit lavish.

I love that you used the word lavish!

How does your aesthetic change between a show with the classic American prep of Michael Bastian versus some of the more wild designers?

It was important to give Michael Bastian a refined look, as soon as people walk in the door. They’re used to him being a little big sporty, but this season it’s very refined. I approach all my shows with same intensity. People always ask, what has been your favorite show? They all become your babies when you’re in the middle of making them. It’s a constant evolution from the minute you have the idea till the lights go on.

What past experience led you to being the Creative Director on so many top shows like Jason Wu, Alexander Wang, and now Michael Bastian?

I come out of the fashion magazine world. I was a fashion editor for many many moons. I always felt my job was not just get people excited by the clothes, but to almost make the clothes feel legendary within the picture. I was coming up in an era where we were making clothes famous.

Abbey Lee Kershaw and River Viiperi Lounge Poolside for Versace x H&M Cruise

Lester Brathwaite — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:42:47 +0000

Saucy Aussie Abbey Lee Kershaw and handsome Spaniard River Viiperi are serenely still when not getting along swimmingly in the latest videos for Versace x H&M’s Crusie Collection, also known as that other diffusion line rendered completely irrelevant because it’s not available in the U.S. Take a look at the six campaign vids after the jump!

[Image Amplified]

50 of Our Favorite Foreign Models

Lester Brathwaite — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:00:36 +0000

Although we love our homegrown beauties, most catwalkers come sailing through from Eastern Europe, various parts in Africa and of course, Brazil. So in celebration of our “Travel” month, we’re taking a trek around the globe to visit our favorite foreign models.

North America : Canada

Jessica Stam

Coco Rocha

Shalom Harlow

Linda Evangelista

Alek Wek

Jessica Stam

yann

Pat McGrath Shares Her Favorite Backstage Polaroids from Fashion Week

Amanda Gabriele — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:55:59 +0000

Famed makeup artist and Creative Advisor for Dolce & Gabbana The Make Up Pat McGrath has plenty of Fashion Week experience under her belt. With the Spring 2012 collection shows behind her, McGrath wants to share her backstage polaroids with the world. Not only can you see her brilliant makeup jobs on the industry’s top models, but these photos give you a glimpse of the most exclusive backstages in the fashion world. Click through for the gallery.

Link Love: Vogue.com

Model Beauty Secrets Hot Off The Runway

Amanda Gabriele — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:17:25 +0000

Everyone knows there are trained professional teams of hair and makeup artists backstage at fashion shows and photo shoots working their magic on the models at work. But if that’s truly the case, why do models always look so effortlessly cool and beautiful? To answer this burning question, we scoured the internets for the very best beauty products out there that are tested, approved and used by models. If these model beauty tips don’t tickle your fancy, we’re not sure what will.

Links: Harper’s Bazaar and Models.com

When Stam isn't getting pampered by colorist Christopher John at Garren New York, she's hydrating her golden locks with Leonor Greyl Masque Quintessence hair mask.

Wen wouldn't think of coloring her natural, jet black hair, but she does keep it soft, shiny and frizz-free with Bumble and bumble. Creme de Coco Shampoo.

Organic fruit and vegetable juices give Kershaw a glow from the inside-out. But her radiant skin gets a boost from Lush Gorgeous moisturizer, infused with six organic oils and butters.

Linchuk does yoga and works with a trainer to stay in shape, but she buffs her body with Jo Malone Vitamin E Body Treatment Scrub to get that youthful glow.

If models want to preserve their youthful looks, it's crucial they stay out of the sun. Rubik knows and prefers Burberry Beauty Warm Glow bronzer to get a warm, healthy glow.

When Chanel Iman is feeling stressed, she hits the spa for some major pampering. But her luminous complexion never fades with the help of Rodin Olio Lusso face oil.

Get Excited!!! Versace x H&M Lookbook and Campaign Images Are Out!!!

