The much anticipated May 09 issue of Vogue US is here. Shot by Steven Meisel it features models: Liya Kebede, Natalia Vodianova, Anna Jagodzinska, Isabeli Fontana, Lara Stone, Jourdan Dunn, Raquel Zimmermann, Caroline Trentini and Natasha Poly. Can we talk for a second about how unbelievably stunning Jourdan Dunn is? I mean, she is surrounded by all of these beautiful models and my eye goes directly to her. This is what Tyra is always talking about on ANTM, standing out in a crowd, smiling with your eyes. The english model has walked for Chanel, Christian Dior, Givenchy, and Jean Paul Gaultier couture shows in Paris as well as appeared alongside Naomi Campbell and Iman in Vogue Italia's all black issue.
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Showing posts with label Jean Paul Gaultier. Show all posts
Friday, 17 April 2009
I am obsessed with Jourdan Dunn
The much anticipated May 09 issue of Vogue US is here. Shot by Steven Meisel it features models: Liya Kebede, Natalia Vodianova, Anna Jagodzinska, Isabeli Fontana, Lara Stone, Jourdan Dunn, Raquel Zimmermann, Caroline Trentini and Natasha Poly. Can we talk for a second about how unbelievably stunning Jourdan Dunn is? I mean, she is surrounded by all of these beautiful models and my eye goes directly to her. This is what Tyra is always talking about on ANTM, standing out in a crowd, smiling with your eyes. The english model has walked for Chanel, Christian Dior, Givenchy, and Jean Paul Gaultier couture shows in Paris as well as appeared alongside Naomi Campbell and Iman in Vogue Italia's all black issue.
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
51 Year Old Runway Model
Gaultier’s 51-Year-Old Runway Star: Inès de la Fressange
Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week
Getty ImagesFrench model Ines de la Fressange presents a creation by Jean Paul Gaultier for his Spring/Summer 2009 haute couture collection.
As always, this week’s Paris couture shows have been the stomping ground for stick-thin models with high cheek bones and clenched jaws.
But Jean-Paul Gaultier is not one to abide by rules. Despite the presence of singers Kanye West and Kylie Minogue, it was the former French supermodel Inès de la Fressange who stole the show.
As the voluptuous 51-year-old strutted down the runway, the crowd cheered this one-time French queen of the catwalk. Clearly moved, she turned to wave at old friends and slipped off a cream jacket in front of the cameras.
Mr. Gaultier, also caught up in the moment, chased the former supermodel down the runway and practically wrestled her to the ground during the final moments of the show catching her just before she fell.
Fashion models “are not just 14-year-olds,” Mr. Gaultier said later. “There are no [age] barriers to beauty.” The French designer explained that the curvy Ms. de la Fressange embodied the sexuality demanded his raunchy Spanish themed show, which also featured high-waisted pinstripe pants for women, suspenders and elbow-length gloves.
Ms. de la Fressange in the 1980s was the first model to sign an exclusive modeling contract with a haute couture fashion house — Chanel — and then went on to represent France’s symbol of femininity, Marianne. She described how she felt nervous backstage with the other models, “surrounded by all those sexy little things.”
Despite the warm reception from the crowd, she said her return to the catwalk was a one-off. “For me it was like a Sunday,” she said batting her eyelids. “This is not my job anymore.” -Max ColchesterTuesday, 11 November 2008
Sample Sales
If you want to dress like a million bucks... for a lot less, you might want to consider shopping at sample sales.
Some great websites to check out are NYMAG, Daily Candy, Top Button, etc.
Here's a small selection of some that are going on now in NY:
What: White + Warren
Why: Fall and holiday cashmere collection at sample sale prices.
When: Nov. 12 & 13. Wed. & Thurs., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: 80 W. 40th St., at Sixth Ave., 3rd flr. Map It
What: Mike & Chris
Why: First-ever sample sale features coveted leather goods, tops, bottoms, fleeces, and bags at up to 75 percent off.
When: Nov. 13-15. Thurs. & Fri., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Where: 447 W. 36th St., b/t Ninth & Tenth Aves., 5th flr. Map It
What: Ted Baker
Why: Men’s sweaters are four for $350; suits were $895, now $400; women’s winter coats were $495, now $250.
