Naomi Campbell, Monica Bellucci light up Milan fashion week

MILAN -- Iconic supermodel Naomi Campbell and Italian star Monica Bellucci on Saturday injected Hollywood-octane oomph in to the second day of Milan men's fashion week, sporting sizzling men's suits teamed with skyscraper stilettos for Dolce & Gabbana.

With an over-the-top gilt and baroque decor glittering in the background, the 48-year-old Campbell was a vision from top to bottom from her elegant black hat with a white band to her sparkling silver heels.

She wore a classic pinstripe suit with a carefully mismatched bow tie adorning her crisp white shirt.

The catwalk celebrated love in all shapes and sizes -- heterosexual, gay, couples with children, cougars and sugar daddies -- sending women and men, women and women, men and men, women and toy boys and older men and their trophy conquests down the ramp in eye-popping colours screaming Florida.

Bellucci showed off a three-piece coal black suit with a wide lapel, teetering on vertiginous heels with her hands in her pockets.

The younger models were heartthrobs of the Millennials -- a target group for the house -- including actor Cameron Dallas, Chinese singer and actor Karry Wang and Kailand Wander, the son of US music legend Stevie Wonder.

Apart from Campbell and Bellucci's suits, the other offerings bore the quirky, sassy D&G stamp: suits encrusted with precious stones or layered with dazzling silver and gold embroidery that the maison put down to a "Gothic inspiration."

Snakes motifs and neon shades

Versace also opted for full-blast -- but far younger -- star power, leading with current top model Bella Hadid. Both the boys and girls wore outfits bearing the brand's trademark snake motif, as well as head-to-toe fluorescent green and pink combinations.

Trousers were in plaid and shorts were both baggy or tight and some were asymmetrical. There were letter box red cardigans emblazoned with a crown and Donatella Versace said the collection catered to three kinds of men: a "street style" for stars, another for dandies and a third for "leaders."

"The Versace man is not ordinary, he is watched and spoken of," she said.

Milan will showcase 28 ready-to-wear collections to reveal the Spring-Summer 2019 lines. 

Among the major Italian names showing between now and Monday are Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada and Giorgio Armani.

The overseas fashion houses taking part include Britain's Stella McCartney, Canada's Dsquared2 and Germany's Philipp Plein.
McCartney is returning to Milan after a four-year absence and will close the fashion week on Monday evening.

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Supermodel Christie Brinkley, 63, back in swimsuit in Sports Illustrated

Supermodel Christie Brinkley, 63, has become the oldest woman to appear in the famous swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated, posing in a red bikini and black one-piece alongside her daughters.

The annual magazine, which typically features young women with the impossible-to-attain perfections of fashion models, is legendary in the United States, where it sold 785,000 copies in 2014 on its 50th anniversary.

Over the years, it has nevertheless sought to challenge the often criticized monopoly of young, white models projected by the fashion industry in general.


Christie Brinkley is back in a bikini (and she's brought two very special guests)! https://t.co/ODeeuhXCms pic.twitter.com/8v2v1Wwfy3

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) February 7, 2017
 
Model Tyra Banks became the first black woman to appear on the cover in 1997. Athletes such as tennis champion Serena Williams and mixed martial arts fighter Ronda Rousey have also been photographed for the magazine.

First spotted in a post office in Paris aged 19, Michigan-born Brinkley appeared in the magazine eight times between 1975 to 2004, and a record three consecutive times on its cover in 1979, 1980 and 1981.

For the February 15 edition, which comes out days after Brinkley celebrated her 63rd birthday, she is joined by her daughters Sailor Brinkley Cook, 18, and Alexa Ray Joel, 31, whose father is singer Billy Joel.

"Thank you Sports Illustrated for sending the powerful message that good things come in packages of every size and we do not come with an expiration date!" she wrote on her Instagram page.

The magazine said on its website that the four-times married Brinkley proved that "age is nothing more than a number."

"My first thought was, 'At my age? No way!'" the model told People magazine. "When I turned 30, I was like, 'This is the last time I'm posing in a bathing suit!' When this issue comes out, I'll be 63. I thought, 'Those days are over.'

"But to get to do it with my girls, I thought, 'One last go!' "

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Danica Magpantay has message for aspiring models

MANILA – For supermodel Danica Magpantay, it was not easy to get to where she is now.

Even after winning the prestigious Ford Supermodel of the World competition in 2010, Magpantay still had to get used to rejection before scoring modeling projects.

“Dati, akala ko ‘di ako naaapektuhan, like ‘hindi, okay lang ‘yan. Hindi. ‘Pag one [rejected application] okay. Two, okay. ‘Pag nakawalo ka na, sampu, ‘yun na ‘yung magsta-start na magka-self doubt ka,” she said in an interview on the ABS-CBN program “Tapatan ni Tunying” aired on Thursday.

Magpantay eventually realized that she was not chosen in some projects not because she wasn’t good enough – it just so happened that they were looking for a specific face, a specific character.

“Lahat naman ng tao na nagpapa-book, may gusto silang look. Hindi lang ikaw ‘yung gusto nilang look,” she said, adding that she opted to focus on the projects where she got accepted.

The same applies to models who have achieved a certain level of success, said Magpantay, who noted that one should not rest on her laurels in this kind of industry.

“It’s a job that pays well as long as you work well. Kung wala kang trabaho, wala kang pera. Hindi siya ‘yung nine-to-five na trabaho na you have [a stable] income,” she explained.

Having said this, Magpantay gave this advice to those who want to venture into the world of modeling: “It’s not [just] about you.”

