Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio on the cover of the latest issue of DT

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some people spent thanksgiving with their family but some people (like my boss) got to spend thanksgiving with the extraordinary iris apfel.  to be honest, when he first told me that he would be carpooling with iris up to the hamptons i had no idea who she was.  but after being promptly told to google her i realized that she is indeed my fashion icon.  in other words: i want to look just like her when i turn 87  because the diva’s got STYLE.  she has so much style that the met had a special exhibit chronicling her best ensembles (insert french accent pleeeeaze).

don’t believe me?  check it before you wreck it:

cowgirl fringe

specs

trousers

iris talks style.

and the clothes off her back:

sashay shante.

to the left (to the left)

faster pussycat! kill! kill!

choose your own adventure!

peacockin' it.

At just three years away from 50, Carol Alt posed in Playboy and the magazine called her “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World”. Who would cry for more when you have two Sports Illustrated covers, lucrative contracts with Cover Girl Cosmetics and Hanes and countless fashion magazine covers pleading for your face?

Don’t be quick to dedicate her lifelong career to the wonders of what Life Magazine dubbed as “Million Dollar Face”, Carol’s rock-hard abs are what kept her body a diamond to scramble for. Should you wonder how she has managed to stay curvaceous for decades and resemble the looks of 20-something at the age of 48…

To read more click here…
http://www.sevafrica.com/HealthWellness/Carol-AltsDiet.shtml

