late seventies Dior ad

some really great shots - there's Jerry Hall on the top right, and Gia Carangi on the bottom left. I've really been digging the faded colors and the glamour of seventies photography, and the slogans on these ("Unabashed is Your Dior") are one-of-a-kind.

Amazing

Olga Sherer/Lanvin is the new Sasha/Prada.
After Olga's fantastically unparalleled showing for the brand's Fall/Winter 2007 campaign, this first image from the Spring 2008 round made me stop in my tracks. Steven Meisel manages to showcase the fantastic color and airiness Alber had running through the collection, and the baroque painter's quality along with that pale pale skin has me wowing. I hope this is the second of many wonderful outings to come.

####Oh, and make sure you click the picture, you must see it big.

Mario Sorrenti, photographed by Kate Moss

Here's a little blast from the past for you: Mario Sorrenti, photographed by Kate Moss, I assume in the Moss-Sorrenti years. It's kind of fun to see the photographer in front of the camera, the model behind, pressing the shutter button. Doesn't hurt that Sorrenti was quite the looker (he used to be a model, too).

##From the new Fall-Winter 07/08 issue of Vogue Hommes International.

charlotte vogue paris_days until november 29...

New Rule

What was Anna Kurnikova expecting to find there, anyway? [via Gawker]

Spring 08 looks better and better

Just when you thought sweet printed summer dresses have been worn every way possible in comes this Genoa prostitute with tattoos look. We can't help but be inspired. Now we just have to decide how to style something like this without actually getting any tattoos. Hmmm. Evil-looking accessories for sure

V Magazine's top 10 models of 2008

#9 Flo Gennaro, #10 Adina Forinz

#7 Kori Richardson, #8 Toni Garrin

#5 Masha Tyelna, #6 Egle Tvirbutaite

#3 Taryn Davidson, #4 Franziska Drude

#1 Karlie Kloss, #2 Ali Stephens

Elle Macpherson_the BODY

Name :Elle Macpherson
Real Name : Eleanor Nancy Gow
Nickname : The Body
Date of Birth : 29 March 1964
Place of Birth : Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sign : Aires
Height : 6' Feet
Eyes :Blue
Measurment:36-25-35

BIOGRAPHY:
Born in Sydney, Australia, Elle Macpherson, the six foot international icon of beauty and health, is perhaps best known for her record of four covers of Sport's Illustrated's highly anticipated Annual Swimsuit issue. Confirming her as one of the most recognizable super models of the world, Time magazine ran a cover story on her career entitled ''The Big Elle'' in 1986.Transcending the traditional career path of the super model, in 1989 Elle established her own company, Elle Macpherson Intimates in Australia. As Chairperson, she has piloted the company to become the country's most recognized lingerie brand name. In addition to making her mark in the world of business, Elle is also making a name for herself as an actress. In 1993, Elle made her feature film debut in ''Sirens'' starring opposite Hugh Grant and Sam Neil. Establishing herself as a talented actress, she was offered a two year multi media deal with Miramax Films.Elle's film credits include a solid roster of roles in Franco Zeffirelli's ''Jane Eyre'', ''If Lucy Fell'' opposite Sarah Jessica Parker, Barbara Streisand's ''The Mirror Has Two Faces'' and ''Batman & Robin''.Elle most recently co-starred in ''The Edge'' with Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin and finished production on ''Mom's Up on the Roof'' with Adam Arkin. Elle's Fitness video ''Your Personal Best Workout/The Body '' became Billboard Magazine's no. 1 special interest video in 1995 and is distributed worldwide

Filmography With Friends Like These ( 1998 ) Batman & Robin ( 1997 ) The Edge ( 1997 ) If Lucy Fell ( 1996 ) Jane Eyre ( 1996 ) The Mirror Has Two Faces ( 1996 ) Sirens ( 1994 ) Dolphins, Whales & Us ( 1991 )

