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Vanessa Traina and Harley Viera-Newton, Coming to a Runway Near You?

fashionologie — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:18:25 PDT

»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]

Atelier Versace Spring 2012 Couture

Christina Perez — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:33:12 PST

>> Atelier Versace kicked off couture week with a star-studded front row, a supermodel-packed runway, and their first couture offering since 2004. Karlie Kloss, Lindsey Wixson, Arizona Muse, Karmen Pedaru, and Josephine Skriver were among those who modeled the 15-look collection, which was heavy on corseted metallic gowns, hot orange and lime minidresses, and futuristic detailing. "You know I’m a sucker for anything glittery," commented Cameron Diaz, who - along with Diane Kruger, Abbie Cornish, and Anna Dello Russo - attended the show.

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Arizona Muse - The Next Big American Model in the Making? Anna Wintour Approves

fashionologie — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:13:03 PST

>> Arizona Muse's star has been rising at rocket speed - in the past month alone, her Spring 2011 Prada and Yves Saint Laurent ads have come out, she's been on the January 2011 cover of Vogue Italia with Freja Beha Erichsen, and had only-girl spreads in Vogue UK February 2011 and Vogue China February 2011. Now, Anna Wintour is touting Muse in her February 2011 editors' letter as "the breakout star at the Spring 2011 shows last Fall," adding: "When I look at Arizona, I see shades of Linda Evangelista and Natalia Vodianova, but most of all, I see her, a gorgeous, smart grown-up. And how could anyone resist someone with that name?" If Muse keeps this up, she, Lindsey Wixson, and Karlie Kloss could be bringing American models back in a big way. A selection of her aforementioned work in the gallery.

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Vogue Pays Tribute to Model Muses for May 2009

fashionologie — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:13:43 PDT

>> The wait is over. The May 2009 issue of Vogue, wholly dedicated to models in anticipation of this year's Model as Muse Costume Insitute Gala next month has debuted, and Liya Kebede, Natalia Vodianova, Anna Maria Jagodzinska, Isabeli Fontana, Lara Stone, Jourdan Dunn, Raquel Zimmermann, Caroline Trentini,and Natasha Poly all made the final cut, wearing what appears to be Rodarte. This cover, shot by Steven Meisel, is notable not only because of its subjects, but because it marks the third consecutive cover to feature a woman of color on the front.

Inside, Natalia Vodianova, who has been called "the Baby" by Steven Meisel and makeup artist Pat McGrath since they starting working with her, collaborated with them again on a tribute editorial to models past, from Twiggy to Dovima, similar to the one Gisele Bundchen did for Harper's Bazaar last month. The key to Natalia's chameleon act? "I looked at each woman's lips - they're all different."
*image: source, source, source

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Peep Our First Batch of Paris Fashion Week Street Style!

Chi Diem Chau — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:13:43 PST

>> Paris Fashion Week kicked off with some amazing street style; while it hasn't been as colorful as Milan's offering, the City of Love offered up a bevy of chic outfits dipped in neutral hues and sleek prints. Abbey Lee Kershaw and Arizona Muse look like they're having a ball between shows! More inspiring street style in the slideshow.

Photo courtesy of Greg Kessler

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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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Arizona Muse and Two-Year-Old Son Nikko Model for J.Crew's May 2011 Catalogue

fashionologie — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:38:16 PDT

>> Arizona Muse brought her 2-year-old son Nikko along to a Vogue shoot a few months ago, and now he's popped up again alongside her in J.Crew's May 2011 catalogue. Also featured in the love-themed catalogue? Best friends Mirte Maas and Jacquelyn Jablonski, Cameron Russell and her dog Banjo, Behati Prinsloo and her boyfriend Jamie Strachan, and Tao Okamoto and her boyfriend Shingo.

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Phillip Lim's Model as Muse; Daul Kim's Thoughts on Madonna

fashionologie — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:24:11 PST

Tao Okamoto just met Phillip Lim two weeks ago and thought he was joking when he told her it would be "so great if all the girls at the show had your hairstyle" - he wasn't, and now she's his muse [Elle News Blog]
Backstage at VPL, Daul Kim was given a "face spa air treatment scrub session"; they told her Madonna does the treatment, and her response was: "OK, but I don't want to look like Madge!" [Papermag]
Coco Rocha has some dedicated man fans - one creepy man was searching the tents high and low for her, and a photographer at Zac Posen yelled "Now that's a woman" as Coco took her turn [Fashionista, WWD Twitter]

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Watch Behind-the-Scenes at Altuzarra's Resort 2012 Lookbook Shoot

fashionologie — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:05:00 PDT

>> Joseph Altuzarra launched his first cruise collection for the Resort 2012 season, and to mark the occasion, he says he wanted to present his pieces in a way that "broke the format of a conventional lookbook format." Hence, he and photographer Steven Pan decided to shoot the Brigitte Bardot and Saint-Tropez-inspired collection "more as an editorial."

Altuzarra cites his ever-present reference point - the '90s - as the shoot's starting point: "The inspiration was really those '90s ads and editorials, which were more natural, less self-conscious, and had more personality." His models of choice, too, stayed true to the '90s reference - the decade marked the beginning of their careers. "I wanted to work with models who were not 'girls,' but instead really women, which I think is really the essence of the brand," Altuzarra explained. "Aurelie [Claudel] and Danielle [Zinaich] are both married, and have kids, and are in their 30's, and have the most incredible personalities. They felt really right for our brand." As for the overall looks, he says: "We kept the makeup very simple and natural, because they are so beautiful as they are." And the proclivities of house muse and frequest collaborator Vanessa Traina, who was on styling duties for the shoot, also showed up in the final product: "The hair is inspired by how Vanessa [Traina] wears her hair, which I always think is very chic."

A behind-the-scenes video of the shoot, below.

Watch Prada's Moody Fall 2011 Campaign Video

fashionologie — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:37:26 PDT

>> In contrast to last season's Prada campaign video - which saw models like Arizona Muse and Mariacarla Boscono bopping around to upbeat music - this season's campaign film is much moodier. Lots of accessories closeups are contrasted with a breathy voiceover, and there's no dancing here: instead, Kelly Mittendorf languishes on a blue sofa or Frida Gustavsson freezes in pose on a purple bench; fellow Fall 2011 Prada faces Julia Zimmer, Ondria Hardin, and Antonia Wesseloh also make appearances.