>> INSIDER WIRE —A break from all the clothes sashaying down the runways for a scandal that doesn't involve Olivier Theyskens: Bertrand Hennet, the chief executive of Elite World, the parent company of Elite Model Management, was charged Wednesday with buying and transporting illegal drugs. His Paris apartment and office were searched Tuesday, but nothing was found; Hennet did admit to snorting up to two grams of cocaine per day, but was not charged with supplying the drug. Elite last faced scandal in 1999, when an expose revealed that young models were being pressured into sex and drugs. [Telegraph UK, Breitbart, Frockwriter]
>> THE MODELIZER —Coco Rocha has finally landed back in New York after her break from modeling — she showed up at Saks Fifth Avenue last night to fete the store's new contemporary space, DJed it up with Ali Stephens, Daul Kim, and Tanya Dziahileva, and perhaps even met her agency's newest, much-buzzed-about face, Diandra Forrest, who was also in attendance. [Oh So Coco, Elite Clips, Papermag]
>> THE MODELIZER — IMG may have Kori-Richardson look-alike Taylor Momsen, but Elite just signed Dree Hemingway, as in daughter of Mariel Hemingway and great-granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway. She joins the Elite+ board, which also houses other well-familied models like Lydia Hearst, Vanessa Traina, Poppy Delevigne, and Riley Keough, and also has a couple of upcoming movie roles in the bag. [Elite clips, Elite]
Vanessa Traina and Harley Viera-Newton, Coming to a Runway Near You?
»Vanessa Traina and Harley Viera-Newton have Elite+ show cards going out for Spring 2009 [Of the Minute]
»Paul Starr, makeup artist to Jean Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, Dolce & Gabbana, mysteriously passed away Tuesday [BellaSugar]
»Coco Rocha acts out for Barneys Fall catalog [The Cut]
»Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann has a new cause [FWD]
»Lakshmi Menon has some upcoming work in Vogue Paris [Models.com]
»Spring 2009 show packages galore: Supreme, Muse, Ford, Elite [Of the Minute]
Other Vogue Interns: Not Coddled Like Sean Avery
»Past Vogue interns relate their experiences as compared to Sean Avery's [The Cut]
»Gérard Marie, who once lost his senior exec job at Elite Models after being filmed propositioning a reporter who he thought was a model, is back at the helm [Jezebel]
»Look out, New York! Daisy Lowe is aiming to walk in Bryant Park this September [Refinery29]
»A spotlight fell and hit a male model at the Tom Ford party [Fashionista]
»Speaking of fashion week, the party schedule is already shaping up [Chic Report]
»First peek at Vlada Roslyakova's Fall 2008 ads for DKNY [Women Management]
»Karl Lagerfeld rides around Paris in a Hummer [Jezebel]
»Bee Shaffer is spending her Fourth of July in Ibiza with her dad [Chic Report]
»No surprise here: Freja Beha Erichsen loves her Alexander Wang [Fashionista]
»A first look at Richard Chai for Target [Fops and Dandies]
»Marc Jacob's latest limited-edition tee is offending the gay community [Out.com]
Those Summer Days
An original editorial by Coutorture.com. Photographer Alex Norden, Model Rachel Rose from Elite Model Management, Fashion Editors Julie Fredrickson and Megan Zanke. All headbands and hair accessories part of the Boyfriend Spring 08 collection.
A Night At Maxim's
An original photo editorial for Coutorture.com. Photographer Alex Norden, Fashion Editors Megan Zanke and Julie Fredrickson, Styling Sue Stemp, Makeup Megan Zanke, Models Caroline West and Leslie Wilson from Elite Model Management.
A Siwy Summer
An original photo editorial for Coutorture.com. Photographer Alex Norden, Art Director Julie Fredrickson, Fashion Editor Megan Zanke. Clothing From Siwy Denim Summer 2008. Necklace from Chris Habana. Model Lana Kasheva From Elite Model Management.