Cindy Crawford

DATE OF BIRTH: 20 February,1966
PLACE OF BIRTH: DeKalb, Illinois,US
HEIGHT:5 Feet,9.5 Inches
HAIR COLOR:Brown

Eye COLOR: Brown

Measurement:34-26-35

BIOGRAPHY:
Born in DeKalb, Illinois to John Crawford and Jennifer Moluf, her trademark is a visible mole on her face (although most people refer to it as a "beauty mark").A series of exercise videos that she made were successful — more so than her acting pursuits. She continues to provide celebrity endorsement for a variety of projects.
She was discovered by chance by a newspaper photographer, who noticed then 16-year old Cindy at work during her summer job of detasselling corn and took a picture of her. The photo and the positive feedback she received were enough to convince her to take up modelling. Thanks to two summers of modelling, she was able to study chemical engineering at Northwestern University on a scholarship.
The former high school valedictorian achieved the same exceptional grades in college as in high school, but didn't complete her studies. She left school in order to pursue a full-time modelling career. After working for photographer Victor Skrebneski in Chicago and becoming a success, Cindy moved to New York City in 1986.
CareerFrom 1989 to 1995, Crawford was host of MTV's House of Style. In 1992, roadside posters of her had to be removed in Norway when authorities noticed a 300% increase in the accident rate as motorists were distracted by them. In 1995 Crawford took her first movie role in Fair Game. Her performance was dismissed by critics, and the film was a financial failure, with expenses of $50 million and $11 million takings at the box office.
Crawford is just over 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm) tall, has a slim, well-toned figure, with brown hair and eyes. Her measurements are 34"-24"-35". She was the first modern supermodel to pose nude for Playboy magazine. She was ranked number 5 on Playboy's list of the 100 Sexiest Stars of the 20th century.
She has been featured on the cover of more than 600 magazines worldwide including Vogue, W, People, Harper's Bazaar, ELLE and Allure. A 1997 Shape magazine survey of 4,000 picked her as the second (after Demi Moore) most beautiful woman in the world. In 2002, Crawford was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People magazine.
Personal lifeCrawford's first marriage to actor Richard Gere lasted from 1991 to 1995. It was heavily rumoured that the marriage was a cover for their mutual homosexuality, but this was denied by both.During their marriage, the rumors had been further fueled (and mocked) by Crawford when she appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair in a semi-provocative pose with popular and openly lesbian singer k.d. lang in August 1993.Crawford is currently married to Rande Gerber (club owner) with two young children, Presley, born July 2, 1999, & Kaia, born September 3, 2001. Crawford famously gave birth to both her children through natural home birth. Gere has also since become a father. Crawford now owns her own production company, Crawdaddy Inc.
FilmographyThe Simian Line (2000) ... as SandraCindy Crawford: A New Dimension (2000)The Secret World of... Supermodels (1998)Beautopia (1998)Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998)54 (1998) ... as VIP PatronFrasier: Halloween (1997)Fair Game (1995) ... as Kate McQueenCatwalk (1995)Unzipped (1995)Cindy Crawford: The Next Challenge Workout (1993)Cindy Crawford: Shape Your Body Workout (1992)

