[ BIO ] [ FASHION ] International Super Model : Gisele Bundchen

NAME: Gisele Bundchen
NATIONALITY: Brazilian
HEIGHT: 5'10"
MEASUREMENTS: 34-24-34 (on her comp card) 36-24-35 (according to Cosmo, March 2000).
HAIR: Brown
EYES: Blue
BORN: 1980 in Horizontina, Brazil.
DISCOVERED: At age 14 while eating a Big Mac with fellow classmates on a school trip. She later entered the Elite model competition and came fourth.
AGENCY: New York-Elite
INCOME: $5 million US in 1999 and $8 million in 2000. In 2000, for runway shows, Gisele commanded between $7,000. and $15,000. (paid by Tommy Hilfiger to make two turns on his catwalk) per hour. In 2003, the gorgeous Brazilian made $10 million. Gisele has a contract with Victoria's Secret that will make her $30 million between 2004 and 2008. Her current runway rate is $50,000-a-time - putting her at No.76 in the list of the world's biggest earners.
RÉSUMÉ: Has appeared on most of the major magazines covers in the past year. Models in ads for Ralph Lauren, Celine, Christian Dior, Michael Kors, Zara, Dolce & Gabbana, Bulgari, etc.
KNOWN FOR: Being the biggest, newest supermodel. Nicknamed "The Body".
HOME: She lives in Los Angeles with Leonardo DiCaprio, has a loft in Manhattan's celeb-studded TriBeCa neighbourhood and a country house near Woodstock, NY.
TATTOOS: A star on the inside of her left wrist. She got it after her first night in New York, when she couldn't find a star in the sky to help her pray.
SWEETIE: In late 1999 to early 2000 Gisele split with long-term love, model Scott Barnhill, for fellow countryman (and multi-billionaire) Joao Paulo Diniz. She has since moved on and has been dating Leonardo DiCaprio for several years. She has said that she will not marry Leo until he stops partying and going to strip clubs so often.
OTHER: Gisele has five sisters: Raquel, Graziela, Gabriela, Patricia (twin) and Rafaela. Gisele was awarded 'Model of the Year' by VHI and Vogue. Gisele is quoted as saying "You know, I'm a normal person is a business that's not so normal." She has a belly-button ring and is rumoured to have breast implants.
Images of Gisele Bundchen are copyright © left to right: Harpers Bazaar, Sept 2000 Rolling Stone magazine

 She's totally gorgeous, isn't she? ;)

[ FASHION ] Surabaya Fashion Parade 2011

SURABAYA, INDONESIA, News Celebrities - Date 24-29 May 2011 in Tunjungan 3 Surabaya Plaza held a fashion event is quite lively as well as enliven the day so the city of Surabaya to 718. This annual event is Surabaya Fashion Parade with the theme of the 5 elements, namely earth, water, fire, metal, and wood.
Category race participants were divided into 2 ie to the public and young fashion designers. In leading up to the top event on the last day, the enthusiasm of the public satisfied with the presence of a dazzling fashion design. Supplemented by a towering display models wearing designs from Jakarta and West Java.
The author himself sometimes see events and gestures on television and catwalk model directly, but who witnessed this time so real and expressive. First look at the model before appearing. They make up only perfunctory. After appearing on stage before, they take pictures with each fashion designer. Then the display with full makeup. To lure the attention of the audience and especially the jury, this model displays the motion in accordance with the theme of clothes. There are twigs and covered with curly brown hair he staggered but still artistic. There is a spear and played briefly with the play. There is also a behind her dress accessories off, so he modified the motion to the `off` and the left wing just in the arena stage. Could not help officers immediately picked it up.
After the announcement of the winner of the champion gets a free ticket to France, also with the distribution of model school scholarships worth hundreds of millions of dollars from one of the famous design school in the country, the event was terminated. Not out until here, the work is still on display to be observed from close by visitors. Therein lies the satisfaction of the audience, looking directly even holding the materials used by these creative artists.

Apparently the design of this shirt in addition to the unique shape, also made of varied materials. Call it so many CDs that adorn the skirt. Shadow puppets attached to the underside of the garment. There's even a mode where in the area of ​​the chest and back were surrounded by fake hand. The hand covering breasts as a wear model. Even the first champion to design clothes that resemble aliens from outer space. Complete with accessories mask covering lower face, with striking dominant color is green, and electric cables strewn around him. However, these creative designs stay cool in the eyes, although it can be less comfortable to wear by the model. Stage performance features sound effects and attractive visual, from fire, smoke, fireworks as well. Not forgetting the traditional art with a riveting game of fire in a pile of rope, burn the body, turn off the tongue, as well as power saws are dangerous games.



One participant said, he is not a student of fashion design school but these architects spend $ 4 million dollars to make dress from a picture design. Then pay 700 thousand dollars for the service model wearing a dress design. Although he was not a champion, but who appear on stage is a participant who has been selected as the best 20 participants. All will not be in vain as an investment and learning in the future. Being talented model contest winner will remain involved in the same fashion parade next year. Surabaya seems serious in developing this kind of creative endeavor, realizing the old city has become the barometer of fashion designers in Indonesia.




source: news.manycome.com

[ FASHION ] The Golden Thread – International Contest for Young Designers in Lodz, Poland

The
19th Edition of The Golden Thread Contest took place during Fashion
Philosophy Fashion Week Poland in Lodz on the 6th of May and was
organized by Lodz International Fashion Fair.
The
Golden Thread is the most prestigious fashion competition in Poland
which has opened doors for successful carries of many young fashion
passionates.
Nearly
170 young designers from Poland and Europe entered the competition this
year. Eventually the jury has choosen 22 collections with fresh and
creative ideas for the final show. The competition was held in two
categories : Prêt-a-Porter and Premiere Vision. Winner of each category
got 20 thousand zlotys (5 thousand Euro) prize founded by the President
of the City of Lodz.
The Golden Thread in Prêt-a-Porter category went to the graduate of Cracow School of Art and Fashion Design www.ksa.edu.pl
Monika Jaworska for her collection “Modus Vivendi”. Oversize,
decontsruction and transparency created a very special atmosphere of
this women’s collection inspired by men’s clothes. Another graduate of
Cracow School of Art and Fashion Design – Agnieszka Kowalska was awarded
The Golden Thread in Premiere Vision category for her picturesque
collection “Szalapot” which was inpired by history of Don Kichot.
Agnieszka Kowalska has also won the Grand Prix of the 11th competition
for Young Fashion Designers Habitus Baltija 2011 that took place in Riga
a few weeks earlier.
Hopefully both young designers will contribute with their creativity in progress of Polish fashion industry.

source and photo source: fashionnews.com