•Check out model Suvi Koponen in the new winter ads for Calvin Klein styled by Camilla Nickerson and Karl Templer .
• Aussie Model Abbey Lee Kershaw and Sydney’s Chic Models, Catherine McNeil and Sarah Stephens will be Italian Vogue’s October issue front to back, with top photographers snapping a 20-page shoot of Kershaw for the mag…from fashionologie.
• ‘THE art collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé is to be sold in Paris by Christie’s auction house with half the proceeds going to the Yves Saint Laurent and the Pierre Bergé Foundation and the other to Berge, who was joined with Saint Laurent in a civil ceremony shortly before his death. With everything from works by Matisse and Goya and furniture from Eileen Gray and Pierre Chareau at Saint Laurent’s Rue de Babylone residence to the Renaissance pieces at Berge’s Paris apartment, the sale will be second to none’ reports WWD
• Check out the video of Marc Jacobs discussing the Richard Prince collaboration with Louis Vuitton.
• ‘Gucci has tapped Rihanna to appear in the label’s first ad campaign for UNICEF to be shot by photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin’ reports WWD
• A fourth film based on Coco Chanel’s life has been announced: Chanel et Stravinsky, l’Histoire Secrete. Coco avant Chanel, starring Audrey Tautou as the designer before she became famous, is now currently in production.
• There’s a new fashion photographer on the scene. Victor Demarchelier is mounting his own portfolio — hot on the heels of his father Patrick Demarchelier. reports WWD
• Claudia Schiffer isn’t just posing for Chanel she is now booked for the Dolce + Gabbana’s resort collection, which we should see this December .. From fashionista.
• Peek at the Comme des Garçons–Louis Vuitton Handbag Collaboration. Pictured above.
• ‘Looks like Carla Bruni-Sarkozy’s passion for Christian Dior extendsto the men’s wear department; The tuxedo she wears (pictured above) in promo images for her new album, which came out in France Friday, July 11, isby Dior Homme designer Kris Van Assche, straight from his fall/winterrunway. There’s been a frenzy around the former model’s latest record,titled "Comme si de rien n’était" ("As if nothing had happened"), andreviews have largely been good — with a few frosty exceptions. Britishnewspaper The Times dryly noted that it "may be the best album evermade by the wife of a head of state." Reports WWD.
• It’s all change at London’s Dover Street Market this month. The store closes beginning today for three days before unveiling its new season’s collections July 19. Lines set for Rei Kawakubo’s fast-changing, six-floor emporium include Salvatore Ferragamo Creations, a limited edition collection of shoes inspired by illustrations from the Ferragamo archives. The store will also carry an exclusive selection of pieces from Hussein Chalayan’s fall collection and the windows will be taken over by an installation designed by the punk artist Jamie Reid. British artist Katerina Jebb is set to create an installation in the store using pieces from Christian Lacroix’s collections, while set designer Michael Howells will fashion a baroque area that will house looks from John Galliano. A project with Valentino to showcase Alessandra Facchinetti’s pieces is in the pipeline for later in the season..reports WWD.
• Click here for to read about the worlds first supermodel.
• Clickhere to read Giselles latest interview for V Mag. Look at hercover shot taken by Mario Testino.
• US Vogue has teamed with the fashion and media divisions of IMG to produce an elaborate Web-based reality series about the fashion industry. Coming in August 2008, "Model.Live" will follow the lives of three young models as they enter the world of top modeling. View the video here, courtesy of Vogue and IMG.
• Cover News: US Vogue will have Keira Knightley, shot by Mario Testino on the cover of September issue, Glamour will have Penélope Cruz for its September cover, shot by Mattias Vriens, while W (which beat Glamour to the punch with Cruz on its August cover) plans to feature Kate Hudson, shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. In Style will have Uma Thurman, who will star in the upcoming movie "The Accidental Husband." Sources say Cosmopolitan will have Blake Lively of "Gossip Girl" and Teen Vogue has "High School Musical" actress Vanessa Hudgens, shot by Richard Bush. Allure shot country music singer Carrie Underwood for its September issue. And Elle will showcase Underwood’s newest musical competitor, Jessica Simpson, who is releasing a country album later this year…reports WWD
• The September issue of Vanity Fair will feature SIX supermodels on on fold-out cover. Stephanie Seymor, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford?
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