Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Bella Hadid Covers Seventeen, Cara Delevingne Speaks Candidly About Depression

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Photo: Alexei Hay/Seventeen
Photo: Alexei Hay/Seventeen
These are the stories making headlines this Tuesday.

Bella Hadid graces the cover of Seventeen

Bella Hadid took a break from high-fashion modeling to cover Seventeen's November issue. In the cover story, she reveals that it's hard not to compare herself to her older sister, especially when everyone else in the industry does. However, she says she is Gigi's "biggest supporter" and that the two sisters are "not competitive at all." Awww. {Seventeen}

Cara Delevingne speaks candidly about her battle with depression

At The Women in the World Summit in London last weekend, Cara Delevingne revealed that she had been battling depression since she was 15 and that the symptoms did not go away after finding success in modeling. She explained, "In our culture we are told that if we are beautiful, if we are skinny, if we are successful, famous, if we fit in, if everyone loves us, that we'll be happy. But that's not entirely true." The model-turned-actress stated that she ultimately found some peace through yoga, writing and by taking time for herself. {Huffington Post}

LVMH continues to see strong sales growthLVMH has shown strong performance in the first two-thirds of 2015, with revenue up a reported 18 percent — 6 percent on a constant currency basis. Growth was fairly consistent in all categories: Watches and Jewelry did particularly well with 10 percent organic growth in the first nine months. Fashion and Leather Goods sales increased a respectable 5 percent. LVMH highlighted the success of Louis Vuitton and Fendi in particular, while dimly noting that Marc Jacobs and Donna Karan have "continued the repositioning of their collections." {LVMH}

Diane von Furstenberg in no hurry to IPO

In a recent interview with Adweek, Diane von Furstenberg stated that she is "very, very happy that the family owns the company 100 percent." Though she didn't rule out the possibility of an IPO entirely. {Adweek}

Snapchat CEO fronts the cover of L'Uomo Vogue

Fashion and technology are becoming more and more inseparable, and in the most recent (and surprising) instance of this, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel landed the cover of L'Uomo Vogue. The tech mogul, who's currently dating model Miranda Kerr, poses in Bottega Veneta, Burberry and Dsquared for the Italian menswear glossy. {L'Uomo Vogue via The Hollywood Reporter}

Playboy will no longer have nudity

Starting in March, Playboy will no longer feature nude images of women. Yup, that's right. The magazine, which has a circulation of about 800,000, will feature less processed, more "PG-13" images instead, in an effort to compete with younger outlets like Vice. Will this strategy work? It might: According to executives, web traffic jumped from about 4 million to 16 million when the magazine's website got rid of nudity this August. {The New York Times}

Jessica Chastain is nearly unrecognizable on the cover of W

In the November issue of W, cover star Jessica Chastain talks about wanting to play a villain in a Bond movie and "waiting for that call." But to be perfectly honest, we couldn't get past the bright pink hair and dark brows she sported for the cover. {W}

Taylor Swift fronts Vogue Australia

In more cover news, Vogue Australia has tapped Taylor Swift for its November issue. Regarding her many famous friends, the 25-year-old revealed that: "A lot of the time I'll reach out to people to tell them they're great and a friendship will come out of them." Basically, compliments go a long way. {Vogue Australia}

Karl Lagerfeld defends Choupette's earnings
Karl Lagerfeld is a subject of endless fascination. For instance, after a French paper revealed that 82 percent of its readers were shocked by Choupette's earnings (around €3 million annually), the designer wrote a letter to the editor stating that he "was sorry to find that 82 percent of their readers were envious people." Oh, to have one of the most influential designers speaking up on your behalf. {T Magazine}

Stella Lucia, Kitty Hayes and Charlotte Free star in Chanel's cruise 2016 campaign

Among Lagerfeld's other activities: shooting Chanel's cruise 2016 campaign featuring models Stella Lucia, Kitty Hayes and Charlotte Free, lounging around in a park looking pretty. {Fashion Copious}

IMG signs Toby Cole, daughter of plus-size model Emme

Toby Cole has been signed on to IMG and will appear in Teen Vogue's November issue. Her mother Emme Cole became a successful plus-size model in the '90s. When asked whether or not Toby will be categorized as straight or plus-size, IMG responded: "Here at IMG we do not categorize the models as straight or plus, she will be put up for all age-appropriate work." Good answer! {WWD}

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