September 2011
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The Cultural Omnivore: Ted Gibson - Hairstylist... →
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Ted Gibson is one of the most sought-after celebrity hairstylists in the beauty business today. His multi-faceted career as a fashion, runway, editorial and celebrity stylist continues to take him around the world where he finds great beauty in exploring different cultures. Previously…
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August 2011
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The Cultural Omnivore: Emily Sandberg - A... →
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Born in Rochester, Minnesota, Emily Sandberg was an international fixture in the fashion industry featuring in advertising campaigns for Fendi, Versace, Sportmax, Armani, DKNY and more. In addition to modelling, she has appeared in The Devil Wears Prada and Employee of the Month. Now a…
Image Innapropriate: Jours Apres Lunes
Someone is looking for free publicity and they’re about to get some from me! Jous Apres Lunes is going all out in their next campaign. They’re making little girls look like glamour queens lounging around in Lingerie. The line is targeted for 4-12 year olds and I get it, it’s French and the French are more embracing of sexuality than Americans. But this, this is just...
Carine Roitfeld: Stirs V Up!
I’m so looking forward to Carine Roitfeld’s editorial reemergence with V’s September’s Heroes issue. Something tells me that it’s going to be fiercer and fresher than her French Vogue days. Congrats Carine for stepping out and stepping up! In September’s issue of V, Carine Roitfeld plays with one of the fashion icons of today, Elizabeth Taylor. Here’s a...
Gap 1969 Jean Sale!!!
Mark your calendars, cause I for one am excited to go to this! If you’re in the city come join the Gap Sale experience. Bring a friend and experience that good feeling you get from scoring an awesome deal on fashion that’s not available anywhere else. Oooooh… Exclusive. I like it. Hope to see you there! VOGUE INVITES YOU TO EXPERIENCE GAP 1969 Join Yale Breslin, Emily...
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Amber Necklace: WINNER ALERT!!!
WE’VE GOT OURSELVES A WINNER!!! PAT DIXON!!!Email me: EmilySandberg@mac.comSend me your address and I’ll ship you the necklaces! Thanks for playing everyone. The next giveaway will begin when I return to Los Angeles Sept. 15.
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Anna Dello Russo: Fearless
One of my favorite stylists to work with is Anna Dello Russo. Not only is she fiercely talented, she is fearless in her approach to fashion, she has a dynamic sense of humor and an intelligent approach to play. Currently she is the creative consultant and editor at larger at Vogue Nippon. I worked with her often when she was at Italian Vogue and L’Uomo Vogue. Watch this...
Friday Lovin'
Cause you can’t, you won’t and you don’t stop… Happy Friday Everyone! Keep up the fight over the weekend to bring truth, acceptance and love to everyone you meet. Be that light. Oh, and don’t forget to give the right-of-way away if you’re traveling this weekend; it’s worth the inconvenience to give a smile rather than bring forth a finger. Keep reading and...
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Photographer Greg Kessler: Macro-Morphosis
One of the most creative backstage photographers I’ve ever worked with is Greg Kessler. He did all the photos for Bazaar under the tutelage of Patrick McMullan. But since those early days, he’s been shooting for Real Simple, The New York Times’ T Magazine, 10 Magazine and Dossier Journal. In my heart, he will always be my backstage...
Jumping Off: The Failing Celebrity Brand Wagon Now...
I recently conducted an online survey about celebrity, image and the Supermodel Body. I was surprised to find out 71% of survey takers do NOT want to look like the actresses’ images we see on billboards and a whopping 52% do NOT want to look like today’s supermodel. And here’s the real kicker… 95% of the survey takers do NOT relate to celebrities. These numbers tell me...
God Save My Shoes
A shoe never says “you look fat” the way a bikini bottom can. Therefore, I love them.I have a closet full of shoes. Boxes on top of boxes. I’ve even get them stashed under my bed and in the Russian hope chest I keep next to the couch in the living room. I’ve got nowhere else to put them. What I need is another spare bedroom. Over the years I’ve given away boxes...
