Thursday November 19, 2009 12:13 pm

Alexina appears in French Elle in story photographed by Elisabeth Toll and styled by Michèle Beaurenaut. Set in a desolate factory Alexina’s beauty is put into sharp relief against exposed brick, downed industrial equipment, and gritty shop floors.

Monday November 16, 2009 2:53 pm

This past Saturday, the global search for the next Ford Models Supermodel of the World® made its way to Riga, Latvia for the local final event produced by 2B Models. The top 12 Latvian finalists pictured here will go on to compete in the Baltic States regional Grand Finale on November 28th. Ford Models judges will select 3 winners who will be flown with a chaperone all expenses paid to São Paulo for a chance to win the grand prize of a $250,000 contract with Ford.

Friday November 13, 2009 12:20 pm

Kate Somers appears in the December 2009 issue of Elle in a story photographed by Horst Diekgerdes and styled by Camille Bidault-Waddington. The story, set in Santa Monica, is nearly how we imagine Canadians at the beach — bundled up in the warmest knits available. All the same, Kate looks fabulous as ever.

Thursday November 12, 2009 6:18 pm

Academy Award winning actress Emma Thompson has become a champion in the global fight against human trafficking. Thompson has related the story of her friend Elena who was trafficked out of her native Moldova and into a life of enforced prostitution in the United Kingdom. Reading about Elena’s story is moving enough, but to walk through an exhibition of Elena’s terrifying ordeal is all the more arresting.

Thursday November 12, 2009 12:57 pm

Keep an eye out for our favorite Canadian, Kate Somers, in the December / January issue of Teen Vogue. Not one to rest on her fashion laurels, Kate performs extensive volunteer work from Canada to Kenya. The article “Model Citizen” describes volunteer work Kate did during a month-long spell in Kenya where she helped build a school in a small village. We think this is incredible and salute Kate for it.

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