Lester Brathwaite — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:58:42 +0000

Exclamation points! As I’m writing this, I’m currently camped out the Herald Square H&M awaiting the Versace collection to which I have already pledged to devote my entire paycheck. Okay, I haven’t lined up yet…that’s what the weekend is for. But for the time being, take a gander at my new fall/winter wardrobe and the accompanying campaign, shot by renowned duo Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott and starring the adorable River Viiperi and Naomi winners Lindsey Wixson, Daphne Groeneveld, Sasha Pivovarova and Abbey Lee Kershaw.

And the Naomi Goes to…: FashionIndie’s 1st Annual Model Citizen Awards

Lester Brathwaite — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:30:43 +0000

Awards season has just begun and while film and the occasional TV stars are busy patting themselves on the back — among other places — we’d like to take some time out to honor our favorite catwalkers and posers of the past year. Roll out the red carpet and break out your best Joan Rivers schtick — “Ugh, Lara! Were you in a car accident because it looks like you left the airbags under your dress!” — we’re going to the FashionIndie Model Citizen Awards!

Gareth Pugh

Prada

Numêro / Models.com

W's "Transformers" by Steven Meisel

Pop Magazine Fall/Winter 2011 by Gillian Wearing / Models.com

Versace x H&M

Versace spring 2011

cK One spring 2011

Balenciaga spring 2011 runway

Barney

Harper's Bazaar Australia November 2011 / Models.com

Models.com

Vogue September 2011 / Fashion Gone Rogue

Get Into the Gap: Beauty in the Tooth of the Beholder

Lester Brathwaite — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:53:46 +0000

From Lauren Hutton to Lindsey Wixon, Madonna to Lady Gaga, the gap tooth has been in fashion forever and a day. Assembled here for your dental diversion are 12 divas of diastema.

The bodacious Brigitte Bardot

Johnny Depp's main squeeze, Vanessa Paradis

Super spawn, Georgia May Jagger

The legendary Lauren Hutton

Supermodel in training Lindsey Wixon

Aussie Abbey Lee Kershaw

Jane Birkin, of the Hermès Birkin

Up and comer, Kamila, shot by Richard Guaty

The lovely Ashley Smith

Stunner Jessica Hart

Brit vet Georgina Cooper

Lara Stone...and her tig ole bitties

Abbey in Wonderland: Kershaw Dreams Big for i-D

Amanda Gabriele — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:54:36 +0000

With a Twiggy-eyed wink in black and white, Abbey Lee Kershaw covers the “Dream Big” issue of i-D Magazine. Inside comes a vibe straight from Alice in Wonderland as Abbey complements her 60s swagger with larger-than-life accessories that could only be induced by an “Eat Me” pill. With Richard Bush behind the lens and Sarah Richardson behind the wardrobe, it’s one dream we’d like to step inside.

Photos via Because I'm Addicted

Abbey Lee Kershaw and Her Band Run Balmain

Jessica Lapidos — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:42:22 +0000

Abbey Lee Kershaw, supermodel and lead tambourine for the rock outfit Our Mountain, stars in a Balmain Spring 2012 campaign video with her bandmates. When she’s not too busy making music with her boyfriend, and Our Mountain frontman Matthew Hutchinson, she tries to squeeze in the occasional gig modeling for Karl Lagerfeld and Terry Richardson. Watch Abbey and her boys run the town of NYC in bold square jackets with a downtown vibe @Pierre_Balmain.

Abbey Lee Kershaw Enters The Third Mind for ManiaMania

Amanda Gabriele — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:55:03 +0000

As the face of Australian accessories label ManiaMania once again, Abbey Lee Kershaw enters The Third Mind of reality. Part psychedelic haze and part spiritual journey, Elle Muliarchyk photographed the campaign to seductively capture designers’ Melanie Kamsler and Tamila Purvis handcrafted jewelry. Click through for all the photos.

INDIE NEWSROOM: Kanye’s Pre-Show Jitters…i-D’s Ladies…Go Head, Ask and Tell, Girlfriend!

