Eva Marija, with Premier Model Management, is a lovely 5′10 1/2″ Latvian and arrives in London this week.

Josh Copeland with Select Model Management has some gorgeous green eyes!

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Don’t piss Chanel off

The Imagist talks about the men’s show from his fascinating vantagepoint.

Top stylist Tabitha Simmons launches her new shoe line, the Cut has a preview.

Sad, sad, sad. One of the original supermodels, Karen Mulder is in the news for harassing a doctor. (Vogue UK has her first Vogue cover for them).

The man who cuts Anna’s hair is a man named Charlie Chan!

V Man has a “look at our winners, they actually work” post on their blog.. So true, so true!!

Campaign season isn’t just for the ladies. Modeling’s top boys are making waves in a slew of ads with sophisticated flair. Werner Schreyer looks like a million bucks for Hugo by Hugo Boss. Cutting a dashing figure in black and white, Schreyer looks like he stepped out of a classic film.

For Tru Trussardi the perpetually sexy, Garrett Neff looks as appealing as ever. Clad in a simple black coat and pants Garrett strikes as sensual pose for Milan Vukmirovic and shows that he can be just as alluring all dressed up as he is stripped down.

Campaign season is in full swing and with each passing day another new ad emerges. This season’s Bottega ads lack the moody feel of Larry Sultan’s S/S series but when you have the dream team of Steven Meisel, Anna Jagodzinska and Eddie Klint (very Prada-esque lineup, no?) it’s hard to find fault. With the backstage motif and super luxe clothes glamour outweighs all else, though since it’s Bottega the look is always cultured rather than crass.

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Teen Vogue is always one step ahead when it comes to casting and styling for the younger set. Case in point, this month’s issue features the delightful Addison Gill sporting an Elvis-inspired pompadour and high flying moves to match. Thomas Schenk captures the teen beauty as she glides across the screen with ease and Nancy Rohde provides fun fifties styling worthy of the King himself.

Only a few more days until V60 hits newsstands and while the issue remains a mystery there are a few choice tidbits emerging. The theme of the issue revolves around beauty so its no surprise the lovely Iris Strubegger makes an appearance. Shot by Willy Vanderperre in an editorial that focuses on the deconstructed look of fashion’s 1940s inspired styles, Iris looks as impressive as ever. An added pleasure is Olivier Rizzo’s expert styling, which makes the story pop with its surreal take on classic dressing.

This is just a taste of what’s to come, for the full story check out V60 on stands July 6th!

One might expect the pairing of Aussie sexpot, Abbey Lee Kershaw and king of decadence Terry Richardson to produce a steamy end result but the duo’s collaboration for Vogue Nippon manages to be sexy without ever delving into debauchery. The simple black and white pictures of Abbey looking tough in leather and heels showcase George Cortina’s bad girl styling and provide just a hint of naughtiness. Less is more but we can’t help but miss the sinful ways of Terry’s more in your face work.

The beautiful Philipp Schmidt walks exclusively for Calvin Klein. (with Mega Model Agency) Ph: Christian Oita. Images via Frill’r

Look at this beautiful story by George Mavrikos on theOnes2Watch.

Michael Jackson’s top fashion moments on Style.com.

A day in the lives of male models. Catch the behind the scenes at Ungaro Men’s Collection.

Mariano has a blog!! Mariano Vivanco, he of the Dazed and Confused covers and gorgeous photos, joins the blogging world.

Brazilian boys galore at Dior Homme, see them here!

Bottega Veneta S/S09 face, Emma Mclaren is interviewed by Ponyryder!

An online community for the creative and artistic crowd.

Take a look at the VMan/Ford Models’ finalists.

Juergen Teller has a new book coming out next month about his images for Marc Jacobs. We can’t wait!

Hear Guido Palau talk about this season’s hair backstage at the Prada Men’s show.

For our Spanish readers, Spanish Esquire has a blog!

See Coco Rocha on the other side of the camera!

Old ideas are the new black when it comes to campaigns this season. Seems as though the recession has everyone playing it safe either with a concept we’ve seen before or an idea that feels redundant.

Michael Kors sticks to his guns with the same campaign we’ve seen from him ever season. Carmen Kass, Noah Mills and the perils of international celebrity. Granted, Mario Testino’s work is always beautiful and both Carmen and Noah are pros but wouldn’t it be nice to see something ever so slightly different? Couldn’t old school Hollywood glamour be represented in a way that doesn’t involve pseudo-paparazzi shots?

For YSL the 90s supermodel by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin theme remains intact but this time around it’s the divine Christy Turlington. As cool as Stefano Pilati’s jet black getups look on the runway they seem a little flat in these pictures. Add to this the fact that poor Christy has to prop up a giant YSL logo frame while thrusting a handbag in our faces and you’ve got the makings of something awkward. Couldn’t they have gotten someone else to hold that thing up? Was there not enough cash in the budget for an able-bodied male model?(Edited to add: apparently he’s coming later; Andres Velencoso Segura will be joining Miss Turlington).

Finally, we have Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld, with darlings Freja Beha and Heidi Mount looking positively sapphic in their “Belle Brummel” hats and gowns. The idea is quite lovely but the drab sepia tones take away from the fact that the best parts of the collection itself were brimming with color and life. At the end of the day it’s all about the clothes…

What do you think about these ads? I’m all ears.