Donatella Versace, and her late brother Gianni were responsible for the rise of the supermodels. The Independent interviewed Donatella about the new generation of models, that according to Donatella lack ‘ego’. They are too ‘natural’. Obviously the word ‘natural’ doesn’t come across in Donatella’s dictionary…..

“I don’t even know what my natural colour is. Natural? What is natural? What is that? I do not believe in totally natural for women. For me, natural has something to do with vegetables.”

(Source: The Independent)

Fashion Magazine Love came out with their annual Spring/Summer edition last week and you won’t be seeing any bikini’s like you would in something like the new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.

Love has decided to pay and feature 8 supermodels in the NUDE (like Purple did with having Milla Jovovich Nude).



Brooklyn Decker is the cover girl for the 2010 SI Swimsuit Issue. Adjust your schedules accordingly.

The modern day bombsell.  She is a bit of a throwback to the Marilyn days though isn’t she?  I can’t help but admire the work of a super.  The photography is most excellent; I especially love the shot above.  There is nothing sleazy or provocative about it really.  It is just pure art.

Credit: Fashion Gone Rogue

Punta.

That is, Punta del Este.  Just call it “Punta” to be cool and in the know like all the Argentines, Uruguayans, Chileans, Brazilians, and international jetsetters who flock there each summer from December to February.

It’s the glamour puss coast where the elite come to play with their toys: shiny yachts, Miami-style luxury high-rises overlooking the azure sea, manicured gardens with European-style mansions, and hot, bronzed beauties gracing the sands. Akin to the St. Tropez on the (real) Riviera and the Hamptons in the States, while you can chill with supermodels like Naomi Campbell in José Ignacio or stock up on Gucci, Punta is really all about the beach. Amen.

The golden, fine, sandy beaches, stretching for nearly 40 miles, are the draw. Turquoise waters, some rocks for scenic texture, beautiful homes clinging to the shores, and the green pastures in the background form a vivid beach mosaic. I was seduced by the allure of its beaches (and nearby wineries). One summer I had to get away from the frigid waters of the south Pacific Chilean coast. The thought of swimming in the ocean with no rip tides or limb-numbing temperatures was really becoming foreign to me (Viña del Mar’s ocean is like swimming in Half Moon Bay near San Francisco).

As an American girlfriend told me, “Liz, it’s very east coast style beach”.

“Ahh, east coast like the Jersey shore of my youth?”

“Yes, and,” she continued, “there are lots of awesome restaurants, beautiful people, sand dunes, cute villages.” Add in one boutique hotel and I was in–and to celebrate my birthday in late January I may add.

So after hitting the wine country to drink some Tannat, we headed for several days of R&R in Punta Piedras, between the now very chic fishing village of José Ignacio and La Barra. We slumbered in Posada de Piedra, the most exquisitely decorated boutique hotel we’ve stayed in for ages. We felt like we were crashing with wealthy friends with an oceanside estate tucked away among green pastures and aromatic eucalyptus trees, with the glimmer of the sea in the distance. Only 3 minutes away to being oceanside.

The days in Punta were how I like to spend my vacations: wake up (late, no 6am alarm please); have thick-as-tar coffee and medialunas with dulce de leche in the sun; head for the beach; find a cute lunch spot with grilled fish and cold beer; take long siesta on beach (reapply SPF); come home recover from sun (add tan-enhancing lotion as necessary); dress up and head out for cocktails and dinner. Repeat next day.

We jumped around between José Ignacio with its gorgeous lighthouse and wild, rolling waves; La Barra’s chill family-oriented ambience, and Manantiales Bikini beach scene where massages and pick-up volleyball seemed to be happening simultaneously all the time. When not lounging, people were surfing, jogging, walking, biking, leisure at its best during the day. At night, make reservations for dining, that was the entertainment. However, as popular, crowded, and exclusive as Punta can supposedly be, even in the height of the season, we never thought it was overwhelming. At least where we were in Punta, farther out from the city scene, there was space, sand, relaxation, and enough people to feel like it was summer.