Claudia Schiffer

DATE OF BIRTH: August 25, 1970

PLACE OF BIRTH: Rheinberg/Dusseldorf, Germany

HEIGHT:5 Feet,11 Inches

HAIR COLOR:Blonde

Eye COLOR: Blue

Measurement:37-24-36

BIOGRAPHY:
October 1987. A nightclub in Dusseldorf. Michel Levaton, director of the Metropolitan model agency, is in a bad mood. He's been in Germany for two weeks and has been unsuccessful in his search for beautiful girls. (Scouting is the word used in this business.) Suddenly a girl on the dance floor catches his attention; it's Claudia! Business card in hand, he resolutely walks up to her. She thought I was trying to pick her up!'' says Levaton. He won't give up, so she gives him her phone number. The following day, they meet again in a tearoom. Claudia's mother has come along and won't hear of photos, nor of Paris. Claudia must finish school first, she insists. Several weeks and many phone calls later, Claudia goes to Paris for photo tests. In Paris, Claudia does her first test with photographer Marie-Francoise Prybys; then Souliers and Levaton take her around to meet the magazine crowd. It's almost a disaster: Nobody catches on! ''People thought she looked babyish, too chubby, Souliers recalls. They'd say, She'll never be more than a catalog queen! Friday, 4:30 P.M., the do-or-die meeting with Odile Sarron, casting director at ELLE. Sarron thought she was divine, Souliers remembers. ''She booked her right away for the following week, a rare feat for a beginner. Odile has always been ahead of the game, Levaton continues. She's got a good eye. Two weeks later, Claudia appears in ELLE, and Levaton signs her on.Once Launched by ELLE, Claudia starts off faster than a race car. Italian, German, and English newspapers begin fighting over her. Five magazine covers later, Europe is under the spell. America hints at sweet deals. But for Souliers and Levaton, it is still too early; Claudia's face must be associated with a designer's name.Considering her look at the time, I didn't think things would work out with Chanel, Souliers confides. Still, I sent her file over. When I heard back that Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel's legendary designer, wanted to meet Claudia, I just could not believe it!Soon afterward, Claudia burst forth on Chanel's runway. it was her first show. I spent hours trying to teach her how to walk, Souliers recalls. I ended up calling Karl to tell him that I just could not do it. He answered that it just didn't matter; he wanted her to walk as if she were on the street.Claudia was ready to cast a spell on the United States. We gambled on introducing her to the American market via Guess, a very young company specializing in sportswear and jeans, says Souliers. But once again the agents had it figured out.: Simultaneously with the stunning Guess campaign, Claudia appeared on five magazine covers in the United States and seven Europe. That's when it all started to really happen, and it's still going on. -- Olivia De Lamberterie.

Heidi Klum

DATE OF BIRTH: 1 June 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH: Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
HEIGHT:5 Feet,9 Inches
HAIR COLOR:Blond(Dyed)
Eye COLOR: Hazel

Measurement:35-24-34
BIOGRAPHY:
German supermodel, actress, fashion designer and artist born in Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Career

She is most widely known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and Victoria's Secret catalog. In addition to modeling, she has appeared in several TV shows, including Spin City and Sex and the City. She had a role as an ill-tempered hair model in the movie Blow Dry, played a giantess in the movie version of Ella Enchanted and was cast as Ursula Andress in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers.
In December of 2004, she became the host of the reality show Project Runway on the U.S. cable television channel Bravo, in which fashion designers compete for the opportunity to show their line at New York Fashion Week and receive money to launch their own fashion line.
Klum's own fashion designs are featured in the German mail-order catalog "Otto". She also has designed shoes for Birkenstock, jewelry for Mouawad, and swimsuits - featured in the 2002 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue - that were available for sale through her personal website. She is an avid painter and has had several of her paintings appear in various art magazines in the U.S. She has also had a rose named after her, known as the Heidi Klum rose.
Family

Klum has a daughter, Leni, named after Klum's grandmother, who was born on 4 May 2004. The father is Flavio Briatore, but Klum's current husband, British musician Seal, is helping her raise the child.
In the earlier stages of their relationship, Klum said Seal treated Leni as if she were his own child. Klum and Seal were wed on 10 May 2005, on a beach in Mexico. Klum gave birth to their son, named Henry Günther Ademola Dashtu Samuel, in Los Angeles on 12 September 2005.