You’re stupid. You’ve admitted it, and now you’re seeking help. I want to congratulate you! That’s the first step towards making your stupid life better.
First thing’s first though; you are stupid and will be forever. This book will not change that. This book will however, mask your stupidity from the rest of the world and may lead to promotions, dating, new job opportunities, more friends, and definitely more confidence!
It’s not easy to fool people when you’re stupid. Especially people who aren’t stupid. Let’s call this type of people “Smart” people, shall we? Smart people are very quick to pick up on the fact that you’re stupid. You’ve got to be perfect from the beginning around them, or else they will see you as a sheep in wolf’s clothing. That’s an example of a “smart” idea: a truncated and intentionally-reversed extended metaphor using the structure of a simile. You scoffed at things like this in school, but metaphors, similes, and other clever literary devices are a fundamental part of smart people conversation. Similes and metaphors are discussed in detail later in this book, so we won’t worry about them now.
Instead, what we’ll focus on now is the face you made after reading that sentence about the wolf and the sheep. You scrunched your nose tightly and rolled your eyes around in the hopes that your brain would explain why I was talking about animals. If you are smarter, but still stupid, you waited to make the face until I started talking about all that simile and metaphor stuff. This frowny-eye-rolling is a common face that stupid people make when presented with something that bores them or something they don’t understand. This book is about fixing stupid habits just like that face!
Most of the stupid habits you have are based on your stupid instincts. Right now, I want you to close your mouth, and breathe through your nose. TRUST ME, you won’t suffocate! Go ahead and try it. You see? Now you know you can trust me.
It’s not necessary to understand WHY I want you to do the things I want you to do. The important thing is that you DO them and practice them, over and over, for the rest of your life. Most of these things will be difficult. Breathing through your nose alone will take years for you to master. You currently breathe through your mouth because the “instinct” part of your brain is looking out for your survival. This is because the cognitive or “thinking” part of your brain isn’t capable of making good decisions. Stupid people like yourself are prone to doing things directly opposed to your own survival. For instance, I’m sure you’ve found yourself at one time or another in a single-person competition for stuffing the most miniature marshmallows into your nose to see how many will fit. Since this is literally smothering yourself for no reason, your brain makes you breathe out of your mouth, since it figures you’ll live longer that way.
Don’t worry! You will still be able to indulge all of your fun, stupid impulses. I’ll simply teach you how to save them for “private time”, or “stupid friend hang-out time.” when you’re around other people as stupid, or more stupid, than you are. This book is full of helpful, good habits like “stupid friend hang-out time”. However, every habit will take practice to master, so I want you to make a promise with me.
Go ahead and read this out loud: “I promise that I will follow the instructions in this book. I promise that I will practice every day, and that I won’t give up, no matter how frustrating it is for my stupid brain. Sincerely, me!”
There. You’ve just made a promise to both you and I. You said it out loud, so you have to stick to it. It’s too late to turn back now, which is wonderful, because you’re going to have a great new life! (if you think you and I are the same person, or opposite people from when this introduction began, you’re still reading out loud. Please stop reading out loud.)
To create a sense of familiarity, which will subconsciously compel you to finish the rest of the chapters through recognition, despite your short attention span, Just for fun, I’ll give you a brief overview of the topics we will cover in-depth during the rest of this guide.
The first half of this book is all about breaking down and hiding the stupid things you do:
Chapter 1 is what you’re reading right now.
In chapter 2, I will tell you tricks to keep your stupid life separate from your new smart life. This will be an ongoing process. You will learn to enjoy top 40 music and Michael Bay movies secretly while alone or with a few select stupid friends, instead of loudly and in front of everyone.
In chapter 3, I’ll teach you how to shut your mouth before it says the stupid thing you just thought. You’ll learn to use silence with making faces to pretend that you’re deep in thought.
The second half of this book is all about the tricks you can use to pretend you’re smart:
In chapter 4, we’ll reread the first half of the book, because you’ll have skipped ahead, thinking you didn’t need to learn those techniques and “do homework from a stupid book”.
In chapter 5, you get a makeover! As fun as it seems, this will actually be one of the hardest sections of the book, and one of the most important. You will learn to dress in a “nerd costume” for the rest of your life. Calm down! Stop wrinkling your face, stop chewing your lip, quit punching whatever you’re punching, and listen up. You know deep down that “nerds” are the very smartest of smart people. The benefit of looking like a nerd is that smart people will assume you are socially awkward instead of stupid and will therefore more readily ignore whenever you slip up and do stupid things.
In chapter 6, I’ll discuss using props to appear smart. We will discuss scavenging techniques for smart props, including making habits for success. You’ll learn how to search local coffee shops every morning for partially-completed crossword puzzles to spend the rest of the day pretending to fill out. Tips like this will give silent proof of your “smarts” when people might otherwise see through your smart costume.
In chapter 7, I’ll help you get into the habit of saying smart things and inventing opinions. It DOESN’T MATTER what your opinions are. The only important thing is to NEVER CHANGE YOUR MIND about your opinions. You’ll learn to be condescending about other people’s opinions. I’ll even teach you phrases to use if you get into hot water with someone such as “I suppose we’ll just have to agree to disagree!” You’ll also learn to memorize a single generic quote to use at parties and whenever you want to impress someone of the opposite sex.
The third half of this book is all about using your newfound techniques to SECURE your future:
In chapter 8, I’ll give you a lie detector test to be sure you’ve read every chapter thoroughly. If not, i’ll remind you that you made a promise to me, and make you go back and read what you skipped.
In chapter 9, I’ll teach you about material investments. It’s important to invest in “things” and “stuff” that will make you appear smart for the rest of your life: a modestly large house, a slightly above-average car, and many more material things. Your stupid thinking is right in assuming the more things you own, the better; but you have to own the RIGHT KINDS of things! Filling your house with the right long-term props is very important. You’ll learn about chess and backgammon boards. You’ll check prices on pianos and expensive-looking (but not extravagant!) artwork.
In chapter 10, you’ll hire an accountant and do EXACTLY what they tell you do with your money. I’ll tell you briefly what a saving account is and why it’s better not to run out and spend every paycheck immediately on liquor and clubbing. Even though you won’t understand right away why this is bad; when you see how savings and investments lead to MORE liquor, you’ll be happy you listened.
In chapter 11, you’ll invent a new category of people you can look down on for the rest of your life, like “Liberal Elites” or “Right Wing Fascists”. This is a prime time to hire a writer to write a book with your name on it! Tell everyone you wrote the book. This is key.
In our last chapter, chapter 12, you’ll make the most important investment in your future; tricking a beautiful INTELLIGENT person into loving and marrying you. This will be the most difficult thing you will EVER do and it will take all the resources you’ve built and all the techniques you’ve learned. You will master keeping your stupid life and your smart life separate by passing off your stupidity once and for all as something else. We will discuss faking Asperger’s Syndrome, Social Anxiety Disorder, and the like.
By the end of this book, you will be a new person; a person you’ve invented. You will be successful beyond belief, and you’ll have someone who loves you for the rest of your life.
Does this sound too good to be true? Well guess what? I’M A STUPID JUST LIKE YOU! Or at least, I used to be. But following my own system, I’ve made a wonderful, explosive new life as a SMART! I’m CEO of my own Fortune 500 company, I have a syndicated talk radio show, I’m married to a supermodel, I live in a mansion in Beverly Hills, and I have three somewhat intelligent children. I’m sure you don’t believe me, but it’s true. All the “smart” phrases I’ve used in this book were painfully constructed over several years using a dictionary, a smart writer friend, and the help of my brilliant wife. My system worked for me! IT WILL WORK FOR YOU!!!

