Michael Kors is expanding his glam all-American empire. The quippy designer is going full steam ahead into beauty with a brand new collection of color cosmetics, body and sun care, and three new fragrances, set to launch in August.
Mario Testino shot Karmen Pedaru and Simon Nessman for Michael Kors’s California-set Spring 2013 campaign. {WWD}
One Direction heartthrob, latest Taylor Swift ex, and my future boyfriend Harry Styles was among those who attended Tom Ford’s London Collections: Men party. {Elle UK}
Emma Stone looked pretty amazing at the Oscar Nominations–extra props to her considering it was 5:30 AM in California! {HuffPo}
Smile! The artist formerly known as Lily Allen, Lily Rose Cooper, just gave birth to her second daughter, Marnie Rose. {US Weekly}
Salvatore Ferragamo has tapped Kate Moss and Karmen Pedaru to front their F/W campaign. {WWD}
Ann Curry gave a tearful goodbye speech on Today this morning, but her morning show style will forever be remembered. {HuffPo}
Patricia Field was a little less than classy last night at Issac Mizrahi’s interview with Derek Blasberg when she proceeded to shout her opinion on a few comments he made. {NY Post}
Joana Avillez illustrated a guide to fashion’s biggest personalities. Click through to see cartoon Tavi Gevinson and Daphne Guinness. {Refinery 29}
This should make your Monday a little better. To celebrate the relaunch of Vogue.fr, Vogue Paris’ website (it looks a lot cleaner and more like a Tumblr site now), EIC Emmanuelle Alt, French TV personality Mademoiselle Agnès, and models Anja Rubik, Karmen Pedaru, Jasmine Tookes and Kendra Spears got together to perform Wham! “Wake Me Read more →
When Anna Wintour referred to relatively little-known model Arizona Muse in her last February’s editor’s letter as a “gorgeous, smart, grown-up” and compared her to the likes of modeling giants Linda Evangelista and Natalia Vodianova, we knew the modeling world was in for something big. It’s been quite the landmark year for Muse. Top campaigns, extensive runway presence, big covers, and now another feather in her cap — the number one model in Vogue.
Hundreds of models are cast every year in the pages of international editions of Vogue, and when we tallied the results of their work it quickly became obvious who came out on top in 2011. Quantity and quality must be accounted for to make the top 10. Not only must a models’ appearances be plentiful, but the quality of those appearances must be stellar as well. This includes factors like only-girl editorials, the caliber of photographers they work with and editions they’re in, and their number of overall pages. Arizona’s scoresheet was predictably well-rounded. She worked with the best photographers, scored the most solo editorials and graced enough pages to fill an entire August issue all on her own (that’s about 220 for those of you keeping track). She started the year with a bang by starring in only-girl editorials for Vogue China, Italia, Paris, UK and US, and that was in just one month!
It’s an unusual feat for a model to skyrocket to the extent Arizona has since she hit the international scene last year, and while we’re thrilled for her success, we wonder if it’ll stick. While Muse has the novelty (and sometimes the curse) of it-girl status, it remains to be seen whether she’ll be blessed with longevity, the true mark of a great and successful model. We are looking forward to what the new year will bring for her.
For now, click through for the rest of the top 10.
Michael Kors is as famous for his fragrances as he is for his clothing. And now he’s a celeb in his own right, thanks to his judging stint on Project Runway. (We’re headed to the Project Runway finale show at Lincoln Center shortly–analyzing who Michael takes the most notes on is part of our very scientific process of trying to determine who the real finalists are and who the decoys are. Anyway.) Tweets from last night’s FNO events show pics of him mobbed by fans who all wanted to hug him. We totally do, too.
Curious as to why your favorite model is shilling for Victoria’s Secret this evening? Or why bad-ass Erin Wasson shows up in J.Crew catalogs?
It’s simple: Commercial work pays a hell of a lot better than editorial. Even if Crystal is prouder of her Tom Ford/Carine spread in Vogue Paris, she’s happier with her Marina Rinaldi paycheck.
That fact is put to paper on a tell-tale invoice, obtained by Jezebel.
It’s shaping up to be an interesting week in the modeling world.
First, Tyra Banks re-signs with IMG. Now, the New York Post reports that Next Management is suing Ford for poaching three of its models–Polish expats Anna Aleksandra Cywinska and Anna J., as well as Estonian Karmen Pedaru–after Next president Next President Joel Wilkenfeld petitioned Immigration and Naturalization Service to allow them to work in the US under contract.
In return, Ford is suing Next for poaching some of its best bookers and using those bookers to bring Ford models over to Next. (Ford has also sued Next three times over the past few years for “stealing” its models, including Kendra Spears.)
Alien Invasion: According to a McQueen spokesperson, ladies are clamoring for the “alien” shoes from S/S10. Some want to wear them, some want them as art. We loved hearing that the process to make them is copyrighted. {Grazia} In Goal: Before she debuted at Christopher Kane (in 2007), Karmen Pedaru was the goalie on the Read more →