Having A Voice: A Model's Worst Nightmare
They’re too thin. Credit They’re too young. creditThey’re too fat. credit They’re too actressy. Credit They’re too changeling. Credit They’re too photoshopped. CreditThey’re too exposed. credit It’s time for the models to define who they are. I can’t wait for the first girl that steps up and says “Suck it...
Baby Bangs
For the little girl who has everything… except hair. Oh my.
A Crafty Fendi Bag
Here’s something ridiculous for mothers to send along with their children to summer camp this month. Arts and Crafts by Fendi! yay! For $995 you get to needle point your own Fendi baguette. Every Upper East Side child deserves this in their sleep-away camp bag. It’s a pretty cool project… especially if you’re the lady who’s summer house we’re currently vacationing...
My Response to SJP Commenters
My child wouldn’t sleep. I went to the grocery store to get Tylenol. My girlfriend and I both rolled our eyes when we saw who was on the cover of Vogue this month. Again?!? Why? What film is she promoting now? credit A friend sent me a photo of one of my covers next to SJP’s Vogue cover this month. I think it’s a good illustration of the difference between...
July 2011
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Astonish Me (Film)
This looks fascinating and magical. New species of animals? I want to know what they look like. Astonish Me is opening at 80 Odeons in the UK this weekend. Lucky for the rest of the world, it opens online Monday! Here’s the trailer. Website
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Sarah Jessica Parker - Not a Style Icon
How much money do you think the studios paid to put Sarah Jessica Parker on the cover of Vogue? I’ll tell you why I ask, I’d like to know how little Vogue is willing to accept to give Sarah Jessica Parker the credit that Patricia Fields deserves. Sarah Jessica Parker is not the fashion icon Anna Wintour and all the other fashion business heads want you to believe. See? This is...
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Oh, For Crying Out Loud! (These 2 Look AWESOME!)
I was so happy to be back in New York today, more specifically, the lower east side. LES. Ahhhhh… I felt comforted smelling the LES air. It reminded me of when I didn’t have to spend 2 1/2 hours at night trying to get my child to sleep. Which, he normally does, but this past week with jet lag, teething, brain growth, etc… he’s a very light sleeper. It’s so frustrating....
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Grief: A World Changing Event
Everyone experiences and expresses grief in different ways. Some go into reclusion while others feeling the need to connect, jumping back into the world. There are those who, after losing a loved one, try to find someone to replace them and those grateful for the newfound quiet in their lives, attach themselves to a new hobby or other life venture. The energy it takes to process...
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Noodle Nation
Noodle Nation is beginning. It’s a kid’s movement. Kids are smart; hopefully smarter than us parents. I mean, just look around at the world we’ve left them. Could we really have done no better? Perhaps not, but that’s a different topic of conversation. Let me tell you about Zak Morgan. He’s part of a trio of musicians that have come together to change...
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Rules of Life
The more I push the boundaries of acceptable, the more I realize, there are no rules to life. Is anyone else a Joseph Campbell fan? He wrote about myths and the motto: Follow Your Bliss. He also laid out 3 really great questions that I adapt to the big picture decisions I make in my life. 1. Where am I going? 2. How will I get there? 3. Who will go with me? Where am I going? It’s a...
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5 Powerful Beauty Tonics
1. Coconut Kefir: New discovery!!! I’ve been drinking Kefir for years and then I came across Coconut Kefir. What? My head exploded. Combining two of my favorite health tonics into one? Yes please! Here’s just a few reasons it’s great for you: Kefir packs a mighty probiotic punch sending millions of good bacteria into your digestion system to help balance and clean it....
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Beautiful Sleeping Boy With A Normal Mother
Henry fell asleep in my arms tonight. The sweetest moment. Everyone should create an opportunity to have a baby fall asleep in their arms. The triumphant return to peaceful bliss after a half hour spent hauling butt around the house making dramatic shifts from screaming to laughing to sobbing. It’s exhausting and difficult to keep up. An hour will pass and I’ll look at my watch...
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Angelina Jolie + Louis Vuitton = ???
I opened up my laptop this morning and saw this gorgeous photo of Angelina Jolie posing for Louis Vuitton. ..and then I read this: Wearing her own clothes, no makeup and her own years-old monogrammed Alto bag, Jolie looks at peace in her photograph. “People are not used to seeing Angelina in this situation,” Vuitton’s executive vice president Pietro Beccaritells WWD. “I like the...