For all of you Punta-bound readers this summer, I’d like to share a teeny preview of our upcoming Eat Wine Guide (Uruguay) slated to debut in 2010. This list is by no means exhaustive and does not cover all the great eats, especially in places like José Ignacio or Punta proper (the idea is buy the new guide!). And if you haven’t been yet, seriously, what are you waiting for? I wish I had discovered its cool beachy vibe years ago. Oh well, I am now back to being an east coast beach goer. Remember though, the action is from December-February to get the real Punta experience.

Cactus & Pescados (Manantiales):

Just across the road from Mar de Verdes, for a more restaurant-y lunch, arrive early to stalk out your spot on their sunny terrace overlooking Bikini Beach and the Emeralds coastline stretching up towards La Barra. Locals swarm here at lunch time to savor the local brótola, a flaky whitefish similar to grouper, brillantly seared and served in creamy sauces with tiny  shrimp and mussels. They also serve up finger-linking good chipirones, tiny fried squid, served with a tangy pimiento homemade mayo. Perfect washed down by a cold beer. Slather on the SPF, tanning on the terrace is not optional.

Medialunas Calentitas (La Barra):

Believe me when I tell you to get there early or be prepared for a never-ending line. Crowds form at Punta’s most popular bakery for, what else?!, dozens of sticky sweet medialunas, a type of local croissant. Order a frothy cortado, espresso cut with steamed whole milk and cop-a-squat at the picnic tables. Or take them to go, for the beach or your deck, naturally.

Mar de Verdes (Manantiales):

Yummm! An unassuming whitewashed snack shack on the corner of Route 10 at Bikini Beach in the heart of decor-conscious Manantiales (super cute!). They serve up  cappuccinos,  sweet treats, and energizing zumos, fresh-squeezed juices like carrot-orange-fresh ginger. Stock up on delicious ciabatta sandwiches like roasted eggplant with goat cheese, sundried tomatoes and arugula or the local sandwich with the works, chivito (steak, cheese, bacon, tomato, egg, roasted peppers, tomato, onion, lettuce, mayo). All the fixin’s for a perfect picnic on the beach.

El Abrazo (Manantiales):

On top of a hill amid a eucalyptus grove, this young couple, Lucía Sosa Dias and Federico Gasparri, constructed this minimalist gem to run a cool yet homey restaurant on the first floor and their home upstairs. Owners of the hipster café, El Beso, in Ciudad Vieja in Montevideo, the only way to sum up their offering is: summery, fresh, creative, and attentive. Unlike most of the meat-heavy menus in Uruguay, here the star ingredients are born from the sea in dishes like ceviche, crab, local fish like brótola or mero, in addition to braised meats. Start with a daiquiri made with fresh fruit and watch the sunset on their oriental style terrace where they build a bon fire every night. Romantic, intimate, be sure to leave room for the dark chocolate “volcano”. Local phone: (042) 774 140, be sure to get good directions. Not on the main road.

Parador La Huella (José Ignacio):

I LOVE this place, in fact, it may be my favorite hang out in Punta/José Ignacio. The location is primo, nestled among the sand dunes and million dollar homes of José Ignacio. Once a rustic fishing village now discovered by the jet set crowd, every day and night there is a scene happening at La Huella. First, don’t think about coming without a reservation–several days in advance. You will want to ensure yourself a piece of this cool, sleek al fresco beach club with the waves crashing nearby. Settle into the cushy couches and order a clericó, sangría-type drink, or killer vodkatini. Tasty sushi and simple, fresh gourmet fare rule. The owners recently launched this year project 2, Parador La Caracola, part of a private island club on Laguna Garzón, La Caracola, only accessible by boat. Sweet!

It’s not often that salesmen make their pitches towards testosterone driven young males’, et hem, “inner female”.

This year, the heavy stakes of supply side economics decided that using “the N word” was the way to get the punters hooked – Nostalgia.

Yup, after decades of scantily clad supermodels rolling around on the hoods of over sized cars, Madison Ave took a 360, and shot their arrows at that part of men which secretly welled-up and then hid behind the popcorn bucket when Carrie got jilted by Big.

The Terminator may be ruling TinselTown with an iron fist, but in these tough times, Alan Alda buys things.

Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell bare all for “Love Magazine”. They look good. That’s all I have to say on this matter.

