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David Beckham’s ELLE UK Cover, Burn! Birkin Burn! and Lindsay Lohan’s Tan-troversy

Lester Brathwaite — Tue, 29 May 2012 21:07:04 +0000

- Monday’s CFDA Awards will feature presenters including Jessica Chastain and Mad Men‘s Jessica Paré – aka Megan Fucking Draper. [The Cut]

- David Beckham covers the July issue of ELLE UK just in time to shove the Olympics down your throat. [Telegraph]

- Axel Dumas will take over as CEO of Hermès when current CEO Patrick Thomas steps down next year. [WWD, sub req'd]

- Tanning Vegas, a mobile airbrush tanning company, is suing Lindsay Lohan for skipping out on the bill for two years of tanning — to the tune of $40k. But honestly, Tanning Vegas should’ve known better than to do business with a convicted felon. [Huff Po]

- Occasional actress Milla Jovovich is going back to her first love — the music — with the single “Electric Sky.” [Fashionologie]

- Francesca Eastwood, daughter of Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood, burned a $100,000 Birkin bag with her photographer boyfriend Tyler Shields, thus putting thousands of fairy tears and unicorn horns to waste. [Huff Po]

- Calvin Klein‘s newly sober boy-toy Nick Gruber let everyone know that he’s finally out of rehab via the poor man’s press release, i.e. Facebook. [Styleite]

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.

Go Behind the Scenes of the 2012 Pirelli Calendar

Lester Brathwaite — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:42:17 +0000

As you may have heard, the 2012 Pirelli Calendar came out this week and while Mario Sorrenti captured some beautiful images of Kate Moss, Lara Stone, Natasha Poly, Joan Smalls, Saskia de Brauw, Milla Jovovich, Isabeli Fontana and the other lovely ladies, this video puts the shoot in motion. Take a glimpse into the making of the calendar in Corsica and then consider a career in photography…particularly if you’re a heterosexual male. And I know there are at least three of your reading this.

Peak into the 2012 Pirelli Calendar by Mario Sorrenti

Lester Brathwaite — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:38:20 +0000

Over in the no-man’s land known as The Armory on the far east side of Manhattan, media from around the world gathered for the official launch of the 2012 Pirelli Calendar. Photographer Mario Sorrenti and models Natasha Poly, Joan Smalls, Isabeli Fontana and actress Rinko Kikuchi were also on hand to fête the 39th edition of the portfolio.

Sorrenti is actually the first Italian to photograph the Pirelli Calendar, whose past lensmen have included Herb Ritts (1994, 1999), Richard Avedon (1995, 1997), Bruce Weber (1998, 2003), Annie Leibovitz (2000), Mario Testino (2001), Peter Lindbergh (1996, 2002), Patrick Demarchelier (2005, 2008), Mert and Marcus (2006), Inez and Vinoodh (2007), Terry Richardson (2010) and last year, Karl Lagerfeld.

For the shoot in Corsica, Sorrenti chose mostly women with whom he had previously worked, including supermodel among supermodels Kate Moss, whom the photographer has known for some 20 years — the two worked together on the iconic Calvin Klein “Obsession” campaign when Sorrenti was just 21 and Moss was practically still in diapers. In the “Making of ” short film that preceded a Q&A with Sorrenti, he remarked that he “couldn’t do this without her.”

Check out all 25 images from the 2012 Pirelli Calendar, featuring Saskia de Brauw, Edita Vilkeviciute, Margareth Madè, Lara Stone, Guinevere Van Seenus, Malgosia Bela, Milla Jovovich, Fontana, Smalls,Poly and Moss.

Dazed & Confused’s Sweet 16: The Rest of Rankin’s Twenty 20th Anniversary Covers

Lester Brathwaite — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:00:55 +0000

Dazed & Confused continues to blow out the candles on its 20th birthday, revealing the 16 other covers by Dazed co-founder Rankin. Tilda Swinton, Michael Stipe, Kelis, Gael García Bernal, Cillian Murphy, Damien Hirst and Björk are just a handful of celebrities and artists that were moodily-lit and lensed by the mag. Meanwhile, Milla Jovovich reminds us all that before beating up zombies and banging Bruce Willis – same thing really – she was actually a model. And by the looks of her Dazed cover, a damn good one.