Lester Brathwaite — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:25:21 +0000

- Kanye West, according to The Telegraph‘s Hilary Alexander, is “a bit nervous” about his first fashion show.” [The Cut]

- More fashion shows featured models of color this season than in seasons past. Yay dwindling racism! [Styleite]

- i-D‘s “Dreams and Aspirations” issue features a very-Twiggy Abbey Lee Kershaw, Lara Stone, Fei Fei Sun and of course, Carine on its covers. [Models.com]

- Raquel Zimmermann goes through 14 YSL looks in under a minute, as shot by Inez and Vinoodh. [Modelinia]

- Gisele got out of a speeding ticket — with the kids in the back — basically for being Gisele. [Boston Herald]

- West Hollywood is this close to banning fur — a sigh of relief to the city’s massive bear community. [Refinery29]

- Speaking of the gays, queens from coast to coast can now serve openly in the armed forces. Finally! I can find a few good men. [HuffPo]

Top Ten Models for Spring-Summer 2011

Benjamin Kanarek — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 08:14:30 +0000

From: Benjamin Kanarek Blog

We at Benjamin Kanarek Blog would like to share with you our choices for the Top Ten Models for Spring-Summer 2011

Our selection is purely subjective, with a mix of New faces like Carola Remer and Julia Saner who are starting to get substantial exposure in high end fashion editorials and several advertising campaigns and of course there are Super Models Abbey Lee Kershaw and Anna Jagodzinska (Anna J.) who continue to be in high demand by the professionals in the fashion industry, confirming their long lasting presence at the Top of the Charts. So here they are…

Carola Remer, the best promising New Face of the Season

: Carola Remer for VOGUE CHINA © Daniel Jackson

Jacquelyn Jablonski

: Jacquelyn Jablonski

Sigrid Agren

: Sigrid Agren for Numero Japan © Alex Cayley

See More Here: Benjamin Kanarek Blog

H&M Gets Conscious For Spring

McArthur Joseph — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:35:11 +0000

Starting next month H&M will launch a collection which is for women, men and children and made from environmentally – adapted and greener materials such as organic cotton, Tencel® and recycled polyester.

Abbey Lee and Natasha Poly, alongside Clement Chabernaud and Ben Hill, wear key pieces from the all-white collection in the latest campaigns.

Here is a video of the collection being presented by Emily Zak, Executive Retail Editor, Vogue UK; Dilys Williams, Director of sustainable fashion, London College of Fashion; and Catarina Midby, Trend Coordinator, H&M:

The new collection will hit stores April 14th

Four Sexy Models Style & Photograph Themselves for Rag & Bone

Amanda Gabriele — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:36:45 +0000

How’s this for a money-saver? Rag & Bone had four gorgeous models style and photograph themselves for the latest ad campaign. After hiring Edita Vilkeviciute, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Sasha Pivovarova and Lily Aldridge, the brand must have saved a bundle without a photographer and stylist. The verdict? Really hot ads that are selling me every thread.

LINK LOVE: Rag & Bone

Abbey Lee Kershaw Snags a Spread in V Magazine’s Discovery Issue

Amanda Gabriele — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:35:50 +0000

Great models aren’t made overnight. In fact, 23-year-old Australian Abbey Lee Kershaw has been rising through the ranks for years. This season, however, undoubtedly belongs to her. Meet fashion’s new supermodel at her most super.

Abbey is featured in a stylized, 1970s-influenced direction, wearing pieces from Yves Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Versus, Burberry Prorsum and Salvatore Ferragamo in shades of tan and taupe. The gorgeous young model was photographed by Sebastian Faena and styled by Robbie Spencer for the issue, set to hit newsstands January 13.

LINK LOVE: V Magazine

Tom Ford and the Sexy, Oversized Cat Eye for Spring 2011

Amanda Gabriele — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 21:23:40 +0000

These are so modern and sexy, yet classic. Abbey Lee Kershaw and Arthur Sales star in the spring 2011 campaign for Tom Ford Eyewear photographed by Ford himself.

LINK LOVE: Design Scene

This Balmain Dress Gets Around

Hilary Beck — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:36:15 +0000

Remember the whole kerfuffle about one Miu Miu dress landing three summer covers? Well, it seems that a little sparkly number from Balmain is giving it a run for its money this fall.

