Somos lo que vestimos

2008-12-27T13:37:00.000-08:00

without words

2008-12-27T13:36:00.000-08:00

Models moments

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Models moments

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Teen vogue team

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Gucci

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Jacket

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Jacket

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Kate Lanphear

2008-12-27T13:20:00.000-08:00

Margiela incognito

2008-12-27T13:19:00.002-08:00

Jumpsuit

2008-12-27T13:19:00.001-08:00

Shoes

2008-12-27T13:17:00.000-08:00

LOVE THESE SLOUCHY CHLOÉ MIRCO STUDDED BOOTS ON JULIA STEGNER. IT’S LIKE HAVING A CONSTELLATION OF STUDS ON YOUR FEET.

Models

2008-12-27T13:00:00.000-08:00

Raquel Zimmerman Natasha Poly

Masha Nevoselova

Maryna Linkchuck

Lily Donaldson

Karmen Pedaru

Anne Vyalitsyna

Anna Jagodzinkska

Ali Stephens

AlineWeber

2008-12-27T12:55:00.000-08:00

at garet pugh

Paris Fashion Week

2008-11-08T14:19:00.000-08:00

Lane Crawford Fashion Director

Roisin: At garet Pugh
Kate Lanphear

The Sozzani Sisters

Dream Team VOGUE PARIS

Mario testino/Carine Roitfeld

Anna Dello Russo at Jardin Des Tuileries

At Rick Owens

Models: Rachel Clark/Mina Cvetkovic

Natasha Polly on the street

Lily Donalson/Raquel Zimmerman-at GIVENCHY

CHANEL

2008-10-27T16:51:00.001-07:00

Zara F/W Sasha Pivovarova

2008-10-26T14:10:00.000-07:00

Al llegar al aeropuerto de Madrid(barajas) al subir las escaleras, lo primero que veo es la tienda Zara, al dirijirme hacia donde estaba, mi reaccion fue de Wow.... ¡sabia quien era! ¡sabia su nombre! ¡la veia en las pasarelas! ¡la tenia en mi infinidad de revistas!, ¡era la que algunos confunden con Gemma Ward! mi emocion fue mas grande, ya que mis pensamientos fueron se ve increible, asi es, estoy hablando de la modelo Sasha Pivovarova en la publicidad de Zara es increible, ¿cuanto invirtio esta empresa por esa modelo? ¿ahora sera como H&m? ¿sera el principio de una nueva mercadotecnia? la verdad no lo se, no lo podia creer, su particular mirada con esos ojos azules que hacen que se vea toda la expresion, y hace que uno no pueda dejarla de ver, pero cual fue mi impacto, que al llegar a Paris, ahi tambien estaba, asi que me dirije hacia la Av CHAMPS ELYSEES ya que una amiga me menciono que ahi estaba la tienda Zara mas grande de paris, asi es, pero ahi estaba tan grande como las publicidades de Louis Vuitton, Dior, Lacroix, Chanel etc.... Al llegar a Mexico le platique a mis amigos acerca de eso, varias semanas despues en una charla con amigos platicabamos acerca de los visuales y el display que maneja dicha empresa y dos amigos que trabajan ahi me comentaron ..... Sabes creo que jamas llegara esa publicidad aqui, parece que a nosotros siempre nos olvidad.... pero no fue asi y apenas ayer sabado 25 de octubre al realizar una visita a la casa de unos amigos lo primero que me dijo fue: Ya viste la publicidad de Zara esta increible esta super,en ella sale Sasha Pivovarova, para mi fue de que increible por fin poco a poco llegaran eso espero todas las publicidades ya no solo de Zara sino de las demas casas de moda.

La vie n' Paris

2008-10-22T17:11:00.001-07:00

La moda se encuentra en la calle

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Pour L'amour De L'art

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kate Lanphear

2008-10-16T15:23:00.000-07:00

She has the Billy Idol peroxide blond hair and the devil-may-care style to match. But Kate Lanphear is no ephemeral star. The American-born Lanphear has held posts at both Vogue Australia and Harper's Bazaar; most recently, she's been appointed Senior Style Director at US Elle. Favouring inky hues and mannish-cuts, she's America's answer to la garconne. But her teetering, fetishtic shoes are far from the epicene separates she favours. This androgynous mix seems to be gaining favour across the globe. She's attained near-cult status in Japan, spawned a few Parisian copyKates, and is currently revamping US Elle alongside Joe Zee in New York. It's fair to say she's hot in the cities.
Where//Viktor & Rolf Wearing//Jacket from H&M, Sportmax studded belt, Yves Saint Laurent dress, Chanel handbag and Vivienne Westwood t-strap pumps