Helena Christensen (center) is undoubtedly one of the sexiest women of all time.

Need more proof?

Why can’t we all look that lust-worthy whilst rolling around in the sand?

Por Ellen Von Unwerth

karlie kloss represented next models ny.
as seen, karlie lands the december cover of vogue korea.
photographic credit to rafael stahelin.

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karlie kloss represented next models ny.
she appears editorially for the december issue of korean vogue.
karlie has killed every aspect of the game this year including, campaigns & print.
her dopeness is evident in this spread, as she evokes class even amidst trash.
photographic credit to rafael stahelin.

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THIS PORTRAIT IS COURTESY OF THE SUN “THE BEST IN THE U.K FOR NEWS, SPORTS, CELEBRITIES & TV”  <—- I WOULD ADD MUSIC AND GOSSIP IN THERE, BUT I AM UNFORTUNATELY NOT EMPLOYED BY THE SUN (YET);)  THIS STARTED OFF AS A SHORT BLOG ABOUT LEO’S LATEST GIRLFRIEND AND HOW HOT SHE WAS AND I IMMEDIATELY WENT OFF ON A RANT ABOUT HEATH LEDGER BEING THE BEST ACTOR OF MY GENERATION.. PLEASE CHECK IT OUT IF YOUR FELLING CHEEKY~

DAMN, I WISH I WAS BRITISH = I GUARANTEE THAT I WOULD BE A SUCCESSFUL MUSICIAN OVER THERE BECAUSE THEY APPRECIATE ART AND MUSIC THAT TAKES RISKS AND BREAKS MOLDS AND DOESN’T FOLLOW ANY TYPE OF FORMULA AND I BELIEVE I DO THAT BETTER THAN ANY AMERICAN ARTIST/MUSICIAN THAT ISN’T SIGNED.. IN MY NEXT POST, I WILL DELVE FURTHER INTO WHAT I MEAN.. CHEERS~ LIKE ELLIOTT SMITH WOULD SAY:  xo

