I mentioned last week that Caroline Trentini is on the cover of the latest Korean W magazine. Here are some of the images from the edit shot by Greg Lotus.
It is refreshing not to see her jumping as she always is on American Vogue. More after the jump (no pun intended).
Jessica Stam teams up with Brazilian Caroline Trentini in the new prefall ads for Dolce & Gabbana.
And David Gandy is also on the campaign. His picture is after the jump.
Andreia Schwartz is milking her 15 minutes of fame. After being deported from the US a month ago, she posed wearing nothing but an I (Heart) NY shirt for the May issue of Brazilian men's magazine Sexy. Madam Schwartz is also shopping for someone to write her biography, and working on a miniseries for TV properly entitled Lady Manhattan.
Talking about sexy spreads, the latest issue of Genre features hot male models in underwear at the beach.
16-year-old Wanessa is the latest Brazilian featured as Model Of The Week at Models.com.
Model Caroline Trentini graces the cover of Korean W.
Tim Gunn wants Nina Garcia back on Project Runway, and so do I.
Style.com has a really cool take on the upcoming Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy exhibit, which opens at the Met Costume Institute on May 7.
Madonna's Hard Candy finally dropped today. I have been listening to the album a lot, and so far I am digging She's Not Me, Incredible, and Dance 2night. If you are still skeptical about Madonna's venture into hip hop, make sure to read the album review from the NYT. Her Roseland concert will air live tomorrow night on MSN.
CSS has put its new track Rat Is Dead (Rage) up for free download on the web.
Singer Rufus Wainwright signed a deal with the Gay Pride Association of São Paulo to promote his concerts in the country, which will coincide with Gay Pride weekend.
Tickets for Gay Pride parties at The Week are already on sale. You can purchase them online in advance at Ingresso Rapido.
I don't think there have been many issues of Vogue America in the past three years without at least one picture of Carol Trentini jumping. April is no different, thanks to Patrick Demarchelier.
Ms. Trentini is certainly the best jumper in the fashion industry. More of her on the latest Vogue here.
The latest issue of Vogue, with La Bündchen and LeBron on the cover, is as Brazilian as Vogue America is ever going to get. Other than the biggest Brazilian export on the cover, Carol Trentini is on pretty much every feature, La Zimmermann has the hottest spread, and Oskar Metsavaht of Osklen gets a full-page nod.
And to think that the four of them are all Southern (like myself). More scans from Raquel's edit with Bryan Clay and Trentini's with Michael Phelps after the jump.
Continue reading "Strike A Pose: Gisele, Raquel, Carol, And Oskar" »
La Bündchen may have score the cover of The Shape Issue of Vogue with LeBron James, but it was Carol Trentini who got to pose and swim with Michael Phelps for Annie Leibovitz.
Visit Style.com for a behind the scenes video.
The February issue of Vogue Brazil was dedicated in its entirety to Anna Wintour's favorite Brazilian, Caroline Trentini. As much as I hate the cover choice, the editorials are some of the best Vogue Brazil has featured in a long time. But then again, how can you go wrong with Ms. Trentini on set?
Carol was photographed by Gui Paganini, Miro, Paulo Vainer, Jacques Dequeker, and herself. Ms. Trentini was the one responsible for the concept of the pictures below.
How refreshing: a Vogue editorial in which Carol Trentini is not jumping.
And even better: a Vogue editorial in which Carol Trentini is joined by Channing Tatum as opposed to Coco Rocha.
Explanation for the lack of jumping: the photographer is Steven Klein, not Steven Meisel.
Caroline is also featured in a piece about Stefano Pilati, and in Craig McDean's High Definition edit. The images are after the jump.
I have just died and gone to supermodel heaven: Raquel, Bruna, Flavia, Isabeli, Caroline Ribeiro, and Caroline Trentini, backstage at the Oscar de la Renta show in New York.
It is going to be pretty hard to top what my friend JD Ferguson accomplished here. I am freaking loving it.
For more backstage pictures of New York Fashion Week, head over to V magazine (and make sure to check out this sexy picture JD took of Parker Gregory and Garrett Neff).
Yesterday marked the comeback of Alexandre Herchcovitch as creative director for Zoomp, and to celebrate the occasion the label booked not only two of Brazil's biggest models with exclusivity, but also flew in Coco Rocha for the show.
Mr. Herchcovitch is here to move the label forward without forgetting is denim heritage, and sent out a collection loaded with the latest in denim technology and twisted with a good dose of fetish. Think lace, perforated black leather, baby doll dresses, and body hugging catsuits, and forget the pieces in rabbit.
Below are the stars of the show: Carol Trentini, Isabeli Fontana, and Coco Rocha.
Check out an interview with Carol at Chic, and one with Coco at RG Vogue (both in Portuguese only). Thanks Michael for the picture.
This holiday season billboards across Brazil were taken over by Carol Trentini in the ad campaign for shopping center Iguatemi.