Where//ChanelWearing//Yves Saint Laurent sweater, DKNY skirt, Marc Jacobs handbag and Burberry sandals

Where//Yohji Yamamoto Wearing//Helmut Lang leather jacket, Yves Saint Laurent vest, Alexander Wang t-shirt, J. Brand jeans, Marc Jacobs handbag and Balenciaga ankle boots

Where//Behnaz Sarafpour Wearing//Vintage vest, Nation t-shirt, Chanel handbag and Burberry studded sandals

Where//Christian LacroixWearing//Martin & Osa parka, Alexander Wang dress, Graham & Spencer skirt, Chanel handbag and Prada ankle boots

Where//UnconditionalWearing//Miu Miu jacket, J. Brand jeans, vintage scarf, Marc Jacobs handbag and Gucci ankle boots

Where//Sinha-Stanic Wearing//Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier coat, Petit Bateau top, J. Brand jeans, Marc Jacobs bag and Balenciaga boots

fantastique Chaussure

2008-10-16T13:37:00.001-07:00

Model Dictionary

2008-10-16T13:19:00.000-07:00

Imagínate. Te despiertas. Te suena el móvil. "Te esperamos en el test shot, no te olvides de llevar tu portfolio. Luego tienes un cattle call. Adiós. Por cierto, llama a tu promoter". Desde luego te quedarías con cara de "no he entendido ni una palabra". Y serías una modelo.Por eso, en caso de que nos pasara algo en plan "Freaky Friday" (la película de Lindsay Lohan que se cambian de cuerpos ella y su madre), os dejo el Model Dictionary. Nunca sabes lo que va a pasar, así que más vale estar prevenidos.Book/Portfolio:Libro con fotos tuyas. Editoriales, anuncios... se enseña a los casting directors, fotógrafos, estilistas, etc, para que te contraten (o no).

Model Book:La biblia de la agencia. Es un libro con fotos y detalles de las modelos de su agencia. Sólo las mejores modelos aparecen en el Model Book.

Tear Sheet:Hoja arrancada de una revista y añadida a tu book. Suelen ser hojas de editoriales. En las editoriales pagan muy poco pero ayudan a salir a flote.

Pola:Foto estilo Polaroid.

Main Board:Las modelos más importantes de la agencia.

New Faces:Nuevas modelos que son presentadas a los principales clientes para que opinen, y si les gustan pasarán al main board de la agencia.

Model Mom:La madre de la modelo. Suelen acompañar a las sesiones, desfiles, etc, al principio de la carrera de su hija. Usualmente asaltan a preguntas a los agentes, pero es totalmente normal.

Go see:Reunión de la modelo con el fotógrafo, estilista, editor, director de arte o directores de casting... Se suelen llevar a cabo estas reuniones para que tomen la decisión final de contratarte o no.

Development:O tiempo de prueba. Es la época en la que la agencia te llama para muchos go-sees, te cambian el corte de pelo, te dicen que bajes de peso y que tienes un aspecto horroroso y que te cuides más etc. Es un tiempo bastante frustrante para una modelo, pero todas tienen que pasar por eso.

Cattle Calls:Según los fotógrafos, varios cástings.

Street Casting:Cuando contratan a modelos de la calle, para que den un aspecto más realista.

Test Shot:Una sesión de prueba con el fotógrafo. Se dividen en:Lighting Test:Sólo se hacen pruebas de luz, etc. Sin maquillaje ni estilistas.

Creative Test:Cuando el fotógrafo, estilista o maquillador necesitan una actualización de sus books, contratan a modelos para estas sesiones.

Option:El número de opciones que piden los fotógrafos al elegir a las modelos.

Head Sheets:Fotos en tamaño póster del rostro de la modelo, son actualizadas cada pocos meses y son enviadas a los fotógrafos/revistas por la agencia.

Call Sheet:Hoja con la hora, el fotógrafo, el estilista, el lugar, el productor y el editor de moda del trabajo al que debes de acudir.

