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Givenchy Fall 2009 campaign preview - Mariacarla Boscono, Photo: Mert Alas + Marcus Piggott

Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott photographed Mariacarla Boscono for the fall 2009 Givenchy campaign on April 8, 2009 in Paris.

Givenchy Fall 2009 Campaign
Model: Mariacarla Boscono
Photographer: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott
Designer: Riccardo Tisci

Natasha Poly at the Inglourious Basterds premier at the Cannes Film Festival

Natasha Poly attended the opening of Inglourious Basterds at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival yesterday, May 20th. It is in competition to win the festival's most prestigious prize- The Palme D'Or.

Natasha getting dressed in Roberto Cavalli:

Natasha on the red carpet, wearing Roberto Cavalli:

Inglourious Basterds is an upcoming epic ensemble war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, set in Nazi-occupied France during World War II. The Weinstein Company has stated August 20, 2009, as the tentative U.S. release date.

Inglourious Basterds poster:


Inglourious Basterds trailer:

Allure June 2009 - Shannan Click, Photo: Patrick Demarchelier

Paterick Demarchelier photographed Shannan Click for Allure on March 1-2, 2009 at Paris Studio, Studio H&I, in Miami with stylist Siobahn Bonnouvrier.

Allure June 2009 Editorial
Model: Shannan Click
Photographer: Patrick Demarchelier
Stylist: Siobahn Bonnouvrier
Hair: Damien Boissinot
Makeup: Fulvia Farolfi

Izabel's Mission on Models.com

Betty Sze from Models.com photographed and interviewed Izabel Goulart at the The Fourth Annual D.R.E.a.M.S. in the City event to benefit the Diabetes Research Institute at Capitale at 130 Bowery on Thursday May 7, 2009:


Izabel Goulart. Pic for MDC by Betty



Izabel Goulart is on a misson. The Brazilian beauty has devoted her time and effort to charity work for diabetes and has recently been named the International Ambassador for the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI). Growing up with a brother who has had the disease since infancy made a strong impact on Goulart and during her speech to the DRI she was visibly moved by his struggles. Naturally, when devotion to a cause is heartfelt it makes giving back all the more meaningful. (See Betty's interview with Izabel below).


Izabel Goulart with Women Model Management agents Christiana and Ali.

Betty Sze: What is it like to have someone you love so much living with diabetes?

Izabel Goulart: Diabetes is a disease that’s had a deep impact on my family. My little brother has had type 1 diabetes since he was a baby and I have spent time learning about the disease and trying to bring attention to it so that one day soon we will reach a cure. I believe that the Diabetes Research Institute will find this cure.

Betty Sze: People have this misconception that diabetes is not as much a “fatal” condition like cancer can be. What’s the biggest hurdle people with diabetes face every day and why is it such a dangerous disease?

Izabel Goulart: Type 1 diabetes can be a very fatal disease. People with type 1 diabetes whose blood sugars are out of balance are at risk of suffering very dire consequences and even if they can avoid that they suffer from infections, loss of vision and many of the same things that plague people with type 2 diabetes which can include loss of limbs, failure of major organs. It goes on and on. What’s so sad about this disease is that it can strike seemingly healthy people, often children as was the case with my brother, and that it’s very hard to control. It’s life changing for the person who gets it and for everyone around them. That’s why I’m working with the Diabetes Research Institute to help find a cure now.

Betty Sze: How do you hope to help by being the “spokesperson” for DRI?

Izabel Goulart: I’ve seen with my own eyes how difficult it is for my brother to live with type 1 diabetes and if I can use my travels and profession to raise awareness for a cure that’s what I want to do. This gives me the opportunity to raise awareness for diabetes research and the Diabetes Research Institute. Anything I can do to spread the message about the DRI’s mission to find a cure will help them. And if I can help the DRI, I can help my brother and millions of others who are waiting for a cure for diabetes.


Introducing Izabel.

May 2009 Italian Vogue - Jourdan Dunn, Photo: Craig McDean

Craig McDean photographed Jourdan Dunn for Italian Vogue on December 17 + 18, 2008 in New York with stylist Edward Enninful.

