Sean O is face of the new Giorgio Armani campaign shot by Mert and Marcus. Moody and perfect for fall.

Sean O/VNY Model Management. Ph: Mert and Marcus for Giorgio Armani, FW08. photo via tFS, by Ed..

Ph: Mert and Marcus for Giorgio Armani, FW08. photo via tFS, by Ed..

Opening and closing the Jil Sander SS09 show yesterday was new star Matvey Lykov. (With Fusion Models NY, Success Models Paris). Just in time, the FW08 campaign drops as well, shot by Willy Vanderperre.

Ph: for Jil Sander, FW08, via 100 male models

Photo: for Jil Sander, via 100 male models

Polaroid courtesy of Fusion

Polaroid courtesy of Fusion

Nicola Formichetti, stylist of the moment, looking quite devilishly handsome with the legendary Anna Piaggi. Get his intimate, creative take on the shows.
Day 1

Day 2

For regular backstage coverage of some of the top shows, go here:

Burberry backstage pics

Jil Sander backstage pics

Versace backstage pics

Video: Dolce Gabbana

Photo: via Nicola Formichetti’s blog.

MDC stopped by Elise Crombez‘ intimate gathering this past week welcoming fellow Belgian artist/designer Tim van Steenbergen to New York. Tim’s installations of his sleek, beautiful designs seamlessly merged art with fashion. Elise on Tim:

MDC: So Elise, do you want to tell me why you support him and what you enjoy about his work?
Elise:  Not only because he’s Belgian and I’m proud of Belgian people making it here, but also because his stuff has an edge and a personality. He doesn’t follow that safe play of “I’m going to make clothes but not really take a chance”. I think that that’s the most important thing, because if you stay true to what you really want to create then the first thing you care about is just being creative and the rest follows. I told Tim just have fun with what you do. People are attracted to it because they really want to be a part of that creativeness. They want to see something where they could go like, “Oh my god, could I actually wear this?” And when they wear his clothes, they’re like “It’s comfortable AND it’s something really special”. And he’s so young, and so talented and reserved yet down to earth. I think that’s what people out here love about Belgians and why I think those talented artists deserve to be recognized and be appreciated for their work, because they actually don’t take everything for granted. It’s nice to see that nowadays.”

Photo: Nevena Borrisova with Tim van Steenbergen and Elise Crombez

Model on the wall

Model/Wall part 2

Some of Tim’s designs

Amazing Elite Prague´s new face Barbora Dvorakova photographed by Nikos Papadopoulos.

Naomi in YSL by Inez and Vinoodh, Linda in Prada: Previews on WWD

BAND ON THE RUN: Stella McCartney and Kate Moss

Frankie Rayder and Kate in Stella by Inez and Vinoodh

Anna Wintour gets OBE:
Officer of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, in England’s Queen’s birthday honors list

Marc Jacobs on Charlie Rose.

New VModel search: Supreme blog

Ines de la Fressange

Agyness in Jean Paul Gaultier ad

Giorgio Armani for Batman/Bruce wayne

Video- Coco and Hana at the Whitney art party

Steven Meisel and Guy Bourdin, on the Moment

Caribbean Fashion Week: on the Moment

See Models.com’s Caribbean Fashion Week coverage from 2004

Naomi for YSL FW08 photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, photo via WWD.

The magnificent Tiuu is newly brunette. See her new Velvet cover shot by Enrique Badulescu. You can always count on Enrique to shoot rich and gorgeous color images for his edits.

Pol courtesy of Marilyn

Velvet by Enrique Badulescu, July 08 courtesy of Marilyn

July American Vogue drops the 8 page Valentino FW08 campaign lensed by Peter Lindbergh. Shot with American supermodel Angela Lindvall and Brazilian bombshell Isabeli Fontana, the surprise casting choice is rising superstar Taylor Fuchs, a relative babe in the woods compared to the near iconic duo. More to come on Taylor!

Ph: Peter Lindbergh for Valentino FW08

Ph: Peter Lindbergh for Valentino FW08

Ph: Peter Lindbergh for Valentino FW08

Ph: Peter Lindbergh for Valentino FW08

The smart designers are previewing their Fall collections on their websites. Witness beautiful campaign previews for Dolce & Gabbana and D&G.

Spotted in the Dolce & Gabbana preview: Lily Donaldson, Caroline Trentini, Jessica Stam, David Gandy, Adam Senn, Evandro Soldati and some new faces.

In D&G: Iris, Tyler Riggs, Alex Gilbert, Martha and a few fresh faces.

Ph: Steven Klein for Dolce & Gabbana

Ph: Mario Testino for D&G

Supermodel Amber Valetta and our favorite model/artist Boyd Holbrook in the latest DSquared2 campaign shot by Steven Meisel. Theme? Punk/ska redone for the 00’s. A departure from the recent multi group shots, the powerful campaign is a visual match to their simple and boldly graphic site. Visit Dsquared2 to see other pics.

Ph: Steven Meisel for DSquared2, FW08, photo from Dsquared2 website

Ph: Steven Meisel for DSquared2, FW08, photo from Dsquared2 website

Ph: Steven Meisel for DSquared2, FW08, photo from Dsquared2 website

Ph: Steven Meisel for DSquared2, FW08, photo from Dsquared2 website