The FiFi Report 253

  • Giselle is on the cover of the latest issue of V magazine. The issue is “photographed entirely by Mario Testino, and includes the best bodies in the biz-from Daria to David Gandy, Naomi to Natalia, and every Kate, Gisele, Carmen, and Carolyn in between. Here’s a video preview of the sizzling imagery to come”.
  • Diane Kruger is on the cover of the Cannes-themed issue of T: The New York Times Style magazine. Inside is Quentin Tarantino (wearing women’s heels) Pedro Almodóvar is profiled, and Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin shot seven actors who emerged as stars after appearing in films at the Cannes International Film Festival, including Uma Thurman, Vanessa Redgrave, Maggie Cheung and Björk. Reports WWD
  • “What do seven of the biggest names in modeling from the past and present talk about over lunch? Watch the Style.com video on The business of being gorgeous.
  • “The Viscountess of US Vogue! Standing in the sculpture court in the south wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Alexandra Kotur, the style director of Vogue, was craning her neck up this way and then that way toward the soaring glass ceiling, studying the natural light.’ Read the interview here
  • On May 5, Chanel will launch the new Chanel No. 5 film starring French actress Audrey Tautou.  Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet created the new Chanel film and it will launch on TV and on-line globally on the 5th of the 5th - the number five being a key date in the history of Chanel. Check the gorgeous trailer here.
  • The May issue of US May Vogue “celebrates today’s top models and the man who made them stars. Go inside the shoot to see all the behind-the-scenes preparations and catch up with Isabeli, Raquel, and more.” Style.com
  • Christopher Kane will be designing a collection for Topshop launching in August
  • Are Mary-Kate and Ashley willfully eschewing their fashion icon status? Gone are the teetering Givenchy stilettos, Rick Owens leathers, and endless parade of It bags. Is it possible we’re witnessing the next big trend in the making? Is anti-fashion the next fashion statement? Says Style.com
  • A fabulous new behind the scenes site: “MakingOf.com is a behind-the-scenes Web portal that provides an intimate, fresh look into the process of making a movie by the insiders themselves. MakingOf’s mission is to champion the art and craft of entertainment creation. Watch the ideas behind the US Vogue Documentary The September Issue.
  • Check out the Design Special from The New York Times on the Milan for the International Furniture Fair “this year’s must-sees, at showrooms, museums and exhibition spaces around town.”
  • “This year’s supermodel-centric Costume Institute Gala is coming up on Monday and it’s shaping up to be the toned-down affair that was expected: a number of designers who usually attend are not, tables are not selling as well as in the past” Read about New York’s night of the year here.
  • Check out the making of GF by Gianfranco Ferré ad campaign shot by Steven Meisel.
  • We love Beyonce! With US Vogue “she shares her thoughts on confidence, being a role model, and her emotional Inauguration performance”