Comission:La parte que se queda la agencia del sueldo de la modelo. Suele ser un 20%

Deductions:Reducciones del sueldo debidas a gastos extras, como hoteles, books, etc.

Scalping/Poaching:Cuando una agencia "roba" a una modelo de otra agencia.

Mother Agency:La agencia que te lanzó a la fama.

Call Time:La hora a la que tienes que estar en la cita, lista para empezar.

Fitting:El tiempo en el que las modelos se preparan para un desfile.

Charge Back:Si una modelo no asiste a una cita, le cobrarán una tarifa.

Exclusive:Un contrato que sólo te permite trabajar para una cierta marca. Suelen pagar bastante más de lo normal.

Chart:Calendario con las fechas de cada trabajo.

Book out:"Tomarte el día libre".

Usage Rate:Lo que cobra la agencia por usar la imagen de una modelo durante una porción de tiempo larga.

Day Rate:Lo que cobra la agencia por el tiempo determinado que contratan a sus modelos.

Audition:Casting dedicado a pruebas para anuncios o películas.

Advertorial:Anuncios destinados a parecer editoriales.

F Word:Fat. O sea, con un peso superior.

Diet:Tonificarse, no comer cosas grasas, etc.

Freelance:Modelo que no trabaja para ninguna agencia en concreto.

Promoter:La persona que se encarga de que las modelos visiten locales/bares/discotecas de moda para atraer a gente.

Petite:Modelo que mide menos de 1,5 metros

2008-10-15T13:00:00.001-07:00

Makeup And Stilletoes

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which shows pictures of sleepwalking models getting their hair and makeup done, all while smiling, these backstage shots get right to the action. Hair trauma, backstage slip-ups and all the preparations that go on before the show (they just finished the flowered alexander mcqueen dress minutes before it went on the runway!), these pictures are like a backstage pass.

S/S 2009 Fashion Week Invitations

2008-10-15T12:18:00.000-07:00

S/S 2009 Fashion Week Invitations
Today I can't only think of the new Gossip Girl chapter I have to watch, the cheerful songs by MGMT that I can't stop listening, the last collection by Tisci, the Miss Dior Chérie ad I need to see, Nadal for Lanvin, the rumours of Anna Wintour being out of Vogue (that's impossible), how lucky Carine Roitfeld is for wearing clothes that have been just on a show two hours ago...For now, here you have the invites for the SS 09 shows.

My kinda hair!

2008-10-09T15:25:00.000-07:00

Agyness Dean and her amazing hair styles - this is the kind of look I am working on right now, its not easy getting my hair to stand up just right though, need heaps of product but not to weigh it down...

Post-project runway reading

2008-10-07T14:48:00.000-07:00

Although it may not seem like it—I still can’t believe they’re giving Denise Richards a second season of her oh-so-complicated reality show—the full spectrum of reality television is yet to be seen. For example, the array of post-show stardom careers seems to be wide open. Personally speaking, if I were on a reality show (I can dream!), I would remind myself to broaden my horizons. That’s what Project Runway Season 2 alum and now author Daniel Vosovic did. Fashion Inside Out, which he wrote with contributions from Project Runway pals like Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, is dedicated to clearing up some of the misconceptions about the industry and pointing out some of the unrecognized contributors to the process. Not that he’s going completely literary; Vosovic says he hasn’t turned his back on the runway. “For every Jack and Lazaro, there are a hundred others who never ship their second season—I want to be around for decades. When I do launch, I want it to be with a bang.”

John Galliano

2008-10-07T14:16:00.000-07:00

James Gillray and the Queen Mum. You had to be a bit of a British art-history nerd to get the references John Galliano was dispensing backstage to mostly blank looks from fashion correspondents. But thank goodness for Stephen Jones' erudition on historical headgear—and Google backup—because here we are at the source: outrageous Regency cartoons of silly fashions from the Napoleonic war era, giant plumed military helmets, overblown mob-caps, and indecently transparent dresses. Sorted. (Oh, apart from the Queen Mummery, which equals the sweet pea florals, of course.)But did one actually need to know this to understand the collection? Hardly, because as accomplished as the backstage history boys may be, this was a show of tried-and-trusted Galliano classics put out at a moment when he's essentially brought his runway antics to a stop. What's walking out now are simplified, understandable pieces: parka-derived daywear with vestiges of military frogging in tape; little drapey jersey dresses; fragile rosette-sleeved cardigans; tiny, flippy ruffled floral skirts.In one way, that challenges the idea that a fashion show has to be newsy to be worthwhile—though it's a harder case to make when a resentful, exhausted audience is expected to travel an hour on a cold Saturday night to an insalubrious quarter of Paris to view it. To justify this, Galliano needed to pull something special out of his hat. He did, eventually, in an evening section in which his fragile, sheer, spangled, romantically tinted and flower-printed dresses briefly settled onlookers into a serene state of appreciation. If there are parties to go to next season, these are the kinds of dresses many girls might dream of wearing to them. With an underslip, of course.