When: Nov. 12-14. Wed. & Thurs., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fri., 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Where: 215 Park Ave. S., b/t 17th & 18th Sts., 20th flr. Cash and checks only. Map It
What? Miss Sixty and Energie
When? November 12-14; Wed. (noon–3), Thurs.–Fri. (9–3)
Where? 435 Hudson St., nr. Morton St., Ste. 400
Why? Jeans are $30 (originally $185), tops are $20 (originally $100), and jackets are $50 (originally $150) at Miss Sixty and Energie's sample sale. Other merchandise is up to 90 percent off.
What? Rebecca Taylor
When? November 12-14.; Wed. (1–8), Thurs.–Fri. (10–8)
Where? 145 W. 18th St., nr. Seventh Ave.
Why? A stretch flannel dress with metal beading from Rebecca Taylor is $175 (originally $430), a silk printed camisole $95 (originally $220), and other pieces from the fall 2008 collection are up to 65 percent off.
What? Alberta Ferretti, Jean Paul Gaultier, Moschino, Basso & Brooke, and Pollini
When? November 12-15; Wed. –Fri. (10–6), Sat. (11–5).
Where? 30 W. 56th St., nr. Fifth Ave
Why? 70 percent off at Aeffe USA's sample sale (which is bigger than last year's 60 percent off sale.)
What? Band of Outsiders, Cheap Monday, Shipley & Halmos, Wayne
When? November 13-15; Thurs.–Fri. (10–6), Sat. (10–5).
Where? 495 Broadway, nr. Broome St., fifth fl.
Why? All that for 50 to 75 percent off
What? La Perla
When? November 9- 20
Where? All three La Perla boutiques in New York
Why? Everything will be 40 - 60% off - so that $150 bra is more like $80 - including Spring 08 undies and Fall 08 clothes.
Some great websites to check out are NYMAG, Daily Candy, Top Button, etc.
Here's a small selection of some that are going on now in NY:
What: White + Warren
Why: Fall and holiday cashmere collection at sample sale prices.
When: Nov. 12 & 13. Wed. & Thurs., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: 80 W. 40th St., at Sixth Ave., 3rd flr. Map It
What: Mike & Chris
Why: First-ever sample sale features coveted leather goods, tops, bottoms, fleeces, and bags at up to 75 percent off.
When: Nov. 13-15. Thurs. & Fri., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Where: 447 W. 36th St., b/t Ninth & Tenth Aves., 5th flr. Map It
What: Ted Baker
Why: Men’s sweaters are four for $350; suits were $895, now $400; women’s winter coats were $495, now $250.
When: Nov. 12-14. Wed. & Thurs., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fri., 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Where: 215 Park Ave. S., b/t 17th & 18th Sts., 20th flr. Cash and checks only. Map It
What? Miss Sixty and Energie
When? November 12-14; Wed. (noon–3), Thurs.–Fri. (9–3)
Where? 435 Hudson St., nr. Morton St., Ste. 400
Why? Jeans are $30 (originally $185), tops are $20 (originally $100), and jackets are $50 (originally $150) at Miss Sixty and Energie's sample sale. Other merchandise is up to 90 percent off.
What? Rebecca Taylor
When? November 12-14.; Wed. (1–8), Thurs.–Fri. (10–8)
Where? 145 W. 18th St., nr. Seventh Ave.
Why? A stretch flannel dress with metal beading from Rebecca Taylor is $175 (originally $430), a silk printed camisole $95 (originally $220), and other pieces from the fall 2008 collection are up to 65 percent off.
What? Alberta Ferretti, Jean Paul Gaultier, Moschino, Basso & Brooke, and Pollini
When? November 12-15; Wed. –Fri. (10–6), Sat. (11–5).
Where? 30 W. 56th St., nr. Fifth Ave
Why? 70 percent off at Aeffe USA's sample sale (which is bigger than last year's 60 percent off sale.)
What? Band of Outsiders, Cheap Monday, Shipley & Halmos, Wayne
When? November 13-15; Thurs.–Fri. (10–6), Sat. (10–5).
Where? 495 Broadway, nr. Broome St., fifth fl.
Why? All that for 50 to 75 percent off
What? La Perla
When? November 9- 20
Where? All three La Perla boutiques in New York
Why? Everything will be 40 - 60% off - so that $150 bra is more like $80 - including Spring 08 undies and Fall 08 clothes.
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