This gold dress, originally worn by Anja Rubik in Balmain’s fall 2010 show, has landed six major covers–and it’s graced some more fabulous supermodel bodies. Claudia Schiffer dons it for Zeit‘s 40th anniversary issue, Natalia Vodianova gets her turn on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar UK for December, Cindy Crawford takes it to Vogue India October 2010…then Abbey Lee for German Vogue in August, Toni Garrn on Spanish Vogue‘s November cover, and it finally lands on Anna Dello Russo for the new fall issue of 10. (Not a model, but hey, she’s got the bod.)

Either we’ve got déjà vu, or this Balmain sparkler is theeee dress of choice for those blessed with supermodel height and a tiny waist. So which of these hot, skinny broads rocked it best?

Link Love: The Cut

SPREAD: “Prédateurs” By Karl Lagerfeld For Numero Homme

Annabelle Cheesecake, Parisian Princess — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:39:37 +0000

GALLERY: Prédateurs by Karl Lagerfeld

This black & white spread features Abbey Lee Kershaw, Freja Beha, Hedi Mount and of course Karl’s muse Baptiste Giabiconi.

VIDEO: “Shopping Fever” By Karl Lagerfeld

McArthur Joseph — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:05:39 +0000

Karl Lagerfeld has a new short movie for Chanel, and I must say that I am in love with it. The short features the Fall Winter 2010/2011 Pre-Collection and stars models Dree Hemingway, Abbey Lee, and Baptiste Giabiconi. It is humorous yet exquisite. Keep reading for the video…

COVER: Abbey Lee Kershaw for Vogue Nippon August 2010

Saynt — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:26:11 +0000

I think this dress looks ridiculous, way too “Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Mail Order Bride” for me. Love the hair though, so 70′s business woman, so chic. What do you think indies? Cover Worthy or Classified Ad Reject?

Credit: http://www.vogue.co.jp/

BEHIND THE SCENES: Shrink to Fit for Vogue Italia by Steven Meisel

Rebecca Alexander — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:31:24 +0000

VIDEO: http://www.theyenvy.us/video/behind-the-scenes-shrink-to

Watch Angela Lindvall, Freja Beha Erichsen, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Amber Valletta, Lara Stone, Joan Smalls, and Giedre Dukauskaite pose for the Shrink to Fit editorial.

LINK LOVE: Modelinia

SPREAD: ‘Born to Privilege’ For Vogue Nippon July 2010

Annabelle Cheesecake, Parisian Princess — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:20:47 +0000

Aussie model Abbey Lee Kershaw reminds me of Jane Birkin in the 70′s. The spread ‘Born to Privilege‘ features some amazing outfits for the current issue of Nippon Vogue. Gallery after the jump…

Entire gallery on Envy

LINK LOVE: Fashion Gone Rogue

She’s A Rainbow / Vixen Magazine + Elias Wessel

The Fashion Web — Tue, 18 May 2010 21:16:54 +0000

Could minimalism be on its way out? We’ve been seeing more and more colour-filled editorials in recent months and it’s extremely refreshing — the sole reason I was really giddy when Elias Wessel sent this preview over. Lydia Hearst manages to shine through a tornado of colours and plant life in a series of arresting imagery for Vixen Magazine. I can’t help but think of Troyt Coburn’s Flora Plan for Vogue Australia and that amazing Abbey Lee Flora video.

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LINK LOVE:She’s A Rainbow / Vixen Magazine + Elias Wessel

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SPREAD: “Shrink to Fit” Vogue Italia April 2010

Kirby Marzec — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:23:45 +0000

Should we be surprised that the fashion industry’s top models look stunning, even with their hair greased, knotted, matted and tangled? Photographed by Steven Meisel, models Amber Valletta, Freja Beha Erichsen, Lara Stone, Monika Jagaciak, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Angela Lindvall, Joan Smalls, Giedre Dukauskaite and Gwen Loos look stunning in Voge Italia’s April 2010 issue.

