Banana Republic, Next Miami and MODELS.com host a Miami Model Search TOMORROW, Saturday, Nov 21st in Miami, Florida. Log onto 8andCollins.com to for more information.

Speaking of Miami, head over to Model Lounge Miami at the Delano launching the week of December 3rd. HOWEVER, you must be female and you must be at a top Miami/New York agency. If you are, click here to see all the benefits you get.

Tomorrow must be National Model Search day (we kid). Don’t forget if you’re in New York or LA, head over to Ford’s Model search happening simultaeously in both cities. The winner will be the US finalist for the Ford Supermodel of the World contest in January 2010.

Fashion and photography:
For all you young hungry fashionistas, this is called paying your dues and really learning one’s craft. Click here to see Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz’s valuable lesson.

Watching Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin in action and hearing Rena from W narrate makes this video a gem.

Hello Solve Sundsbo interview over at Showstudio… For those of you who don’t know, Solve assisted Nick Knight back in the day.

We’re just posting this because the story is just too fascinating, “The Dandies of Sub Saharan Africa“.

Models:
Brazilian boy watch. Mauricio is 18 and looks like a young movie star. Jayme looks (in the words of Andrey T) like a young Matt Dillon meets JFK Jr. Hotness.

Elite New York’s posted pics of their top models as babies. Too cute.  I think we all know which one is Damaris, though.

The new Prada face, Rasa from Next Models NY, only girl Spring Summer 2010. Straight from the horse’s mouth, Meisel’s agent, Art & Commerce.

Miscellaneous:
Did you know there’s another fabulous Hamish in the biz? The VS extravaganza we just witnessed was directed by Hamish Hamilton who by the way is at the helm of the 2010 Academy Awards ceremony as well as recently directing the MTV Video Music Awards.

Jamie Dornan and Eva Mendes, CK Jeans Body F/W 09. Ph: Steven Klein. (Images courtesy of Calvin Klein)
Calvin Klein officially announced today that Calvin Klein Jeans will “feature actress Eva Mendes and model Jamie Dornan together again this season in the brand’s upcoming Spring 2010 global advertising campaign” photographed by Steven Klein. The combination of the sultry actress with the outrageously handsome Irish model has been a successful pairing for the iconic brand. As they always say… if it ain’t broke…

We love these 2 new images on Red’s blog of Silviu Tolu(ph by Rene Habermacher) and Jullien Ferrera ( by David Wang, check out his website).

Fashion:

Since the world is in a frenzy with the opening of the new Twilight movie, here’s our gratuitous hunky boy shot of Teen Vogue cover star Taylor Lautner. Taylor wore Calvin Klein F/W 09 last night for the U.S. premiere of The Twilight Saga: New Moon. (Wire Image photo courtesy of Calvin Klein)

Sophie Theallet wins the CFDA award. Congrats Sophie!

Alexander Wang who won the CFDA last year, won the 2009 Swiss Textile Award.

Nicola Formichetti lists the fashion credits in the new Lady Gaga video that he styled.

“Armani, who art in Hermes….” click here to see the fashionista’s prayer…

Magazines and Photographers:

With Karl Lagerfeld and Olivier Zahm involved with the new Chanel magazine, expect lots of Baptiste Giabiconi and beautiful women.

Glen Luchford has a book!!

Ponyryder has a special interview with Randall Slavin who counts Charlize Theron, Eva Longoria, Joy Bryant, etc as subjects. Find out how he went from being a struggling actor to a successful photographer and why Charlize is a dream in front of the camera.

Miscellaneous:
Thank you Fashionista for pointing us towards Gawker’s Olivier Zahm post, “Olivier Zahm, either the best or worst human being in New York. Most funny: the peanut gallery of commenters.

We are showing our age but we cannot resist this post by Production about Love Boat and its fabulous fashion guests like the very handsome Halston, Geoffrey Beene, Bob Mackie and Gloria Vanderbilt.

SPEC Entertainment, the production company behind events for Tom Ford and Michael Kors is branching out into front of house PR.

Go to Style.com: to read about 1-Lorenzo Martone and Ryan Brown’s new boutique PR company just for models 2- Olivier Zahm’s first photography show… expect breasts.

V Magazine Video! We love their special stop motion video featuring the house of Chanel’s boots doing an adorable march across the page.

Francois Nars celebrates 15 years. Check out the Moment’s images of Francois and all his supporters includingMarc Jacobs, Grace Coddington and Patrick Demarchelier.

Model News:
We’ve always been big fans of Karmen Pedaru; her energy backstage is just ridiculously awesome. Read her interview with W about being a former Estonian soccer goalie and chocolate chip lover (specially made by close friend Karlie Kloss).

Speaking of Karlie Kloss…. Karlie is, in the words of Jean Paul Gaultier “inspires and is inspired”. Galliano says “She’s one of those girls, like a Naomi, like a Linda, like a Shalom.” That’s some major praise.

V Video 2!! Check out exclusive video with the amazing Dree Hemingway for her V shoot.

Lily Cole, Lady Gaga and American Vogue. Kind of genius!

Book them right now: the flame haired Sunniva with her new baby Liv. So adorable.

Coco Rocha has a new man and they make a pretty darn cute couple.

