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Blogger Overload: Tavi Styles Again, Rumi Models, and Tommy Ton Makes Fashion Editorial Debut in Vogue Nippon October 2010

fashionologie — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:34:25 PDT

>> Needless to say, bloggers are keeping busy. Today alone, Hanneli Mustaparta hosted the Fashion's Night Out livestream alongside Andre Leon Talley, and it was announced that Tavi Gevinson would be styling part of Alice + Olivia's Spring 2011 presentation and Rumi Neely will model in Rebecca Minkoff's Spring 2011 presentation.

Tommy Ton, meanwhile, who has built quite the rapport with Vogue Nippon's fashion director-at-large, Anna Dello Russo - she recently invited him to her country home for a photo session - has taken the relationship professional. Ton thanked Dello Russo via Twitter for giving him his first-ever fashion editorial, published in Vogue Nippon's October 2010 issue (Ton has previously done a set of portraits of Tavi for Vogue Paris). The editorial, "A Renaissance of Style," which is styled by Dello Russo's assistant Aurora Sansone, features Ton's signature street-style-inspired shots - with plenty of shoe and bag close-ups - of Suzanne Diaz and Tatiana Cotliar. Take a look at his editorial debut, below.

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fashionologie — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:40:35 PDT

>> Rumor: Anna Dello Russo to W? -Rumors are running around men's fashion week in Milan that Stefano Tonchi may be recruiting Anna Dello Russo for W's fashion director position. Although Tonchi said last week that he "should be set" regarding layoffs at the magazine, he and Dello Russo are longtime friends; plus, current fashion director Alex White is the sole figure still in place on the top of W's masthead from the pre-Tonchi era. Daily Front Row argues, "Dello Russo essentially hires photographers and stylists for Japanese Vogue...which someone's gotta do at W, right? (Without [former creative director] Dennis Freedman, who had twenty-year-old relationships with A-list photogs like Michael Thompson, Mert & Marcus, and Bruce Weber, there's a real void in that category.)" [DFR]

Fashion in 50 Seconds 05/25/10 Dree Hemingway For Vogue Nippon, John Galliano Turns Film Star

coutorture — Tue, 25 May 2010 07:59:45 PDT

Dree Hemingway shines in a Vogue Nippon beauty story with glowing skin and perfect plaits.

Annie Leibovitz will photograph Jessica Stam, Hilary Rhoda, Jacquetta Wheeler and twenty other models in Grand Central Terminal today for the new Jones New York ad campaign.

London-based Eley Kishimoto is debuting a line for Anthropologie.

John Galliano will play himself in a film about the life of Isabella Blow.

Andre Leon Talley gives Marc Jacobs "The Dance Prize" at Naomi Campbell's 40th birthday afterparty.

Victoria's Secret Models Taking Summer Magazine Covers by Storm

fashionologie — Thu, 20 May 2010 10:16:28 PDT

>> The Victoria's Secret Angels aren't just scoring spots in high fashion runways and campaigns these days - they're also becoming ubiquitous on Summer magazine covers. Just look at the covers that have rolled out in the past two days: Miranda Kerr, who scored a Summer i-D cover, is also GQ's June 2010 cover girl, as photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin; Alessandra Ambrosio was captured by Inez and Vinoodh (and styled by Anna Dello Russo) for the July 2010 cover of Vogue Nippon; and Doutzen Kroes takes Vogue Russia's June 2010 cover honors, as lensed by Terry Richardson.

