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Kim Feenstra

Kim Feenstra (26):

Kim Feenstra is a Dutch model of Indonesian descent. She was named the winning contestant of Cycle 2 of Holland's Next Top Model.

Feenstra came to prominence as a contestant on cycle two of Holland's Next Top Model. She became known for her irritating voice. Later in the show she confessed to being partly deaf in both ears due to an accident when she was a child. Feenstra gained popularity by her comic sentences and grammar mistakes, while the jury confessed not being 'wowed' by her sexy posing. However, by the end of the competition she won over the jury members with her skill at posing, and her walk. In the final episode, host Yfke Sturm called her the perfect candidate with potential for both runway and photographic modelling, and that Feenstra had the most potential of all the contestants to make it on either the national or international stage. Her prize was a €50,000 modeling contract with Max Models, a cover for Glamour magazine, 3 months all expenses paid modelling in South Africa for Ice Models, and a Mercedes-Benz A-Class. Feenstra subsequently starred on the cover of Glamour magazine's Summer edition.

Feenstra is signed to Scoop Models in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Beatrice International Models in Milan, Italy.

She played a part in the movie The Last Ottoman in a love scene with Turkish actor Kenan İmirzalıoğlu.

Juicy Couture Fall 2013 Advertising Campaign [Film]

Juicy Couture:

"Wild for Juicy" is shot by noted fashion photographers Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin and features models Andreea Diaconu and Edita Vilkeviciute, styled by Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele, with a set designed by Stefan Beckman. The campaign embodies the collections' bohemian rock sensibility with an irresistibly sexy attitude, embracing the fearless wild side of the Juicy girl.

[See the campaign here.]

Emily Didonato for Maybelline 100 Years Aniversary [Film]

The company turns 100 in 2014. For those interested in the history check out the 2010 book: The Maybelline Story--and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It.

Wikipedia:

The Maybelline Company was created by New York chemist T.L. Williams in 1914. Williams, in his early 30's noticed his younger sister applying a mixture of Vaseline and coal dust to her eyelashes to give them a darker, fuller look. He adapted it in his small laboratory and produced a product sold locally called lash-in-brow-line . The product was a local hit, but the awkward name held it back. His sister, who inspired the product, was named Maybel. So T.L. Williams renamed it Maybelline, a combination of Maybel and Vaseline. It is under this name that Maybelline has achieved its now legendary status in the field of cosmetics. In 1917 the company produced Maybelline Cake Mascara, "the first modern eye cosmetic for everyday use" and Ultra Lash in the 1960s, which was the first mass-market automatic.

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In 1991, the company adopted its current advertising slogan, "Maybe She's Born With It. Maybe It's Maybelline" tagline.

'Dry' [Film]

John Galliano Speaks To Charlie Rose

I was in a blackout ... I've since discovered that one is a blackout drinker, what happens is that it can release paranoia of such a stage that it can trigger frustrations from childhood. And due to that, it can trigger a self-defense mechanism. Now, having had quite a tough time in school, and being subjected, persecuted, bullied, called all sorts of names, as children do, and living a lie, really, because I was gay but I couldn't admit that at home, honestly I couldn't escape.

Also, around the time of that event, I was heavily researching for my John Galliano menswear collection, which was inspired by the life of Rudolph Nureyev, who was an anti-Semite. When I research, I really go into it. Where does she live? Does she read by candlelight or gaslight, the color of her hair dye, the scent on her breath —  is it gin? — the powder of her makeup; it helps me to create. It helps me to create a character... I'm living it, I'm breathing it. I'm not making excuses at all, but this is the work I've done since that event, to try and find out what happened.

Oh Goodness

Hilary Rhoda, Jessica Stam & Liya Kebede Tell For the CFDA Womenswear

Woman of Steel' Joan Smalls for Nowness by Barnaby Roper [Film]

Polanski Vol.02 Spring 2013 by Miko Lim

You can preview the issue on the website.

Also a film with Gillian by Luc Braquet.

"There Are A Thousand No's For Every Yes"

Rosemary Smith by Daniella Rech for Bonfire Vanitites [Film]

★ Moving Image

Two moving image films I came across this week, who's conceptual approach I like. It was a fresh re-take on old films. I think you'll get the point once you view them. The first is for Martini Cava, directed by Szymon Brodziak. The second is a pornish shoot? But speaks more to my point.

 

Julia Frauche Fendi Pre-Fall 2013 [Teaser]

Fendi:

Charisma and seduction, fluidity and gracefulness are the key elements of this visual project that spotlights the Pre Fall 2013 collection, embodied by a Renaissance beauty inside a sumptuous Roman Palazzo, who speaks Fendi's timeless language of elegance.

Ana Rujas

24 year old Spanish actress Ana Rujas, by Jesús Cordero.

'VARDØGR' Kristine Froseth by Elizabeth Poe & Philip Wilde [Film]

Supreme girl.

Dior's 'Secret Garden 2 - Versailles' [Film]

Dior:

The Château de Versailles, emblem of Dior's tradition, hosts a new tale which brings to life the Dior Fall 2013 collection.

The chateau and its park abound with well-kept secrets. The heart of the royal land conceals an extraordinary world of poetry and color: in the depth of its mysterious woods a secret garden blooms out of sight, inhabited by flower-women. From the Petit Trianon to the enchanted forest, Versailles becomes the picturesque backdrop of a dreamlike tale.