80s Icon: Tina Chow
Tina Chow, born Bettina Lutz in 1951, became one of the most popular models of the 1970s. She married Michael Chow, owner of the Mr. Chow restaurant chain, and had two children China and Maxmillian. Tina and her husband were famous amongst New York’s art world and close friends of Andy Warhol, Manolo Blahnik, and Paloma Picasso. By the time of her death from AIDs in 1992, Tina had amassed one of the most famous couture collections in the world, which included pieces by the likes of Dior, Balenciaga, Vionnett, and Fortuny. Continue reading for photo gallery.
Essential Fallings: The Little Boy Blazer
If you go out on a limb for one thing this fall we say it should be for a little boy blazer. Seen on various runways recently, the boy blazer for the ladies is chic and flattering to the figure. As seen on the runway by Balenciaga and Celine:
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The Rage of Paris
Parisian indie bands are the new thing. They dress like Pete Doherty, sing like the Clash, and look like Jane Birkin. The Plastiscines are a female quartet of coolness and their songs are catchy enough that it doesn’t matter if we can’t understand what they’re saying. Second Sex, The Plastiscines male counter part, have the best hair since Paul Simonon. Get the compilation of both bands on the album Paris Calling. We love these les bebes rockers. Check them out at www.plastiscines-music.com and on MySpace
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Model Fitness
Yoga with Tara Stiles and circuits with Kim Strother, both fitness models at the Ford Modeling Agency.
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Faces on The Rise: Yeva Doune
Yeva hails from Tel Aviv and is now based in Cape Town. She is represented by Shine Models and Dean Hawkes in Beijing. She was spotted by style.com roaming the streets of St. Tropez looking like Brigitte Bardot.
Socialite Style: Byrdie Bell
Byrdie Bell is the daughter of the spy novelist Ted Bell and is a student at the New School in Manhattan. Continue reading for more photos.
Stylish Young Things: Coco Brandolini
Italian aristocrat Coco Brandolini, a relative of socialite Bianca Brandolini and jet setting Fiat heir Lapo Elkann, is sometimes credited as being one of the founders of the boho chic movement that swept the world over a few years back (i.e. in the years of when Sienna Miller, another influencer of this fashion trend, was dating Jude Law). Continue reading for additional photos.
