The NYTimes Times Talks series played host to an eclectic mix of fashion movers and shakers this weekend. Supermodel Tyra Banks talked about her rise from fresh faced teen on the Paris runways to media mogul. Afterward, designerds Narciso Rodriguez, Thakoon & Maria Cornejo spoke about first lady Michelle Obama and her continued influence on the world of style.
Harold Koda at the Met
The Met Gala couldn’t exist without the efforts of the talented Costume Institute Chief Harold Koda, the gifted man behind the scenes who takes the event from novel idea to inspired reality each year.
The Met’s Model as Muse Press Event
The Met’s 2009 Model as Muse exhibit press preview
Julien d’Ys at the Met
Julien d’Ys’ invaluable contributions to the Met ‘Model as Muse’ gala can be seen everywhere.
Marc at the Met
Marc Jacobs video @ the Met Model as a Muse exhibition preview
Artists’ Muse
Nowhere is the power of a model’s image more evident than in the art it inspires. In recent years artists have taken a pointed interest in the perfection put forth by modeling’s finest.
Henry
Hailing from Philadelphia – Red Model Management’s Henry is the latest newcomer to nab MOTW.
Watch This Face: Johanna Kneppers
Balenciaga FW 09 runway beauty Johanna Kneppers with WM in Paris is now nicely nestled in on the Ford NY board
Danica
Hailing from Laguna Beach, California – Marilyn Model Management’s Danica is the latest newcomer to nab MOTW
Jeffrey Fashion Cares Part 2
The most gorgeous men in the world were backstage at Jeffrey Fashion Cares 2009