See full gallery on Envy!

LINK LOVE: Rackk and Ruin

LINK: Photos: Karl Lagerfeld Shooting the Chanel Campaign From a Crane Lift

The Fashion Web — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:06:29 +0000

LINK: Photos: Karl Lagerfeld Shooting the Chanel Campaign From a Crane Lift

Add Your Own Stories on ENVY The Fashion Network

SPREAD: Defragmentation of Beauty for 25 Magazine [video]

Saynt — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:06:41 +0000

25 Magazine gives a behind the scenes peak at the creation of their latest spread “Defragmentation of Beauty” featuring Anja Rubik, Karlie Kloss, Constance Jablonski, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Shu Pei, Alana Zimmer, Maryna Linchuk, Valeria Kelava, and Karmen Pedaru. The spread takes us through an artistic redesign of each of the models signature stares.

Styled by Barbara Martelo
Photographed by Marcin Tyszka

QUOTE: Abbey Lee Kershaw on Her Orgy Shoot with Terry Richardson

Rebecca Alexander — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:35:39 +0000

“Terry doesn’t force girls to do anything they don’t want to. He puts you in a G-string in a pile of mud because you want to do it. You touch yourself because you want to. For me, that shoot was the truth about how things were between us both, and I felt good doing it. I’m not ashamed of it — why should I be?”

COVER: Abbey Lee Kershaw for Vogue Russia March 2010

Rebecca Alexander — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:13:29 +0000

Runway model turned editorial model Abbey Lee Kershaw takes on another Vogue, shot by famed photog Josh Olins.

LINK LOVE: Design Scene

Victoria’s Secret Models Take Over Prada

Rebecca Alexander — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:01:28 +0000

Not only did models Samantha Gradoville, Joan Smalls, Lindsay Wixson, Lara Stone, and Abbey Lee walk for Prada, so did a few VS models including Miranda Kerr, Alessandra Ambrosio and Doutzen Kroes.

LINK LOVE: Modelinia

SNAPSHOT: Abbey Lee Kershaw Walks Diesel Black Gold Fall 2010

FashionIndie — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:00:22 +0000

Diesel loves boobs and Abbey Lee Kershaw has boobs, making this the perfect combo!

LINK LOVE: Fleshbot

NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 16: A model walks the runway at the Diesel Black Gold Fall 2010 Fashion Show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on February 16, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Fernanda Calfat/Getty Images for IMG)

SPREAD: Abbey Lee Kershaw and Her Crotch Rocket for Pop Magazine

Saynt — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:41:59 +0000

Chicks on bikes. Is there anything greater?

In this video, Abbey Lee Kershaw sexes it up in slow-mo on a very sexy crotch rocket. Everything about this screams sex, but something about Abbey’s childlike glances makes me feel a visit from Chris Henson is in order for anyone who watches this video.

Expect to see more of Abbey’s motor talents in the upcoming issue of Pop Magazine.

COVERGIRLS: Pop, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle March 2010

Rebecca Alexander — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:04:36 +0000

I love magazine covers, especially ones featuring my favorite model crush Abbey Lee Kershaw, who was shot by Richard Prince for Pop Magazine. Harper’s Bazaar Turkey gave Carmen Kass the cover, Tatler was focused on Amber Le Bon and Elle magazine gave us the very lovely Keira Knightley.

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SPREAD: February 2010 Issue of Numéro

Randi Danielle — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:15:02 +0000

Photography: Greg Kadel

Model: Abbey Lee Kershaw

SPREAD: Victoria’s Secret Girls for GQ Germany

Rebecca Alexander — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:09:01 +0000

Miranda Kerr lands the cover, while the other Vicky’s Secret girls look naughty and nice inside.

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Models include: Alessandra Ambrosio, Izabel Goulart, Doutzen Kroes, Erin Heatherton, Lily Aldridge, Shannan Click, Marina Linchuk, Candice Swanepoel, Selita Ebanks, Rosie Huntington Whitely, Caroline Trentini, Elise Taylor, Behati Prinsloo, and Abbey Lee Kershaw.

