In her own words, Coco Rocha tells us about her personal struggles working as a model and the lessons she’s learned in her lengthy career.
We’ve also got an exclusive video of Rocha at a recent Model Alliance event giving young models advice on everything from finding the right agent to avoiding sketchy photogs.
Outsiders no more: Band of Outsiders is going into expansion mode with new backing from some as-yet anonymous investors. {WWD}
Another model mama in the making! Caroline Trentini is expecting a baby with her photog husband. {Vogue Italia}
Kanye West went gorillas at his surprise concert in Paris last night, which obviously included more Maison Margiela masks. {High Snobiety}
Meanwhile, West’s baby mama Kim Kardashian has finally discovered the joys of maternity jeans! Amen. {Kim Kardashian’s blog}
One of our favorite things about the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards besides, you know, celebrating some of the best new talents in the industry, is seeing what fashion’s inner circle will wear on the red carpet. Because when it’s a real fashiony event, like this one, everyone steps up her game.
Click through to see what everyone was wearing.
Sure it’s exciting when Miss Piggy or Nicki Minaj launch a nail range (ahem), but when someone who is arguably the most well-respected nail guru in the fashion industry does it, that’s downright celebration-worthy. Jin Soon Choi, who’s done the nail looks for countless runway shows and fashion glossy editorials, knows nail polish. And she’s Read more →
Surprise! To the dismay of many men, we’re sure, Caroline Trentini is officially off the market. The Brazilian-born model tied the knot in Brazil yesterday with her on-again-off-again boyfriend, photographer Fabio Bartelt, to whom she got engaged last November, Made in Brazil reports.
Yay. What a lovely Friday treat. Sure Caroline Trentini looks completely miz on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar Brazil’s December issue but who cares because there’s a cute cat! Maybe she’s allergic? The fluffster features in the editorial as well. Check it out. Also included, for no particular reason other than that they are awesome, Read more →
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Isn’t Walking In The VS Fashion Show: She says she’s booked for another job that day, but is it possible she was been replaced by Karlie Kloss? {InStyle}
Caroline Trentini Is Getting Married: The model and her boyfirend, photographer Fabio Bartelt, are now engaged. Wonder who will design her dresS? {Vogue UK}
Tory Burch Is Getting a Fragrance: The rumors floating around have been confirmed: superstar Tory Burch is set to launch a women’s fragrance in partnership with Esteé Lauder, though we’ll have to wait until 2013 to get our hands on it. {WWD}
Filene’s Basement Is Closing: The iconic discount department store filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, which means no more Running of the Brides. Sad face. {Racked}
Bally’s fall ad campaign is all about well-heeled luxury. Uber models Karlie Kloss (who is racking up the campaign videos this season) and Caroline Trentini are deliciously mussed, lounging on couches in a warmly lit posh hotel room. The editorial itself is well-shot, and highlights the seriously covetable shoes, but it’s this behind-the-scenes video that really steals the show.
Check out the full campaign spread below; isn’t it so much cooler now that you watched them set it up?
Black Swan hits theaters tomorrow, and we’ll finally be able to get a look at those Rodarte costumes (oh, and that much-hyped sex scene between Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis). Ballet has long been a muse for fashion, so we decided to take a look at some of the best ballet-themed editorials over the years. The fashionheads at online communities the Fashion Spot and Fashin made them easy to find–thanks!
(Sort of related: Does anyone know what’s happening with that Kate Moss/Baryshnikov ballet movie?)
Anyways, back to the editorials. Take a look.
This month we’re all about candy pinks, bold violets and sunshine yellows, balanced with retro, masculine touches. Click through to see our mood board!
nyone well versed in fashion, upon hearing the word “jump,” inevitably thinks of Caroline Trentini in a cocktail dress in front of a taupe backdrop in Vogue. For years, the Trentini Leap has marked the pages of the glossy, even influencing other Vogue models like Chanel Iman and Coco Rocha to bounce around.
But Trentini was not the originator of the jump shot, nor was her stylist, Grace Coddington. It was photographer Phillipe Halsman, whose lens captured stars of yore like Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelley, and Audrey Hepburn in mid-air.
Express turns 30 years old this year, and they’ve assembled quite a party crew. Vogue will play host to the brand, with Gossip Girl‘s Ed Westwick and current Express faces Caroline Trentini and Chanel Iman. Elettra Weidemann’s also on the committee, which might mean she’ll pop up in an ad next season. The eclectic crew Read more →
