Kendall Jenner's Video for Estee Lauder

The video ad has finally arrived!  All 15 seconds of it that is...

For those of you who follow the life of Kendall Jenner, or really any of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, then you probably knew that a short while ago it was announced that Kendall Jenner would be the new face of Estee Lauder.  And it makes sense.  Estee Lauder, a big player in the fashion/beauty game, and also a company with a long and lengthy history, looks for new ways to infuse the historic brand with current, of-the-moment trends, faces and trendsetters.

The campaign is for the Little Black Primer which is a new lash primer that dries in a dark tone rather than the traditional white hued primers of the past that can leave your lashes looking patch work-y.

Didn't even know that eyelash primers existed?  Well... consider this not only a blog entry about a celeb model and beauty brand, but an educational public service as well!  :)

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Jean Paul Gaultier's Striking New Fashion Video and Exhibition

Jean Paul Gaultier has done it again.... and we're not the least bit surprised!  True to form, the French couturier has created an epic piece of fashion art, both bizarre and beautiful, and he's taking his vision to the Brooklyn Museum.

This will mark the first international exhibition for Jean Paul Gaultier that is dedicated to his groundbreaking design, titled "The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier:  From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk."

The exhibit will feature transformative, playful, and strange elements of artistic fashion, as elegantly depicted in the video above.

The showing will be for several months, so if you're planning a trip to New York, make sure to fit this in your schedule!  Showing from October 25, 2013 - February 23, 2014.

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Marilyn Monroe - the New Face of Chanel No. 5

What happens when 2 of the world's most iconic figures collide?  Magic.  One of the most iconic women the world has ever known, miss Marilyn Monroe, and one of the most iconic fragrances, Chanel No. 5 are together again, in a most interesting sort of way.  

Chanel No. 5 has named Marilyn Monroe the new face of the brand, and while she is no longer with us to accept such an offer, a never-before heard interview with Marilyn from 1960 has just connected the two forever.  

(photo: Chanel)

The interview is with at-the-time editor Georges Belmont of Marie Claire, in which Marilyn discusses some of the more personal questions she would get asked often.  It was her answer that has created a marketing frenzy around the two.

The question was, "What do you wear to bed?  A pajama top?  The bottoms of the pajamas...?"  And her answer?   "So I said, Chanel No. 5!  Because it's the truth!  And yet I don't want to say nude, you know?  But... it's the truth."  The recording was never published.

And in a later photoshoot she appeared nude in bed, with a Chanel No. 5 bottle in every frame.  These images were never published, until now.

(photo: Marie Claire)

She was so magnetic wasn't she?  So we'll all soon see a campaign with Marilyn gracing the covers soon, but in the meantime you can see the above video Chanel posted, with the actual audio recording.

What do you think?

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Alexander Wang's Funny Spring 2013 Video

Since it's the middle of the week, and some of us may need a little pick-me-up to finish out the rest of the week, I wanted to share a little fashion humor.  I mean, who couldn't use a laugh right about now?

Alexander Wang is well known to feature up and coming stars in his lush ad campaigns, but this time he switched things up and went with a .... let's just say.... edgier approach!  

The designer went to MADtv and grabbed up funny girl Anjelah Johnson to star as her famous role Bon Qui Qui as the new sales associate in his New York flagship store, and as one might expect, all funny hell breaks loose!

He also pulled some iconic faces like Victoria's Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio, Natasha Lyonne, and Simon Doonan, creative director for Barneys New York.  Bon Qui Qui works her, um, magic trying to force fit Alessandra into shoes too small, and accuses Simon of stealing one of Alexander Wang's beloved studded purses.

Watch the video and have a laugh!  

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Jennifer Aniston's Hilarious New SmartWater Video!

Yes we love fashion and fashionable stars, and we adore the always lovely Jennifer Aniston.... but what we love even more than her iconic hair and casual chic fashion choices is her wonderful sense of humor!

SmartWater just released a new video campaign, featuring Jennifer Aniston re-enacting just about every rumor that has ever been said about her in a hilarious, carefree way!  From being preggers with triplets, to diva at a workout, to bad driving, to swimming in a pool of only SmartWater, she pokes fun at herself in the most delightful ways.  And what about that hair at the very end???

Watch the video above for a good laugh!  We love her all the more now!

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