The French Revue de Modes is back for the season with a fresh set of favorite girls on its collectible covers. Coco Rocha, Ali Stephens, Karmen Pedaru, Lakshmi Menon, Maryna Linchuk, Tanya Dziahileva, Kinee Diouf, Rachel Rutt, Constance Jablonski, Dree Hemingway, Melodie Dagault and Nika Lauraitis each gets a collectible cover by Thierry LeGoues and this season’s black and white theme is especially chic. Who has your favorite cover?

The new Interview magazine- Joe McKenna named as fashion director to replace Karl Templer. (source: WWD)

The Ali Michael interview by Ponyryder! Love the realness of the Texan beauty.

For fans of Caroline Trentini (count us in! she was our model of the week back in 2003), here are her pics of her exclusive turn in YSL.

The legendary and we mean legendary supermodel Carmen dell’Orefice lived through the last depression and will live through this one too.

Check out this video about retouching in the fashion industry.

Jourdan Dunn fans, see Greg Kessler’s model morphosis on NY Times. Drag the orange bar, it’s uber cool!

Brazilian magazine DOM comes out next week with a portfolio of 7 hot up and coming faces shot by Greg Vaughan. Included are current CK Jeans hottie Mika Lasminus (see MDC’s video interview with him here) and Santiago. Coming next week on Made in Brazil, exclusive outtakes from the shoot. Start fanning yourselves now…

Also on our radar is Red’s new face Silviu Tolu. Mesmerizing cerulean eyes.

Mikus/Request Model Management NY. Ph: Greg Vaughan

Santiago/Empire Model Management, Inc.. Ph Greg Vaughan. Pics exclusive for MDC via Made in Brazil.

Silviu Tolu. Red Model Management and Allure in Romania. Pic courtesy Red Model Management

Ali Michael in the new Numero by Sofia and Mauro reminds us of how she remains timelessly beautiful. Looking at her polaroids, we see that she really is so flawless even without a stitch of makeup. To see more polaroids, click here.

Ph: Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello for Numero, pics courtesy of DNA

Polaroid courtesy of DNA

Polaroid courtesy of DNA

February’s Teen Vogue cover girls Chanel Iman, Ali Michael, Karlie Kloss team up again for this season’s Lord and Taylor campaign. The All American dream team shines as classically elegant equestrians.

Ali, Chanel and Karlie for Lord and Taylor by Mario Testino

How perfectly cast are the models for the latest Anna Sui campaign shot by Tom Munro? Ali Michael and Agnete are certainly living the glorious Anna Sui life! Photo from Anna’s Japanese website (the Japanese are some of her most fanatical fans). For all of Anna’s favorite things, click here.

To watch the F/W08 show, click here.

Ph: Tom Munro for Anna Sui F/W08. styled by Samira Nasr,pic via tFS scanned by jssy4eva from Anna Sui’s website

Ali looks as beautiful as ever in the July Spur shot by Patrik Shaw.

Photo: Patrik Shaw for July Spur 2008. (Ali with DNA Models, Viva Model Management, Why Not Model Management)

Teen Vogue sends MDC their behind the scenes look of their current cover shoot with Ali Michael, Chanel Iman and Karlie Kloss (shot by Patrick Demarchelier). How fresh and gorgeous are the trio? Behind the scenes video

Shot courtesy of Teen Vogue

INTRODUCING….

ALI MICHAEL

16 years old - dallas, texas

new york:
anna sui, proenza schouler

london:
giles deacon, marc by marc

paris:
lanvin (opened), yohji yamamoto

**also just shot the new collections story for w magazine with craig mcdean