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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley to Design Lingerie Line

Justin Fenner — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:10:29 PDT

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley will make the transition from underwear model to underwear designer when she creates a collection of lingerie for British retailer Marks & Spencer this September.

The 33-piece capsule collection, titled Rosie For Autograph, will include everything from lingerie sets, camisoles, and a kimono-style silk robe. Some of the pieces will be covered in a rose print, while others will feature art deco patterns.

"M&S is an iconic British brand, adored by many so I'm very excited to be launching my debut lingerie line with them," she said. "I thoroughly enjoyed collaborating with the design team to create my dream collection and I'm looking forward to a fun and creative time ahead."

Huntington-Whiteley isn't the only model with a lingerie line - Gisele Bundchen launched Gisele Bundchen Intimates in May and Bar Refaeli started marketing her basics line under.me in April.

In the past, Huntington-Whiteley has worked for Victoria's Secret and Burberry, among other brands. She's the current face of Marks & Spencer's Autograph line and starred in its Fall campaign alongside actor Ryan Reynolds.

Jean Paul Gaultier's Diet Coke Cans, and the Demise of Fashion Television

fashionologie — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:35:44 PDT

>> Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

Jean Paul Gaultier is the new creative director of Diet Coke in Europe. His first order of business? Decorating the iconic bottles with corsets to make them look more like his signature torso-shaped perfume bottles. [The Cut]
Fashion blogger Bryan Boy is taking some flak for tweeting about the Miss Universe Canada pageant's decision to allow a transgender woman to participate in the competition. "I'm very much pro-tranny but i don't want them to take part in miss universe," he wrote, much to the dismay of The Cut's Alex Rees, who replied, "and some trannys are probably pro-bryanboy but they don't need you passing judgement." [Stylelist]
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley joined Twitter today with the handle @RHW. "Hello!" her first tweet read. "Finally joining Twitter and looking forward to sharing some exciting and fun things with you all very soon...so stay tuned. R x" At the time of this posting she had already amassed over 2,000 followers. [The Daily Telegraph]
Jeanne Beker's Fashion Television, the Canadian-based TV show that ran for 27 years, stopped production this week. Representatives from Bell Media, which owns Fashion Television, say Beker will stay with the company to work on "the development of new projects." The half-hour show aired weekly in over 130 countries. [The Fashion Spot]
Alice Temperley is lobbying against a proposed British law that would raise the price of cider made in Great Britain - like the kind her parents produce for a living. "It is a crippling tax that would make local cider bought from local farms like my parents' three times more expensive, so ruining the livelihood I grew up with and England's beautiful orchards," she said. [Vogue UK]

This Week's Best Dressed

Christina Perez — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:04:48 PST

>> The week was full of stunners: Michelle Williams in Jason Wu, Alexa Chung in Marc Jacobs, and Emily Blunt in Marios Schwab. But the real star of the week? Rooney Mara, who dazzled her way across Europe in a storm of Pre-Fall 2012 gorgeousness. See all those - plus looks from Rachel Weisz, Emmy Rossum, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and more - here.

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Burberry Brings Its Beauties to Paris

fashionologie — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:54:59 PST

>> Burberry brought its British friends and faces - Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Cara Delevingne, Alexa Chung - to Paris last night for the opening of its newest and biggest store in Paris. Christopher Bailey, too, was on-site at the 10,000-square-foot flagship - which spans four floors and is located at 56 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré - and had plans to eat steak-frites while in town. After the store cocktail, the crowd decamped to the British ambassador's residence nearby, where British pop band The Feeling gave a live performance and Chung DJed.

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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Confirms She's Not Walking the Victoria's Secret Runway

fashionologie — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:36:29 PDT

>> Is Rosie Huntington-Whiteley still a Victoria's Secret Angel? She joined the Angel roster in late 2009 and has walked in the Victoria's Secret fashion show every year since 2006, but this year, she'll be missing the ultimate Angel duty: participating in said fashion show. “I’m not walking this year,” she confirmed. “I’m working that day.” [InStyle.com]

Shop Rosie Huntington-Whiteley's Refreshingly Breezy Summer Style

Christina Perez — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:31:30 PDT

>> Rosie Huntington-Whiteley can pretty much do no wrong. She turned heads earlier this Summer in a sheer Gucci ensemble at the Moscow International Film Festival, and now she's turning heads on the streets of New York in more casual - but equally stunning - outfits as well. Spotted earlier this week, the actress wore a streamlined mash-up of silky seperates and slightly bohemian accessories, resulting in one effortlessly gorgeous look - just perfect for August's balmy days. Recreate Rosie's minty cool by clicking through to shop similar pieces, now.