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Victoria Caroline Adams sa născut la Anthony şi Jacqueline Adams la Spitalul Princess Alexandra în Harlow, Essex si a crescut in Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire. Tatal ei a fost un inginer electronist, iar succesul afacerii de familie a însemnat o educaţie bogata pentru Victoria şi fraţii ei, Louise şi Christian. 

Faima ei s-a nascut odata cu grupul pop din 1990 Spice Girls, Beckham a fost poreclita Posh Spice, un pseudonim prim inventat de revista britanica de muzica pop, Top of the Pops, în iulie , 1996. De la Spice Girls au urmat cariere separate, ea a debutat în muzica pop, sa marcat cu patru UK Top 10 single-uri ca artist solo.

Primul ei single lansat, “Out of Your Mind”, a atins numărul doi în UK Singles Chart şi este intrarea ei cea mai mare până în prezent. In timpul carierei sale muzicale solo, ea a semnat cu Virgin Records si Telstar Records. 
 Beckham a găsit mai mult succes ca o recunoscută pe plan internaţional şi de fotografiat pictograma stil. Ea a avut o cariera in moda, a proiectat o linie de blugi pentru Rock & Republic şi mai târziu a proiectat marcă propria devenita un brend, Style DVB.

Ultimul ei documentar a fost Victoria Beckham: Coming în America, care a documentat mutarea ei la Statele Unite cu familia sa în 2007. Ea, si-a făcut o apariţie cameo într-un episod din serialul TV american Ugly Betty, precum şi a fost un judecător oaspete in Project Runway, precum şi pe Next Topmodel din Germania. 
 Beckham este căsătorita cu fotbalist englez David Beckham, cu care ea are trei fii. Începând din 2009 , averea cuplului comun este estimat la £ 125 milioane de euro.

Olga Kurylenko s-a nascut pe 14 Noiembrie 1979,Berdyansk,Ucraina.Fiica lui Kostyantyn Kurylenko si Marina Alyabusheva profesoara de arte rusesti,fiind de origine, din Irkutsk Oblast,Rusia.

In copilarie a fost saraca,stand intr-un apartament impreuna cu matusa,unchiul,bunicii si varul sau.

“N-am putut sa am nimic,practic”,spunea ea despre copilarie.”Nu am avut nicio haina care mi-o doream,niciun pantof,lenjerie,haine de scoala,pentru ca mama nu isi permitea sa le cumpere”,la varsta de 3 ani,parintii sai au divortat astfel fiind crescuta doar de mama,pe tatal ei intalnindu-l rar,la 8 ani,si mai tarziu pe la 13.

In 2000 Kurylenko s-a casatorit cu fotograful francez Cedric van Mol,dar au divortat dupa 4 ani.In 2006 s-a recasatorit cu Damian Gabrielle un patron de accesorii pentru telefoane mobile,dar a divortat din nou la sfarsitul anul 2007.

Eva Jacqueline Longoria  s-a nascut in Corpus Christi, Texas, fiica unor parinti catolici mexicani-americani, Enrique Longoria si Ella Eva Mireles.  Ea are trei surori mai mari: Elizabeth, Emily si Esmeralda. Familia locuia si lucra la o ferma pe care o mostenisera de la generatiile trecute, dar de obicei aveau putini bani; Enrique si Ella se zbateau sa le ofere fiicelor lor o viata normala. Longoria le-a aratat telespectatorilor o introspectie in viata dura pe care o traia, la show-ul “Oprah Winfrey”, in anul 2006. Eva a recunoscut ca numai dupa ce a reusit sa ajunga in show-biz  lucrurile au inceput sa stea mai bine pentru familia ei, din punct de vedere financiar.  Intr-un alt interviu, Longoria a dezvaluit ca surorile ei radeau de ea. Ea a spus “Am crescut ca fiind ratusca cea urata. Imi spuneau “la prieta fea”, ceea ce inseamna “cea urata si neagra”.

Eva Longoria a dorit la inceput sa fie fotomodel; a trimis fotografii unei agentii de modele dar a fost respinsa din cauza inaltimii ei. Longoria a castigat titlul Miss Corpus Christi, USA in anul 1998.

Dupa ce a terminat facultatea, Eva s-a inscris intr-un concurs de talente ceea ce a dus-o in orasul Los Angeles. La scurt timp dupa aceasta, Eva a semnat un contract cu un agent de teatru.