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COVER: Abbey Lee Kershaw for Numero Dec 09

Rebecca Alexander — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:14:31 +0000

The December cover of Numero stars Abbey Lee Kershaw as shot by Miguel Reveriego.

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SPREAD: “Lunaire” Numéro France December 2009

Kirby Marzec — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:59:46 +0000

Metallics are trendy makeup colors as of late, and here to confirm that trend is Liz Collins and her most recent beauty spread for Numéro France. Featuring the flawless face of Abbey Lee Kershaw, I’m ready to give the metallic makeup and slicked-back hair style a whirl!

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SPREAD: Abbey Lee Kershaw for Vogue Italia

Rebecca Alexander — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:54:23 +0000

A bit of nudity in this spread for Vogue Italy, starring fave model Abbey Lee Kershaw.

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SPREAD: ‘Making Waves’ by Patrick Demarchelier for Allure Magazine Oct 09

FashionIndie — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:25:08 +0000

“My dog, Puffy. The dog is the perfect portrait subject. He doesn’t pose. He isn’t aware of the camera.” -Patrick Demarchelier’s answer to the question “Your favorite portrait?” asked by Time Magazine for “10 Questions For Patrick Demarchelier

Cameron Russell, Du Juan, Lakshmi Menon, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Bianca Balti and Constance Jablonski are the 6 stars of a beauty editorial titled “Making Waves” in Allure Magazine’s October 09 issue. Shot by legendary photography phenom Patrick Demarchelier, the photos are FIERCE. The hairstyles (the real stars of the editorial) and makeup are reminiscent of the 80s. One of the beauties sporting loose curls reminds me of the “The Breck Girl” while another has Jessica Rabbit-esque waves. The makeup is bold and bright, just how I like it. Overall a fabulous spread…

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SPREAD UM: “Sweet Child Of Mine” Vogue Nippon August 2009

Kirby Marzec — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:41:47 +0000

Photographer: Terry Richardson

Model: Abbey Lee Kershaw

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SPREAD UM: ‘NEO-Romantic’ Vogue Italia June 2009

Rebecca Alexander — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:01:22 +0000

Vogue Italia June 09
Shot by: Emma Summerton
Models: Imogen Morris Clarke & Abbey-Lee Kershaw

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SPREAD UM: “NEO-Romantic” Vogue Italia June 2009

Kirby Marzec — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:45:59 +0000

Photographer: Emma Summerton

Models: Imogen Morris Clarke and Abbey-Lee Kershaw

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FASHION PORN: Abbey Lee Kershaw By Karim Sadli For Dazed & Confused June ’09

Hillary Frazier — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:25:50 +0000

Abbey Lee Kershaw looks like she’s 12, so I’m not quite sure how this spread is legal, but either way, she’s gorgeous.

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GALLERY: FASHION PORN: Abbey Lee Kershaw By Karim Sadli

SPREAD UM: Karmen & Abbey Lee in “Deception” for Numéro

Rebecca Alexander — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:57:56 +0000

Mariano Vivanco creates an edgy and intriguing story, appropriately titled ‘Deception,’ with Numéro Korea May’s two cover stars, Abbey Lee Kershaw and Karmen Pedaru. The editorial features the girls in many compromising positions…

GALLERY: Abbey Lee and Karmen for Numero

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MAG HAG: Karmen Pedaru & Abbey Lee Kershaw for Numéro Korea May 2009

Rebecca Alexander — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:30:31 +0000

Models Karmen Pedaru & Abbey Lee Kershaw pose on the cover of Numéro Korea wearing matching metallic raincoats. Love the purple lip color with the purple coat!

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Abbey Lee Kershaw. Kind of Like a Horse.

Saynt — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:22:00 +0000

Abbey Lee has been put to rest this season. Seems like her bum knee hasn’t gotten any better. So she skipped out of NY and now she’s out of Milan and Paris. It’s so horse like, no? Wonder if they’ll shoot her now that she can’t walk [Frockwriter]