Italian Vogue May 2009 Editorial
Model: Jourdan Dunn
Photographer: Craig McDean
Stylist: Edward Enninful
Hair: Julien D'Ys
Makeup: Peter Phillips

Mac Summer 2009 campaign - Heather Marks

Miles Aldridge photographed Heather Marks for Mac Cosmetics on October 9, 2008 in London with stylist Charlotte Stockdale.

Mac Cosmetics Summer 2009 Campaign
Model: Heather Marks
Photographer: Miles Aldridge
Stylist: Charlotte Stockdale
Hair: Malcolm Edwards
Makeup: Val Garland

V Magazine Summer 2009 - Carmen Kass, Photo: Mario Testino

Mario Testino photographed Carmen Kass for V Magazine on October 21, 2008 in Marina del Rey, California with stylist Beat Bolliger.

V Magazine Summer 2009 Editorial
Model: Carmen Kass
Photographer: Mario Testino
Stylist: Beat Bolliger
Hair: Orlando Pita
Makeup: Tom Pecheux
Special thanks Anne Waterman

V Magazine Summer 2009 - Katarina Ivanovska, Photo: Seiji Fujimori

Seiji Fujimori photographed Katarina Ivanovska for V Magazine on March 3, 2009 at Lumenhouse with stylist Yuki James.

V Magazine Summer 2009 Editorial
Model: Katarina Ivanovska
Photographer: Seiji Fujimori
Stylist: Yuki James
Hair: Dennis Gots
Makeup: Asami Taguchi

More Soft Furnishings: The Erotic House of Peter Saville - Mariacarla Boscono, Photo: Nick Knight

Mariacarla Boscono and David O'Donnell on Nick Knight's set

More live updates can be seen at: http://twitter.com/showstudio:

Soft Furnishings: The Erotic House of Peter Saville - Mariacarla Boscono, Photo: Nick Knight

SHOWstudio bradcasted live to expose every intimate detail of Soft Furnishings, a fashion shoot with a difference sprung from the fertile imagination of graphic design legend Peter Saville and captured by Nick Knight for the July 2009 issue of Wallpaper* magazine. Inspired by the distinctly modish fetishisation of contemporary furniture design - and applying this to the sexualisation of an entire environment - Peter Saville has worked with set designer Gideon Ponte to construct an 'Erotic House' of Pop perversity, layering abstract and contrasting colours and textures inspired by Richard Hamilton's collages and Allen Jones' canvases. To people this post-modern dreamhome, Nick Knight and Peter Saville turned to stylist Francesca Burns, Italian model Mariacarla Boscono and Autumn/Winter 2009 fashion from the likes of Chanel, Prada, Yves Saint Laurent and Lanvin, accessorised by the less standard accoutrements of the sexual playroom.

Alongside all this will sit SHOWstudio's constant Twitter feed and frequent live updates delivered direct from each and every imaginary room of Saville's eroticised abode.

The entire process of creating and documenting Saville's 'Erotic House' can be seen real-time on SHOWstudio.com, with our broadcast streaming live from 13:00 GMT (times subject to change). Shoot highlights will be constantly available, just in case you miss anything, including interviews with mastermind Peter Saville, image-maker Nick Knight and key players Fran Burns, Gideon Ponte and Mariacarla. Alongside all this will sit SHOWstudio's constant Twitter feed and frequent live updates delivered direct from each and every imaginary room of Saville's eroticised abode.

SHOOT
Art Direction: Peter Saville
Photography: Nick Knight 

Styling: Francesca Burns at Management + Artists
Set Design: Gideon Ponte
Models: Mariacarla Boscono at Women Management, Tony Bruce at Storm, David O'Donnell

Hair: Christian Wood
Make-up: Hannah Murray at Julian Watson

Nails: Marian Newman at Streeters
Casting: Sidonie Barton
Digital Capture: Joseph Colley
Photographic Assistance: Tristan Thomson, Andy Vowles and Adam Goodison
Styling Assistance: Helen McGuckin and Rosa Maria Bertoli
Set Design Assistance: Poppy Bartlett
Make-up Assistance: Lauren Parsons
Hair Assistance: Jess Furlan
Production: Gainsbury & Whiting
Production Assistance: Stefania Farah
NK Image Production: Charlotte Wheeler
Lighting: Kinetic
Post Production: Epilogue Imaging
Location: Park Royal Studios, London



