THANK YOU TO MOONDOG, I JUST SAW A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF LEO DiCAPRiO’s NEW GIRLFRIEND. HE IS SO DAMN LUCKY. FIRST OFF, HE IS ONE OF THE BEST ACTORS OF HIS GENERATION, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE UNFORTUNATE PASSING OF HEATH LEDGER WHO I BELIEVE WAS ON HIS WAY TO BEING THE GREATEST OF MY GEN~ MAN, IT STILL FN PISSES ME OFF THAT HE DIED BEING STUPID, I MEAN A LOT OF US HAVE EXPERIMENTED WITH SHIT AND EVEN TAKEN IT TOO FAR FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND OF HIS PILL INTAKE, IT WAS UNREAL & HIS DOCTOR’S SHOULD BE PUT IN JAIL.. WELL, I GUESS WHEN YOUR AS RICH & POWERFUL AS PEOPLE LIKE HIM, YOU CAN & WILL GET WHATEVER YOU WANT. IT JUST SUCKS, SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR.. A BABY GIRL.. THE BIGGEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME THAT HE NEVER EVEN GOT TO SEE.. AN OSCAR FOR HIS AMAZING PERFORMANCE IN A “SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER” THAT NEVER GET NOMINATED FOR OSCARS, LET ALONE WIN THEM. IT JUST PISSES ME OFF.. HE HAD JUST FINISHED A VIDEO FOR “KING RAT” BY MODEST MOUSE & NOT ONLY IS IT AMAZING, BUT IT STANDS FOR SOMETHING AND JUST LIKE THE GREAT ISAAC BROCK WOULD DO, HE GAVE ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE VIDEO TO A CHARITY PROTECTING WHALES FROM THE SCUMBAGS THAT HUNT THEM~

I AM SURE THAT THESE PICTURES WOULD PUT A SMILE ON MR. LEDGERS FACE. HE OBVIOUSLY APPRECIATED BEAUTY AND THIS IS DEFINITELY A FORM OF IT. I HAVE HAD THE AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO MEET ISAAC BROCK FROM MODEST MOUSE & UGLY CASANOVA AND EVEN THOUGH HE HAS PLATINUM SELLING RECORDS HAS HIT #1 ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS WITH  “WE WERE DEAD BEFORE THE SHIP EVEN SANK,” HE IS MORE HUMBLE AND DOWN TO EARTH THAN ALOT OF MUSICIANS I MET THAT WERE LITERALLY 3RD & 4TH GUITARISTS ON AN ARTISTS SIDE PROJECT.. ANYWAYS, ANY FRIEND OF ISAAC BROCK (HEATH LEDGER BEING ONE OF THEM) MUST HAVE BEEN A COOL ASS MOTHERF#CKER~

READ A COOL ARTICLE ON VH1 ORIGINALLY WRITTEN BY MTV. AREN’T THEY BOTH OWNED BY THE SAME FILTHY RICH GUY??!!

Unfortunately petite supermodel Kate Moss is not only known for her model, acting & fashion work. She is also notoriously known as an anorectic & drug addict.
In a recent interview she says a motto she tries to live by is “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.” A popular slogan of the pro-ana\anorexia online communities. She adds:  “You try and remember, but it never works.”

This has many in an uproar, angry that someone frequently thought of to model for anorexia is saying something like this out loud &
that it is irresponsible & fuels more distorted thought from millions of girls who inspire to look like her.
My initial reaction was anger, but we cannot forget that Kate Moss is a sick woman. Years of torturing her mind & body from eating disorders & cocaine abuse has a devastating impact on oneself.

She knows she is seen as a poster board for the anorexic ideal and she says this, what I see is an ill woman trying to build herself up on her obsession.
It is irresponsible that she says this so blatantly knowing of the impact it will have, but it’s regrettable that along with the pressure to have the perfect body, she is expected to have a perfect soul.

It’s often been debated as rather or not to hold famous people responsible for their actions’ impact on those who admire them.
And while they do have more of a responsibility to do this than the average person, it is not always necessary that we hold them to higher standards than we do ourselves.
Kate Moss is sick, it is tragic that she believes & tries to abide by that quote.
But I feel that she actually deserves more help than a backlash.  
It angers me that we blame her & her alone for her illness, rather than the industry that exploited her endlessly as the heroin chic look.
I am not defending her statement, I am defending the fact that she is an ill woman. An otherwise physically & or mentally healthier person would not say that.
Not guilty by reason of insanity perhaps.

“But it never works” she adds, on her deepest level she knows that it does not work, it leaves with more pain. Her haunted eyes reveal this, the young woman who aspired to be a petite model & her emotional instability were & are exploited. It saddens me more than it angers me, she is ill, she needs help.  

