Former Manchester United player, Gerard Piqué has signed a contract to be the face of H.E. by MANGO for Spring/Summer 2011 and Autumn/Winter 2012 campaigns. It looks as though David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo will have some competition in the footballer turned fashion icon stakes.

The world cup winner was chosen by the brand beacuse " Gerard Pique is the perfect representation of the type of man the brand aims to dress: young and carefree, with his own style and personality"

In the past H.E. by MANGO has used male models to represent their men's fashion brand, their choice of Gerard Piqué is moving towards the strategy adopted by MANGO, which since the beginning has chosen famous faces such as Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson to star in its advertising campaigns.

According to today’s Times newspaper, Fashion Icon Kate Moss has named John Galliano as the designer of her wedding dress while at a recent dinner hosted by Topshop.  Kate will be “tying the knot” with Jamie Hince of the Rock band, The Kills in July this year.
How exciting! I can’t wait to see what she ends up wearing on the big day.
 

The day has finally come for The Model Agency to make its debut on Channel 4 TV and give us all a sneak peek into the working of Premier, one of the world's biggest modelling agencies.  The agency has been home to a number of top names including supermodels such as Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford just to name a few. I'll be here for the next six weeks to chat about the ups and downs of The Model Agency and giving my take on all the the high-lights and low-lights for your reading pleasure!

So with no further adieu: The Model Agency

8:55pm

I've stocked up on Lambrini  and other treats and I'm ready for the show to start. Phones on silent and I'll be totally tuned into this show for the next hour. You should be too!

9:00pm

Show starts off with a preamble about being a model. Apparently they can make up to  £15000 a day... Obviously I am in the wrong profession. If only I met the criteria lol! But i know only  a select few ever make that much money.

9:03pm

Only three minutes gone and it's apparent that Paul the senior booker is going to be the star of this show. This man is TV Gold. A model wannabe calls and he abruptly tells  her "5 foot 5, thats way too short im afraid, Thank You!"

9:04pm

And already Paul gives  us our second golden moment of the show when he describes Diana  as "the model with the pretty face".  Isn't that prerequisite to being a model? Paul quickly points out that thats a silly comment to make in a modelling agency.

9:06 pm

Next booker to be introduced is Annie, the head of the New Faces division. She looks after all the new girls between 15 and 19.  Seems really happy. I think she is going to be "the nice one" on the show. She then introduces two girls, India from  Manchester and Naomi from Colliers Wood. Carol the Director of the agency thinks these two girls have the potential to be huge.

9:11pm

The first crisis happens. India one of the models is sick in New York. Annie seems very surprised that India is getting sick because its "very unlike her". Huh? Do models not get sick?????

9:17pm

Basically, more drama about India being in New York. Now she has decided to quit modelling and return to school. Annie seems really upset  and is driven to the point of tears.... Please could someone give Annie a hug?... or a counsellor?? (lol) The other agents are all engulfed in the problems with India  and it seems to make Annie even more upset. I can foresee more waterworks from Annie in the near future.....

9:24pm

Annie decides to fly to New York to give India a shoulder to lean on, but who's shoulder will Annie lean on?, she's been  bloody crying for most of the episode!  Apparently the drama with India stems from someone in New York telling her that she's fat.... If India is fat then obviously  I must be morbidly obese.

9:30pm

The show is half way through and  we have heard India's name about 5788500 million times. I am thinking they should consider renaming the show "The India Show". I've also heard her name so much that I've been brainwashed into planning a trip to India. Annie is on the phone with India and tells India that "she's having a cry while India cries on the phone"....

9:35pm

We finally see the infamous India  and she tells us that she doesn't know what she wants to do in life and that her brother only figured out what he wanted to do when he was 21. Well unfortunately for India a model's career is half  way through by the times she's 21 so she better make up her mind quickly!

We also see Sadaf, from the Men's board photographing one of the male models. Am I the only one that finds it weird that he is wearing two pairs of underwear?

9:37pm

India's decided to leave New York and is back off to school.

9:38pm

Am I the only one that noticed that when Carol puts on her glasses she transforms from  a sweet, loveable lady into a witch that swears like a pirate and breathes fire. It's uncanny. 

