For the less business-minded, more creative types, there’s always your stylist internship.
Katie Mossman’s worked with Numero, Bazaar and a handful of international Vogues and she’d like some help for fall (at least, maybe longer), two to three days a week (working with a stylist can be all consuming, don’t be shocked if those days include weekends).
You’ll help on set, preparing stories, dressing models, ironing, steaming, organizing the closet, tracking samples and with general administrative tasks.
The job will be easier if you have a Blackberry or iPhone and you know the city like the back of your hand. Basically, she wants interns who are extremely motivated, would kill for the position and have no problem waking up at 5am for an outdoor shoot in the snow.
If that’s you, email Katiemossmanintern@gmail.com with a very short cover letter and your resume.
Last year, V named Amanda Laine their model search winner.
Since then, the Canadian’s walked everything from Alex Wang to McQueen, Miu Miu to Vuitton. She’s been in V (obviously), Interview, POP, Numero, W, Bazaar and more. Needless to say, Stephen Gan’s eye for runway potential has a one up on Tyra’s.
So now the mag’s teamed up with Ford Models and thrown Alexander Wang onto their judging panel to find the next superstar. They’ve already received over 6000 online entries, but you have until June 29th to submit your profile on their site.
Finalists will be announced July 3rd and from there the winner gets an editorial in V and a contract with Ford, which is kind of priceless. Gan wants to, “unearth the next classic female beauty with a twist.”
If that’s you, you better get a move on.
Derek Lam shot his first ad campaign in San Francisco last week.
He and most of his contemporaries have managed to make do without advertising in the past, but this month we’ve seen Rodarte’s proper campaign debut in V and Zac Posen’s first ever ad, for Spring 09, shot by Ellen Von Unwerth for Spanish Indie mag Fanzine 137.
Lam’s going a more traditional route launching his ad in the August issues of Bazaar, Vogue and Elle. Solve Sundsbo shot Karmen Pedaru on the beach at Pier 59 wearing the brown fur coat and suede bag from look 9.
We love seeing the ads, but wonder if they’re worth the precious pennies. We’d bet no one’s reading V and learning about Rodarte for the first time or that the woman reading Vogue’s going to buy Derek Lam now that an ad’s alongside his editorial presence.
Meanwhile, who’s next? Proenza? Alex Wang?
Ed Westwick gets very close to Helena Christensen in next month’s Bazaar. This makes us feel:
1) Jealous, so jealous we could cry.
2) Hot, it’s pretty sexy.
3) Excited to be 40, Helena only pops up in front of cameras when she gets to wear lingerie these days.
4) Creepy, she’s old enough to be his mother.
5) Bummed, that we have to wait five more days for a new Gossip Girl and that we won’t even get to watch it because we’ll be at shows.
6) Did we say jealous?
So it’s true - Marc is in fact resurrecting Stephen Sprouse for Louis Vuitton next month.
The launch will coincide with Deitch Projects’ 80s retrospective, (they’re the ones who initially suggested a re-do to Marc) and the Rizzoli book on Sprouse. But the Louis products - bags, scarves, leggings, etc - are all Marc since Sprouse passed away in 2004.
Marc says, “I just felt it was a funny way to play with it, to pretend to be Sprouse for a bit, and use the work that he did, and then bring it back to the work that he did before I collaborated with him.”
The online component is the coolest part though, (unless you’re holding your breath for neon rose-covered monogrammed sneakers). On December 15, Vuitton will launch welovesprouse.com with everything you need to know about the late artist and interviews from his friends including Pat Field and Debbie Harry.
And of course, no Marc project post-2007 would be complete without naked Marc, so thankfully, Terry Richardson shot the graffitied Jacobs for next month’s issue of Bazaar.
At this rate, the Deitch opening will more than make up for Marc’s canceled holiday party.
Why do European magazines always come with something extra?
In London, we picked up a bunch of teen magazines that came with glittery eye shadow and neon lipstick, (which we totally used for Henry Holland’s party). The British Bazaar came with a shopping supplement that was so well done we almost forgot to read the actual magazine. ELLE came with a tote. POP came with an Agent Provocateur pullout featuring Daisy Lowe, Peaches Geldof, and the Britt and the Faran. And well, British Vogue just came with the best content ever.
And now we’re in Paris, where the new L’Officiel comes with a tube of Dior mascara (!!!) and other mags squeeze books, make-up, tweezers and other swag into their plastic wrapping.
The best part is, the editorial content of these magazines is significantly better than most of what’s found stateside, so there’s no need for added compensation - not that we’re complaining.
So what’s up America, when do we get Diorshow with our five dollar magazine?!
We thought Gwyneth Paltrow’s July Bazaar cover was just a very delayed reaction to Iron Man - turns out it’s part of a 40-page Estée Lauder campaign that continues within the magazine, just barely disguised as editorial.
The cosmetic giant placed the four faces of their new perfume, Sensuous, throughout the issue, even though the actual ads don’t debut until fall. The move means a priceless Gwyneth cover for Bazaar and an insane amount of advertising for Estée Lauder before their ads, (which also feature Elizabeth Hurley, Carolyn Murphy and Hilary Rhoda), even hit.
This weekend, The New York Times asked if the partnership meant Hearst, (which owns Bazaar) was selling out, before admitting that it’s actually a pretty smart move.
This morning, WWD reports an even cooler partnership between Marie Claire, (which is also owned by Hearst) and Ray-Ban. The two have commissioned five New York City artists to create billboards to promote Ray-Ban’s new colored Wayfarers. And the magazine will also run three times more Ray-Ban ads this year than ever before.
The symbiotic relationship between fashion magazines and fashion advertisements has been losing steam as circulation has slowed for print publications and more companies turn to online advertising. So while at first these ad campaigns, whether subliminal like Estée Lauder’s or in your face like Ray-Ban’s, seemed a bit desperate, we actually think they’re kind of cool - especially when real artists are getting into the mix and what used to be a boring ad gets taken to a new creative level.
We actually kind of love it, and we’re sure Andy Warhol’s probably giggling in his grave.