posted by Modupe

Mar 20, 2009 10:14AM

i'm really happy for her, she's awesome. I'm just worried that if she goes mainstream, like guest 1 said, she might start to fade from high fashion.

can't wait for House of Style

posted by guest

Mar 20, 2009 10:16AM

I think models wanting to do "television, film, music and designing" is a much bigger tragedy than celebrities on the cover of Vogue.

posted by guest

Mar 20, 2009 10:37AM

Well guest 3 she might actually be very talented........ so she can show you just how dumb you are!

posted by guest

Mar 20, 2009 11:21AM

Slightly OT, I can't believe how stunning she looks in that pic. Gorgeous!

posted by darcykins

Mar 20, 2009 11:31AM

Modeling isn't usually a life long career. Of course she should have plans for her future. Models often use their work as a jumping off point to get into television, nothing wrong with that. And considering the talent of most of the young starlets today, who aren't models... if she can read lines i'm sure she'll be just fine.
As for celebrities on vogue, how many people turn to US vogue these days for fashion, its a notch up from InStyle.

posted by guest

Mar 20, 2009 12:00PM

Her fashion career was doing fine. Coincidentally, other models of color have been getting booked for more shows than she has (Dunn!). I always thought she was too commercial looking but she proved me wrong over time. I just wish she would stay with modeling after she's come this far. It also doesn't help that she has her own Youtube channel. She seems like an overly eager teenager. Please accomplish one thing at a time Chanel

posted by guest

Mar 20, 2009 12:02PM

She'd be more like Tyra Banks than Heidi Klum, way too commercial

posted by guest

Mar 20, 2009 12:48PM

I think Chanel is smart to transition into other areas like TV now. She has the right personality for it: bubbly, high energy, but still down to earth. The high fashion brands that will be turned off by her MTV/entertainment work are not clients that will be or have been booking her anyway. She has had a really good year for editorials and it'd be a shame if this caused her to lose momentum there, but editorials don't pay much and it's clear by now that editorials aren't translating into prestige campaigns for her. She'll make much more money doing entertainment stuff, and probably have a lot of fun doing it.

posted by FashionIntelligentsia

Mar 20, 2009 2:34PM

@#3 - that is total hilarity!

posted by Jac

Mar 20, 2009 2:48PM

to me, tyra and heidi made it because they are DROP dead. and they may have the talent/personality/drive to make it happen, but without those show stopping looks i dont think it would have. chanel isnt drop dead gorgeous. most people i know that appreciate mainstream ggeousness (ala alba) versus model gorgeous (lily d), dont find her that pretty. also, im pretty sure the reason i dislike her so much is that ive found she comes off as an idiot in interviews. i probably wouldnt have continued the chanel hate if not.

posted by itskiefer

Mar 20, 2009 8:24PM

Well DONE #3, well done.

Chanel Iman... wear Louboutin shoes on GG. Please, that is all a I ask. Just so someone [love you S+B] can really, really put in some serious walking work.

posted by guest

Mar 20, 2009 10:06PM

You fashionista types may not like her transition into more mainstream work, but I'm guessing Ford is loving it. This is what pays the bills, kids, not strutting the runway of Balenciaga or Marc Jacobs. Yes, those are prestigious jobs but most high fashion gigs pay fairly poorly. That's why so many of the girls at Women/Supreme actually don't make that much money even if they seem to flood the top runways season after season.
So IF she can make that transition like Heidi or Tyra, she's ensuring her financial independence for the future.

posted by guest

Mar 21, 2009 5:18PM

Amen #3. That isn't to say she is a 1 trick pony, but there's nothing sadder than someone believing their own press to the point of thinking they can do it , be it, have it all. There's something called talent and hard work that need to happen first. Pretty is as pretty does, but muscle in the entertainment and fashion industry takes more than pretty. I for one don't measure success by the Heidi or Tyra standard. They are unfortunates we're forced to watch ( unless you change the channel like me)but will be forgotten as soon as their tenuous holds on their contracts end.
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