Longoria continua sa fie inclusa in listele intocmite la Hollywood, aflandu-se printre cele mai frumoase femei. Revista Maxim a desemnat-o ca fiind cea mai sexy celebritate feminina atat in anul 2005, cat si in 2006. In anul 2007, actrita a ajuns pe locul 9 al aceleasi reviste. 

Longoria a fost maritata cu actorul Tyler Christopher, din anul 2002 pana in 2004. Pe 30 noiembrie, 2006, aceasta s-a logodit cu Tony Parker, cu care s-a si casatorit pe 7 iulie, 2007. In anul 2008, Eva si-a deschis un restaurant in Los Angeles -”Beso” (care inseamna “sarut” in limba spaniola).

Longoria are 32 de ani si a fost nascuta pe 15 Martie 1975 in Corpus Christi, Texas la Mexican – American Catholic. Cea mai tanara din cele 4 fice: Elizabeth Judina, Emily Jeannette si Esmeralda Josephine. A urmat liceul Roy Miller. In acest timp a castigat titlul de „Miss Corpus Christi, USA” in 1998. Cariera: In 2000 Longoria a primit primul ei rol in televiziune. A aparut in serialul „Beverly Hills”, in „General Hospital”. In acelasi an a debutat in American soap opera „The Young and the Restless, dupa aceea a continuat cu drama „Dragnet”.

“Cand ai 17 ani si este neexperimentat, esti foarte recunoscator cand primesti un sfat” declara Christina Aguilera in 1999 dupa ce s-a imbarcat in trenul catre succes cu hiturile “Genie In A Bottle” si “What A Girl Wants”. Succesul continuat cu albumul de debut in limba spaniola “Mi Reflejo” si colectia speciala de melodii de Craciun “My Kind Of Christmas”, vanzarile de peste trei milioane de exemplare, nenumaratele premii obtinute (printre care si un prestigios Premiu Grammy) au determinat-o pe Christina sa-si schimbe imaginea creata de altii pentru a-si arata adevarata fata odata cu lansarea albumului “Stripped” in anul 2002. “Ma simteam ca intr-o cusca, eram manipulata de oameni care isi doreau sa nu evoluez, sa nu schimb nimic din ceea ce faceam. Cand este muzician, inveti totul foarte repede si odata ce mi-am stabilit un scop, cu ajutorul cunostiintelor dobandite nimeni nu mi-a putut sta in cale. Aveam in primul rand nevoie de o pauza pentru a-mi reveni si a-mi pune in ordine viata”.

Primul single, “Dirty”, o colaborare cu RedMan, a avut parte de un debut de senzatie si de un videoclip considerat socant. Piesele lansate ca single de pe acest album au ajuns megahituri in timp foarte scurt si este suficient sa spunem ca e vorba de “Beautiful” sau “Can’t Hold Us Down”.

Rivalitatea cu fosta sa colega de la Mickey Mouse Club a umplut intre timp paginile tabloidelor, desi in viata intre cele doua artiste nu exista atat de multe divergente, lucru demonstrat si de participarea ambelor alaturi de Madonna in ceea ce a fost denumit “cel mai socant moment TV al anului 2003″ cand cele trei s-au sarutat in timpul unui show live pe scena MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS.

In toamna lui 2004 Christina colaboreaza cu Missy Elliott pentru un remake al celebrei melodii a anilor ’70, “Car Wash”, inclusa pe coloana sonora a filmului de desene animate “Shark Tale”.

Pentru Christina drumul nu se opreste aici. “Muzica pe care o fac ma reprezinta si voi continua sa arat lumii cine sunt prin muzica mea. Publicul are optiunea de a ma asculta sau nu, decizia ii apartine.”