Kate, thin never feels as good as freedom feels.

RIP Daul Kim

Kelly Osborne soon-to-be-husband Luke Worrall is the covergirl of the debut issue of Candy.

Come celebrate transvestism, transexuality, cross dressing and androgyny, in all its manifestations over at Candy magazine.

Le enseño esta foto a mi novio. La mira. Me mira. La vuelve a mirar. Se le cambia la cara. Me dice: “Qué mal rollo, ¿no?”. Le contesto: “A mi me gusta. Es que a esta mujer, con la cara que tiene, le pones dos coletas, un lazo rosa y un osito de peluche y parece que tiene 12″. A lo que él me responde: “Pásamela por favor”.

Vía: Suicide Blonde

Gisele Bundchen, usia 26 tahun meraih pemasukan sekitar 330 Milyar rupiah sepanjang tahun 2009.

Kate Moss, usia 33 tahun meraih pendapatan  sekitar 90 Milyar rupiah pada tahun ini.

Heidi Klum, usia 34 tahun meraih pemasukan  sekitar 80 Milyar rupiah pada tahun ini.

Adriana Lima, usia 26 tahun mendapatkan pemasukan  sekitar 60 Milyar rupiah sepanjang 2009.

Alessandra Ambrosio, usia 26 tahun meraih pendapatan sekitar 60 Milyar rupiah pada 2009.

Carolyn Murphy, usia 31 tahun meraih pemasukan sekitar 50 Milyar rupiah pada 2009.

Natalia Vodianova, usia 25 tahun meraih pemasukan sekitar 45 Milyar rupiah pada 2009.

Karolina Kurkova, usia 23 tahun mendapatkan sekitar 35 MIlyar rupiah sepanjang 2009.

Daria Werbowy, usia 22 tahun mendapatkan pemasukan sekitar 35 Milyar rupiah pada 2009.

Gamma Ward, usia 19 tahun meraih pemasukan sekitar 30 Milyar rupiah pada 2009.

Man, I haven’t been this sad over a celebrity death since Heath Ledger. Daul Kim was found in her Paris apartment dead earlier today. It is being called a suicide. She is (was) a high fashion model from Seoul, South Korea known for her platinum blonde hair, funky streetstyle and quirky internet videos.  I frequented her blog regularly, (http://iliketoforkmyself.blogspot.com/) and was often touched by her words and related to the loneliness she described in so many of her posts. I remember thinking to myself how interesting it was that this beautiful, young, successful model who was endlessly globetrotting and had everything going for her could be just so terribly sad inside. If you have the time, you should go read some of her posts. So eerie. Ahhhhh.

Loneliness, man. It’s awful.

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“my life as daul was so miserable and lonely.
please join my loneliness in another world.

daul”

A picture is worth a thousand words. The incredible Romie Boccia will be on Mitch Phillips Live to answer your questions.
Start thinking up those questions …

daul kim was represented by next models ny. she was found dead in an apartment in paris & while some are speculating suicide the kim family has asked the press to respect their privacy with their loss. daul’s agency hails her as a “supermodel” & friend to all who worked at the agency. daul has proved herself to be an outstanding entity in fashion, last fall she went platinum blonde & exploded with her new look editorially. known as one of the most recognized asian females in fashion, daul will be missed. her legacy will live forever.

in loving memory.
daul was twenty years old.

helena christensen, eva herzigova & claudia schiffer are supermodels that people know- whether its by face or by name, the fame that each female has is undeniable. all three supermodels appear for i-D’s blood & flesh issue. shot by kayt jones, hair & make-up was done by ed moelands & hung vanngo. the cover is pretty sick, though i often complain about claudia’s boring look time & time again- i like this cover. helena christensen is a bad bitch, for real. she has an iconic face that no one can beat.

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Bar Refaeli is really really really hot. There is no other way to explain it and there is no point in arguing with it, Bar Refaeli is 100% Hot. Nothing else to write about, just look at the pictures and nod your head.