The votes are in and we are ready to announce the winners of this year’s BEST OF 2009 poll!
We love to hear our readers chime in about industry trends, from new developments to tried-and-true favorites. One trend in particular has caught our eye from season to season, and that is bleached brows on the runway. We’re still waiting to see it hit the streets.
BEST NEW FACE
Mirte Maas
BEST COMEBACK
Kristen McMenamy
BEST ADVERTISING BOOKINGS
Lara Stone
BEST EDITORIAL BOOKINGS
Abbey Lee Kershaw
BEST RUNWAY BOOKINGS
Jacquelyn Jablonski
BEST RECURRING RUNWAY TREND
Bleached Brows
BEST MAGAZINE COVER
Love magazine
BEST HIGH/LOW FASHION COLLABORATION
Vena Cava and Alexander Wang for The Gap
It’s common at this time of year to look back at the most memorable moments of the past 12 months. This time we are not only approaching the end of 2009 but the end of a decade - the aughts - as well. We’ve done our fair share of thinking about the highlights of 2009, and we put together a poll because we’d love to hear from our readers too!
We tried to keep things as simple as possible, so below are eight voting categories - from models to magazines to fashion collaborations. Take a moment to look back and remember what made this year special - and VOTE!
1. BEST NEW FACE
A. Mirte | Women
B. Lisanne | Elite
C. Keke | Wilhelmina
D. Jeneil | NYM
2. BEST COMEBACK
A. Kristen McMenamy
B. Jamie Bochert
C. Meghan Collison
D. Elena Melnik
3. BEST ADVERTISING BOOKINGS
A. Freja Beha Erichsen
B. Edita Vilkeviciute
C. Lara Stone
D. Natasha Poly
4. BEST EDITORIAL BOOKINGS
A. Abbey Lee Kershaw
B. Shu Pei
C. Alla Kostromichova
D. Dree Hemingway
5. BEST RUNWAY BOOKINGS
A. Kasia Struss
B. Keke Lindgard
C. Jacquelyn Jablonski
D. Anastasia Kuznetsova
6. BEST RECURRING RUNWAY TREND
A. One-Shoulder Dresses
B. Clogs
C. Side Braids
D. Bleached Brows
7. BEST MAGAZINE COVER
A. Interview magazine
B. Love magazine
C. i-D magazine
D. Paris Vogue
8. BEST HIGH/LOW FASHION COLLABORATION
A. Vena Cava and Alexander Wang for The Gap
B. +J, Jil Sander for Uniqlo
C. Alexander McQueen for Target
D. Matthew Williamson for H&M
EXTRA CREDIT
THE THING I AM MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2010 IS _________________ .
This winter season we are happy to see the heartwarming campaign concept of a cozy, romantic holiday season complete with snowfall and the gifts of our dreams. Carter Smith’s holiday campaign for Tiffany & Co. gives us a spectacular visual of everything we dreamed of with the perfect finishing touch of narrative suspense. Now we can dream about our very own miracle on 57th Street!
Olga Sherer walks the walk. She is in fact such a pro, that if we were to attempt strutting down the catwalk, we would go to Olga for advice. She exudes an air of sultry, chic style and confidence for every show she walks. Do you prefer Olga au naturel or do you like her look for the recent Hussein Chalayn and Dolce & Gabbana shows?
It looks like we may have stumped our audience this week! The quiz may have been a challenge but hopefully we got you thinking about how a photographer’s unique style translates from one subject to another. Take a look at the answers below and let us know what you think of the results!
A. Sølve Sundsbø
B. Carter Smith
C. Ellen von Unwerth
D. Steven Meisel
With the winter holidays just around the corner, we began wondering what our favorite fashion photographers will be shooting while they’re out of the studio and away from editorial deadlines. Surely the landscape, whether wintry or tropical, familiar or foreign, will serve as a great inspiration.
We’ve searched the Art + Commerce Image Archive and have found some impressive and surprising landscape imagery by photographers best known for their fashion and celebrity editorial work. Can you figure out which of the below photographers captured each landscape?
Every so often we meet a girl who embraces the model lifestyle as more than just a job, and enjoys every hectic minute of it. We instantly figured this out after we met Meghan Collison, and it was such a pleasure to see someone so happy with her profession. The British Columbia native is bright, friendly, and welcoming, and on top of it all has a very distinct look and personality. We have been following the young lady for some time now — from her early Vogue Italia covers to her runway bookings, and also as the face of a limited-edition jigsaw puzzle by Steven Meisel.
Maybe it’s because we love to track trends from one season to the next, or maybe it’s because we never seem to get enough of fashion week pandemonium, but we love Craig McDean’s show season-inspired editorial in the most recent issue of W magazine. From the stellar model line-up to the delicate creams and pinks of the wardrobe, we are definitely saving this spread as an industry reference and as personal style inspiration for Spring 2010.