Tara Leigh Patrick s-a nascut pe 20 aprilie 1972 in Cincinnati, Ohio. A copilarit in White Oak, Ohio impreuna cu parintii sai. La varsta de 9 ani, Tara a fost aleasa pentru scoala de creatie si arta. A inceput sa ia lectii de canto si a fost coregraful echipei de teatru la scoala unde invata. In 1987 Tara se muta in Minneapolis, iar pentru a castiga bani a lucrat pentru fima de modeling Target. In 1991 se muta in Los Angeles, California, isi schimba numele in Carmen Electra si in mai putin de o saptamana il intalneste pe Prince. A cantat pentru o auditie in casa acestuia din Los Angeles. A cantat, a dansat insa nu i-a atras atentia lui Prince. Abia dupa 2 luni acesta i-a scris o piesa pe care Carmen a acceptat-o. Pentru a inregistra melodia, Carmen E. trebuia sa mearga in Minneapolis. Aici locuieste timp de doi ani si jumatate.

In 1992, dupa ce Prince ii era producator, semneaza pentru casa de productie Paisley Park Records. Astfel, Prince a protejat-o pe Carmen de-a lungul carierei sale. Primul ei album a aparut in acelasi timp cu desfasurarea turneului prin Europa al producatorului sau. Melodiile ei au fost promovate prea putin pe MTV, iar Carmen nu s-a bucurat de un succes prea mare. Cei care au vazut-o cantand, printre care si Benny Medina, au fost de parere ca protejata lui Prince nu are nimic impresionant si ca aceasta cariera nu i se potriveste. Din 1993 si pana in 1995, Carmen Electra a fost un nume uitat. Astfel, ea decide sa schimbe acest lucru si in 1995 apare in show-ul lui Nickelodeon – “All That”. Mai tarziu a obtinut si o slujba, iar in mai 1996 pozeaza nud pentru revista Playboy. In acelasi an este coprezentator al emisiunii Loveline de pe MTV.

Cariera ei se va bucura de succes o data cu sfarsitul anului 1996, cand Lisa Berger (MTV) anunta aparitia lui Carmen in emisiunea Singled Out incepand cu 10 februarie 1997, pentru cel putin 65 de episoade. Pentru aceasta emisiune Carmen a facut o buna echipa cu Chris Hardwick. De la aparitia sa in cadrul acestei emisiuni, Carmen a aparut si intr-o carte de benzi desenate – “Embrace”. In ianuarie 1997, ziarul New York Daily anunta aparitia lui Carmen Electra in locul Pamelei Lee Anderson in serialul de succes “Baywatch”. In aprilie, acelasi an, lui Carmen i se ofera un contract de cinci ani pentru a inlocui personajul jucat de Pamela Anderson in “Baywatch”. Printre filmele mai importante in care joaca se pot aminti: “Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding”, “Uptown Girls”, “My Boss’s Daughter”, “Scary Movie” si “Date Movie”.

Pentru vizualizarea in marime originala a fotografiilor click pe poza dorita.

Cameron Michelle Diaz, blonda naturala de 1,75 m, s-a nascut pe 30 august 1972, la San Diego, California.
Cameron a plecat de acasa pe cand avea 16 ani, si timp de 5 ani a locuit in diverse locuri si a vizitat Japonia, Australia, Mexicul, Marocul si Parisul. S-a intors in California la varsta de 21 de ani. In 1994, pe cand lucra ca model, i-a venit ideea de a participa la auditiile pentru un rol in The Mask/Masca. Surprinzator, in ciuda faptului ca nu avea nici o experienta anterioara ca actrita a fost aleasa sa joace in rolul principal in acest film, alaturi de Jim Carrey. A urmat apoi The Last Supper.
In 1996 apare in 3 filme mai importante: “She’s the One” – in care joaca Edward Burns, Jennifer Aniston si Amanda Peet, “Feeling Minnesota” si “Head Above Water”.

In 1997 joaca in productia independenta “Keys to Tulsa” si in succesul “My Best Friend’s Wedding/Iubitul meu se insoara”, care a devenit unul din primele 10 filme cu veniturile cele mai mari din 1997. Pentru interpretarea ei, i s-a acordat premiul pentru “actrita favorita” la categoria comedie la Premiile Blockbuster Entertainment.
In acelasi an apare in “A Life Less Ordinary”, a lui Danny Boyle.
In 1996 se logodeste cu actorul Matt Dillon, de care se desparte insa in 1998. In 1997 isi face aparitia in cateva secvente din “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” al lui Terry Gilliam.
In 1998 insa, fratii-regizori Farrelly ii ofera sansa sa apara intr-un rol din comedia “There’s Something About Mary”, film care devine blockbuster, incasand international, peste 360 mil.$. Pentru acest rol, i s-a acordat cel de-al doilea premiu Blockbuster Entertainment pentru “actrita favorita” la categoria comedie, si a primit o nominalizare la Globurile de Aur. Tot in 1998 mai joaca si în productia “Very Bad Things”.