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Lily Aldridge, Caleb Followill To Reportedly Wed in Early May

fashionologie — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:18:29 PDT

>> Lily Aldridge has played coy about her wedding since announcing her engagement to Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill last September, but it sounds like they've set a date. The two are reportedly to wed in Aldridge's native California in early May, with fellow models Anne Vyalitsyna, Chanel Iman, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and of course, Lily's sister Ruby Aldridge, expected as guests. Beforehand, the couple - who met at Coachella in 2007 - have rented a house in Palm Springs for this year's Coachella festival, which Kings of Leon is headlining alongside Kanye West. Aldridge wouldn't speak to the wedding, but said of Coachella: "I'm counting down the days. We're gonna cook food, go watch great bands and listen to music. I'm really excited." [NY Post]

Supermodels Hit the Beach Pre-New Year's, from Cabo to St. Barts to Thailand

fashionologie — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:58:52 PST

>> Just before the new year, models have headed to the beach in hordes - supermodels, in particular. Just this morning, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, and Bar Rafaeli were snapped in Cabo catching some sun together. And yesterday, Stephanie Seymour was spotted frolicking in the water with her family in St. Barts, while Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, her boyfriend Jason Statham, and Alessandra Ambrosio logged some yacht time in St. Barts last night. Kate Moss, for her part, has yet to hit the beach, but she was snapped at the airport yesterday with Jamie Hince and Lila Grace Hack - and she's rumored to have been headed to Thailand for her own beach holiday.

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Watch the Extended 2010 Victoria's Secret Holiday Commercial

fashionologie — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 07:33:02 PST

>> Director Michael Bay, who last year brought a fiery, helicopter and plane-filled holiday commercial to Victoria's Secret, is back behind the camera again for this year's VS holiday commercial. The 90-second extended spot, which premiered last night during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, was filmed in Chicago and Milwaukee and features Adriana Lima, Chanel Iman, Candice Swanepoel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Lily Aldridge, Erin Heatherton, and Katsia Damenkova. A behind-the-scenes video of the shoot can be seen here.

The 2010 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Unveiled - Karolina Kurkova, Jessica Stam, and Lily Donaldson Work It

fashionologie — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:30:50 PST

>> Anne Vyalitsyna peeked out in a pink robe and waved at the crowd gathering at the 69th Regiment Armory in New York, where the 2010 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was taped this evening in front of an audience that included Carine Roitfeld, Giovanna Battaglia, Alexander Wang, Zac Posen and his boyfriend Christopher Niquet, Kate Lanphear, and Julia Restoin Roitfeld. Then, an announcer came on, asking that cell phones be stowed: "Frankly, if you need to use those devices at a show like this, you've got other problems."

Lais Ribeiro, Jacquelyn Jablonski, Lily Donaldson, and Heloise Guerin all walked for Victoria's Secret for the first time today, but it was Angel Adriana Lima who opened the show, riding a twirling carousel to make her debut in the first, "Tough Love"-themed segment (She and Karolina Kurkova both made their return after skipping last year's show while pregnant.). It was the first of many minor obstacles the 33 models had to maneuver through during the show, all while smiling and waving to the crowd. In the sporty "Game On" segment, while twirling her ribbon stick, Izabel Goulart, got the ribbon stuck around her neck and had to untangle herself; Candice Swanepoel estimated her "Heavenly Bodies" wings weighed half of her body weight - "It’s like driving a car because they’re so far away from my body. I have to turn them before I turn my body. It’s an honor to get them. I told my trainer, ‘You better prepare me for this! We’ve been doing some extra push ups!’”; Anja Rubik, too, had expansive wings in the "Heavenly Bodies" - turning at the end of the runway with all those streamers deserved applause in itself; and in the final, "Pink Planet" segment, mylar balloon rained the runway from above, causing Maryna Linchuk and Jacquelyn Jablonski to have to kick them out of the way to get down the runway.

But there was plenty of fun to be had - Isabeli Fontana, who closed out the "Game On" segment, hammed it up for the cameras with her dumbbell prop, and Lily Aldridge had the support of her fiance Caleb Followill and the rest of Kings of Leon, front row. In the next section over, Anne V's boyfriend Adam Levine and the rest of Maroon 5 gave her a standing ovation as she made her first runway appearance - which Anne rewarded with a blown kiss.

Akon and Katy Perry both performed - him appropriately singing "Angel," and her singing "Teenage Dream" for the younger, Victoria's Secret Pink-themed segment. And Chanel Iman closed the show in bubble wings with a bubble-squirting gun. The final cut airs Nov. 30 on CBS.

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