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Half A Face
Here’s something cool, check it out. I snapped a photo of myself with half my makeup removed. It’s a good illustration of how a model’s face acts as a canvas for a makeup artist to paint on. Here’s a full face of makeup (minus the lips): And here’s the same look with 1/2 the makeup removed: This is why it’s so important when you go to beauty...
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Oooh Boy, I'm In Trouble Now
photo credit So I get a tweet today from Adam Caparell over at the NY Daily News. My blog post about Giorgio Armani came to his attention and he wanted to talk with me about it. Oh boy. I went totally numb. I just knew I’d gone too far and gotten myself in trouble and I was positive that someone at Armani returned their calls and wanted to let NY Daily News know publicly...
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Oh Mr. Armani, I Do Love You
Giorgio Armani recently said, “[the fashion industry] is in the hands of the bank and stock market. It no longer belongs to the owners, but to those above them. I still haven’t been able to understand how the banks influence our line of work – it’s a mystery.” Well Mr. Armani, I’d like to solve that mystery. Remember when I came to your runway audition and there was 60 other girls waiting...
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Fashion Challenge!
In case you haven’t heard of James Van Alden and myself. Here’s a quick intro: I met James Van Alden at a cafe down the street a few years ago and have stayed in touch because I dig him. Every once in a while I throw a fashion challenge to James to keep him on his toes. I’m proud to announce… James Van Alden accepted another fashion challenge!!! Could he do an entire...
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An Added Twist
I went to the Two Point Oh! bloggers picnic last weekend. Um, it had a photo booth. So. Much. Fun. U Snaps needs to be at every party this summer! Here’s some of the photos I took with my ModelWire Network friends at the picnic. And here’s a lemon I picked from Norma’s tree later that afternoon! Anyone have a good lemon-aid recipe? I...
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4 Tips For Business Success
Friends help each other. We support each other. We show up for each other. My friend Lisa runs her own consulting business. One of her clients is a cosmetics company. Being the overachiever she is, she has decided to take a makeup certification course. Why would someone who has zero aspirations to become a makeup artist take a class of this nature? Pay attention to the answer if you...
June 2011
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EDWARD ENNINFUL: A VISIONARY
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I can remember the first time I ever went to Edward Enninful’s house in London. He was having a little party and I had gone over early with a friend to help him set up. When we got there, spread out on his coffee table were pictures of Kate Moss dressed in military jackets and fishnet tights. I didn’t know it at the time, but those were the very pictures from the, what I now consider...
EDWARD ENNINFUL: A VISIONARY
10magazine:
I can remember the first time I ever went to Edward Enninful’s house in London. He was having a little party and I had gone over early with a friend to help him set up. When we got there, spread out on his coffee table were pictures of Kate Moss dressed in military jackets and fishnet tights. I didn’t know it at the time, but those were the very pictures from the, what I now consider...
May 2011
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Modeling Basics
I get a lot of requests for girls to become models and I forward all their photos to my agents. But I think it would even more helpful to give you the information straight from someone that climbed the ranks to the top. Wanna be on top? Nay nah nah nah na na. Nay nah nah na na. (Insert ANTM theme music from your mind here)Here’s a rough look at the stats for your chances. Better to give...
Masssage Parlor Whoopsie
I’ve been beat up many times in my life. Usually it’s more of the emotional nature and I bring it upon myself. What I’m about to tell you, however, is not my fault beyond I didn’t have the courage to walk away. My friend Ivan took me to a massage parlor last night. Both of us needed a relaxing evening and it was inexpensive so I was all for it. $20/hour. You...
April 2011
17 posts
Winners Announcement Announcement
Yes, that was meant to be a redundant blog title. Tautology may be a better word for the logophiles out there. Yes, I used my super google tool on that one. Back to business…. this is an announcement regarding the Marc Jacobs Wallet Giveaway winners announcement. It’s going to happen next Saturday!!! Can’t wait to see who our lucky winners are. I’ve also included other...
