Fr om 2004 until 2008, Gemma Ward was the face of fashion. The kewpie ignited a vogue for doll-faced beauties, and was reportedly banking millions before she was legal. Then she quit modeling to focus on acting, landing parts in films like “The Strangers” (200 and “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” (2011). After giving birth to daughter Naia in 2013, there were rumors an impending return. Yet nothing prepared us for the shock of seeing the 27-year-old storm out first at Prada. The demand for Gemma Ward’s baby-doll look was met in full by Jessica Stam. The ethereal Canadian, also a Miuccia Prada favorite, walked for every name that matters between 2004 and 2009, when she set runway aside to focus on six-figure campaigns for brands like Cover Girl. But for spring 2015, the 28-year-old vet made a triumphant return, flaunting her signature strut for the likes of Bottega Veneta, Marc Jacobs and Jean Paul Gaultier.
Unlike the door-to-door sales of yore, consultants leverage their social media reach, recruiting heavily online and through phone and in-person presentations.“We do social media,” explains Gittleman, who has 250 people under her and launched her own media company in October. “We weave it into conversations — out to dinner, on a playdate, with your parents’ friends.”Rachael Braunshweiger, 35, of Mahwah, NJ, was first introduced to Rodan + Fields by a stranger at a party three years ago.The mother of two was intrigued.“I came home and I said to my husband, ‘These women are different — they’re not how you picture . . . Mary Kay or Avon . . . They’re not old-fashioned. I would be friends with these ladies!’”
Britney Spears isn’t afraid to show a little skin, stripping down to her skivvies in her latest lingerie campaign. And with New York Fashion Week just around the corner, meet the menswear designers bound to take the runways by storm.– Looking to spice things up this Valentine’s Day? Let Britney Spears be your lingerie guide. The pop princess stars in a sultry new campaign for her intimates collection. – Fr om Public School’s Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne to Michael Bastian, meet the menswear designers about to descend on New York Fashion Week. – Who knew Jessie Spano was such a fashion icon? “Saved By the Bell’s” resident perfectionist spawned six — yes, six — of today’s hottest trends, including normcore and belt bags. – André Leon Talley honors late friend Oscar de la Renta with a personal exhibit at the Savannah College of Art and Design. The exhibition will include 50 of de la Renta’s most notable designs, fr om Sarah Jessica Parker’s Met Gala gown to the voluminous piece Beyoncé donned for Vogue. – Margot Robbie is Marie Claire’s March cover girl. The “Focus” beauty dishes on her lifestyle, look and love life to the mag, which hits newsstands Feb. 17.
Months after the death of Oscar de la Renta, Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that a street in The Bronx will be renamed to commemorate the beloved Dominican designer. Meanwhile, Barneys is turning its blog the Window into a print magazine starting this week.-The intersection of Fordham Road and Creston Avenue in The Bronx is about to get a fashionable makeover, as Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that it will be renamed in honor of the late Oscar de la Renta, though it’s unclear what connection the designer has to that specific intersection. -This week, Barneys will mail out 120,000 copies of the first edition of “The Window,” a 144-page, blog-turned-magazine. The publication will be published twice a year and sent directly to Barneys best customers — so don’t try to find it on your local newsstand. erry, Jeremy Scott has catapulted to national fame over the past few years — and now the designer will be releasing a documentary in the fall or winter of 2015 about his life, “Jeremy Scott — The People’s Designer.” -On Wednesday night, Mayor Bill de Blasio helped kick off MADE, a 6-year-old organization that provides designers with free spaces to showcase their collections during NYFW. Not only will the city increase its current investment in the fashion industry from $5 million to $15 million, but will also launch programs to support and spotlight manufacturers, designers and fashion students in NYC. -What sets today’s up-and-coming designers apart from their more traditional predecessors? More are opting to remain partly anonymous, opting for creative names for their companies rather than eponymous lines.