Tyson Beckford

DATE OF BIRTH: December 19.1970
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York

HEIGHT:6 Feet,2 Inches
HAIR COLOR:Black
Eye COLOR:brown

BIOGRAPHY:
Born and raised on the tough streets of New York, Tyson Beckford lived the life of guns, drugs, gangs, sex and violence. In order to survive, he "did what he had to do". Admittedly, his life was on course for some hard times had it not been for what we would like to call "divine intervention".
Tyson was born in Rochester, New York on December 19, 1971. The city streets of Rochester show no mercy to anyone. His parents are Jamaican, his paternal grandmother is Chinese and his maternal grandfather is Panamanian. He grew up on the streets and headed in the direction of many of his peers - toward a life of crime. Had it not been for a fashion editor from The Source "discovering" him, his life would have gone in an entirely different direction. The editor from The Source convinced him to sign with a New York based modeling agency and instead of a life full of guns, he became immersed in a life of glamour. He began doing photo sessions for accomplished photographers, Bruce Weber and Herb Ritts. This relationship led to his current relationship with Ralph Lauren that started in 1993. Ralph Lauren signed him to an exclusive contract that eventually landed him on the pages of Vogue, GQ, Details, Men's Health, vibe, The New York Times, Essence, Health & Fitness and a host of other publications.In 1995, just a short 2 years after signing with Ralph Lauren, Tyson Beckford was named VH1's "Model of the Year" and on of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. He has appeared on Television in spots for Toni Braxton, Mia X, Notorious B.I.G., Shaquille O'Neal, Jay Leno, Oprah, Rosie O'Donnel, Vibe, The Magic Hour, Good Morning America, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Mad TV, Nickelodeon, Ralph Lauren Polo Jeans Advertisements, Entertainment Tonight, E! Entertainment, Video Soul and Teen Summit to name a few.Tyson is a single parent of one child - Jordan. He loves motorcycle racing (and collecting), watching cartoons, tattoos, snowboarding, reading and listening to Hip-Hop.

Natalia Vodianova

DATE OF BIRTH: 28 February 1982

PLACE OF BIRTH: Russia

HEIGHT:5 Feet,9 Inches

HAIR COLOR:Brown

Eye COLOR: Blue
Measurement:34.5-24.5-35

BIOGRAPHY:
Russian supermodel.Natalia Vodianova and Fredrik Ljungberg in a commercial for Calvin Klein. Born in Gorky (now Nizhni Novgorod), Russia's third largest city, she lived with her mother and two half-sisters in unpleasant conditions. Her mother's abusive boyfriends and a tight financial situation dogged her throughout childhood.
Helping her mother with her fruit stall business at the tender age of 11, Vodianova moved into her own apartment with a friend at 15 years old. They started their own fruit stall to help out the struggling family and were actually quite successful, all things considered. They were able to help out Vodianova's sisters, one of whom is an invalid.
Just before moving, Vodianova enrolled in a modeling academy, where she learned ladylike behavior and etiquette. Fortunately, she also went to casting opportunities, and one day, she caught the eye of a scouting agent from Paris. He told her that a great future was in store for her; all she had to do was learn English in three months.
Convinced that her life could change for the better, Vodianova did just that. At 17, she moved to Paris to try her hand at modeling. Delighted to work, she was a dream client for the Viva agency and was an inspired woman.
When she was 19 years old, she made headway in modeling but still had not made it big. For some time, she was distracted however, after falling in love with and marrying British real-estate heir the Hon. Justin Trevor Berkeley Portman, a half-brother of the 10th Viscount Portman.She gave birth to their son Lucas Alexander Berkeley Portman on December 22, 2001, and posed with her baby in Vogue magazine. In September 2002 Natalia and Justin married in a lavish ceremony in St. Petersburg.
Soon, Vodianova's phone was ringing off the hook. Gucci made her the new face for their perfume line after she had more than 40 runway shows under her belt, and then Calvin Klein called to hire her for their big Spring show. She was officially the hot new face in town and even made a brief appearance in Roman Coppola's film CQ with Billy Zane.
Now, with campaigns for Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein's collection and his fragrance, Euphoria, and Miss Sixty to her name, Vodianova is a true supermodel. In October 2005, Natalia and her husband announced they are expecting their second child.