25-year-old Kaká was named Football's Player of the Year in France yesterday. Selected by a group of 96 journalists, he beat Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo for the title, and was awarded the prestigious Ballon d'Or.
The New York Times takes a look at the rise of the gay travel industry and local activism in Buenos Aires. Travel industry experts estimate that about twenty percent of the tourists visiting Argentina today are gay.
I am dying to see the Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton documentary. It will air in the US at the end of January at the Sundance Channel.
Modeling agency Wilhelmina celebrated 40 years last week in New York, and my friend Sergio Mattos was there to capture some of the action. Models Romulo Pires, Bruno Santos, and Guisela Rein attended.
Caroline Trentini is the only Brazilian featured on the Pirelli calendar for 2008, shot by Patrick Demarchelier in China.
Mark Ronson got the party started in São Paulo last week at club Royal. My friend Phelipe was there and has a video of the DJ at work.
Róisín Murphy performed in London last week. I seriously hope she finds her way to Brazil next year.
Preview Audio Day Dream, the debut album from American Idol runner-up Blake Lewis.
Actor Rodrigo Santoro and model Caroline Trentini scored the Holiday campaign for The Gap, in billboards and phone booths all over America.
The latest issue of mag! is going to make fashion history in Brazil: Caroline Trentini is in simply every single editorial feature, photographed by the likes of Rogério Cavalcanti, Gui Paganini, and Jacques Dequeker. Make sure to get a copy of it asap.
Check out a making of video of the issue at SPFW. In it, Carol gives you a lesson of what modeling is all about. No wonder Anna Wintour loves her.
I am already having the best morning ever. Look at what my friend JD Ferguson delivered to my mailbox.
Nothing can beat that today: Caroline Trentini with an "I (heart) Made In Brazil" sign, and an interview with her on JD's blog.
JD: Okay, I have a question I've always wanted to ask. Are Brazilian girls just as crazy about Brazilian boys as the rest of us are?
CT: Yes, I think so. People ask me, "Whats your type?" and I always say, "Tall Brazilian."
Love her. One more picture after the jump.
Caroline Trentini is definitely the best jumper in the modeling business: there has to be at least one picture of her jumping in every issue of Vogue for the past two years or so. This month Craig McDean got the honors to shoot her infamous jump for the Sexy Beasts edit.
Meisel does it again on Vogue Italia this month with the genious Make Love, Not War edit, and I love that he booked Brazilian Rodrigo Calazans as one of his soldiers.
And yes, that is La Zimmermann he is kissing. Take a look at her mud-wresting after the jump. Carol Trentini is also in the edit.
Continue reading "Make Love, Not War (With Rodrigo Calazans)" »
Carol Trentini scored a solo feature on this past Sunday's New York Times' T Women's Fall Fashion 2007 magazine, shot by Greg Kadel.
Click here for a slideshow of the NYT editorial.
Probably not until Anna Wintour asks her to stop.
The Southern Brazilian model appears in no less than three editorials on the latest issue of Vogue. When Caroline isn't jumping for Meisel (who shot her for the Paris, Je T'aime editorial this month), she is certainly jumping for Patrick Demarchelier.
She is also featured in the piece about Pat McGrath, also photographed by Meisel. Check out the Meisel edits after the jump.
Three of the hottest Brazilian models is reason enough for me to keep on posting the ads for the DSquared2 fall 2007 campaign. On this one, Caroline Trentini goes topless to match Andre Ziehe.
Anna Wintour's favorite Brazilian has been keeping busy. Aside from two editorials on Vogue this month, she is starring for the second season in a row in the Oscar De La Renta campaign.
She is also doing Mulberry. Check it out after the jump.
As mentioned here before, the new fall DSquared2 campaign features three of the most famous Brazilian faces of the moment: Carol Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, and Andre Ziehe. Here is a look at the new ads:
Hilary Rhoda and Julien Quevenne are also on the campaign, photographed by Meisel. Images via Modelhommes.
On Saturday, Andre Lima managed to annoy editors and photographers by leaving them hanging for over half an hour with the lights off. Many editors left before the show even started, cheered by the impatient photographers in the pit. Apparently the reason for the long delay was the intricate hair, but considering there was about an hour for hair and make-up, I find it a lame excuse. In spite of the delay, the hairstyles were the highlight of the show, along with the kitsch soundtrack by DJ Ze Pedro.
With a parade of models dressed in all-white ethereal combinations of chiffon, lace, and charmeuse, Lino Villaventura closed the day Saturday on a couture note. Unfortunately it was difficult to focus exclusively on the dresses due to the styling which made the models look like barroque ghosts, but those were intricately constructed clothes, beautifully embroidered and hand-finished. No wonder the designer got a standing ovation in the end.
On Sunday, Cavalera opened the show with a play on high end labels such as Chanel, YSL, and Dior. The collection evolved into flower prints, and acid color prints, tied together by a hip hop vibe evident on the soundtrack of Beastie Boys and En Vogue.
