>> We haven't had a good Catherine McNeil-Freja Beha Erichsen tandem sighting since October, when they showed up together at the Chanel Mobile Art Exhibit Opening. Their closeness has endured a lot of speculation, but as yet, there is no confirmation as to the nature of their relationship — McNeil's Australian agent Kathy Ward's sole response to the rumors in October: "I don't comment on models' personal affairs."
Close they still seem to be — the two checked out of Sheraton on the Park in Sydney this morning, with McNeil sporting an unexpected ankle wrap and crutches. No word on whether the injury happened on the job, but she joins three other top models who've done their own wrap or cast stints this year — Daria Werbowy, Lara Stone, and Erin Wasson. *image: flynet
>> INSIDER WIRE—What's the plan for 2009, aside from cancelling runway shows and other portents of doom and gloom? Alexander Wang, known for stopping by McDonald's post-show, will be giving up junk food, Lakshmi Menon wants to ward off "the consumerist frenzy of our times," and Erin Wasson, who was recently relieved of thousands of dollars of designer clothing, will be replacing the holes left in her home by going on a "crusade," devoting herself to "saving and adopting more animals." [The Pipeline, Style.com]
>> We gota preview on Tuesday, and the rest of the Holiday 2008 Gap ads are here, full of Angela Lindvall's son's gap-toothed grin, Anja Rubik looking cozy in a furry hat, Erin Wasson trading in her usual ripped denim shorts for boot-cut jeans, Lily Donaldson with her little brother Jesse, and then some.
>> Thanksgiving is a little over two weeks away and it's time for Gap's Holiday 2008 ads to start trickling out. The theme of the season seems to be family — shots of sisters Missy and Frankie Rayder, Angela Lindvall and her two sons, plus one of model Sasha Knezevic hugging Anja Rubik with the tagline "Unwrap your girlfriend," launching "are they or aren't they dating" rumors, have all made their debut. Still to come? Ads with Lily Donaldson and her brother Jesse, Milla Jovovich and her daughter Ever, Erin Wasson, and sisters Nina and Chiara Clemente. *image: source, source, source
>> By now, we've seen the lookbook pictures of Rei Kawakubo's Comme des Garcons for H&M collection — but how do they look on? Erin Wasson obliges in the November 2008 issue of Vogue Nippon, styling herself in those polka dot tops, dropped-crotch trousers, and deconstructed jackets for our viewing pleasure. *image: source
>> INSIDER WIRE — Alexander Wang likes his grungy girls — but perhaps it's best Erin Wasson isn't so publicly associated with his brand any more, now that she's waxing philosophic on homeless people style. Besides, he's got Alice Dellal. She flew into New York especially for his show last week, and now Dan Martensen has filmed her in A. Wang, painting the town black. [COACD]
>> She dances, she gives interviews, she doles out some tea . . . and if she's Erin Wasson, she does all of the above while presenting her skater girl collection for RVCA. She jumped with Alexander Wang at the end of his last runway show, and it looks like she's doing the same again at her own — the girl has some energy . . . or maybe it's because her mom, Chris, was there for moral support. *image: source
>> Plenty of models put their whole body into their work, but Erin Wasson, she fractured her foot while filming an ad campaign — and kept right on going. All this happened back in May, so she's long since lost the cast, but we're just now getting to see the short films that brought on the injury.
Erin gets to use her Texas roots for this one, adopting a thick drawl as "Birdie," love interest to William Rast, a "mysterious rebel" played by Justin Timberlake. The two run through woods, make out a little, escape some gunshots, make out some more . . . all in the name of a group of mini-documentaries advertising Justin's line, William Rast.
The trailer is below, with the first three short films after the cut.
>> THE MODELIZER —Erin Wasson has graced plenty of magazine covers, but now she can add album cover to her list. Terry Richardson photographed her for Whirlwind Heat's newest alt rock album, Self Titled Or Scoop Du Jour, smudged with ice cream and a few stategically-placed drips. [Whirlwind Heat]
We're talking about the model who has a half-pipe in her backyard, so it's no surprise that she chose to do low-cut cotton tanks ($55), miniskirts, frayed denim cut-offs ($230), a silk button-down emblazoned with tiny thunderbolts, and a blazer with a zipper running up the back, all aimed at girls who skate. In fact, she straight up said: "I’m going to get my rocks off seeing girls in California skating around wearing my clothes more than I think I will seeing it in the fashion world."
As for the Low Luv-Bliss Lau jewelry controversy, Erin simply told WWD: “I have the utmost respect for Bliss Lau. I admire and appreciate what she has done for the jewelry industry.” Guess that's as good of an answer as we're going to get. *image: source, source
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