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Kendall Jenner Models For Lucca Couture
Looks like Kendall Jenner is expanding her modeling portfolio, and has added Urban Outfitters carried line Lucca Couture:
With The Help Of Angels, Victoria’s Secret Launches INCREDIBLE Bra’s?
And Victoria’s Secret intense dominance in the lingerie sector of the market continues… They recently launched their INCREDIBLE collection of bra’s, and had VS models Chanel Iman, Candice Swanepoel and Erin Heatherton hit up the SoHo location to celebrate the launch of the new location:
Wearing next to nothing, the Angels showed off the new collection. What separates this collection from the other 2,945,395 Victoria’s Secret bra collections, you ask? Well, according to Vicky-Don’t-Tell-Nobody, it is the most comfortable bra ever. EVER. And there’s only one word for it- INCREDIBLE:
The ultimate bra experience. A smoothing, slimming, body-transforming shape, with cushioned underwire for no digging, binding or pinching. Self-adjusting straps and band for a perfect fit and full support shaping. Supersoft fabric that’s virtually seamless under clothes.
Generation NeXt: Ajak
Posted by Tara Decoda on Jul 15, 2010 in Generation NeXt, Models
FM has been continuously bringing you some of fashion’s brightest stars of tomorrow via this feature (“Generation NeXt”) and for today, we’re bringing you newcomer Ajak:
The Sudanese born 20-year-old has been compared to Alek Wek- who she cites as her idol- by designers and magazines alike. Signing with Chic Management in Australia in 2009, she began modeling locally until IMG picked her up in New York and instantly goes to work. She quickly became a face of iconic brand, Benetton, and went on to walk for Reed Krakoff, Naeem Khan, Isaac Mizrahi, Rachel Roy, and Marc by Marc Jacobs shows in New York. She really hit the fashion totem pole jackpot when she walked for Maison Martin Margiela, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, Lanvin, and Chloé shows in Paris for their Fall 2010 collections. She has come a long way from her days of being a refugee that had to uproot and move to northern Kenya from her hometown, and FM believes we haven’t even seen her very best yet. But check out a few of her best so far:
Naomi Campbell Gets Sexy At A Gas Station
Naomi Campbell is really the Jay-Z of the modeling world. In her 40’s, outlived and outshine the youngin’s, and still going after years in the game while everyone they came up with fell off, you see why I say that now? She was recently spotted at a Mobil gas station in the Meatpacking District doing a photo shoot:
Joan Smalls Does Gucci’s Pre-Fall 2010 Ad Campaign, First Black To Do It?
As soon as I saw the new pictures of Gucci’s Pre-Fall 2010 ad campaign with Joan Smalls and Raquel Zimmerman, I immediately flashed back to last year when I was working on a documentary about the fashion industry and black models. During the research for the documentary, I was looking about Gucci’s use of black models in their ad campaigns, and saw none. As far back as Spring/Summer 2005, they have used no Black models. I mean, they may give them a shot on the runway, but I have yet to see a black model in their ad campaigns.
I mean, I may be pushing it to say Joan Smalls is the first to land a Gucci ad campaign (and no, Rihanna doesn’t count. She was a celebrity endorser, not a model), but I even as I look through there past campaigns, nothing. Don’t believe me? Then take a look:
Fall 2000:
Spring 2005:
Spring 2006:
Fall 2006: Read more…
Miranda Kerr Wants You To Treasue Yourself
It seems like industries are getting more (or is it less?) creative when it comes to celebrity products. First it was the celebrity clothing line, then it was the celebrity fragrance, now its the celebrity book?
Don’t get me wrong, celebrities have been writing books and “how-to-be-like-me” guides for forever, but models, who are notoriously for being a few sandwiches short of a picnic, are getting in on the action too (Tyra Banks recently announced she will be writing a fantasy model trilogy). Miranda Kerr has let known to the world that she is writing a book titled Treasure Yourself which will encourage young women to “embrace their individuality.” Here’s what she had to say about her decision to pen the self-help guide:
“You may think it’s easy for me to say, but we all have insecurities. It’s important, as women, to get past all of that and let our talents shine.”
Well, can’t knock the hustle. I guess Miranda will be on Forbes’ “Top Earning Models” list again next year!
Generation NeXt: Lais Ribeiro
Posted by Tara Decoda on May 8, 2010 in Generation NeXt, Models
19-year-old Brazilian bombshell, Lais Ribieiro, has to be the “prettiest” model I’ve seen in a while. Pretty, not typically a word used in the fashion world. A world where its visual success strive on awkwardness and unrealistic portrayals of girls. But yes, Lais Ribeiro is pretty, relatable, and could possibly be your next door neighbor that you can’t seem to wrap your finger around why you’re so jealous of her:
Although she started her modeling career just last year modeling locally in her hometown of Brazil, Lais quickly snagged a Brazilian ELLE editorial then went on to sign with Women Management in NYC. She made her big debut at the Rag & Bone show in New York, and quickly snatched up runway credits from the impressive and prestigious likes of Read more…
Generation NeXt: Shelby Coleman
Posted by Tara Decoda on Apr 5, 2010 in Generation NeXt, Models
This 18-year-old model has been moving and shaking (or should I say strutting) in the fashion industry ever since she was discovered in her hometown of Chicago three short years ago by Ford Models, at just 15:
Soon after signing with Ford Models, Shelby Coleman was discovered my famed designer, and FM favorite, Giambattista Valli at his trunk show in Chicago. In 2008, she goes on to sign with IMG Models and makes her debut at Giambattista Valli’s Fall show in Paris as an exclusive. Since then, she has modeled for Akris, Tracey Reese, Three as Four, Nicole Miller, Tory Burch, William Rast, and continues to hold it down for Giambattista:
Generation NeXt: R'el Dade
Posted by Tara Decoda on Mar 9, 2010 in Generation NeXt, Models
Newcomer R’el Dade is taking the fashion world by storm and making no apologies for it. The 19-year-old Texas native was discovered in her hometown through a local model competition in 2007, then she signed with Marilyn Agency in 2009 and soon after made her debut at the Valentino Fall 2009 Couture show in Paris:
She’s strutted the runways for designers such as Valentino, Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Dior, Brian Reyes, Giorgio Armani, and many more in New York, Paris, and Milan. Since splashing on the scene last year, shes appeared in magazines such as Numero and Interview:
Generation NeXt: Shena Moulton
Posted by Tara Decoda on Feb 27, 2010 in Generation NeXt, Models
I am officially initiating ”Generation NeXt” as a fixture feature on FM. It will feature a new model on the come up that you should look out for. First up 15-year-old Jamaican new girl Shena Moulton:
Shena first splashed on the scene during the Spring 2010 season, strutting for Calvin Klein, one of the 3rd black models to walk for the label in recent history. She then caught the attention of Paris designers, who booked her at Kenzo, Anne Valerie Hash, and Louis Vuitton. And that was just her first season. The budding teenager picked up pace for the current Fall/Winter 2010 season walking for BCBG Max Azria, Herve Leger (above pic), Tommy Hilfiger, Marc by Marc Jacobs and Calvin Klein. We expect to see more from this busy bee in the near future.
BCBG Max Azria Fall 2010
Calvin Klein Fall 2010
Louis Vuitton Spring 2010
