V Love Newby Model Lindsey Wixson

Lindsey Wixson For:Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2010

Photography: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott

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L.A. native, Marilyn model Lindsey Wixson first caught our attention this past fall as Prada's s/s 2010 show-opener. First there were her lips which, when lacquered up in cinnabar red, took "bee-stung" to a whole new level. Then there were her Madame Alexander doll, woman-child looks that epitomized Miuccia's latest and decidedly more youthful take on femininity. Aside from opening Prada and closing the Miu Miu show where the hair and makeup perfectly played to her features, she walked virtually undetected in NYC for minor labels like United Bamboo, Brian Reyes and Philosophy/Alberta Ferretti.

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Word has it that she is Meisel's new fave and will be featured in a Vogue Italia spread in March. And if the past is any indicator (think Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell etc.) we'll be seeing a whole lot more in print and soon, on the fall 2010 runways. Her softer yet slightly alien looks might well signal a new sort of beauty for the new decade. Step aside Karlie, Stam (snore...)and all of you Eastern Bloc clones!Judging from her recent work in W she's well on her way to the big-time.
W January 2010 Photography:Craig McDean Stylist:Alex White

Models: Kate Kosushkina, Madisyn Ritland, Siri Tollerød, Lyndsey Scott, Frida Gustavsson, Elsa Sylvan, Kamila Filipcikova, Rosa Zakauskaite, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Sara Blomqvist, Sharon Kavjian, Katie Fogarty, Jacquelyn Jablonski, Rose Cordero, Lindsey Wixson, Anabela Belikova, Anastasija Kondratjeva, Shu Pei

i-D November 2009 Photography: Daniel Jackson Styling: Alistair McKimm

Model Moment: Alla Kostromicheva

Alla Kostromicheva was one of the top models at Paris's Fall/Winter 2009 fashion week and it came as no surprise to us that her versatile look also made her one of Spring/Summer's top models, scoring every major big-ticket show from Givenchy to Lanvin. We at Vnyc are big fans of her somewhat stern, brooding look.



Alla at some of Spring 2010's best shows, from top: Givenchy, Christopher Kane & Thakoon

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: The Costume Institute's "Model As Muse" Gala

Sasha Pivavora striking in Giambattista Valli with the designer himself.

We at VagaBondnyc aren't usually ones to point fingers at red-carpet events because they are usually so controlled these days that they are beyond boring, however with this year's latest Met gala, devoted to the "Model as Muse," we felt like we were finally given some material to go hog-wild with! First off, the crew in charge of photographing the event should be dismissed, everyone looks like they just exited Popeye's(fried chicken face), nobody's legs look good from the angles they shot from(look at Anne Hathaway's) and in general, these people look all too much like common folk(look at Topshop's Sir Phillip Green & family looking as if they were diverted on their way to Atlantic City). Overall, thanks to this crew and their detrimental coverage and quite a few detrimental fashion choices, we wanted to take a moment and celebrate not only the good, but the really ugly as well! We find it especially enthralling since over this past decade we have seen fashion watered down by celebrity and their so-called know-it-all stylist's, and finally for once, we get to see that many of these people actually don't know whats good.

The Good:

Lou Doillon in Nina Ricci with the house's last designer, Olivier Thyskens, proves just how important and forward thinking of a designer this still "young" talent really is.

Anna Jagodzinska, in Altuzarra, perfectly reflecting fashion's current moods in one of our favorite new labels.

Vanessa Traina in Phi, the hair, the dress, the ease...this look maybe more bar ready, but yet it also hits fashions current mood dead-on.

Kristen McMenamy in Givenchy Haute Couture with Julien D'Ys, two very enigmatic, rarely seen icons looking great.

The Bad:
Leighton Meester in Louis Vuitton has appropriately been referred to as "court jester" & "jack-in-the-box" and we agree! This Vuitton collection was so Lacroix, and we did actually like it, yet on Meester and many of the others that night, it needs to be worn in pieces, because this is just way too much Baroque-ness for today. And besides having that smug look, that "I look so darn cute look," what's up with her awful skin-toned hair???

Madonna in Louis Vuitton, in heavy thigh-high witch boots topped off by a big mangled scrunchy on her head. At her age, it would have been smarter for her to go Sasha Pivavora's polished route, rather than the sloppy back-up dancer she showed up as.

Anna Hathaway in Marc Jacobs sporting one of the fakest updo's ever, and by fake we mean that Hathaway has probably never worn her hair like this, and has never even thought of it, she looks like she's channeling Wonder Woman more than Bridgette Bardot. We just imagine a team of stylists telling her how "old Hollywood" she looked before the event when in reality she looks like she is ready for a Tresseme ad shoot. And note how the bad photography just kills her body, those thighs & knees.

Michael Jackson is that you? No it's Lisa Airan in Balmain... Does she ever look good? Everything on this "society darling" is almost always soooo wrong, and is always lacking sincerity! And besides picking on her, who is NOT tired of Balmain now?

Victoria Beckham in Marc Jacobs, enough is enough! Something about Beckham, whether she is in Couture or jeans, just looks so cheap. She to us, is NOT fashion, instead she is just another new-money footballer's wife with a big mouth and a grotesque ego to match. And those shoes? Whatever Marc Jacobs has been doing at his own namesake label and at Vuitton, this event seems to be proof that this designer is fresh out of Good ideas.

New Looks Up at VagaBondnyc.com

Head to VagaBondnyc.com to check out three fresh additions to our "Looks" feature section! As you know, the "Looks" section is our own platform devoted to energizing the force of vintage through collaborative efforts with an exceptionally talented team to show you new ways of wearing vintage clothing. First up is look #5, "Lacer Cut": a fresh look at lace juxtaposed with a ferocious sports bent. Then there is look #4, "Fake-French": a romp through 70's Paris with it's military meets sci-fi meets uptown feel. And finally there is look #3, "Ghostface": our own take on classic American sportswear. We are also pleased to note that starting this March, we will have a new editorial online every month.

Pictured above is Veronica from look #3, "Ghostface"

Bring Back House of Style!

There has been plenty of recent talk about MTV bringing back it's infamous fashion program, "House of Style," and we think it's about time! For a show about fashion, it was youthful, sincere, even a bit naive, and just so much fun to watch. Maybe it's nostalgia on our part, but we miss weekly fashion programs like "House of Style, Fashion Television and Style with Elsa Klensch." They gave us good reason to get up early every Saturday morning, and we have missed them ever since! However, this time around we hope MTV does not dare reduce the show as a vehicle for those horrible, totally vapid "Hills" girls...we've all had more than enough now!

Check out the early 90's clip above with Cindy, Linda & Jean Paul Gaultier!

Model Moment: Clement Chabernaud

For the past few season's we have had the biggest crush on model Clement Chabernaud and his sweet doe eyes... whatever show he's walking, his face always sticks out from the rest.

Model Moment: Lakshmi Menon

The past few season's we have been excited by the presence of Givenchy's "It" girl, Indian model Lakshmi Menon! Not only is she a fresh face on the scene for obvious reasons, but according to a recent profile we read about her, she is also a very well-read and educated young woman. This image from Derercuny's Fall presentation is just how we like her looking: rough & sexy in a rock'n roll kind of way and dark in a gothic meets urban kind of way, and that body, so tall, lanky and tom-boyish!