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Alexander Wang's Afterparty, Iris Apfel's Number One Style Tip, and Gisele's Rant

Christina Perez — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:58:31 PST

Those stories and more - here in our daily news roundup.

A video that's making its way around the web shows an angry Gisele cursing after the Patriots' Super Bowl loss to the Giants. The supermodel didn't know she was being filmed. [Huffington Post]

Speaking of the Super Bowl, Vogue didn't charge Madonna to use its logo during her halftime show - in fact, Condé granted the singer permission to use the logo way back in early January. "We're so very grateful to Madonna to have been part of such a spectacular performance," Anna Wintour said. The performance was viewed by over 100 million people. [Styleite]

American Vogue isn't the only Condé glossy embracing the art of musical performance. In honor of the launch of French Vogue's new website, Emmanuelle Alt has filmed a video in which she dances and lip-synchs along to Wham's "Wake Me Up." Models Anja Rubik, Karmen Pedaru, Jasmine Tookes, and Kendra Spears serve as backup dancers. [French Vogue]

Alexander Wang will not be hosting his usual - and infamous - postshow party this Fashion Week. However, according to his publicists, the party will be back on next season. [The Cut]

And, in preparation for Fashion Week, here's a style tip from Iris Apfel: "If your hair is done properly and you're wearing good shoes, you can get away with anything." So true, so true. [Footwear News]

Karlie Kloss Bares All For New Vogue Italia

fashionologie — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:57:21 PST

>> Not that long ago, Karlie Kloss and Chanel Iman were introduced to the industry on the girlish February 2008 cover of Teen Vogue. Fast forward three and a half years, and Iman is renting a private island off Jamaica to ring in her 21st birthday, while Kloss is earning Gisele Bundchen comparisons for her body-baring Vogue Italia December 2011 cover story, "Body by Kloss," shot by Steven Meisel. Appropriately enough, Kloss, who got herself a trainer six months ago, recently named Bundchen her favorite model growing up: "Oh, my God, Gisele, of course! Gisele is the ultimate." See the full NSFW editorial in the slideshow.

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See Gisele Bundchen on the Givenchy Spring 2012 Campaign Set

fashionologie — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:51:25 PST

>> Although there were rumors that Gisele Bundchen shot the Spring 2012 Givenchy campaign last month in Jamaica, it seems that was not the case. Bundchen was snapped with Riccardo Tisci earlier today, shooting the campaign on the beaches of Barcelona. We've got a few snaps from the set; this may not be the end of Bundchen's Spring 2012 campaign streak - the model, who is already headed home to Brazil, is also said to be in the upcoming Versace campaign.

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Gisele Bundchen Talks About Her Success and Her Diet

fashionologie — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:33:03 PDT

>> In British Vogue's December 2011 issue, which she covers, Gisele Bundchen talks about her success. "Like I tell my five sisters, who don't work at it very hard at all, whatever you put in, you get out. I'm not afraid of working hard at anything, whatever it is. I just always want to be the best that I can."

She also talks about her husband of just under three years, Tom Brady: "He's such a gentle giant. I'm so proud of him. When I go to watch him play, I'm like this big cheerleader, jumping up and down for him. I was born such a passionate person. I don't know if that's my blessing or my curse!"

That passion extends to health and diet at the Bundchen-Brady household. For her 5-year-old stepson, Jack, and her 2-year-old son, Benjamin, sugar is a no-no: "My children, they are like white canvases. When Benjamin eats broccoli, he thinks it's dessert!" For Jack's last birthday, Bundchen made the cake herself with "cocoa powder and coconut oil and, you know, those dried things - what are they called? That's it! Dates - and I put them all in the processor, and whoosh! Delicious!"

Bundchen admits she will have an occasional ice cream cone or a couple of pieces of chocolate. But she hardly drinks: "Well, Tom, he doesn't drink at all, so what am I going to do, have a glass of wine by myself?" And she tries to limit red meat to once every 15 days or so. "I love meat. C'mon, I'm Brazilian! But I also love animals. So what I find really helpful - you might think I'm crazy - is that before I eat any meat I always take one second of silence to put my hands over it and bless it and be grateful at least that it was a life . . ."

Gisele Bundchen Rumored to Have Shot Givenchy Spring 2012 Campaign Last Week

fashionologie — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:00:07 PDT

>> After closing Givenchy's Spring 2012 runway show earlier this month, Gisele Bundchen was assumed to be a shoe-in for the collection's ad campaign. It seems that those assumptions may not be off par. On Saturday, male model Noah Mills tweeted, "Going to jamaica tomorrow to shoot with Gisele," and earlier today, Forbes's Anderson Antunes tweeted, "Rumor has it that Gisele Bundchen shot the Givenchy S/S campaign last week in Jamaica with model Noah." If the rumors turn out to be true and the campaign involves just Bundchen and Mills, it marks the first Givenchy campaign for which Riccardo Tisci hasn't used close friend and muse Mariacarla Boscono since the Fall 2007 campaign.