9:40pm

Paul is  back on TV and the real show starts again. Seriously, everything out of his mouth is GOLD. This time he's trying to persuade one of the interns not to get anymore tattoos.  He tells her that if she wants to get a tattoo she should get a steaming dog turd or cobweb tattooed on her face. HAHAHA I can't really see that happening...

9:45pm

We meet Jade, a gorgeous girl that Anthony (the Director of Scouting) scouted at  Thorpe Park (of all places!!!). He tells us about his ability to see a model's "potential". I guess that must make him the modelling industry's version of Nostradamus.

So that brings us to the end week 1 of the Model Agency, Dont forget to check back for week 2 of our "The model agency" live blog!

Before I go any further will say that I have always been a huge Britney fan and I love her new song "Hold it against me"....but I cant believe the amount of shameless and blatant advertising that got shoved into her 4 and a half minute long music video.

In case you missed the "not so well" hidden ads, I have revealed all of the ones that I noticed.

Britney endorses Makeup Forever Professional PARIS.

Britney promotes her new fragrance, Radiance by Britney Spears.

Britney searches on dating website, Plenty of Fish.com (I am sure Britney doesnt need to use a dating website)

One of the many shots where Britney is seen using a Sony monitor.

 If you follow this blog you probably have been wondering where I have been lately! This year I missed most of the LFW shows because I decided to spend some time interning at Elite Model Management.  Prior to going there I didnt know what to expect. I had preconceived notions of Devil meets Prada with a twist of Ugly Betty.  However it could not have been further from the truth. It was an amazing experience and everyone there was really warm and welcoming. It was like a big family (i.e. a really, really attractive family... lol).

I spent some time there in January and then returned there this past weekend for London Fashion Week.

Every day there was different; one day I could be running across London to get measurements from a model for Pam Hogg's show or dashing to get a portfolio from a fashion photographer. While there l got to meet supermodel Alana Zimmer when she popped into the office during fashion week (which was pretty cool). 

In the picture (left) here I am with my new friend Morgan also a model at Elite. You can see even when she is not working she has her poses locked down. ( In my defense there was another camera going off! That is why I am not looking at the camera lol)

Overall a brilliant experience. Special thanks to everyone in the team especially Charlie and Fred!

Fashion Clothes by Acne and Made in Heaven : Image sourced from Farfetch

Is it me... or is it getting warmer outside? It is soon time to throw off those winter coats and embrace fashion and clothes! God knows I can’t wait! Flu season reaaaally needs to be over and I am not a big fan of the cold! (as you all know lol) But when the coats come off the style stakes go back up. Yes, spring is on its way and it is time to pick up a few wardrobe essentials... and the best place to start is with a new pair of jeans. ... Even better if you can get some designer denim like these light blue cotton straight leg “Hex Lena” jeans from Acne.

 The seventies are making a reappearance in spring fashion trends. So maybe a cool relaxed pair like these “Made In Heaven - New York” jeans would be ideal to create that cool Charlie’s Angel look I have been thinking about rocking this year... but as fit is everything I will be out and about looking for the perfect cut for me.

Jourdan with Sacha M'Baye for Burberry Prorsum

Burberry Prorsum has just released their new campaign featuring British Models Sacha M'Baye and Jourdan Dunn.  The ads were shot by Mario Testino on Brighton Beach. After having her baby Jourdan took a short hiatus from modelling but now she  has cemented her return to modelling  by shooting the Burberry campaign. 2011 is the year of Jourdan's return to the pinnacle of modelling!!!

After practically every issue of Love has featured a nude or partially nude cover model there was a lot of speculation that the latest issue of love was going to feature a nude Justin Bieber. Unfortunately for his minion of teenage fans this has turned out to be an untrue rumour. So while Justin Bieber's legion of fans will be disappointed by not getting to see Bieber naked the rest of the planet will breathe a sigh of relief as we have been spared.

This is the latest editorial from fashion photographer, Diego Diaz Marin. The shoot is "Axarquic Lady" and features Diego's muse, Fabiola Gomez. Diego says the photos reflect his hometown, the feminity, culture and eccentricity"