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fashionologie — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:37:31 PDT

>> INSIDER WIRE -Karl Lagerfeld seems to not only have developed a taste for Baptiste Giabiconi, but for photographing Baptiste Giabiconi in women's clothes. For the March 2009 issue of Vogue Paris, Karl snapped Baptiste in nothing but a Chanel tweed jacket, necklace, and heels; and for the July 2009 issue of Vogue Nippon, Karl photographed him in a Chanel couture jacket in one photo and hugging Anja Rubik in a Chanel couture gown in another. [Models.com]

fashionologie — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:17:25 PDT

>> THE MODELIZER -Talk in the last week has centered on which model might be poised to give Raquel Zimmermann a run for a place on top of the heap - Lara Stone or Natasha Poly - but her Fall 2009 campaign run is shaping up well so far - she's shot Gucci and Jean Paul Gaultier, both with Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Giorgio Armani with Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, and Hermes with Eric Valli - all supposedly before she bleached her hair. Speaking of the new hair, the first editorial with it on display appears in the July 2009 issue of Vogue Nippon, captured by Mert and Marcus (above). [WeLoveModels, TFS]

Fashion In 50 Seconds 04/08/09 Liz Claiborne Wins Back Lord & Taylor & More

coutorture — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:15:43 PDT

In 2004 Lord & Taylor dropped Liz Claiborne but, thanks to Isaac, they're relaunching the line "in a big way". ..

Oscar de la Renta reiterated his frustration with Michelle Obama's fashion choices, after complaining to the press last week.

Australian Harper's Bazaar is making waves with an underwater fashion spread featuring a voluptuous model.

Comme des Garcons is collaborating with Vogue Nippon to open a pop-up store in Tokyo arranged in magazine format.

Erin Wasson Takes Comme des Garcons for H&M Out For a Spin

fashionologie — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:41:46 PDT

>> By now, we've seen the lookbook pictures of Rei Kawakubo's Comme des Garcons for H&M collection - but how do they look on? Erin Wasson obliges in the November 2008 issue of Vogue Nippon, styling herself in those polka dot tops, dropped-crotch trousers, and deconstructed jackets for our viewing pleasure.
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Agyness Deyn: Now So Big, She Needs Some Help

fashionologie — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:09:33 PDT

»Agyness Deyn has hired a personal assistant [Fashionista]

»Vogue Nippon editor Anna Dello Russo, times three! [The Sartorialist]

»Mary-Kate Olsen smells like teen spirit [Jezebel]

»Eniko Mihalik, Fall 2008 Gucci girl, upcoming Vogue Paris girl [Of the Minute, The Cut]

»First look: Daria Werbowy for David Yurman Fall 2008 [TFS]

Vogue Outlines Plan to Promote Healthy Body Image

Justin Fenner — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:50:07 PDT

Editors from all 19 international editions of Vogue have signed the brand's first Health Initiative, an agreement that they hope will "encourage a healthier approach to body image within the industry."

The Initiative - which, according to WWD was sparked by concern for the industry's use of young, thin models - asks editors to follow a set of guidelines when working with models. The stipulations include not knowingly casting models who are under 16 or who appear to have an eating disorder, and asking casting directors from modeling agencies not to send them models who they know are under 16. The agreement also lays the groundwork for the creation of a program that pairs young models with older mentors, asks designers to "consider the consequences of unrealistically small sample sizes," and encourages fashion show organizers to create a healthy environment backstage.

Eighteen editions of Vogue will start following the guidelines in their June 2012 issues; Vogue Nippon's first issue under the new rules will bow in July. British Vogue plans to run a feature on how women view nutrition in June, with contributions from models like Stella Tennant, Lily Cole, and Adriana Lima.

"Vogue believes that good health is beautiful," said Condé Nast International chairman Jonathan Newhouse. "Vogue editors around the world want the magazines to reflect their commitment to the health of the models who appear on the pages and the well-being of their readers."

Vogue's Health Initiative builds on and references similar model-health programs that have come before it. In 2006, Madrid Fashion Week became the first fashion institution to ban the use of overly skinny models. The CFDA's Health Initiative, started in 2007, asks for healthy backstage environments, and as of last year, it also banned models under 16 from walking the runway during New York Fashion Week.

Photo: Scarlett Johansson on the cover of Vogue's May 2012 issue.