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What's Going on with Tanya Dziahileva?

fashionologie — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:19:20 PDT

>> There have been a lot of big model-agency switcharoos lately, with both Agyness Deyn and Snejana Onopka moving to Women, but conspiracy theorists have a new model on their minds: Tanya Dziahileva.

In the past few days, she has gone missing from her agency IMG's site; when you add that information to the fact that she left IMG's Milan branch for Why Not Models, and IMG's Paris branch for Marilyn, some are calling foul, especially since shedidn't walk New York Fashion Week because of a lost passport, but made it to Milan and Paris just fine.

Was the lost passport an excuse because she didn't have New York representation? Was she dropped by IMG, did she quit, or is her disappearance from the site all a mistake?
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Rachel Roy Launches Shoes, Tavi Sings, and Kristen Stewart Causes a Stir

Christina Perez — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:16:33 PST

These stories and more - here in our daily roundup.

Rachel Roy is launching a high-end line of shoes. Roy worked with Manolo Blahnik - a long-time friend and mentor - to create the 30-piece collection, which will feature everything from flats to boots, and will be priced from $195 to $600. The collection hits stores in August. [Lucky]

Tavi Gevinson has landed a spot narrating in Jonah D. Ansell's animated short, Cadaver. The film also features her singing Neil Young's Heart of Gold, which you can hear in the trailer. [Fashion Magazine]

A paparazzi photo making its way around the Internet shows Kristen Stewart making an obscene gesture in the direction of Karl Lagerfeld's head. No one knows why or how this happened.
[Styleite]

Victoria Beckham's "more affordable" collection for Harvey Nichols is selling like hotcakes. Though the collection arrived in stores only yesterday, some styles are already sold out. [Telegraph]

Which model walked Balenciaga's Spring 2011 runway five months pregnant? Which model had to leave Paris Fashion Week early due to an allergic reaction? Test your model IQ - and get prepared for New York Fashion Week - with this fun quiz. [FabSugar]

See the Full 2012 Pirelli Calendar

fashionologie — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:36:04 PST

>> Mario Sorrenti shot the upcoming Pirelli 2012 with 12 models and actresses - all of which he's worked with before - in Corsica. Among the featured? Isabeli Fontana, Natasha Poly, Saskia de Brauw, Lara Stone, Joan Smalls, Guinevere van Seenus, Malgosia Bela, Edita Vilkevicute, Kate Moss, Milla Jovovich, Margareth Made, and Rinko Kikuchi.
Of the calendar's look, Sorrenti explained: "You know, originally I thought I was going to do very sexy pictures, and when we got there I realized that I didn't want the pictures to be sexy at all . . . I didn't want them to be posing and arching and like sticking their boobs in my face or anything like that."
Thus, he added: "We tried to keep it very simple, there were times where we did just photographs with the model and myself and there was no one around. I think that was the moment when I was able to capture some of the most beautiful photographs . . . You kind of lose yourself and you go with the flow of the moment and just let things happen."
Of including former girlfriend Moss, Sorrenti said: "Kate, I've known for 20 years. I can't do this without her." And Stone said of participating: "In the end you get that one shot, that magical decisive moment. It's not sexy in-your-face, it's more innocent sexy. Don't know why they hired me!" However, she added of the calendar: "I'd like to do it every year till I'm 75."
The full calendar - all 25 pictures - are in the gallery (NSFW).

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Conde Nast to Develop TV, Online Programming Under New Division

fashionologie — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:05:38 PDT

>> In effort to reduce its reliance on advertising, Conde Nast is expected to announce the creation of a full-fledged entertainment division today, The New York Times reports. "Developing television and online programming based on Conde Nast personalities, articles, and general brands is the first priority, although movies are also a focus." Dawn Ostroff, who stepped down as president of The CW earlier this year and has helped develop shows like Gossip Girl and America’s Next Top Model, will be running Conde Nast Entertainment. Perhaps this development has something to do with why Andre Leon Talley recently left Top Model. [NY Times]

Style.com to Launch Magazine in October, Test E-Commerce

fashionologie — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:41:35 PDT

>> After much speculation, Style.com has confirmed it will launch its first print magazine on Oct. 31, just a few weeks after the Spring 2012 shows finish. The first issue is "going to be very much focused on Spring/Summer 2012 collections," according to Style.com editor-in-chief Dirk Standen. "We are going to spotlight the most interesting people, places and clothes of the season, but beyond that we are hoping to convey to the reader what the experience of going through that intense four week cycle is like ... Starting today I will be using our Twitter feed to let our readers know what we’re up to as we shoot the photo shoots, meet the designers and models, and rush to put together the first issue."

The magazine's editorial staff - in addition to Standen - centers around Style.com executive editor Nicole Phelps and contributing editor Tim Blanks, while the creative team includes Fairchild Fashion Media editorial director Peter Kaplan and Style.com magazine creative director Lina Kutsovskaya, formerly of Nylon and Teen Vogue.

As for the reason why Style.com is moving into print? Standen explains: "If you look at the big picture I don’t think [media] brands can afford to be tied to one medium anymore. Obviously you see that with magazines paying a lot of attention to their websites now. But even on the web, it’s not enough to just have a website. You have to be on various digital devices. You need to be on the various social media sites. You want your content to be available in as many places as possible. Now that we are within the Fairchild umbrella, which has a lot of experience and a great deal of expertise in publishing, it became a natural extension for Style.com to do a magazine."

