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The ability to be "super selective" about her gigs has paid off.
After 14 years of being the most profitable model on the planet, Bundchen has officially been dethroned.
Plus, the rise of luxury strip malls.
Plus, how "Instagram beauty" created a new kind of makeup artist.
Despite retiring from the runway in April, Gisele BĂĽndchen still came out on top.
The highest of high-end brands is doing just fine, thank you.
And Alexa Chung has shared her entire beauty regimen. Oh yes.
Ready to feel super poor and ugly? Forbes has just released its annual list of the 10 highest-paid models in the biz, confirming yet again that it really pays to be beautiful--especially if you're Gisele.
As we've made obvious here, we can't get enough of the fashion-forward styling that Jenna Lyons and Mickey Drexler have brought to J.Crew. But not everyone feels that way about the brand--and it turns out Drexler might agree with at least some of those customers.
Lady Gaga is Forbes's top earning celebrity under 30, earning $80 million last year... which is just SO. MUCH. MONEY. Guess that's how she could afford that 24-karat gold-plated wheelchair. {Forbes} Coco Rocha didn't always look like Coco Rocha. In some of her super-weird early modeling photos from China, she looks like an anime character in a circus. {BuzzFeed} He may have made an old-school proposal to new fiance Behati Prinsloo, but it sounds like Adam Levine is a new-school douche. Apparently he broke the news of his engagement to Victoria's Secret ex Nina Agdal via text message. {New York Post} Say it ain't so, TopShop! The UK retail giant joins Wal-Mart and Gap in refusing to sign the Bangladesh Safety Accord. {The Guardian}
Forbes released its annual billionaires list so we can all keep ourselves informed of the 1,426 people in the world whose wealth we'll likely never be able to even fathom. Though, this year's list does include quite a few fashion names, so maybe when we get around to creating that luxury empire...
Ryan Lochte tweeted pics of him smizing with Tyra Banks at Jeremy Scott. Someone's been staying in Friday nights watching ANTM... {Refinery29} And speaking of Ryan Lochte, he's apparently not dating Miss USA Olivia Culpo. Meaning Nora still has a pretty good chance there. {New York Post} See what stylish and powerful ladies Forbes picked as the 15 Most Fashionable Power Women of 2012. Yes, MObama's there. {Forbes}
Forbes just ranked Diane Von Furstenberg the 33rd most powerful woman in the world. They even dared to rank her several spots higher than Anna Wintour
Forbes released its annual list of "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women" and of course there are a few fashion people on it. However, the highest rank
Wondering how much your favorite models made last year? You're in luck, because Forbes just published its list of the ten highest paid models in the w
Forbes just released their list of the World's Most Powerful Women and, as expected, Anna Wintour made the cut. What is surprising: she's only #69. Though it's expected that politicians would top an editor (Angela Merkel was #1 and Hillary Clinton is #2), we were a little shocked that Lady Gaga came it at #11 (the highest non-politician or businesswoman on the list) and Beyoncé was #18.
Celine to Reissue the Classics: The brand is taking six of Phoebe Philo's best ensembles and re-releasing them in new color palettes: aqua cuffs on a button-down and a cobalt blue tuxedo pop out and scream "Buy me! I'm available in July at Bergdorfs, Jeffrey New York, Barneys and Kirna Zabete!" {The Moment} James Franco, Photographer? Franco has been looking to break into new forms of art/self expression and is now adding photographer to his ever-expanding repertoire. In a collaboration with Joe Zee, Franco shot Agyness Deyn for a spread in Elle. If it's anything like those strange videos the two filmed last year, it should be quite interesting. {WWD} Prabal Gurung Wants To Know Your New Things: Inspired by his Resort 2012 collection, Prabal Gurung has a new feature on the brand's Facebook page called #newthing, where the public is invited to share their favorite recent discoveries, the best of which will be posted to the main website. {Prabal Gurung}
Uniqlo owner Tadashi Yanai is the richest man in Japan, according to my former colleagues at Forbes. The magazine says Yanai, whose Fast Retailing emp
An Awesome Spectacle: We must have these glasses, like immediately if not sooner. {Garance} More Coco to Love: A new American trailer for Coco Before
A series of scary information has lead us to consider that Saks may be headed into some especially difficult times. Recently, it came out that Saks ha