Going To Hell Head First On A Slip 'n Slide
Hey y’all! I’m going to Hell head first on a Slip ‘n Slide tonight! I’ve got David LaBruyere (the famous @DelaSpeaks on twitter who hasn’t posted anything but apparently people will still follow him) at my house. He, myself and Gary all started talking about delicious sweet treats. We inevitably had our Dom Delouise’s Fatso moment and worked ourselves up into...
Oh-No! Gallia-no Campaign
Oh boy. Here we go. The campaign has started.I’m waiting for the inevitable t-shirt edition Team Gallia-no! to show up on CocoPerez. I can’t imagine many in the fashion world are going to jump on this band wagon. John is too influential a creative force to be gone for long. Vice issues aside, he’s one of the kindest and accommodating designers I’ve worked for. For...
The Goal: Get Out of the House!
A mother needs an artillery battery for excursions out of the home and if anything is forgotten, a trip to Target is too long, way too long, to replace the pacifier you forgot at home and now need to soothe your screaming child so you better have it on hand with easy access. The contents of a well stocked diaper bag include: Desitin 3-4 diapers Baby wipes Bottle Formula/milk Baby food Baby snack 2...
Size Six Fiasco
See the full gallery on Posterous Go to Barneys in Beverly Hills and you’ll be hard pressed to find a size 6, and anything over is kept in the back, off the sales floor. Forget about trying on a 12; you’ll have to special order it. On the other side of the hill, also known as “The Valley”, if you go to Macy’s, like I did today, you’ll be hard pressed to find a...
More Free Fashion!
The big Marc Jacobs wallet giveaway to celebrate the creation of Supermodel Blogger is still going on! It’s me celebrating me by giving you free stuff for joining in and supporting! A friend has offered up some goodies for the give-away! Check them out below. Go here: http://supermodelblogger.posterous.com/marc-by-marc-jacobs-wallet-giveaway for easy instructions for a chance to win! Or (one...
Gag Me With A Journal
If you ever want to know how truly lame you are, just crack open an old journal. I was going over some today and came across this entry… ***Warning: there’s a few roll-eyes and gag worthy moments. Actually the entire entry is pretty ridiculous. I shouldn’t be posting this but I’m going to. Read at your own risk. Allow me to set the stage with this photo: ...
Where Did All the Eastern European Models Go?
My friend T.J., a Chicagoland fashion fanboy, had quite a reaction to “A Model’s Moment.” I asked him to share his thoughts here. Join the discussion!Right after I read Emily’s take on the transient nature of the model, I had to ask her: “Where did all the Eastern Europeans go?” I’d noticed that Slavic sylphs took quite the backseat for the Fall 2011...
A Curvy Size 4?
The fashion industry embraced curves again after Giselle’s breasts hit the scene and blew up the runway. The shift followed Karen Elson feeling the heat for being a chubby size 4. As Karen became busy losing the chub, the industry became bored reporting on it and decided instead to embrace curvy women. (not to worry, this shift did nothing to deter Karen from working, she’s doing...
Marc by Marc Jacobs Wallet Giveaway!
Big Giveaway! Supermodel Blogger just opened her fan page and blog! Who wants a Marc by Marc Jacobs wallet? We’re giving away 2 of them! 2 easy steps to enter: 1. Go to: http://supermodelblogger.posterous.com/ and click the Facebook “Like” box. 2. Email EmilySandberg@mac.com with the subject Subscribe to be added to the blog. Once we hit 5000 fans and 1500...
A Model Moment
I don’t believe people are interested anymore in seeing a celebrity or final product perfectly coifed and packaged. It’s untouchable, difficult to relate to. In this new age, people need relationships. They want to be able to watch as someone struggles to emerge into a new identity and bear witness as someone fails and gets back up. This is why it is so fascinating for me to watch...
Happy Hippo!
http://happyhippoboutique.com/ This store was started by a friend of mine. Jessica Oliverson is a stay at home mom to two boys Jarren and Madden. She and I met online in a mommy forum on Baby Center. It’s a website a lot of moms and soon to be moms go to to connect with each other. She and I and a few other mom friends got labeled as trouble makers and got kicked out, repeatedly....