Givenchy

2008-10-03T14:05:00.001-07:00

PARIS, October 1, 2008
By Sarah MowerRiccardo Tisci has won his spurs as the kind of designer whose shows cause mob scenes backstage in Paris. The push-and-shove to congratulate him after his show almost brought down a dividing wall—and to be honest, there's not much of that old-school mania around these days. What triggered it was a collection Tisci described—among flashbulbs and kisses from French celebrities and LVMH executives—as "Western Bondage."There is a thread of hard-core hip in Paris that is picking up that western theme and turning it in a glam-slam direction that flies in the face of recessionary caution. Christophe Decarnin at Balmain is in that posse, too, and there are parallels in London among grittier designers like Meadham Kirchhoff. At Givenchy, the look came out in full force two-thirds of the way in, when the leggings took over—half-leather chaps, half-jeans, or skintight black Lycra with white leaf appliqués flaming up the sides.Admittedly, that's the kind of sight that may frighten the horses in a nervous retail period. Yet fashion also needs the young and the brave to stir things up, and anyway, Riccardo Tisci was careful not to go the whole hog here. His route to the American West has been followed gradually, via Mexico, where the gaucho/Catholic references from his much-acclaimed collection of last winter originated. Something of the lace (now shown veiled beneath semi-sheer dresses) and the frothy white shirts of that collection carried over into Spring, the shirts perked up with gold bows and diamanté brooches in the shape of sheriff's badges. As for the bondage? It was mostly left to crisscross openwork back views, which will presumably remain strictly "editorial." No chance that will be the case with the thigh-high cowboy boots, though. Crazed lines will be forming for those overnight, recession or no.

Yves Saint Laurent

2008-10-03T13:45:00.000-07:00

As it faces up to a world of dramatically reconfigured priorities, what action should fashion take to stay relevant? Should designers be paring back, or keep pushing the new? On YSL's runway, that tension surfaced. "I felt for an extreme simplicity," Stefano Pilati said, "but it has to be feminine and a bit audacious. Lifting the spirits was making sense to me." His solution was to play it both ways, with Japanese-inflected austerity on the one hand, and no surrender over risk-taking shapes and hotly desirable shoes on the other.The Orientalist-modernist mix came out in the towering lacquered chignons and soft, cocooning shapes that had been derived from kimono wrapping and Japanese fishermen's pants. Pilati can claim authority over the drop-crotch trouser: He started it, and now that it's entered the mainstream he's edging it further along into fluid, baglike shorts, rompers, and jumpsuits. If that sounds awful, by the end of the show the concept of a garment that happens to be joined between the knees—worn with buttoned-up shirts or tailored jackets—had gained a degree of visual inevitability that might be a staging post on the way to normality. (Fearless young stylists have already been sporting their own versions of them around the shows this week, so that's another sign.)In any case, there were aspects of the show that didn't insist on pushing that particular nether-parts envelope. At some points, Pilati stepped up to answer the call for the kind of reassuring, regular Parisian chic women demand from YSL. An amazing asymmetric black dress with volume gathered up in a drawstring bow in the back did that, as did several pale gray regular pantsuits, and, for someone racier, reworkings of "Saharien" jackets with the cross-lacing details running through peplums or up the small of the back.If it didn't have the slam-dunk, uncompromising fashion stance of Pilati's last collection, the riveting new shoes–latticework grids of leather with metal-mesh heels–were enough to score a huge hit. First, they were walkable; second, they represent a coolly modern collision of the airiness of multi-strapped gladiators with the look of a boot. In a season when so much footwear has limped off runways to muttered protests from female audiences, that point alone puts YSL in the lead.