you're only a month away.

I was really excited for December until I saw this. Thanks, HBO. Thanks a lot.

stevezie strikes back.

After yesterday's exciting finds regarding the Meiselmeister and Iselin, I stumbled -- albeit late -- across the news that Olga Sherer is no longer a redhead! Rumour has it, according to models.com, that Stevezie was the mastermind behind the famous mane's recent transformation. The Lanvin SS08 ad shown here is the last time Meisel and Sherer worked together, when our alien star was still very much a redhead.

Who knows how long the 5'10" model will remain a brunette? And if she switches again, which colour next? Will she miss her former look? Only time will tell, so place your bets now.


images via models.com

jagermeisel pie!

I'm not sure why things like this touch me so.

Steven Meisel was the very first high fashion photographer I had ever heard of. Ever. Back in the early 2000's when Stam was in her (in my opinion) finest form I immediately gravitated towards the dynamic duo. It was a chicken-and-egg effect, I'm not sure who I was more drawn to: the girl in front of the camera, or the man behind it? To this day the jury is still out on that one.

Shortly after expanding my model-conscious horizons I quickly and thoughtlessly fell in love with a smiley Norwegian beanpole. News of her "retirement" a few years later came as a naive surprise and brought a small frown to my face. Having proven herself to be both beautiful and intelligent, as she was ending her modeling career to pursue post secondary academics back home, I felt I had really lost something that I once called mine. In attempts to ease the pain I made a couple of eBay purchases for some Iselin clippings from across the continent so that I could, at the very least, keep her alive in my dorm room forever.

It's no surprise, then, that my weakened heart skipped a few beats upon hearing the news! According to supermodels.nl not only is Iselin ignoring her schooling/retirement for a few days, but she is ignoring such things to work with Stevezie. Talk about a happy dance pour moi! The SS09 campaign season won't get much better, for me at least, than this. And if Lanvin's Paris show in October was any indication, I think we're practically assured three for three: subject, photographer, and style. Fingers crossed and bottom's up!

image credits: iselin in v magazine #96 via aliensexfriend on tfs. lanvin show via style.it/tcc.

quote of the day (dee poon).

"While I think that Hong Kong and Chinese style is derivative – people dress off the pages of Vogue, US Weekly, or as they believe or feel Japanese or Korean hipsters would – the designers are clearly developing their own vocabulary. Yet as the community is disparate and as there are many different sources of inspiration, whether or not these designers are all speaking the same language is a question. China is a really big place, with multiple centers of creativity and energy, and it is changing really quickly."

-- Dee Poon, Hong Kong fashion buyer/journalist and creator of Dysemevas, a pop-up shop project that will showcase twelve local designers until December 21st. Click the links to find out more.

As a desensitized, ignorant Westerner the article on Dee Poon's latest, home-grown efforts (both on tfs and Style Bubble) were eye-openers on the differences between the fashion climate of different Asian cities. It's comforting to know that there really is a big old world out there, and not just one massive trend sweeping a collection of countries far, far away simply due to proximity. In any city it's important to provide a forum for local talent to showcase their work. If it doesn't start at home, where can it really all begin?

balenciaga 42.

BRB going to watch clips like these all day.

think pink.

The mental countdown has already begun. Year after year I haul someone into a living room in front of a big television set -- roommates, classmates, friends and foes alike -- the first week of December. But no year has been more exciting in the anticipation, sneak-peeks, and countless youtube videos leading up to the big event. The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was held this past weekend on a specially-built runway at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach. All the usual Angels were there -- good to see Heidi earning her keep, as always -- with one particularly iconoclasms-friendly addition: Behati. One of my all-time favorites had the pleasure of becoming a spokesmodel for Victoria's Secret's new Pink brand earlier this year, and she is certainly going to be reaping the benefits further still for such a commitment. Word is that, apart from the finale, she was only given one outfit. And what an outfit it is. Personally I'm quite pleased with the garment, especially compared to other favorites of mine being stuffed in the most bizarre of choices in previous years. Behati certainly lucked out, but don't take my word for it. See for yourself (and be sure to try and spot her when you watch the show on Wednesday, December 3rd at 10/9C on CBS):


images care of getty, wenn, and celebutopia