At Mario Queiroz, the inspiration were the great discoverers and travelers, but I like to think of it more as Pirates of São Paulo. The designer's rugged aesthetic and love for oversized caftans and lacings was present at the beginning, and his use of masculine images in black leather punctuated the end. He was at his best in the softer middle section of the show: embroidered shirts (in a blue print inspired by navigation maps), and striped blue shorts and blazers.
With a tribute to singer Nara Leão, Ronaldo Fraga turned out which was the most talked about collection this weekend. Paper boats hanging from the ceiling decorated the runway, and singer Fernanda Takai singing live through the show, along with a vast assortment of some of the designer's most commercial dresses in an array of prints and embroideries. At the finale, many editors sitting next to me were in tears as models sang along and the designer took the stage. After five days of tension and running around, it was beautiful to see that sometimes fashion has the power of bringing everyone together.
Now focusing on trends, the short shorts which were so popular in Europe a year ago are making their way into Brazilian soil, seen below at Osklen, Cavalera, and Mario Queiroz. I am praying that I see more of them come spring.
If you haven't noticed yet, redheads are also a trend on the spring runways in São Paulo. The leader of the pack is Igor Medeiros, from Blue Models.
Still wondering why Carol Trentini is missing on the runways? She is busy shooting the new Rosa Chá catalog at Chapada Diamantina.
The official video for Madonna's Hey You was released to promote Live Earth. In Rio, where the only free concert will take place, Alanis Morissette has been confirmed for the big show along with Lenny Kravitz and Pharrell.
Brazilian designer Isabela Capeto released her first fragrance in the country this week. I love the bottle.
You heard it here first: Carol Trentini is booked for the next Gap ad campaign, shot by Mikael Jansson and styled by Marie Amelie Sauve. Chanel Iman and Coco Rocha are also confirmed for the new ad campaign.
Want to look like a McDonald's employee? Designer Alexandre Herchcovitch is selling limited editions of his designs for the fast food chain at this flagship store in São Paulo.
If you haven't downloaded Madonna's "Hey You" yet, do it now. The song was inspired by Live Earth, and it is her first collaboration with Pharrell Williams. It is free for a week on MSN.
Fergie's fourth single "Big Girls Don't Cry" is playing on the radio in Brazil non-stop.
Rodrigo Santoro is making a pit stop in Rio on Monday for the premiere of his new movie Não Por Acaso.
Rothko's White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose) went for $72.84 million at a Sotheby's auction this week.
New tools have been unleashed on Google Maps Brazil. Now you can easily track street art in São Paulo, or simply search for select restaurants, bars, and hotels on major cities across the country.
It is not often you get to see them together on the same page: southern Brazilian models Raquel Zimmermann and Caroline Trentini on the May issue of Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel.
Vogue Paris had already paired them earlier this year in a football editorial.
A very exclusive picture of new face Chanel Iman with Brazilians Carol Trentini and Raquel Zimmermann at a party last night for the May issue of Vogue. One more after the jump.
It is very refreshing to actually see models on the cover of American Vogue. Here is the much anticipated May issue, with Brazilians Carol Trentini and Raquel Zimmermann.
The one thing I am not getting though is why they are calling it The World's Next Top Models when Carol alone has been shooting Vogue back to back for the past two years. Hilary Rhoda and Agyness Deyn are sort of new, and Chanel Iman has not shot anything major aside from the Meisel cover, but Lily Donaldson and Doutzen Kroes? Give me a freaking break. As much as I like the girls chosen, there is nothing new about them. This issue should have been called Anna Wintour's Protégées.
Since I saw Carol yesterday parading the streets of SoHo, I figured I would post the new fall 2007 Rosa Chá ad campaign with the Southern model, shot by Brazilian hunky photographer Jacques Dequeker in São Paulo.
This is the second season in a row Carol poses for the brand. There are more images from the campaign after the jump.
Carol Trentini, Bruna Tenorio, and Raquel Zimmermann. Now where were usual suspects Flavia, Daiane, and Jeisa?
Also, didn't it feel like the Chanel Fall 2007 collection had been designed by Marc Jacobs instead of Kaiser Karl? And btw, if you are a guy, this look may have been styled for runway purposes only. Don't try the scarf thing.
Now who is this kid with hairstylist Odile Gilbert? Cute.
Southern Brazilian model Carol Trentini takes a break from the pages of Vogue in lots of winter whites for the October issue of Harper's Bazaar. Those Chanel gladiator sandals from the resort collection are the sexiest women's shoes around. Click to enlarge.
Here is another image from the new Gucci resort ads with Brazilian Carol Trentini and Hilary Rhoda, photographed by usual suspect Craig McDean.
Ms. Trentini recovers her Gucci girl status in the new ads for the resort collection. Lovely as usual.
