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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

MUSE OF THE WORLD: Macy’s to Be Quarantined Over Bieber Fever…Naomi Does the Time Warp…Marc Jacobs’ Legal Woes Over Workplace Hoes

Lester Brathwaite — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:01:24 +0000

- Hide your genitals and cover your ears, Bieber Fever is coming to midtown. [Fashionista]

- Naomi Campbell is digging her coke spoon into a big ole pile of Studio 54 nostalgia with her just-announced denim line with 70s style staple, Fiorucci. [Styleite]

- Urban Outfitters‘ board is not only racist, but also in denial about it. Other objects of their incredulity: evolution, the Holocaust, homosexuality and quality fabrics. [The Cut]

- Supermodel Liya Kebede will be giving face for L’Oreal, her first gig as a major brand ambassador. [Fashionista]

- A teaser of Nicola Formichetti‘s homoerotic film for Mugler Mens debuted today and I’m already on board. [Hint]

- The disgruntled and dismissed Marc Jacobs employee who’s suing his former employers over the alleged sexually-charged atmosphere, Patrice Lataillade, is being sued by Marc for more or less embezzling money and inflating the company’s profits. Both sides says the other is lying/deflecting/hamming it up but no one’s paying attention to poor Helena Bonham Carter who apparently lost her shit while all of this was going on. [Styleite]

FASHION SCRAMBLE: Gaga’s Album Cover Was Born This Day + Amazing Grace and Her 70th B-Day Blast + Beyonce’s McQueen Moment

Lester Brathwaite — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:15:38 +0000

- Lady Gaga tweeted the cover art for her highly-anticipated new album, Born This Way, out May 23rd. If the cover, credited to Nick Knight and the Haus of Gaga, is to believed, Gaga was “Born” half harlot and half Harley. [Twitter]

- Grace Coddington‘s 70th birthday was a who’s who of fashion royalty, with a guest list including Anna Wintour, Marc Jacobs, Naomi Campbell, Oscar de la Renta, Calvin Klein, Annie Leibovitz, Helmut Lang, André Leon Talley, Liya Kebede, Karen Elson, Stefano Pilati, Hamish Bowles, Karlie Kloss, Nicolas Ghesquière, Bruce Weber, Patrick Demarchelier, Vera Wang, Edward Enninful, Riccardo Tisci, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez from Proenza Schouler and Laura and Kate Mulleavy from Rodarte. Twas clearly a magical night, as evidenced by this photo of Anna having what appears to be…a good time:

There but for the Grace of Coddington go I. [Styleite]

- Another image has “leaked” from Beyoncé‘s video shoot — either B has awful security or we’re just the pawns in her little chess game of pop supremacy…either way I couldn’t care less because she’s wearing Alexander McQueen. [Red Carpet Fashion Awards]

Turning Classic Movies Presents: When Model Turns Actress

Lester Brathwaite — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:47:21 +0000

Liya Kebede is the latest in a long line of catwalkers to add the foreboding hyphenate “actress” to her title. But unlike so many models before her, she has taken a quieter route towards the big screen. Desert Flower, opening this Friday exclusively at New York’s Angelika and in Los Angeles, is based on the story of Waris Dirie, a victim of female circumcision who was sold into marriage before becoming a model in the late-80s. Heady stuff. Kebede could become a legitimate actress (and thus earn the title, “former model” like Charlize Theron and Uma Thurman), but what about the other model-actresses who have left their own memorable impressions on cinema?

Cool As Ice [1991] Starring Naomi Campbell as “Singer at First Club

Tagline: “When a girl has a heart of stone, there’s only one way to melt it. Just add Ice.” [Seriously.]

Before 8 Mile, there was another biopic about a white rapper trying to make his way out of…the ghetto (?). And lucky us, not only were we treated to Naomi’s acting, but her vocal chops as well on the film’s classic composition…wait for it…“Cool as Ice”. Robert Van Winkle’s music and film career fizzled shortly after this cinematic exercise in ego-stroking though Naomi has continued to make the occasional cameo when not dodging a subpoena.