Photos: Models.com / Click here for the first 4 covers!

Sexiest Scandalous Halloween Costumes

Jessica Lapidos — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:32:21 +0000

It’s old hat that All Hallow’s Eve is the night where boys dress like girls and girls dress like sluts. On Halloween, you get to bring the freak out of the bed and onto the street – leave the lady home. You can literally be sexy anything: sexy nurse, sexy firefighter, sexy cat, sexy schoolteacher. You get the idea. Here are some more sexed up costumes to spark your frisky imagination.

Tassel whip the 'ho down.

Bet you thought you couldn't taint little Nemo. Wrong, sir. Attach the clownfish bustier to a barely there tutu, and just keep swimming.

Hark back to the 90's future sci-fi flick Fifth Element, and tape yourself up like Milla Jovovich's Leeloo.

This sailor is ready for some seamen.

Eat this.

Cut and glitter your own starfish, stick them on well, and go swim in search of your merman. MERMAN!

This DIY piece of work is a line that is not to be crossed. But should you choose to cross it, get caution tape AND double stick tape.

You da bomb squad!

The party in the back takes this particular costume to another level of costume, but keep with the short grass skirt for a Halloween-worthy luau.

Red lamé and sequin lingerie add the devil to the horns.

Kick the crap out of everyone at the party, in tiny shiny skivvies and a silk robe.

Accio beer!

INDIE NEWSROOM: Kate Brings Out the Girls for Pirelli…Take a Look Through the Karleidoscope…Garage Mag Starting Off in the Garbage

Lester Brathwaite — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:15:47 +0000

- The first images from the 2012 Pirelli calendar — shot for the first time by a native Italian photog in Mario Sorrenti — feature Kate Moss, Rinko Kikuchi and Milla Jovovich in various states of undress. Other ladies stripping down for Sorrenti’s lens include that goddamn skank Isabeli Fontana, Saskia de Brauw and the perpetually naked Lara Stone. [Grazia]

- Naomi Campbell‘s BFF (thank you), Nelson Mandela is following in her graceful, catwalk strides by starting his own fashion line called 46664, his prison number from those 27 years he was incarcerated. [Styleite]

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.

Milla Jovovich GQ Germany September 2010

The Fashion Web — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:00:04 +0000

SOURCE:Milla Jovovich GQ Germany September 2010

Magazine: GQ Germany Issue: September 2010
Model/Star: Milla Jovovich Photographer: Ellen von Unwerth

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Milla Jovovich's Comic-Con Caftan: Hit Or Miss? (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Fashion Web — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:41:37 +0000

Model and actress Milla Jovovich attended the “Resident Evil: Afterlife” panel discussion during Comic-Con 2010 on Saturday wearing a striped caftan with an interesting shape: a knot at the waist leading to a generous slit and revealing a skirt underlay. While we love Milla, we think her look might be a little too leggy. Check it out and scroll down to tell us what you think.

What do you think?

LINK LOVE:Milla Jovovich's Comic-Con Caftan: Hit Or Miss? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Celebrities at Chanel Haute Couture

The Fashion Web — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:42:57 +0000

Milla Jovovich

Anna Wintour

Blake Lively

Clemence Poesy

Leighton Meester

Jessica Alba

Natalia Vodianova

source.

LINK LOVE:Celebrities at Chanel Haute Couture

Milla Jovovich Proves There Is A Life After Modeling. An Afterlife.

Saynt — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:47:32 +0000

Milla is back proving once again that models can act. Even if it requires a ton of CGI zombies and 3D… We’ve got the exclusive first look at the latest chapter in the Resident Evil series and it looks about as good to eat as human brains…mmmmm. braaaaaaains…..