In 2001 isi imprumuta vocea Printesei Fiona, din filmul de animatie Shrek, un mare succes de casa al companiei DreamWorks. In acelasi an, joaca in filmul lui Cameron Crowe, “Vanilla Sky”(alt blockbuster din cariera sa, incasari totale: 200 mil.$, si primeste pentru rolul sau, cea de-a treia nominalizare la Globurile de Aur).
Comedia “The Sweetest Thing”, apare in 2002 si este urmata de drama lui Martin Scorsese, “Gangs of New York”(unde este nominalizata a patra oara la Globurile de Aur).
2003 este anul in care revine in rolul Nathalie Cook, in continuarea “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle”, film care ajunge si el blockbuster.

Sursa Textului – cinemarx.ro Pentru a vizualiza fotografiile in marime originala click pe fotografia dorita.

Filmmaker-CEO extraordinaire Ashley Eberbach has finished production on a new short film, History of Made Up Things, starring Kent Karson, Eli Jane, and Jenny Bahn.  The film focuses on an aging supermodel who goes to what she believes will be a normal photo shoot, but finds herself forced to examine herself and her career, while the audience is privy to a thoughtful demonstration in how photographs become iconic, bigger-than-life images in our culture and collective psyche.  Here’s the trailer:

Oh and the camera design that opens up the trailer is one of the designs I’ve done for Ashley’s production company, Burn One Productions (to see other posts about Ashley’s work and Burn One, there’s a category for Burn One on the righthand side). Of the work she’s done with my designs, I’m proudest of her recent Detroit Project, in which Detroit residents were photographed wearing T-shirts with my illustrations on them, which she did with L.A. photographer/actor/writer/producer/director Kayvon Esmali — he does great portrait work, take a look here. You can see the Detroit Project in full here.

Enjoy and support Burn One Productions!

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The opening night last Thursday for Timothy Greenfield-Sanders exhibition “Supermodels of 70s and 80s,” at Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea, was mobbed. And among the crowd were various members of the press, including some Page Sixers from the New York Post…

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As I mentioned last week, the exhibition features portraits Timothy made of onetime supermodels like Carol Alt, Cheryl Tiegs, and Christie Brinkley. The photographs were an interesting contrast with and complement to the other body of work on view at Steven Kasher: “Feminist Portraits, 1974-1977,” a fantastic series of black-and-white photos by Cynthia MacAdams. At the opening, I spotted fashion journalist Lynn Yaeger, who wrote about the event for the Sundance Channel’s Full Frontal Fashion blog. “MacAdams’s and Greenfield-Sanders’s photographs share a sense of solidarity,” she wrote. “Each portrait captured a look of power in the eyes, a silent confidence.”

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"Michelle Phillips & Aloma Ichinose Gruskoff at Aloma's 33rd Birthday Party," 1976, by Cynthia MacAdams, courtesy Steven Kasher Gallery, New York. Both women were at the exhibition opening and gamely re-created this pose when someone in the crowd asked to take their picture by their picture.

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Cynthia MacAdams and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders at Steven Kasher Gallery. Photo by Patrick McMullan.

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Tim Mitchell at Modelinia, meanwhile, has written a nice piece about how the supermodel images came together:

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“We can’t tell you how many times we’ve thought, This screams Vanity Fair portrait! When it happens to us, the result usually involves makeshift gowns and shameless posing, but when it happens to great photographers like Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, something magical happens.

At a ’70s and ’80s fashion reunion hosted by hairstylist Harry King, the photographer spotted a special group of women and had the epiphany. A phone call to Vanity Fair and 10 supermodels later, Timothy had his shot.”

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Beverly Johnson, one of the supermodels in the exhibition, is also featured in The Black List: Volume Three. In a story published on Jan. 29, Timothy explained to Women’s Wear Daily that he’d been moved by her account of struggling to break into the modeling industry as an African-American. “We talked about the fashion industry and racism and what it meant to be the first black model on the cover of Vogue,” Timothy told WWD.