Nicola Haffmans, who looks like Amy Wesson morphed with Anna K, like THOSE Alexander McQueen shoes (yes the alien ones). Read her Ponyryder interview.

As we surf that endless expanse of the Internet this cold Friday the 13th, here are some great new faces that caught our eye.

2 blue eyed beauties from IMG Paris; Anthea, Maja Mayskar who we spotted on tFS

Viva Berlin has a fresh new face, Olga Cerbita.

Next Canada’s 17 yrs old (updated, not 15), 5′11 Marie Eve channels Kelly Le Brock in the first pic.

Joe Choi from Red Model Management is refreshingly sweet in person.

Though we met her backstage already at shows in NY, we think Romana is definitely one of the most striking of the new faces out there. (pic from Next Company in Vienna; also with Supreme Management/NY.

No one does bathing suits better than the Brazilians (say THAT 5 times fast). Our friends at Butch sent us pictures of their new campaign (yes it is summer down there) with hot new face Arthur Sales photographed by Cristiano Madureira. Check out Get Butch for a 4-minute video of Arthur, as well as a video of the runway show at Fashion Rio back in June, which was loaded with new boys from Brazil. If you can drag your eyes away from Arthur’s perfection, you’ll see that the suits are perfect for that vacation in Rio you are planning right about now.

The Ford Supermodel of the World is holding its US finals on November 21st in New York and Los Angeles. The US winner goes to Brazil for the final contest in 2010.
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The fabulous Tom Pecheux is Estee Lauder’s new creative director.

Where Alexander Wang goes, models follow….See Natasha Poly, Maryna Linchuk, et al, help Alex throw a party for his best friend interior designer Ryan Korban.

We think it’s so great that Lara Stone 1-thinks that men don’t like her 2-eats pizza. The fact she is so honest about her her alcoholism and stint in rehab is extremely brave and refreshing.

Check out Dior Homme face Francisco Lachowski in an online editorial for V Magazine.

After simmering for several years, Shu Pei has finally reached a boiling point this fall with a fantastic S/S 10 show season. Read an interview with the Chinese beauty.

Britain’s IT girls Georgia May Jagger and Daisy Lowe are new favorites of Versace and Louis Vuitton, (respectively).

S/S 10 Top Newcomer Kristy Kaurova can certainly move…

And if you’re in California, specifically Palo Alto on November 14th, go to Passport Model Management’s open casting call. email info@passportmodels.com to find out more information.

Erika Stromqvist by Corinne Day. Photographer Corinne Day’s battle with cancer has been very generously supported by people around the world who bought print 1 and print 2 to help pay for her treatment. The wonderful friends who have been raising funds for her have just released print 3, a limited edition 500 at £100 per print with model Erika Stromqvist. There will also be one more print released before Christmas. (Please email print@premiermodelmanagement.com.)

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Unbelievable: Peter Brant and Stephanie Seymour’s breakup by the financial numbers. $500,000 on polo ponies?

Jon Kortajarena is GQ Germany’s Model of the Year!

Want to see Karl Lagerfeld 40 years ago? Valentino and Diane Von Furstenberg 30 years ago? Click to see fabulousness. But read witty comments by Jezebel’s Jenna, here.

Current Prada face Kendra Spears is funny and awesome.

For all you Prada-philes out there, Prada unveils a new book celebrating 30 years of “innovations and experiments in fashion, art, architecture, cinema and communications (from WWD).

We know that Brian Reyes was uber talented but did not not know he was only 29!

Photographers Steven Gomillion and Dennis Leupold makes L’Officiel Brazil look super edgy celebrating couture.

See behind the scenes at the Nick Knight/Natalia Vodianova shoot for British Vogue.

Twin Magazine is launching in London and looks to be an intellligent, beautiful creation by women for women. Vogue’s Aimee Farrell and Rebecca Smith formerly of Lula Magazine have Freja Beha Erichsen and the first female poet laureat, Carol Ann Duffy in the first issue.

Cameron Russelll is really as intelligent as she seems. Go read the Fucked Up Crew’s interview where she chooses between LV and Hermes, and Terry and Juergen.

Check out Victoria’s Secret’s Top 10 finalists in their Model Search.

Way Model Management in Brazil has 3 new faces; we love how Indira’s cheekbones can cut glass.

The Elite Model Look winner of France, Manon Pieto arrives and is already shooting with some of fashion’s finest. (Polaroids courtesy of Elite New York).

Scoop has 2 lovely new faces Caroline (above) and Axel (below). Both pics from the Ones2Watch.

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We adore Mathu Placek’s polaroids for V Magazine fall blowout party. Check out Sessilee Lopez, Liya Kebede and Cecilia Dean up close and personal.

Speaking of V, their new beauty issue has THE top beauty names in the biz. It’s a must buy…

Death is the new black. There’s something about some of the newest images out there that are definitely disturbing.

New classic Brazilian guy by Didio,Leandro Cagliari, in various states of undress of course.

Josh Beech can do it all. Besides the modeling and singing, he’s taking pictures that comment on the personal, political and cultural influences in his travels. A snippet appears on The Malcolm which showcase that this handsome young man is more than just a pretty face.

The Last Magazine, the ultra cool, ultra large fashion/art magazine, needs interns.