COVERGIRL: Milla Jovovich for Lucky Magazine July 2010 [@LuckyMagazine]

Rebecca Alexander — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:32:55 +0000

Milla’s first cover of Lucky was back in 2004, and boy has she changed. Click through for quotes from the interview…

On some past looks: “When I think back, I’ve pulled off some pretty funny looks…when I was 25 thinking I was the coolest person in the world…but no regrets”

On finding unexpected heirlooms: “I tend to find little things at stores like Zara that I’m going to wear in the moment, and forget about, and then find again.”

For all of Milla’s picks, click here.

The July issue of Lucky is on newsstands this week.

FIRST LOOK: Milla Jovovich for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin

Rebecca Alexander — Mon, 24 May 2010 17:15:21 +0000

JUST RELEASED, the key visual for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin featuring top model, Milla Jovovich. Campaign Shot by Miles Aldridge with designs by Philip Treacy. Get the look behind the lens with exclusive behind the scenes video from the shoot here.

SPREAD: Milla Jovovich for Harper’s Bazaar Singapore April 2010

Annabelle Cheesecake, Parisian Princess — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:26:23 +0000

Famous actress slash model Milla Jovovich is on the Harper’s Bazaar Singapore cover for the April 2010 issue. Loving the female robot theme.

All the gallery on Envy

LINK LOVE: FashionGoneRogue

COVERGIRL: Milla Jovovich for Harper’s Bazaar Singapore

Rebecca Alexander — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:52:41 +0000

Ukrainian supermodel, actress, and designer Milla Jovovich wears Burberry on the cover of next months Harper’s Bazaar Singapore.

Image via Serbia

BEHIND THE SCENES: Milla Jovovich for Ann Taylor

Rebecca Alexander — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:38:34 +0000

Milla Jovovich is the new face of Ann Taylor, here’s a behind the scenes look at her photo shoot, the eye behind the lens is fame photog Peter Lindbergh.
PHOTO CREDIT: WIRE IMAGE

Milla Jovovich Hired at Tommy Hilfiger

Rebecca Alexander — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:13:33 +0000

Milla Jovovich, actress turned model turned designer, has been hired by Tommy Hilfiger to design a bag due in stores in April.

LINK LOVE: Modelinia

STYLE: Milla Jovovich on her Wedding Day

Rebecca Alexander — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:42:36 +0000

Not the best pic (blame Dlisted) but I love Milla’s wedding dress (which she designed herself) along with her hair and headpiece.

SPREAD UM: Milla Jovovich for Maxim

Rebecca Alexander — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:51:03 +0000

Milla Jovovich poses for Maxim, and looks amazing doing so!!!

SPREAD-UM: Sasha and Milla for Vogue Italia July ’09 by Ellen von Unwerth

Monique Montagnese, Contributor — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:18:54 +0000

Sasha Pivovarova and Milla Jovovich team up for this Eastern Europe inspired editorial. Check the gallery for chunky knits, cloche hats, lacy lingerie and a classy beach picnic.

GALLERY: “Sasha and Milla” for Vogue Italia July ’09

SOURCE: The Fashion Spot

SPREAD UM: Chris Noth and Milla Jovovich for Harper’s Bazaar

Rebecca Alexander — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:17:29 +0000

Love Chris Noth, and Milla, great spread!

QUOTABLE: Lydia Hearst

Rebecca Alexander — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:05:37 +0000

“If there is anyone’s footsteps I could follow in, it would definitely be Milla Jovovich where she is still a high-powered fashion model and an extremely respected actress and of course a full-time mother and has a fashion line.”

Lydia Hearst to Fox News via Fashionista

VINTAGE FASHION PORN: Milla Jovovich

Rebecca Alexander — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:00:51 +0000

Ukrainian born (from the same city as me), Milla (which just happens to be my mama’s name), is never afraid to show skin, or make funny faces…

LINKAGE: eaturheartsout

OH SNAP: Chris Brenner and Milla Jovovich at the Bowery Hotel

Saynt — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:46:43 +0000

Olivier Zahm has some seriously cool friends. Oh lordy, what would happen if I and Milla shared a hotel room…

ORANGE MOCHA FRAPPUCCINOS!!!

LINKAGE: Chris Brenner and Milla Jovovich at the Bowery Hotel, New York….