There’s more on “Supermodels of the 70s and 80s,” including some behind-the-scenes photos, over at the New York Times‘ T Magazine Blog.

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Unbelievably hip bi-annual magazine Love has unveiled its third issue. Content aside, the front covers feature eight supermodels in their birthday suits. With absolutely nothing to hide.

Kate Moss will surely be the fashionista’s favourite, but the newly-engaged to David Walliams (yeah, I’m not sure what’s going on there either) Lara Stone has the curves to stand out from the other sample size models.

Amber Valletta, Daria Werbowy, Jeneil Williams, Kristen McMenamy, Naomi Campbell and Natalia Vodianova are the other beauties on show.

I’m not quite sure how Katie Grand  – Love’s founder and editor – has pulled this one off, but I’m guessing not many people are going to be bothered to find out.

Fashion magazine? They’re not promoting any clothes. But it sure is stylish.

Emina Cunmulaj // JPG SS2010 couture – beauty.

Born:  Sept. 12, 1984
in Michigan(!).
Ethnicity: American (Albanian parents)
Height: 5′ 11″
Moved to Yugoslavia and was a semifinalist in the Elite modeling contest. Signed on with 

Welcome to a Mexico of old… Aztecs, conquistadors, ponchos, the lot. I’ve been swamped with, you know, school and exams and other dull things that so often preoccupy the lives of teenagers worldwide, but when I saw JPG, I just had to do a post. The collection is just so much fun, in such a different vein from, well, everyone else. And that stands out. (And provides a much-needed break from the tedium of the daily high-school grind – a jump into another world, as it were, and a much more interesting one at that).

Starting with this ridiculously vibrant palm tree look, sported by the ever-striking Georgina Stojilkovic:

…and just a peep of those shoes, which I’d love to see more of, thank you JPG…

Maria Kashleva. HAT! The hats are fantastic, costume-y, but not quite – because they actually do hail back to a time gone by. Interesting concept…

Georgina again – those colors, so rich!

The hat, again – like an entire bird has been festooned onto her head!

Olga Sherer. Not-quite-electric-blue, Aztec-sun-shaped hat that matches the shoulders. Mmm. Deliciously fun!

Emina Cunmulaj.

Morgane Dubled.

Anja Rubik.

Birdlike? Queenlike? Warrior-woman-like? Ali Stephens, all of the above.

…and one of those looks that just makes you go Whoa, that’s cool.

Alexandra Rastovic.

Chloe Mortaud.

Kim Noorda.

Tara Gill: coconut pirate?

Magdalena Frackowiak.

Their fingernails and fingers – elaborately ornamented.

Emina Cunmulaj – gorgeous. I’ll be doing a post on her soon…

Sessilee Lopez. Colors, layers, cuts, hair, and – of course – a hat! Although really, “hat” is an understatement – these are more like headpiece art.

Hello!

Morgane Dubled.

The sheer amount of detail and the work that had to go into each and every one of these looks is simply mindblowing.

Iris Strubegger.

Crazy!

Eugena Mandzhieva. Space-age Aztecs? But their calendar runs out in 2012…*

Karlie Kloss.

Arielle Dombasle performing.

Overall: breathtakingly fresh and plain-and-simple fun.

~ r

*My theory on the Aztec calendar? Whoever was chipping away at that massive slab of rock that was their calendar finally got fed up. Can’t you see it? Some poor guys with their chisels in front of a massive wall for weeks and months and years until one of them finally gets fed up enough to point out, “Hey, we’ve got this damn thing done up till about 4000** years from now. I think the next generation can handle it.” But the next generation decided they didn’t want to – leave it for the next generation, right? And it just never got done. So there.

**Not sure of this date…

The movie trailer for “Desert Flower,” the new feature about the short and very eventful life of Somali model Waris Dirie–she was circumcised at 5, married off at 13, was a supermodel by the time she was 18 and is now a UN spokeswoman against female genital mutilation. The trailer gives the impression of a slapstick movie.

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Chanel Iman is my favorite. It’s official.

She is so versatile and fun.

I wanna be her best friend.

Here are some photos I found from the February 2010 issue of Spanish Vogue

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