>> Christopher Bailey likes to think of himself as a "home bird": he's at ease mulching — "the smell of manure makes me happy" — barbecuing, or watching TV with "soup on my lap," he tells the New Yorker in their September 14 Style Issue. But he's also the creative director of three-billion-dollar company Burberry.
Bailey is anti-elitist, the New Yorker writes. He "came from a working-class background in Yorkshire" — his father was a carpenter, his mother dressed windows for Marks & Spencer — and one of his main goals for Burberry is to be "friendly and warm and embracing." He continues: "I think there's an expectation that all fashion companies have to be cold and austere and arrogant, and I just think there are other ways of doing things."
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Isabella Blow Gets Two Biographies in 2010
>> Isabella Blow, discoverer of Stella Tennant, Sophie Dahl, Hussein Chalayan, Philip Treacy, Alexander McQueen — and muse to the latter two — passed away at 48 a little over two years ago after ingesting weedkiller. The motive was suspected to be a recent ovarian cancer diagnosis; Blow had a history of at least two suicide attempts, one involving her throwing herself from the elevated Hammersmith Flyover road in London.
Needless to say, there's a story to be told, and two different biographies, both scheduled for 2010, are in the works, reports the New York Observer. The first, Blow by Blow: The Story of Isabella Blow, is co-written by Isabella's husband of 18 years, Detmar Blow, and author Tom Sykes, who first met Isabella when he was 20 and his sister Plum Sykes was her assistant at Vogue.
Twelve British Models, Twelve i-D Covers for March 2009
>> Last week, Edward Enninful was in Goa, India, styling a shoot for Vogue, but this week, it's all about i-D and England — he brought together twelve British faces — past and present — for i-D's March 2009 Best of British issue. "The confirmations were instant — it was about doing something for England, and models have been so faceless — British models always have personality."
Together with Solve Sundsbo, Enninful styled each of the twelve covers to bring out the character of the individual model — "I went though a great thought process — we didn't want clichés and stereotypes" — "rock 'n' roll Kate" Moss as a mature woman and fashion designer, "ageless" British models like Twiggy, newcomer Eliza Cummins, who is also moonlighting on the new Dazed & Confused (NSFW), symbolizing British grit with a snarl. To further the emphasis on personality, each cover face has her own cover quote summing up her outlook, from Stella Tennant — "I don't really fit the box" — to Agyness Deyn — "Feel the fear and do it anyway." Leave it to Naomi Campbell to bring the non sequitur: "I love a Sunday roast."
>> THE MODELIZER —We've seen the rise of the supermodel the past couple of seasons, and now the '90s icons seem to be grabbing hold. Stella Tennant and Kirsten Owen posed for Marc Jacobs's campaign last season, Ana Claudia Michels is already experiencing a resurgence, and now Kirsten McMenamy is "freshly lodged at DNA," Jenny Shimizu found "a new home at Elite," and Rachel Williams is "looming on the horizon," — will we see them in New York? [The Imagist]
>> ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL —A couple of days after our first, albeit obscured, look at Stella Tennant for Marc Jacobs Fall 2008 comes another shot — and we can actually see her face! No sign of her campaign mate Kirsten Owen yet . . . [DNA Models]
>> ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL —Following up a season of flailing legs and boxed-up Victoria Beckham, Marc Jacobs is back with the models for Fall 2008. The full campaign features both Kirsten Owen and Stella Tennant, but in this first look, you wouldn't even know it was Stella, her head is so obscured. [TFS]
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>> ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL —Stella Tennant is back, and sure to thrill, in Vera Wang's Fall 2008 campaign. Shot by Steven Meisel in an Upper East Side apartment, this first preview is appropriately decadent, just like Vera likes it. Philip Crangi's massive rhinestone jewelry made this collection for me; It's good to see it well on display. [WWD]
Marc Jacobs' Fall Campaign Models Revealed
>> As promised, Marc Jacobs decided to go with models for his Fall 2008 campaign after a whirlwind tour of Victoria Beckham in bag, Victoria Beckham in box, et al. for Spring. Taking over the reins are veterans Kirsten Owen and Stella Tennant (who is perfect for the collection, with her punk edge), carrying on the seasons' trend for using well-established models over the age of 30 — both ladies are 38.
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