Lara Mullen (Ford) underwent T Magazine‘s popular interactive “model-morphosis” during hair and makeup preparation for Prada Fall 2012 Thursday in Milan. Photographer Greg Kessler captured rising star Lara before and after transformations in makeup by Pat McGrath and hair by Guido Palau took root. Yesterday’s appearance for Prada marked Lara’s second in as many seasons. [T Magazine]
Prada…how about that show?! Firstly, the video streaming was nearly flawless and belied the fact it emanated from Old World Milan. Secondly, the collection was a celebration of fashion writ large. Continuous prints, jeweled embellishments, platform shoes, all were underwritten with a sense of power and authority. Finally, yesterday’s casting broke with its menswear counterpart of last month by leaving the presentation to professional models (not Garrett Hedlund) including Lara Mullen (Ford), Julia Nobis (Ford), Cora Emmanuel (Ford Women), Carolina Thaler (Ford Women), and Hanne Gaby (Ford). Grazie mille, Miuccia! [Vogue]
Raf Simons will depart Jil Sander. Jil Sander will return to Jil Sander. This much is known and anything else concerning a certain celebrated, minimalist Belgian designer moving to Dior is what it always has been, speculation. [NYTimes.com]
Harvey Weinstein is poised to experience his most successful Oscar haul this Sunday at the 84th Annual Academy Awards. Arguably one of the most successful film producers of the past two decades, Weinstein boasts ten nominations for films he has either produced or for which has secured distribution rights including The Artist, The Iron Lady, My Week with Marilyn, and W.E. Catherine Shoard of The Guardian examines the record of the man many call God who is both admired and reviled in equally sensational proportions. [The Guardian]
Lara Mullen (Ford) after her Model-Morphosis at Prada Fall 2012 (Photography: Greg Kessler courtesy of NYTimes.com)
