Archive for April, 2011

Lopez’s daughter already into fashion!

TweetShare Singer Jennifer Lopez’s three-year-old daughter is already showing signs of becoming a fashion icon as she always plans what she wears. “When I get ready for work, we lay everything out – the pants, shoes, earrings, belts. Emme says, ‘Okay, I need pants’ and ‘That matches. I need a barrette’. It’s crazy!,” femalefirst quoted [...]

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Why models sometimes look worse than the rest of us

TweetShare   (Photo: Models.com) The beautiful and the damned. The last few weeks I have been knee deep (or should I say clavicle deep?) in the quest to find the perfect model for our upcoming fashion shoot in Paris. “Paris!” you splutter. “Should be a breeze.” Not so. In fact, it’s about as straightforward as [...]

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s New Gig… The Face of Coach!

TweetShareThis is really getting to be tired. Actresses as models…Models go to Hollywood & stake your claim on their roles! Go Gemma! – J.C. GWYNETH’S NEW GIG: From “Glee” cameos to penning a cookbook and launching a career in country music, Gwyneth Paltrow is clearly looking to cultivate a wider audience and her latest move [...]

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Asian Models on the Rise in 2011?

TweetShare Until recently, Asian models rarely landed the fashion industry’s big jobs, usually just appearing as token diversity chips in campaigns and fashion magazines. But this year marks an uptick in visibility: Hot new faces like like Fei Fei Sun and So Young Kang have appeared front and center in major runway shows, ad campaigns, [...]

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Want to learn how to, um, walk? Take Stacey McKenzie’s Walk This Way Workshop in Toronto

TweetShare I like Stacie! If you don’t know her – Google her! If you can take her class go for it and learn to walk the right way! – J.C. In case putting one leg in front of the other and moving in a forward motion is a foreign concept, Stacey McKenzie, former Canadian model [...]

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Angelina Jolie lands Louis Vuitton campaign

TweetShare Angelina is drop dead gorgeous and personally I love her man-eater allure but I just don’t understand why actresses are taking jobs from models when they take home so much more money than a fashion model? Hey designers pay the fashion models the dough you’re giving these celebrities and make news for your brand [...]

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Models in Botswana – Sessilee Lopez & Yaya Dacosta

TweetShare   Sessilee Lopez and former ANTM runner up Yaya Dacosta were in Gaborone, Botswana in late march for the inaugural Gaborone Fashion Night.  Designers Koketso Chiepe , Indashio ,Mpho Kuaho and Botho Chalebgwa displayed their collections at the event. Check out more flicks from the trip to Botswana below. via Sessilee Lopez & Yaya Dacosta in Botswana [...]

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J.Crew Put model, Arizona Muse’s 2-Year-Old Son, Nikko, in Seersucker Shorts

TweetShare J.Crew had models pose with their attractive beloveds for their "love-themed" May catalogue, which included Arizona Muse and her 2-year-old son, Nikko, dressed in a very wee pair of seersucker shorts. Other happy twosomes include best friends Mirte Maas and Jacquelyn Jablonski; Behati Prinsloo and her boyfriend, Jamie Strachan; Cameron Russell and her dog [...]

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Skinny Models Provide Useful Incentives for Obese People to Lose Weight, Italian Researchers Report

TweetShare Who paid off these researchers? . . . – J.C. Ah, exactly what we needed to hear right after lunch! Comparing our bodies to those of thin models (the majority of which are adolescent girls, many of whom grapple with terrible eating disorders to maintain their unadvisably low BMIs) is actually good for us [...]

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MODEL PARENTS: Ali Stephens & Her Mom

TweetShareWe all need a little inspiration boost every now and then. Check out this super cool video by Modelinia on supermodel Ali Stephens and her mom, Julia. I can relate to the small apartment – their story is very familiar.

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