I'll Pass for Waz!

I know, making up titles using the model's name is pretty hard. lol. Anywho, IDK if you seen UK's Make Me A Supermodel (with my four favs, Luke, Waz, Senait, and Marianne) but we was rooting for Waz since the beginning. Yeah, he had that tough boy exterior, and the smart ass attitude, but we saw something. Waz looks like no other male model, and since it is a year of diversity, we will see Waz walking down the major runways. But IDK, you guys can decide if he is model material.

Haute Couture Next Week!

Exciting!
I cannot wait to see these shows!
This is my week anticipation:

Monday: Dior! (I love Dior, even though their cruise line was hideous!)
Tuesday: Chanel! (My all time favorite line)
Wednesday: Valentino (I like Valentino, only like)

This is the full schedule:

lundi 30 juin 2008
STÉPHANE ROLLAND* 11h00 Hôtel de la Monnaie - 11 quai de Conti - Paris 6e
CHRISTOPHE JOSSE* 12h30 Studio DMD - 9 avenue Gabriel - Paris 8e
CHRISTIAN DIOR 14h30 Musée Rodin - 79 rue de Varenne - Paris 7e
FELIPE OLIVEIRA BAPTISTA* 16h00 Lycée Turgot - 69 rue de Turbigo - Paris 3e
ANNE VALERIE HASH 17h00 36 boulevard Bonne Nouvelle - Paris 10e
ADELINE ANDRÉ 18h00 Galerie Griesmar&Tamer - 40 rue de Richelieu - Paris 1er
GIORGIO ARMANI PRIVÉ** 19h30 Palais de Chaillot - 1 place du Trocadéro - Paris 16e

mardi 1er juillet 2008
CHANEL 11h00 Grand Palais - avenue Winston Churchill - Paris 8e
CATHY PILL* 14h30 Loft Sévigné - 46 rue de Sévigné - Paris 3e
CHRISTIAN LACROIX 15h30 Centre Georges Pompidou - entrée par la rue Beaubourg - Paris 4e
ATELIER GUSTAVO LINS* 16h30 Espace Hérold - 7 rue Hérold - Paris 1er
DOMINIQUE SIROP 18h00 Cercle de l'Union Interalliée - 33 rue du faubourg Saint-Honoré - Paris 8e
GIVENCHY 19h00 Couvent des Cordeliers - 15 rue de l'Ecole de Médecine - Paris 6e

mercredi 2 juillet 2008
FRANCK SORBIER 11h00 Voir invitation
ELIE SAAB** 13h00 Hôtel Intercontinental Paris Le Grand - 3 rue Auber - Paris 9e
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER 14h30 325 rue Saint-Martin - Paris 3e
LEFRANC FERRANT* 16h00 Espace Vertbois - 40/42 rue du Vertbois - Paris 3e
VALENTINO 18h00/19h30 8 place Vendôme - Paris 1er

jeudi 3 juillet 2008
JEAN-PAUL KNOTT* 11h30 Galerie Nikki Diana Marquardt - 9 place des Vosges - Paris 4e
UDO EDLING* 12h30 Parking Turenne - 66 rue de Turenne - Paris 3e
JOSEP FONT* 14h30 149 rue Saint-Honoré - Paris 1er
MAURIZIO GALANTE 16h00 Galerie Valois - Palais Royal - Paris 1er
WUYONG* 17h00 Voir invitation

MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA** les 1er et 2 juillet 2008 - de 14h00 à 18h00 163 rue Saint-Maur - Paris 11e
ADAM JONES* du 1er au 5 juillet 2008 - sur rendez-vous 61 rue la Boétie - Paris 8e
BOUDICCA* les 1er et 2 juillet 2008 - sur rendez-vous 17c Villa du Lavoir - 70 rue René Boulanger - Paris 10e
RICHARD RENÉ* le 30 juin 2008 - à partir de 18h30 14 rue Portefoin - Paris 3e


Who knew there were so many couture houses this season.

Menswear Trends S/S 2009

CLUTCHES

Have been on the runways of: Ferragamo & Giorgio Armani

YELLOW
On the runways to Missoni, Prada, Jil Sander, Versace, Burberry Prorsum, & Alexander McQueen


FEMININITY
Seen @ Etro, Burberry, Prada, Ferragamo, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, and Giorgio Armani


DEATH OF THE SLIM SUIT
seen @ Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Yohji Yamamoto, Giorgio Armani, Bottega Veneta, Ermenegildo Zegna, & Versace


Anyones I missed?

The Latest Obsession: Peter Kortenhoven

I call him amazing! Peter Kortenhoven is a breath of fresh air in this ever growing fashion industry. He was one of the models of the week at models.com, and I was super excited for him being one of the two black models in the CK Mens Collection in Milano. Anywho, he hasn't done too much, except for the runways, but I hope there is an editorial, or a campaign with his name on it. I hope for Versace, but IDK about Donnatella, since she really isn't talking to anybody right now.








AND MY FAVORITE PICTURE OF ALL!

♥ Arlenis!

Arlenis and Dijmon @ the MET Gala.

I say, it is a rarity to have a model who is amazing from the inside out (yes, a typical Tyrant quote) but in this case it is true! Arlenis Sosa Pena. She is the Dominican stellar that already graced the pages of Vogue US & the coveted Vogue Italia, and it number 48 out of 50 on the Top 50 Models. She is something, already walking in Dior, Oscar de la Renta, Narcisco Rodriguez, and Carolina Herrera, just to name a few, and she started modeling three months ago! Wow! She is having a really good career so far, and hopefully she becomes one of the breakout stars like a young Kate and Naomi, and become a SUPERmodel! Check out her Models.com MDX interview, and see her amazing personality, and wonderful attitude just shine through (yes, I know, that was cheesy). But anywho, here are some pictures so you can get a taste of the magic that is Arlenis!

Arlenis and Caroline Trentini @ The MET Gala

Arlenis, Kristen Davis, and the Kors @ the MET Gala

2009 Collections goes a bit Noir.

I ♥ 2009 collections!
I ♥ black models!
I ♥ black models in the 2009 collections!
Now there are a number of them (more than 1, but less than 10 per show), so in case you are keeping score, here are the models in each resort and menswear collection.

DIOR Cruise Collection

Jourdan Dunn
Chanel Iman
Alek Wek
Arlenis Pena

Oscar De La Renta Cruise :

Arlenis Pena
Chanel Iman
Marie Fuema
Jourdan Dunn (who had 4 looks)
Marilia Dutra

Chanel Cruise:

Jourdan Dunn (who had 2 looks)

Stella McCartney Resort 2009:

Chanel Iman & Jourdan Dunn

Ana Bela

Diane von Furstenberg Resort:

Jourdan Dunn (2 looks)

Georgie Baddiel

Costume National Mens 09

Ty @ Why Not (2 looks)

Dolce and Gabbana Mens 09:

Naomi Campbell (I'll include her)

Versace Mens 09

Ty @ Why Not (2 looks)

Dave Lija (I think)

So lets see how many black models been shown in the men's and resort collection so far.

26 BLACK MODEL LOOKS!
And just to be clear, Jourdan Dunn has been racking up!