Bundchen was the face of Givenchy once before, in Fall 2000, when Alexander McQueen was the house's designer. See that campaign in the slideshow.

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Givenchy's All-Star Lineup Included Gisele Bundchen and the Return of Heather Marks

fashionologie — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:51:06 PDT

>> Who scored a coveted spot on Givenchy's always well-curated roster this season? Big names like Karolina Kurkova, Erin Wasson (in her first appearance since New York this season); plus Frankie Rayder, Mariacarla Boscono, and Natalia Vodianova - the show's opener - all popped up on the runway for the first time this season. Heather Marks made a return as exclusive, and there were also a number of newcomer exclusives like Henrietta Hellberg and Anna-Maria Nemetz. But perhaps creating the most buzz? The show's closer, Gisele Bundchen, who is already assumed to be a shoe-in for next season's campaign. See them all in the slideshow.

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Gisele Bundchen, Tom Brady Are 2011's Highest-Paid Celebrity Couple

fashionologie — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:30:46 PDT

>> Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady are the world's highest-paid celebrity couple in 2011, according to Forbes. Bundchen - who may be on track to becoming a billionaire, Forbes suggested earlier this year - is estimated to have earned $45 million between May 2010 and May 2011. Brady - who signed a four-year, $72 million contract extension last September with the New England Patriots - brought home $31 million in the same period, making their combined annual earnings $76 million. The couple topped Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z ($72 million), Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt ($50 million), and David and Victoria Beckham ($45 million). [Forbes]

Gisele Bundchen Was Scared to Walk the Runway in Balenciaga Heels, According to Nicolas Ghesquiere

fashionologie — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:50:37 PDT

>> Those flat Balenciaga biker boots that have been so popular? Without them, according to Nicolas Ghesquiere, there wouldn't have been a Gisele Bundchen moment on the Spring 2011 Balenciaga runway: "The idea was to have this crazy casting with Gisele and Amber Valletta and Carolyn [Murphy], and they said no for high heels. They were not used to walking with heels anymore. Gisele was worried; she would not walk with my heels ... I was already thinking flats and I was already preparing the flat shoes."

Another defining Balenciaga moment that almost was not? The ever-popular, 11-year-old Lariat bag. "The group that owned Balenciaga in the old times - licensing blah, blah, blah - they heard that accessories were hot and they asked me, ‘Would you do a few bags with a license? We think it could make a little business,’" Ghesquiere says. "And we did this prototype and nobody cared; we had a couple of prototypes for a year."

One of those prototypes was the Lariat, he confirms: "Every girl who was walking [the show], including Kate [Moss] came in and was like, ‘What is that? Is it vintage? Is it something that you found at the flea market?’ I was like ‘No, it’s a handbag that we prototyped but just didn’t produce.’ We didn’t produce it because I think when I showed the prototype to the people who asked me to do it, they weren’t happy with it ... Accessories [at the time] were rigid. Luxury leather, especially, was about rigidity. So they were not really happy, and they decided not to produce it. Then when it was in the studio and the models noticed it, I said, ‘I think we should just do 25. Let me just give them to the girls because at least some people will be happy.’ And that product started from a very, very fashion point of view [and extended] to a very, very large, global audience."

Gisele Bundchen Launches Her Own Lingerie Line with a Victoria's Secret-Like Runway Show

fashionologie — Fri, 13 May 2011 08:20:19 PDT

>> Why have a Victoria's Secret contract when you can have your own lingerie line? Gisele Bundchen, who left her Angel wings behind in 2007, has launched Gisele Bundchen Intimates with Brazilian company Hope, set to hit 2,000 stores May 25. Bundchen kicked off the collaboration with a runway show in Sao Paulo last night, festooned in oversized bows and feather headdresses remniscent of a VS runway. The model, who still holds the crown for top-paid model (five years running now), and makes double her husband Tom Brady's salary, looks like she won't be giving the title away anytime soon.

A video of the show, below.

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Gisele Bundchen Was "Tough" to Work With, Says Victoria's Secret Angel-Wing Designer

fashionologie — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:39:38 PDT

>> According to Ted Southern, who makes angel wings for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, Gisele Bundchen wasn't the easiest to work with: "She's really tough. She's always screaming, 'What the f*ck is this?'" Heidi Klum, meanwhile, was "by far the best and easiest model to work with." Southern has also helped Klum with her famously over-the-top Halloween costumes. "She's so animated and fun to be around," Southern says of Klum. "She's friendly to everyone." [NY Post]