SHOWstudio
Creative Direction: Paul Hetherington
Editorial Direction and Interviews: Alexander Fury
Editorial and Production Management: Laura Bradley
Technical Development: Ross Phillips and Dorian Moore 

Front-End Web Design and Development: Francisco Salvado
Camera Operators: Rik Patel, Antonio Silva and Andy Vowles
Vision Mixing: Jez Tozer
Film Editing: Harry Hanrahan
Design Assistance: Kate Swingler

Editorial Assistance: Isabella Burley, Lauren Fried and Caroline Legrand

GF by Gianfranco Ferré S/S 09 ad campaign - Viktoriya Sasonkina, Photo: Steven Meisel - behind the scenes video

Very Hollywood Michael Kors fragrance campaign - Carmen Kass, Photo: Mario Testino

Mario Testino photographed Carmen Kass for Michael Kors Very Hollywood fragrance campaign on October 22, 2008 at the Santa Monica Airport, Hanger 8 with stylist Brana Wolf.

Michael Kors Very Hollywood fragrance campaign
Model: Carmen Kass
Photographer: Mario Testino
Stylist: Brana Wolf
Hair: Orlando Pita
Makeup: Tom Pecheux



Michael Kors’ success on the small screen with “Project Runway” has fueled an even more lofty goal: a fragrance franchise inspired by Tinseltown’s movie heritage.

“Hollywood glamour is the ultimate escape,” said the designer during an interview at his Manhattan showroom Tuesday. “It is an emotional pull, no matter what your age — which gave us the idea for this fragrance. Everyone needs a little escape these days.”

The scent, dubbed Very Hollywood Michael Kors, is slated to be launched in September and is the third primary fragrance franchise for Kors.

As for Very Hollywood, “this is the indulgence. This is the gold dress!” But, he hastens to add, it’s not necessarily a nighttime fragrance. “It’s more of a mood,” he said. “This is definitely not the customer’s sporty moment.”

Very Hollywood, concocted by Kors and the Estée Lauder Cos. Inc.’s Evelyn Lauder and Trudi Loren in cooperation with International Flavors & Fragrances, is a sophisticated floral. Top notes are of mandarin and iced bergamot; the heart is of wet jasmine, ylang-ylang, raspberry and gardenia, and the drydown is of Italian orris, creamy amber, soft white moss and vetiver. “This is the most glamorous, indulgent scent we’ve ever done,” said Kors, adding that he thinks the sunny Southern California landscape adds optimism to the mix.

The bottle is glass molded to suggest the flashbulbs of Fifties and Sixties photography. Outer packaging is a rich coral with a shagreen texture and a gold border; the Very Hollywood moniker (in a font inspired by the Beverly Hills Hotel) is also in gold. “I want women to have that boudoir moment,” he said. “The texture of the packaging, the bottle — they’re all very opulent and glam, with an architectural edge.”

Print and TV advertising are planned for Very Hollywood, both featuring models Carmen Kass and Noah Mills and with creative direction by Mario Testino. “Carmen has been my muse for quite some time,” said Kors. “She’s such a chameleon — we can shoot her in a guy’s T-shirt or dripping in Fred Leighton jewels, and she looks fantastic in both.” The print campaign is expected to break in October fashion, beauty, lifestyle and entertainment magazines. One version, a multipage concept for entertainment magazines only, is intended to look like a tabloid section, while fashion, beauty and lifestyle books will get more traditional single- and double-page spreads (some scented) featuring the couple. Sampling vehicles include scented ribbons with gold-toned, charm-sized replicas of the fragrance bottle, in addition to the traditional vials on card and scented strips. Upward of 60 million scented impressions are being targeted.

TV plans are still being determined, although the expectation is that the bulk of the ads will run in November and December for holiday sales.

Californian optimism and a fifties look characterises the floral fragrance featuring notes of mandarin, bergamot, jasmine, ylang-ylang and gardenia, with creamy amber and vetiver.

Michael Kors Very Hollywood will be available in 30, 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum and 30 ml Parfum; the bottle is meant to evoke old-fashioned flashbulbs. There will also be a ballpoint pen with scented ink, a cocktail ring with solid perfume, and a matching body lotion.

Carmen Kass - Spanish Vogue May 2009 Cover & Profile