Posts for July 17th 2012

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Steven Klein's Lady Gaga Ad, Tavi Gevinson's Seventeen Issue, and Natasha Poly's Russian Vogue Cover

Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.



Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

  • Tavi Gevinson has accused Seventeen magazine of plagiarizing the Ask a Grown Man videos she publishes on her website Rookie. Gevinson says the magazine's Ask an A-Lister video series "is the first time that I've felt that something I've done, or Rookie has done, has been copied." [Racked]

  • Natasha Poly stars on the cover of Vogue Russia's August 2012 issue. Some have criticized the cover because it appears part of the model's arm is missing. A Photoshop mishap, perhaps? [The Huffington Post]

  • Glamour apologized for accidentally publishing an old picture of model Daul Kim, who committed suicide in 2009, in its August issue. "We had no idea about the backstory, and are heartbroken to learn this news," said the magazine's editor in chief Cindi Leive. [Fashionista]

  • Steven Klein shot the campaign for Lady Gaga's new fragrance, Fame, in which the singer reclines naked with a small army of small men crawling over her skin. [Fashion Etc]

  • Visionaire has packed all of its 61 issues into a custom trunk by Goyard. The one-of-a-kind trunk is price upon request. [The Cut]
Adriana Lima

Adriana Lima to Be First Pregnant Model Featured in the Pirelli Calendar

Adriana Lima will make history as the first woman to appear in the Pirelli Calendar while visibly pregnant.

Adriana Lima will make history as the first woman to appear in the Pirelli Calendar while visibly pregnant. The model was shot by photographer Steve McCurry wearing a black sleeveless shirt that covers her breasts but exposes the bump caused by her pregnancy with her second child. Vanity Fair Italia has an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 2013 Pirelli Calendar, which reveals that Lima will be joined in the annual collection of photos by models Elisa Sednaoui, Petra Nemcova, Isabeli Fontana, Liya Kebede, and Kyleigh Kuhn. In the sneak peek, McCurry explains that because all of his subjects support various nongovernmental organizations and charities, the 2013 edition will be a "calendar of the soul."

Pirelli announced that McCurry had shot the calendar in early June, and the photographer said then he wanted to "portray women who are sexy without being naked."

Editor's Pick

10 Glorious Years of Proenza Schouler

In the 10 years since they graduated from Parsons and started their powerhouse label Proenza Schouler, designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez have earned awards and accolades from all corners of the industry.
Proenza Schouler Marks 10 Year Milestone With First Store

In the 10 years since they graduated from Parsons and started their powerhouse label Proenza Schouler, designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez have earned awards and accolades from all corners of the industry. This month marks another big milestone: the designers have opened their very first store at 822 Madison Avenue in New York. "All these classic designers are up here — the Chanels, Celine, Jil Sander, with Dolce & Gabbana and Cartier across the street," Hernandez said. "It just seems kind of big-league."

And while opening a store is undoubtedly a big move for the duo, they've already accomplished a great deal in the decade they've spent in fashion. Herein, a timeline of their other impressive accomplishments throughout the years.

Photo: Lazaro Hernandez (left) and Jack McCollough take a bow at the end of their Spring 2005 New York Fashion Week show.

Yves Saint Laurent

Hedi Slimane Could Bring Haute Couture Back to Saint Laurent Paris

Hedi Slimane says that restarting the couture collection at Saint Laurent Paris — which hasn't been shown since the house's founder Yves Saint Laurent retired in 2002 — is within the realm of possibility.

Hedi Slimane says that restarting the couture collection at Saint Laurent Paris — which hasn't been shown since the house's founder Yves Saint Laurent retired in 2002 — is within the realm of possibility.

"Haute couture is a legitimate subject for Yves Saint Laurent and could resume one day," Slimane said in an interview for the August issue of Vogue Paris. "The priority today is to revamp and redeploy the luxury ready-to-wear."

Slimane, who had never designed women's clothing before he created the Resort 2013 collection for Saint Laurent Paris, says he'll accomplish this redeployment through his vision of the Saint Laurent woman. "I approach this via a wardrobe codified to the extreme, almost ritualistic," he said.