Calm down boys!!! or should i say girls as well!
i mean seriously!!!???
Lensed by Gavin Bond and styled by Brendan Cannon
Alessandra Ambrosio plays her own version of
a SEXY as hell James Bond girl for the April and debut issue of GQ Brazil
Showing posts with label Alessandra Ambrosio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alessandra Ambrosio. Show all posts
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
If those legs could talk: Alessandra Ambrosio stuns in Bazaar Spain February
Photographed by Nico and styled by Juan Cebrian, Alessandra sports the elegant ensembles of Jean-Paul Gaultier, Lanvin, Dolce & Gabbana and more inPaso Adelante.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Brazilian Model Scouting: Looking for the Next Blond, Fair-Skinned Supermodel
Why Can't the Next Naomi Campbell Come From Brazil?
Gisele Bundchen
Gisele Bundchen, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Caroline Trentini, all gorgeous Supermodels from Brazil, and all, well, Caucasian. There is a recent NY Times article that explores the "how" and the "why".
The South American nation, according to all the latest reliable population and ethnic-makeup statistics, seems to be a pretty racially "mixed" nation: 55% White (Portuguese, German, Italian) , 44% Mixed (White and Black), 1% Japanese, Arab, Amerindian. So why aren't all the latest models coming from that country necessary reflecting this? The article tries to explore the topic.
The article, titled "Off Runway Brazilian Beauty Goes Beyond Blond" follows a model scout in search of the next tall, blond, fair-skinned beauty from the State of Rio Grande Do Sul (Brazil's most Southernmost state colonized years ago by a predominance of Germans and Italians) to grace the NY, Paris and Milan catwalks. It's a really fascinating article that tries to ask why a country like Brazil--as one top Sao Paulo fashion consultant laments--can't find the next Naomi Campbell...Read it HERE.
Click Below to Watch a "Behind The Scenes" Video of the Model Scout in Rio Grande Do Sul:
Gisele BundchenGisele Bundchen, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Caroline Trentini, all gorgeous Supermodels from Brazil, and all, well, Caucasian. There is a recent NY Times article that explores the "how" and the "why".
The South American nation, according to all the latest reliable population and ethnic-makeup statistics, seems to be a pretty racially "mixed" nation: 55% White (Portuguese, German, Italian) , 44% Mixed (White and Black), 1% Japanese, Arab, Amerindian. So why aren't all the latest models coming from that country necessary reflecting this? The article tries to explore the topic.
The article, titled "Off Runway Brazilian Beauty Goes Beyond Blond" follows a model scout in search of the next tall, blond, fair-skinned beauty from the State of Rio Grande Do Sul (Brazil's most Southernmost state colonized years ago by a predominance of Germans and Italians) to grace the NY, Paris and Milan catwalks. It's a really fascinating article that tries to ask why a country like Brazil--as one top Sao Paulo fashion consultant laments--can't find the next Naomi Campbell...Read it HERE.Click Below to Watch a "Behind The Scenes" Video of the Model Scout in Rio Grande Do Sul:
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