Fashion News: Liya Kebede for Balenciaga Fall 2011/2012 Ad Campaign

Top model, Liya Kebede  joins models Liisa Winkler, and Julia Nobis in one of many advertising campaigns for Balenciaga shot by Steven Meisel and styled by Marie-Amelie Sauve.





Source: WWD

GLAMOUR: THE MOVIE

Glamour - The reality behind dreams

The story of a Zanzibari girl from a conservative Islamic family who wears a Hijab, but dreams of being a supermodel. Ironically the first picture ever taken of her was taken by a tourist on the streets of Zanzibar as her family was so poor and conservative that her parents didn’t ever take her picture. When she sees herself in a picture for the first time she dreams of doing it for the rest of her life and aspires to be a model one day.

I definitely want to see this movie because of it's compelling story line that most of us know to well, the idea of leaving home to stake out your claim in a foreign land. For me, I couldn't wait to live overseas and many models from the USA, the Caribbean, South America, Central America, Asia and Africa wanted to go to the center of the fashion world: Europe.

The Models who have made a name for themselves whose lives possibly mirror this movie.

BEAUTY NEWS: JOAN SMALLS FOR ESTEE LAUDER

First it was the beautiful Liya Kebede that was chosen in the fifty-seven year history of the Estee Lauder Companies ad campaigns as one of the first women of color to represent the brand, and now we have to beautiful Joan Smalls as one of the new faces. Asian beauty, Liu Wen has also been chosen as Estee Lauder follows the monumental growth of the affluent Asian market.

Pay attention marketers to the companies that feature true diversity in their ad campaigns by featuring women of color and follow suit by displaying these ad campaigns in various media outlets. Joan Smalls is now a "Top Model" whose advertisements will be global based on her appeal to all women.

Photo: Estee Lauder/Bloomingdales

Super Model Joan Smalls for Tom Ford Collection...

*Update: Originally written on 15 November 10, I'm updating it to include this fabulous video.

“It’s about individuality.“That’s why I put my own muses in the show—I hear them say, I can’t find that anywhere!" ~Tom Ford

...and other's modeling Tom Fords latest looks for his return to womens fashion design.

Tom Ford pictured here with model Karen Elson, wearing a look from his Spring Collection.

                                                                             Tom Ford's Muses


Source:VOGUE.COM-Simon Duhesme

Waris Dirie and Liya Kebede for H&M

Waris Dirie and Liya Kebede

Sometimes friendships have no end and these two women demonstrate that friendships are everlasting, especially when women are united to end pain and suffering to women and children. Be sure to donate to both, Liya's and Waris' organizations The Waris Dirie Foundation, that supports women and girls to end female genital mutilation (FGM) worldwide in which she has fought so bravely to end for 12 years.

The Liya Kebede Foundation which works toward ensuring maternal health and saving the lives of women and children around the world. Not only are these two women beautiful, they are inspiring and the are contributing to the well being of women and children which makes them even more beautiful.

Waris' movie "Desert Flower" is based on her life which also stars her friend Liya Kebede, be sure to read this wonderful book and be inspired to change the world by your actions and not words.

To see more pictures of these fabulous fashion shoot , go here.

Photo: Waris Dirie/The Blog