Fair Game [1995] Starring Cindy Crawford as Kate McQuean

Tagline: “He’s a cop on the edge. She’s a woman with a dangerous secret. And now they’re both…

Cindy stars as a civil law attorney who seeks the aid of the forgotten Baldwin — poor Billy – a cop who vows to protect her from some renegade KGB team out to exterminate her. The film proved a huge hit…at the 1996 Razzie Awards where it was nominated for Worst Actress, Worst New Star (both honors for Cindy) and Worst Screen Couple. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you look at it) that year Showgirls swept nearly every category. Liz Berkley has never been the same.

Conan the Destroyer [1984] Starring Grace Jones as Zula

Tagline: “The most powerful legend of all is back in a new adventure.”

A childhood favorite of mine…before I knew that my fondness for Arnold Schwarzenegger in a fur loincloth was anything out of the ordinary, the sequel to Conan the Barbarian features the always terrifying Grace Jones as a scantily clad warrior princess. Apparently Grace’s enthusiasm was a little too much for poor ole muscle-bound Arnold, who complained Jones was “too tough” during filming. Grow a pair, Schwarzenegger…or just borrow Grace’s.

The Fifth Element [1997] Starring Milla Jovovich as Leeloo

Tagline: “There is no future without it.”

Jovovich has starred in over 30 films — half of them from the Resident Evil franchise — but her best role to date is still in Luc Besson‘s modern sci-fi classic. As the titular element, Milla yells and grunts and generally kicks ass throughout the entire film and she hasn’t laid down her action hero mantle since. Although the most acting she’s done since then has taken place in L’Oreal commercials.

Taxi [2004] Starring Gisele as Vanessa

Tagline: “Take a Ride on the Wild Side.”

Hmm, when your script requires a quartet of sexy Brazilian bank robbers, why not enlist the world’s foremost sexy Brazilian? Gisele tackled the challenging role of the gang’s “cold” and “calculating” leader in her film debut, but with only one other film under her tiny, couture belt (she has a cameo in Devil Wears Prada), it doesn’t look like she’ll be rendered in celluloid any time soon.

Finally! Video of Tom Ford’s SS 2011 Women’s Collection

Lester Brathwaite — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 21:07:46 +0000

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!

The clothes are classic Tom Ford: a glittery mix of sophisticated sex appeal and high-voltage glamor. But who can look at the clothes when the women modeling them are just as stunning?

Julianne Moore, Natalia Vodianova, Carolyn Murphy, Lauren Hutton, Karlie Kloss, Chanel Iman, Daphne Guinness, Rinko Kikuchi, Lakshmi Menon, Daria Werbowy, Rita Wilson, Stella Tennant, Lou Doillon, Amber Valletta, Liya Kebede, Du Juan, Anja Rubik, Abby Lee Kershaw, Edita Vilkeviciute, Joan Smalls, Liu Wen, Freja Beha Erichsen, Julia Reston-Roitfeld, Jac Jagaciak, and the Queen of World, Beyoncé all stomped and vamped their way down the runway, flanked by the Anna Wintours of the world to the tune of fellow hoofer Karen Elson‘s “Pretty Babies.”

Needless to say, it requires multiple viewings.

Kate Moss Named The Best Dressed Woman of the Decade

Lester Brathwaite — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:23:58 +0000

The oughties were quite a decade for Kate Moss, full of coked-up highs and coked-up lows, but through it all she looked impeccable. And it is that resilience and relentless style that led Vogue to crown her the “Best Dressed of the Decade”.

Let’s take a look, shall we, at some of the Super’s greatest hits:

Going Grecian with Stella McCartney in Stella McCartney

Bombshell in Balmain

Letting the fur fly

A sequined jumpsuit and a fur, also known as my “around the house look”

Call her mellow yellow

Lamé and loving it in Marc Jacobs with Marc Jacobs

The rest of Vogue‘s list reads like a who’s who of couture:

The Bombshell: Blake Lively

Screen Siren: Marion Cotillard

The Independent: Michelle Obama

American Beauty: Jessica Biel (I don’t really get this one since she’s not really known for wearing clothes)

Street Cool: Alexa Chung

Haute Bohemian: Sarah Jessica Parker

Conscious Chic: Liya Kebede

Free Spirit: Carey Mulligan

New Classicist: Shala Monroque (the Editor-in-Chief of Pop…I had to look her up too)

The Visionary: Lady Gaga

What do you think of Vogue‘s list? I would say it’s pretty accurate, though I wouldn’t mind swapping out Jessica Biel for Freida Pinto or maybe Zoe Saldana.

