Karlie Kloss Poses with Jason Wu for the Designer’s Spring 2015 Ad Campaign (Forum Buzz)

She may be in London flaunting her toned physique for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, but Karlie Kloss’ latest advertising campaign for Jason Wu surfaced earlier today. The 6-foot-1-inch model reclines with the designer for his Spring 2015 fashion spots, captured by Dutch photographic duo Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. We’re certainly used to seeing Wu star in his own campaigns since he’s previously been shot alongside models Adriana Lima for Fall 2014, Karen Elson for Spring 2014 and with Stephanie Seymour back in Spring 2013.

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Even with the presence of a beauty like Karlie, our forum members set their sights on Wu. “Awful hair. And Jason does not really have a face that I’d like to see in an ad campaign,” exclaimed an unimpressed anlabe32.

“Yeah, get yourself out of the ad, it’s obnoxious and stupid,” replied gazebo, sharing the same sentiments.

“He looks like a midget in that shot. Why does he have to be in the campaign? He’s not Tom Ford. Poor Karlie getting that hideous haircut,” agreed jj36.

Also feeling the same way was Nepenthes: “I was wondering when Karlie would show up in a Jason Wu campaign. The hair is weird but she looks great and so do the clothes. Jason really needs to stop featuring himself in his campaigns, though, it’s getting a bit ridiculous. It feels like less of a high end ad and more of a magazine feature.”

Do you think the designer should remove himself from his own campaigns? Is it only OK when Ford does it? Add your two cents and see another campaign image inside the thread here.

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21 Questions with TOMS’ Heather Mycoskie

Heather Mycoskie, wife to Blake Mycoskie of TOMS, is a passionate advocate for animal rights. As TOMS Chief Animal Lover, Heather oversees the TOMS Animal Initiative program, which partners with animal-focused organizations to raise money and awareness for specific endangered species. Additionally, for each pair of shoes purchased, a pair is also given to a person in need – One for One. The first TOMS Animal Initiative collection was created to raise Awareness for the mountain gorillas of Virunga National Park, and the second collaboration was just launched in partnership with The Clinton Foundation and Wildlife Conservation Society to protect African Elephants.

Heather, who was born and raised in Salt Lake City, is a former FORD model and graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology with a degree in Advertising and Marketing Communications. When she's not busy traveling around the world, she can be found at home with her Golden Doodles, Buddha and Gypsy, and rescued Golden Retriever, Canyon.

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And the New York Film Critics Circle Award Goes to…

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The New York Film Critics Circle released its annual list of award winners yesterday and there were some surprising results. Best picture went to Boyhood, with its star Patricia Arquette scoring the win for her supporting actress performance and Richard Linklater earning best director honors. Marion Cotillard actually picked up the best actress award for her work in two films, The Immigrant and Two Days, One Night. Best actor went to Timothy Spall for his turn in Mr. Turner, while best supporting actor was awarded to J.K. Simmons for Whiplash.

Other winners included The Grand Budapest Hotel for best screenplay, The LEGO Movie for best animated film, Darius Khondji as best cinematographer for The Immigrant, Ida for best foreign film, Citizenfour for best non-fiction film (documentary), Jennifer Kent received best first film for The Babadook and a special award was given to Adrienne Mancia.

These awards are often an early indicator for Oscar nominations, so it will be interesting to see if any of the winners end up earning nods. The New York Film Critics Circle Awards will be officially distributed in a ceremony on January 5 in New York City.

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Link Buzz: Kendall Jenner Reads from Her Burn Book, Brad Goreski to Join Fashion Police

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Victoria’s Secret Models Land in London, Instagram Absolutely Everything

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Since When Have Vogue Turkey’s Covers Become So Dated? (Forum Buzz)

Lily Donaldson makes a rare appearance on the cover of Vogue Turkey’s December issue. It feels as though we hardly ever get to see the British beauty on the cover of Vogue lately, even though Lily’s last cover was for Vogue Korea’s 18th anniversary issue back in August 2014. We’re just nostalgic for those days when the 27 year old would captivate us on U.K. Vogue‘s front cover. But we don’t hold Lily responsible for this current disaster. It appears as though Vogue Turkey has been disappointing our forum members for some time now. The new font and layout the magazine has introduced isn’t sitting well with anyone.

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“Lily is working it, but my god that text layout! When did they start using so much of it?!” questioned an unsatisfied Miss Dalloway.

Benn98 mentioned the amount of text, too: “Yay! When last have we seen Lily nab a cover? Looks good, but if you squint the leg positioning looks odd. I don’t recall them having this much text!”

“Seems like it’s from 5 years ago… very dated,” added an underwhelmed littlekiki.

GlamorousBoy agreed and echoed “very dated cover…” inside the thread.

Also not sold on the cover was Bertrando3: “It does not look appealing to me whatsoever. She looks tired and strange, the proportions are not working for me.”

A select few admired Turkish Vogue‘s efforts this month, though. “What a perfect cover for December. Lily looks fantastic. Her pale skin looks amazing on grey background. Her pose and this dress are really great. Can’t wait for an editorial!” enthused an optimistic and impressed narcyza.

“I like this, all the dots give the cover a festive feeling, Lily looks great,” complimented Nymphaea.

We guess Vogue Turkey deserves some slack, considering the magazine delivered a fabulous supermodel cover for November. Tell us what you think of its December 2014 cover inside the thread here.

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Reese Witherspoon Makes the Cover of UK Harper’s Bazaar’s January Issue (Forum Buzz)

For most of us, the month of January is about change, introducing a fresh new image and reinventing ourselves for the year ahead. The January cover of U.K. Harper’s Bazaar is certainly giving us motivation. Reese Witherspoon fronts the issue appearing radiant as ever, photographed for a close-up profile cover image with her blond tresses styled to one side, a gorgeous and effortless makeup look applied to her charming face as she oozes Old Hollywood glamour with a modern twist. We salute Harper’s Bazaar for kicking off 2015 to a good start!

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The minute the cover surfaced on our forums, members began to weigh in. “That’s fast! I didn’t expect her to get any UK mags. Reminds me very much of her US Vogue story, zoomed in. This is a very good start,” commented Benn98.

“She is a Beauty. I like the cover a lot,” complimented a satisfied fashionlover2001.

Miss Dalloway was clearly an admirer and wrote, “Really beautiful January cover, she looks stunning.”

Also on board was GIVENCHYlover, who proclaimed: “OMG stunning cover, love the hair!”

Cosmic Voices added that Bazaar‘s cover with Reese is “Much better than her Vogue cover [from October 2014].”

But not everyone was as content. “What a post-production! I can’t recognize her on this cover,” slammed narcyza.

“Same old same old… from her and the mag,” added an underwhelmed kokobombon.

Are you impressed with British Bazaar‘s efforts this month? Await the contents of the issue inside the thread and join the discussion here.

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