Estée Lauder Gets a New Muse
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Estée Lauder has signed supermodel-on-the-rise Arizona Muse as its newest face, joining fellow professional beauties Hilary Rhoda, Liu Wen and Joan Smalls.
ADDICT / February 6 2012 8:00 AM
Watch Sofia Coppola’s Romantic Short Film for Marni at H&M
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
H&M, in a constant stepping-up of their game, tapped Oscar-winner and noted style icon Sofia Coppola to direct the commercial for its newest diffusion line with Marni. Starring model/actress Imogen Poots and set in Marrakesh, Morocco to the dulcet, dreamlike tones of Roxy Music‘s “Avalon,” the clip could easily be a fashionable relic from the 70s. See if you can spot top model Liu Wen after the jump (hint: she’s the Asian chick)!
MODEL LUST / November 6 2011 12:00 PM
50 of Our Favorite Foreign Models
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
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.
BEAUTY / October 28 2011 6:17 PM
Model Beauty Secrets Hot Off The Runway
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
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.
INDIE NEWSROOM: Well Someone’s Not Getting Another Vogue Cover (Thankfully)…Vogue Italia’s Couture Supplement Cover…The Ins & Outs and Ups & Downs of Catwalking
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
- Anna Wintour may finally, much like the rest of the world, be over Sienna Miller. Thanks to some car trouble, Sienna was a half an hour late to buddy Matthew Williamson’s fashion show. The designer foolishly kindly held the show for her, much to the chagrin of the Bobbed One who was seconds away from storming out and burning down the designer’s entire spring line. [Metro UK]
ADDICT / August 3 2011 6:43 AM
Lane Crawford’s China Syndrome
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Five of China’s top models, Fei Fei Sun, Liu Wen, Ming Xi, Shu Pei and Xiao Wen Ju, were photographed by prolific duo Mert and Marcus for Lane Crawford‘s fall campaign.
FASHION / April 15 2011 6:13 AM
FASHION SCRAMBLE: Galliano Axed from Galliano + Dolce Will Tumblr for Ya + J. Lo’s a Beauty
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
- A little less than two months after getting the sack from Christian Dior, John Galliano has officially been kicked out of the house that bears his name. Dior, which owns 91 percent of the Galliano label, has received interest from potential buyers, though with or without its namesake designer, the fashion show must go on; a pre-spring collection is reportedly being strung together. [WWD]
FASHION / January 3 2011 4:07 PM
Finally! Video of Tom Ford’s SS 2011 Women’s Collection
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Tom Ford‘s Spring/Summer 2011 Women’s Collection was the most exclusive and buzzed about show last Fashion Week and now we can see what all the hubbub was about. Video after the JUMP!
SPREAD'EM / December 29 2010 11:00 AM
Liu Wen is Covered in Exotic Frills for Vogue Spain
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
Liu Wen looks like the most fabulous nomad in the whole universe in the January issue of Vogue Spain shot by Thomas Schenk.
SPREAD'EM / July 13 2010 3:16 PM
Dazed and Confucius
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Ethereal goddess Liu Wen uses all 35 lbs of her lithe frame to give this spread in Chinese Vogue. It’s like she’s in the middle of a bewildering hurricane, when in reality, a light breeze probably swept through the set.