The website is also testing e-commerce, concurrent with the magazine launch, Standen says: "We are working with six New York City designers to be announced during fashion week. They are going to make a very limited number of pieces available directly from their Spring [2012] collection, so that people will be able to buy them right away. We are going to coordinate it with the launch of the magazine so, technically end of October. They will be able to buy it and will receive a nice package in the mail within days."

The Style.com magazine is currently available for pre-order and will be available on newsstands in select cities across North America and in Europe.

Carla Bruni Basically Officially Confirms She's Pregnant

fashionologie — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:58:06 PDT

>> Carla Bruni, who is said to be 5 and a half months pregnant, has finally - after playing cat-and-mouse with many inquiring reporters - alluded to the fact that she's pregnant. In an interview with Nice-Matin, she mentions a "happy event that is more and more difficult to conceal." When asked about why she hasn't spoken about the pregnancy, she replied: "To protect myself, to not put my private life on display. It's a source of great happiness for me, but after all, it's banal and the people [of France] have plenty of problems, so it would be inappropriate to talk about it. We are already so media-exposed." As for the rumors that she's having a boy, she said: "Well, that - I don't even know myself. There are things that we keep secret." And on her position as France's first lady, she quips: "Three years as first lady - and it's much less tiring than ten years of modeling." [HuffPo, People]

Azzedine Alaia Fall 2011 Couture

fashionologie — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:18:17 PDT

>> After eight years of eschewing the runway, Azzedine Alaia closed out the Fall 2011 couture season. Models in velvet gowns and Mongolian lamb coats stomped out to Josephine Baker singing “Je suis snob” and Beyonce's "Girls Who Run the World," as guests Sofia Coppola (with daughter Romy Mars), Kanye West, and Donatella Versace looked on; no one from Vogue was said to be in attendance.

It took a 10-minute standing ovation and French culture minister Frederic Mitterrand dragging Alaia shyly from backstage for the designer to take a finale bow. Afterwards, Versace rushed backstage to congratulate the "master" designer: “It was amazing. I’m so glad I’m here. I wanna steal the boots actually, but I better not.” When asked why Mitterrand chose to attend only Alaia's show during couture, he replied: “Designers all have a world - but Alaia has a universe.”

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Vogue Italia Put Three Plus-Size Models on Its June 2011 Cover

fashionologie — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:59:43 PDT

>> Franca Sozzani is putting her money where her mouth is with Vogue Italia's June 2011 cover. After devoting a special section to "curvy" women on the magazine's website (of those highlighted she recently said: "Why should these women slim down? Many of the women who have a few extra kilos are especially beautiful and also more feminine"), Sozzani has cast a trio of plus-size models for the magazine's latest cover. No Crystal Renn, the current "plus-size" model du jour, in sight - instead, Steven Meisel shot Tara Lynn, Candice Huffine, and Robyn Lawley in black and white, marking the first time plus-size models have graced the magazine's cover since the days of Sophie Dahl, circa 2000. [Models.com]

Gisele Bundchen Launches Her Own Lingerie Line with a Victoria's Secret-Like Runway Show

fashionologie — Fri, 13 May 2011 08:20:19 PDT

>> Why have a Victoria's Secret contract when you can have your own lingerie line? Gisele Bundchen, who left her Angel wings behind in 2007, has launched Gisele Bundchen Intimates with Brazilian company Hope, set to hit 2,000 stores May 25. Bundchen kicked off the collaboration with a runway show in Sao Paulo last night, festooned in oversized bows and feather headdresses remniscent of a VS runway. The model, who still holds the crown for top-paid model (five years running now), and makes double her husband Tom Brady's salary, looks like she won't be giving the title away anytime soon.

A video of the show, below.

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Karl Lagerfeld Premieres Series of Magnum Ice Cream Commercials Starring Rachel Bilson and Baptiste Giabiconi

fashionologie — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:47:38 PDT

>> Last night, Karl Lagerfeld hit New York to debut a series of commercials he directed to promote the European ice cream brand Magnum in the United States. The three minute-long spots feature Rachel Bilson - portraying a fashion model, an art student, and a ballet dancer - as well as Baptiste Giabiconi, but Lagerfeld himself makes no appearances.

A waiter carrying a Diet Coke-filled stemmed glass on a tray followed Lagerfeld around the premiere party last night, as did his bodyguard Sebastien Jondeau. So why did Lagerfeld team up with Magnum, even though he admits he doesn't eat sugar? “I like advertising. I love my job in fashion. I love my job as a photographer, but making films was something I hadn’t done. If I was isolated in one job, I would get bored." Besides, he adds: “I would eat ice cream if I could. I made advertisements for Dom Perignon Champagne, and I don’t drink alcohol. After all, I’m a dress designer and I don’t wear dresses."

Bilson, meanwhile, estimated that probably had around 25 Magnum bars during the course of filming, which was done over three days in Paris on a soundstage and at the Folies Bergere. Lagerfeld said that he was given creative freedom, with the advice that the films' content should be “nothing very sexual,” and the budget for a crew of at least 80 people.

When asked whether there was anything he would not lend his name to, Lagerfeld replied: “I hate the idea of the politically correct, because it is very demode, but I would not make advertisements for something related to meat. Meat, no; fur, yes. I don’t think I would do advertising for condoms, even if it has the same name here [Magnum].”

As for the rumor circulating that he is working on a fragrance called "Paper Passion," intending it to smell like books, Lagerfeld said it's not happening. And his next film to debut is a 30-minute movie, "The Tale of a Fairy," starring Freja Beha Erichsen, Anna Mouglalis, Amanda Harlech, and Kristen McMenamy, and to be shown during the Chanel Cruise 2012 presentation in Cap d'Antibes.