“Keep your feet on the ground. Know what you’re getting into. Work professionally. And enjoy [because] at the end of the day, ‘pag tapos na lahat, it’s just an experience,” she said.

“Always give back. Always offer it (achievement) to God,” she added.

Values, education

Magpantay is currently based in New York as she continues to fulfill her dream of being a supermodel.

“At a young age, I’ve achieved this much. I’m experiencing life for myself… That’s already success for me,” she said. “Hindi lang ‘yung modeling ‘yung tinitignan ko eh. Tinitignan ko ‘yung experiences I’ve gained, people I’ve met, how much I’ve learned from myself. Mas nakilala ko ‘yung sarili ko.”

While she is away from her family most of the time, the 20-year-old Filipina beauty said she does not forget the values that her parents taught her through the years.

“I really have to give it to my parents. They raised me well. Hindi naman po sa pagmamayabang, pero hindi po talaga ako maloko,” said Magpantay, whose mother is Supermodel of the World Philippines 1990 winner and makeup artist Lala Flores.

“I can enjoy life and still be responsible,” she said when asked if she has been influenced by the bad lifestyle choices associated with modeling.

Before moving to New York, Magpantay was a fine arts student of the University of the Philippines.

She said she is still planning to get a college degree despite her lucrative modeling career.

“I’m saving up for school. I want to study again. Sabi ng parents ko, ‘you have to go to school.’ And I have to give them a diploma,” she said.

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Model Pauline Prieto is Rogue's cover girl

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino supermodel Pauline Prieto channels American actress Stephanie Seymour on the cover of the November issue of men’s magazine Rogue.

The magazine unveiled the black-and-white cover of Prieto late on Saturday to headline “The Dirty Business of Art Forgery.”

The cover, photographed by Mark Nicdao and styled by Pam Quiñones, was obviously inspired by a controversial photograph by famed fashion photographer Richard Avedon of Seymour.

But unlike the X-rated Avedon photo, which showed full-frontal nudity from the American actress, Prieto wore tiny panties beneath her sheer top. The cover blurb also strategically covered Prieto’s nipples.

Prieto’s makeup was done by Robbie Piñera, while Celeste Tuviera did her hair.

Former beauty queen Cai Subijano said it was about time Prieto got a magazine cover. “Ugh, finally a Pauline Prieto cover!” she wrote on Rogue’s Facebook page.

Netizens praised the cover concept.

“A must-buy! Love the forgery concept even up to the typography!” said Jon delos Reyes.

“This is how to do forgery with some CLASS. I love the concept,” said Cecille R. Junio.

“The E and the R are well placed, hehe... Love the black & white look and the simplicity of the layout, good job!” commented Jay Ortega.

Prieto used the cover as her profile photo on her Facebook account. “Thank you, Rogue Magazine!” she wrote.

Her friends, meanwhile, congratulated her on the magazine exposure.

“Wooot! Hotness! Why'd they cover your nips? I kid. Haha,” wrote Valerie de los Santos.

“Way better than Avedon/Seymour version!” said BJ Formento.

Prieto represented the country in the prestigious Elite Model Look competition in 2010. Eighty models from 50 countries joined the event.

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Fashion News: Linda Evangelista's child support case in court

In an issue hitting newsstands Friday, Time magazine says a nerd fashion wave is washing over the NBA, and calls out players including Dwyane Wade, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Dwight Howard and Russell Westbrook. "Steve Urkel"-style glasses are one of the signs, the mag says. [Time] (subscription required.)

Supermodel Linda Evangelista's child support case against billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault, who is now married to actress Salma Hayek, went to court in Manhattan on Thursday. Evangelista contends it costs $46,000 a month to rear the boy, now 5. (Part of that money goes for armed bodyguards.) Pinault, by the way, says he has put a $12 million house in L.A. in trust for his 4-year-old daughter with Hayek to reassure his wife that the girl will always have a home, even if the couple splits. [Associated Press]

Fred Segal, at the epicenter of Los Angeles style for 50 years, is going global. A New York firm has purchased rights to the name for an undisclosed sum and plans to use it on merchandise and to open Fred Segal stores around the world, my colleague Adam Tschorn reports. [Los Angeles Times]

Manish Arora is leaving Paco Rabanne after just two seasons as artistic director. He and the fashion house call it a mutual decision. [WWD] (subscription required)

New sunscreen regulations take effect in June and it's interesting to note that labels can no longer use the word "sunblock." Why? Because no lotion can block the sun entirely. They also can't say "waterproof," for similar reasons. [Beauty High]

Guess Chief Executive Paul Marciano, model Claudia Schiffer and photographer Ellen von Unwerth cut a cake at the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris to celebrate the clothing brand's 30th anniversary on Thursday night. [WWD]

Katy Perry tweeted a picture of her latest unusual manicure. There are flowers involved, but they aren't painted on. They are flower-shaped ornaments glued to nails and fingers. [Twitter]

The editors of all 19 global editions of Vogue announced a new pledge to, essentially, look out for the welfare of models. The agreement calls for not knowingly using models with eating disorders or who are under 16; to ask shoot producers to provide healthy food for models to snack on, along with some privacy backstage; and to limit working hours. Vogue also promised to establish mentoring programs for newer models and asked designers "to consider the consequences of unrealistically small sample sizes of their clothing, which limits the range of women who can be photographed in their clothes, and encourages the use of extremely thin models." [Cut]

Designer Tracy Feith has joined TOMS shoes to work on a pricier line called TOMS+. [WWD]

source: latimes.com