“Unless a great deal of care is taken by the leadership of a multilevel marketing company, it is possible to allow even a well-intentioned structure to devolve into a pyramid scheme, wh ere payment depends on recruitment,” says Bill Keep, dean of the School of Business at the College of New Jersey.But Rodan + Fields CEO Lori Bush defends the structure of the company.“The highest level of achievement is based on how many people they get to start their businesses and develop,” says Bush. “They do a lot of selling and inviting others to grow the business with them. It’s very much pay-it-forward. You can only be successful by helping other people.”Many women initially sign on to get a sliding-scale discount on products — then sell them casually, earning a few thousand a year on the side.Those who want to make big bucks focus heavily on recruitment.
Although they keep their relationship under wraps, they’ve been spied at the US Open and walking hand in hand downtown. He’s said to be shy, super-smart and hard-working.That is, when she’s not with bestie T-Swift, whom she met backstage at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show in 2013. Now they both live downtown — Kloss owns a townhouse in the West Village while Taylor has a penthouse in Tribeca, wh ere she reportedly keeps a spare room for when Kloss visits.“People had been telling us for years we needed to meet,” Swift tells Vogue. “I remember makeup artists and hair people going, ‘Doesn’t she remind you of Karlie? God, she and Karlie would be best friends. They’re the same. Karlie’s such a good girl. She brings us cookies every time we do a shoot.’ ”Kloss is also close with “Girls” actress Lena Dunham and fellow Missourian and fashion writer Derek Blasberg. She’s so tight with fellow model Jourdan Dunn, whose 5-year-old son, Riley, is her godchild, that they’ve been nicknamed “Jourlie.”Dunn tells The Post that Kloss is “like a sister to me. I am attracted to energy and Karlie has amazing positive energy. Plus, she’s funny as hell!” She adds, “Whenever we get together, we have fun, even if it’s in our PJs watching movies.”
“Mad Men” beauty Christina Hendricks looked ravishing in a form-fitting Zac Posen frock at the designer’s runway show in Grand Central Station Monday night.But just hours before, the actress was hanging in her apartment rocking a slightly more breathable outfit: her signature caftan.“When Coco [Rocha] came over tonight, I was wearing my winter caftan. It’s a gray-cashmere Calypso caftan,” Hendricks told The Post.“A lot of mine are sheer, so they’re home pieces, but I do have a couple that I’ll sort of tie up and turn into a dress in the summer.”A cashmere caftan sounds like the perfect outfit to cozy up to the much-anticipated new season of “Mad Men.” As for Hendricks, she says she has her own batch of shows she’s gearing up to binge on.“Well I know it’s already aired, but I haven’t watched it, and I’m very excited about watching ‘The Fall,’ ” said the actress. “And I’m really looking forward to seeing the second season of ‘Broadchurch.’ I’ve been traveling, so I just need to sit down and finally watch them.”And while the attendees were visibly wowed by the evening’s venue, Hendricks says the last time she was in Grand Central was a mere week ago.“I was taking the subway,” she said matter-of-factly.Caftans and public transportation? Hendricks for president!
“Pretty Little Liars” star Ashley Benson recently deleted a Vine video in which fans ragged on her for looking unhappy — but she was all smiles taking videos of herself on a friend’s phone at Monday night’s Reem Acra show.“I was on an airplane and I took a Vine of me walking, and people said I was depressed,” Benson told The Post about the incident. “I was like, ‘It’s 5 a.m. and I’m at the airport; I’m not going to be like, “Yayy!” ’ There’s a lot of those wh ere they say I look so depressed.”The “Spring Breakers” starlet looked anything but glum at the Lincoln Center show, wearing a nude, deep-V Reem Acra dress that showed off her assets: “It’s taped on the side, and then we’ll see what happens. I hope nothing comes out.”She also dished on her new secret weapon: acupuncture.“I do it on my back and private parts,” Benson said with a laugh. “It relieves anxiety.”
and “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” (2011). After giving birth to daughter Naia in 2013, there were rumors an impending return. Yet nothing prepared us for the shock of seeing the 27-year-old storm out first at Prada. The demand for Gemma Ward’s baby-doll look was met in full by Jessica Stam. The ethereal Canadian, also a Miuccia Prada favorite, walked for every name that matters between 2004 and 2009, when she set runway aside to focus on six-figure campaigns for brands like Cover Girl. But for spring 2015, the 28-year-old vet made a triumphant return, flaunting her signature strut for the likes of Bottega Veneta, Marc Jacobs and Jean Paul Gaultier.