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Models

Models Have Rights Too: Learn Why Coco Rocha, Crystal Renn and More are Lending Their Support to the Model Alliance

Last night loads of leggy models–A-listers like Shalom Harlow, Doutzen Kroes, Coco Rocha and Crystal Renn among them–gathered at the Standard in the Meatpacking to sip free vodka drinks over loud music. At first glance, a typical fashion party.

Only it wasn’t. These models were gathered to celebrate the launch of the Model Alliance, a non-profit organization founded by Sara Ziff dedicated to “helping models in the American fashion industry organize for safe, fair, and healthy standards in their workplace.”

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Fascinators and Mini Skirts Get Banned from Royal Ascot, J.Crew’s CEO Mickey Drexler Doesn’t Like Shopping Malls, and Taylor Swift’s Frenemy Speaks Now

Fascinators Banned from June’s Royal Ascot: The Royal Ascot in Britain is cracking down on fascinators, cleavage, and, well… crack. A new, more clearly stated dress code is now officially in place for the event in an effort to swing it from chavy to classy: Strapless tops and above-the-knee hems are banned. Fancy fascinators will only be allowed in the grandstand areas; whereas the royal enclosure (aka the big boy seats) will allow only hats and headpieces that cover at least 4″ of the head at the base. Look out for K-Mid sporting the latest fad, hat-hair. {Fashion Foie Gras}

Justin Bieber Goes Brunette: Speaking of Duchess Kate: Clearly the latest casualty of the “Kate Middleton Effect,” baby Biebs has hit the brunette bottle. Now he’ll definitely be taken more seriously as an artist. Definitely. {US Weekly}

Just How Does Sarah Jaxheimer Do It? She has a cool group of friends, her hair is always shiny and awesome, and she dated the boy Taylor Swift crushed on in junior high. Check out Pop Dust’s exclusive and insanely hilarious interview with the elusive Sarah Jax, who may or may not be the mean girl in all of Swifty’s sad songs. {Pop Dust}

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Models

No Longer Just a Pretty Face: How Social Media Has Changed the Modeling Industry

15 years ago, all a model had to do was show up and look pretty. But in today’s social media-saturated world, a great pair of legs and killer cheekbones do not a supermodel make. More and more, a model’s earning power is derived not only by how many shows she walked or magazines she covered, but how many Twitter followers she has, according to the AP.

Name recognition has always been a powerful asset in a model’s career, but whereas in the past the public mostly got to know the industry’s biggest players through countless covers, campaigns, gossip columns and paparazzi photos, today’s social media has enabled models to make names for themselves. Now, any business-savvy model can get her name out there–and control her brand–through Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook.

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Magazines

Which Celebrity Holds the Most International Cover Appeal?

As WWD‘s recent report of the best-and-worst selling issues of 2011 proved, celebrity covers sell magazines plain and simple.

But while the report is a good indication of which celebrities we can expect to see more of on covers (Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Aniston), and which ones we probably won’t (Justin Bieber, Reese Witherspoon), it doesn’t necessarily paint the whole picture. Because while the glossies are printed in the United States, many have dozens of worldwide editions which frequently use reprints (both covers and content) from their North American counterpart. So are the best-selling US celebrities consistent with those who showed up most around the world?

The Kardashian appeal tends to dwindle when you take the overwhelming North American market out of the picture, so logic would indicate that cover giants Jennifer Aniston and Sarah Jessica Parker would pull out in front, right? Well, that’s not always the case.

We take a look at six big titles which have editions all around the world including Cosmopolitan, Elle, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, InStyle, and Marie Claire, and who showed up the most where. The results might surprise you.

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Best Dressed

Best Dressed: Coco Rocha in Zac Posen, Elle Fanning in Louis Vuitton and More

By Alaina Hernandez Saturday, Dec 17, 2011 / 11:00 AM

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Franca Sozzani Won’t Attend Meetings, Carey Mulligan Covers W in a Bra, and See Lindsay Lohan’s Full Playboy Spread

Franca Sozzani Doesn’t Do Meetings: The long-time EIC of Vogue Italia told Industrie that she never – NEVER! – participates in sit-downs because “responsible and creative” people “don’t need to have a teacher.” I think my elementary school art teacher would respectfully disagree with that statement, Ms. Sozzani. {Telegraph}

Carey Mulligan Looks Flawless on W, Has a Chip(munk) On Her Shoulder: Carey gets another cover – but this time it’s a new photo! The lady looks phenom in her dainty (Nina Ricci?) bra. {Style Frizz}

Lindsay Lohan’s Playboy Spread is Not So Bad: Damn that girl is stacked. And no full frontal. Brava Lindsay. {OhNoTheyDidn’t}

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Male Models Deliver Madonna’s Perfume to Editors, Tel Aviv Hosts Its First Fashion Week, and Kim Kardashian Upsets Australia

