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Paul Rowland's First Ford Show Package - For Spring 2011 - Highlights Tao Okamoto, Karmen Pedaru, and Dafne Cejas in Retro Style

fashionologie — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:15:16 PDT

>> Paul Rowland is heading into his first major show season as head of Ford's women's division. Though he recently said that as he aims to reinvigorate the 64-year-old agency, adding that his vision "is very different from [Ford co-founder] Eileen Ford’s," the first show package showcasing his stable of models - which gives a first visual idea of his brand presentation - does pay tribute to the Ford Model of yore. Teased wigs, retro twinsets, and pearls adorn the likes of Tao Okamoto, Karmen Pedaru, and Alana Zimmer. As Models.com points out, "Irony is the original Ford girls (sans the Rowland twist) looked something like this, all white gloved and be-hatted."

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fashionologie — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:06:21 PDT

>> THE MODELIZER - Karolin Wolter, who topped a number of Fall 2009 newcomer lists after opening Jil Sander, took a risk yesterday - especially in the middle of her first campaign casting season - and cut her hair off. Is doing the chop the new way of being at Supreme? It wasn't that long ago that Iris Strubegger debuted a similar crop. [Supreme Management Being]

Herve Leger Fall 2009: Full of Model Falls

fashionologie — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:48:08 PST

>> It was no Prada Spring 2009, but this evening Herve Leger proved to be quite the war zone for walking models. Supposedly, two or three fell, and a number more slipped - the crowd clapped each time one got up, and Max Azria, who blamed the slippery wood runway, says he didn't care about the falls. Among the casualties, two promising new faces - 15-year-old Polish model Monica "Jac" Jagaciak, who Models.com just named among their top 10 Fall 2009 newcomers, and 17-year-old German model Karolin Wolter, who Style.com just noted as one to watch.
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More Updates From Paul Rowland's Supreme-to-Ford Agency Switch

fashionologie — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:19:06 PDT

>> Last week, the New York modeling agency scene experienced a great shakeup when Women and Supreme founder Paul Rowland and Ford women's division head Caroline Poznanski essentially switched places. The fallout is expected to take weeks to settle, but in the meantime, some models have already started switching agencies to stay with their original management - Tao Okamoto and Hanne Gaby Odiele among those reported yesterday, and today, word comes of more movement: Lakshmi Menon has followed her agent Poznanski to Supreme, while Ranya Mordanova, Daiane Conterato, Karolin Wolter are all said to have moved from Supreme to Ford.

Fashionista cites a source saying that Chanel Iman, too, has left Ford to follow her booker to Supreme, while it appears that Jacquelyn Jablonski is staying put at Ford for the time being. But the source also notes: “No one is clear if models are moving back and forth - it’s all up in the air.” In the same vein, The Imagist reports: "A new wrinkle emerged this morning around the allegation that the former head of one of the world's most powerful agencies is set to join a certain Dream Team currently in formation."

Marc Jacobs Fall 2009: Supposedly Lots of Neon and Big Shoulders

fashionologie — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:44:38 PST

>> That's what we're hearing . . . (3 hours! Or maybe four, if he's back to his old, late ways.)

As far as cast: supposedly Du Juan, Hannelore Knuts, Olga Sherer, Elsa Sylvan, Jessica Stam, Chanel Iman, Natasha Poly, Karolin Wolter, Snejana Onopka, and "Eliza" (which could only be Eliza Cummings) are all backstage; for the runthrough the models all have different hairstyles.

UPDATE: The 65 models walking were called 5 hours before the show because all require a different beauty look; the hair is inspired by the DIY look of club kids, the makeup punky Sprouse, and the look is so transforming Marc had to ask Jessica Stam if it was really her under everything. [WWD Twitter, The Moment Twitter, The Moment Twitter, The Moment Twitter]

UPDATE: A picture! [Slaves to Fashion]