LINK LOVE: The Daily Mail

SPREAD: ‘Push it Real Good’ for V Magazine Issue #64

Rebecca Alexander — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:38:02 +0000

Inspired by the famed hip-hop girl group Salt-n-Pepa, this 10-page fashion spread showcases the style that helped propel the female act to fame in the 80’s and 90’s. V64 does not hit newsstands until March.

Photographer: Josh Olins

Styling: Clare Richardson

Models: Lily Donaldson and Liya Kebede

Gallery here

SPREAD: Vogue Italia January 2010 Runway

Randi Danielle — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:15:59 +0000

Photography: Steven Meisel

Styling: Lori Goldstein

Models: Agyness Deyn, Alla Kostromicheva, Aminata Niaria, Anna De Rijk, Anna Selezneva, Constance Jablonski, Daria Strokus, Freja Beha Erichsen, Frida Gustavsson, Gwen Loos, Hanne Gaby, Irina Kulikova, Iris Strubegger, Isabeli Fontana, Iselin Steiro, Monika Jagaciack, Jamie Bochert, Kamila Filipcikova, Karen Elson, Karlie Kloss, Kasia Struss, Kendra Spears, Lara Stone, Lily Donaldson, Liya Kebede, Magdalena Frackowiak, Mirte Maas, Natasha Poly, Patricia van der Vliet, Ranya Mordanova, Rianne ten Haken, Rose Cordero, Sasha Pivovarova, Sessilee Lopez, Sigrid Agren, Siri Tollerod, Snejana Onopka and Viktoriya Sasonkina

SPREAD: Liya Kebede for Elle Italia January 2010

Rebecca Alexander — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:19:31 +0000

Love love love this spread! Not only because I’m obsessed with Afros, but I love the colors and mood of the images!

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FIRST LOOK: Liya Kebede And Chloe Sevigny For Proenza Schouler’s Cruise 2010 Film

Hillary Frazier — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:21:41 +0000

A few stills from a film for Proenza Schouler’s Cruise 2010, to be shown by Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez on June 18th in Florence for the Pitti W pre-collection.

SOURCE: Fashionologie

More Muse Models At The Met

Kirby Marzec — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:57:31 +0000

Monday night’s feature presentation might have been the photographs in the Model as Muse exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but coming in close second were the muse models themselves. I’ve run into a few of these bread winners on the street, but I must admit, nothing would be more intimidating than being towered over by a glamorous, naturally gorgeous and fashionable beanpole.

I have few qualms here. Anja Rubik showed some major leg. Daria Werbowy braved the infamous Balmain shoulders. Erin Wasson rocked the androgynous look. Sasha Pivovarova went simple on the dress and crazy on the feathers. But Natalia Vodianova…she looked like an innocent Princess Peach. This is the Met Gala, not a Super Mario convention.

Thanks Who, What, Wear Daily!

MAG HAG: Vogue, May 2009

Andy Wass — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:50:18 +0000

The May 2009 issue of Vogue is the Steven Meisel-shot “Model Issue,” and features a pull-out cover with “The Faces of the Moment.” (Is it just me, or is Natalia Vodianova having the longest moment ever?!)

It’s great, of course, to see models on a US cover (especially since not one of them is American!) but so many of these names are established already.

The cover features Liya Kebede, Natalia Vodianova, Anna Jagodzinska, Isabeli Fontana, Lara Stone, Jourdan Dunn, Raquel Zimmermann, Caroline Trentini and Natasha Poly.

GALLERY: Vogue May 2009.

Spread Um: Liya Kebede Shot by Daniel Jackson for Vogue Nippon, February 2009

Amanda Gabriele — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:59:40 +0000

Liya Kebede looks like an African queen in these gorgeous pictures shot by Daniel Jackson for the February issue of Vogue Nippon. I’m in love with the crazy, high-necked cat suit with the gold cuffs. Totally wish I could pull it off walking around the neighborhood.

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