Madonna’s Perfume Delivered by Male Models: Madge apparently sent some studly male models to hand-deliver her new Truth or Dare fragrance to beauty editors in NYC. Sadly, our notably male-deprived office was not included in this gesture – leading me to believe that Madonna is in on some Mean Girls-esque, four-for-you,-Glenn-Coco-and-none-for-Gretchen-Weiners reverse-psychology scheme to subconsciously make us want her perfume even more. Damn you, Madonna, and your sneaky mind games! {Telegraph}

RIP Master Embroiderer Francois Lesage: The Frenchman who led the embroidery atelier that served Chanel, Oscar de la Renta, and Bill Blass, has died at age 82. Lesage was known for being a true couture artisans, attaching every single bead by hand – a tradition that is now only utilized by a handful of designers. {NY Times}

An Account of Tel Aviv’s Very First Fashion Week: Lucky Mag contributer Ray Siegel reflects on Tel Aviv’s first-ever fashion week, hosted by Roberto Cavalli. Apparently each favorite look was immediately followed by avid applause – guess that’s faster than waiting to read the reviews! {Lucky}

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Benetton Pulls Its Ad Featuring the Pope Kissing an Imam, Costello Tagliapietra Has a Diffusion Line, and Arizona Muse Lands Another Vogue Cover

Benetton Smooching Ad Pulled: In what comes as a surprise to no one, Benetton had to pull its ad featuring Pope Benedict XVI and a senior Egyptian imam kissing for the brand’s “Unhate” campaign. Apparently, the religious crowd was not feeling the shot. {Daily Mail}

Alber Elbaz and Betsey Johnson Decorate Christmas Trees: Famed London hotel, Claridge’s, is enlisting the help of Alber Elbaz to deck out their Christmas tree for the holidays. The tree will showcase Mr. Elbaz’s whimsical style, with marionettes dressed in Claridge’s staff uniforms hanging from its branches. Stateside, Betsey Johnson is set to decorate the tree at the Plaza Hotel. {WWD (Subscription required)}

Costello Tagliapietra to Release Lower Priced Line: For those women who “[can't] afford what equates to rent on a dress,” Costello Tagliapietra brings you C&T, their diffusion line set to release this spring. Each dress in the 13-piece collection will retail for $298. {WWD (Subscription required)}

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8th Annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards - Arrivals
Best Dressed

The Top 10 Best Dressed at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Awards

The most stylish stars and fashion insiders showed up and showed out for last night’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards. While most attendees opted for looks from the honorees (there was lots Cushnie et Ochs, Suno, and Altuzarra on the step and repeat) Anna Wintour repeated a favorite Marni look and Hamish Bowles looked divinely dandy in…jeans.

Check out fashion’s finest.

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Giorgio Armani Wishes He Were an Architect, Marilyn Monroe is Still in Fashion, and Justin Bieber Wearing Pantaloons

Marilyn Monroe Exhibit Draws Classy Fash Crowd: No angel-wing-and-thong ensembles here. A collection of rare photos of the ill-fated starlet titled Picturing Marilyn opened last night at Milk Gallery to a stylish group including Coco Rocha, Jessica Stam, and Georgina Chapman. Dree Hemingway had the honor of wearing a stunning Dior-created replica of the black dress worn my Ms. Monroe in her “Last Sitting” photographs. {WWD}

Armani Opens New Hotel, Wishes He Were an Architect: Giorgio Armani, who has just opened his newest luxury hotel in Milan and has plans for several others in Paris, New York, and London, says that he wishes he could “have a fresh start as an architect.” If only the 77-year-old had the eternal youth of fellow Italian Roberto Cavalli, he’d still have at least 43 years to make that dream a reality. {Telegraph}

Pop Stars Go Waaay Old School in Classic Paintings: Ever wondered what Beyonce would look like in Queen Elizabeth’s clothes? Or daydreamed about Justin Bieber in blue velvet 18th Century pantaloons? No? Neither had we. But now that you’re curious, here they are, in some pretty convincing re-imagined classic paintings. {MTV Style}

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Coco Rocha Dips Into Design Again: Launches Jewelry Line to ‘Accessorize Your Conscience’

Coco Rocha is a woman with many talents: She’s a super star model (duh), talented Irish dancer, one-time TV host and now, a bonafide jewelry designer. Seriously, is there anything she can’t do (and look good while doing it)?

Rocha’s new jewelry line is called Coco Rocha for Senhoa. The line, in addition to being pretty darn lust-worthy, also benefits Senhoa, an organization dedicated to helping Cambodian victims of human trafficking, WWD is reporting. Rocha’s own celever tagline for the line? “Accessorize Your Conscience.”

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Entertainment

10 Questions for America’s Next Top Model: All-Stars

1. Why haven’t they always done this little intro segment immediately after the previous week’s judging? Tensions are so high, it’s a drama gold mine.

2. WOW how apparent is it in this beach football game that all these girls dropped serious weight since the season began? Shannon is a twig.

3. One more time for me Nigel? “Rather nice bling.”

4. André WHAT are you wearing? Is that one of those controversial American Apparel “Conical Asian Hats”?

5. So is this Tyra Cam is to remind everyone that, even if she’s not physically present, Tyra is still all around us?

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