MOMENT OF STYLE: Freida Pinto in Chanel

Rebecca Alexander — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:46:41 +0000

Freida Pinto wears Chanel to the Chanel Ready to Wear show at the Grand Palais in Paris on Tue. She sat front row with many other celebs including Kate Moss and bf Jamie Hince, Mario Testino, Claudia Schiffer, Lily Allen and Milla Jovovich.

LINKAGE: Just Jared

MOMENT OF STYLE: Milla Jovovich

Andy Wass — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:08:48 +0000

Milla Jovovich hit up the 3rd Fortune Forum Summit in London Tuesday night in a beautifully draped white Roberto Cavalli dress. The asymmetrical hairdo and makeup were picture perfect, and made Milla look at once classic and modern.

From Popsugar.

MOMENT OF STYLE: Milla Jovovich

Andy Wass — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:54:30 +0000

Is Milla Jovovich slowly making a comeback? She looked stunning Friday night in Hollywood at the Montblanc Signature for Good Charity Gala.

She combined the elegance of a shimmery long black dress with the flapper feel of a feathered headband.

Photo from Milla Jovovich Fans.

SPREAD UM: Milla Jovovich for Vogue Paris

Andy Wass — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:30:57 +0000

Milla Jovovich has been lying low since Jovovich-Hawke shut its pretty doors last summer.

But Milla returns to her fashion roots here (for the January 2009 issue of Vogue Paris) by doing a good old-fashioned editorial.

And I mean old-fashioned. The 80s-inspired spread is all about the weird-fit jeans and the structured jacket.

GALLERY: Milla Jovovich for Paris Vogue.

Milla Jovovich To Design Again

Andy Wass — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:30:54 +0000

During Paris Fashion Week, Milla Jovovich chatted with Fashion Week Daily about the end of her Jovovich-Hawke line earlier this year. While they saw nothing but success – their line for Target sold out – the actress/model/designer/mom revealed that she and Carmen Hawke got too far from designing and ended up as production managers instead.

Jovovich continued, “Now I’m here in Paris meeting with bigger houses about doing designing for them,” she revealed. “Unfortunately, Carmen’s not working with me anymore – she’s taking pictures – but I am definitely going to keep designing.”

Image from: Fashionista.

Mag Hag: French Vogue Sept

Rebecca Alexander — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:21:19 +0000

Raquel Zimmerman is the star of the Sept issue of Vogue French. Shot by fame photographer Ryan McGinely and obtained by Gold Digger, this spread leaves us with much to question.

First, why is she wearing crocs in a Vogue issue? NY Mag also pointed this out, and we agree…Where was Carine Roitfeld when this was shot? Cuz even Lady Wintour wouldn’t allow this..

Secondly, why does she look like Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil? With cave like backgrounds and zombie like expressions.

Lastly, Raquel is one of the most beautiful and stunning models on the runway, so why did the photographer make her look so coked out? She clearly is not the best for this type of spread. I understand that she is a model and must have some diversity, but she looks like Cory Kennedy, which is never a good thing.

Is Samsonite Swiping Ideas from Louis Vuitton Marketing Playbook?

Saynt — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:45:44 +0000

Is it just me or does the new Samsonite ad featuring Milla Jovovich and husband/luckiest man alive, Paul Anderson look eerily familiar to Louis Vuitton’s award winning Journeys campaign?

The fairly new series of ads feature some of Samsonite’s priciest items and unique celebrity choices on or preparing for a journey. What’s more surprising is that the ads run in the same magazines that feature Louis Vuitton’s, which means flippers might be getting a double dose of core values.

Samsonite’s tagline – “Life’s a Journey”.

Louis Vuitton’s – “Get ready for the journey”

A reason for the swipe of ideas might be coming from Samsonite’s new direction and CEO.

Samsonite has been venturing away from their original customer base lately, focusing more on pushing the luxury aspect of their luggage instead of its sturdiness and functionality, a selling point which was the focus of their former campaigns. A big part of this is due to the brands fairly recent hiring of CEO, Marcello Bottelli, an ex LVMH top executive. My guess is that Marcello brought along Louis Vuitton’s image focussed ad campaign with him.