Valentina Sampaio Is Reportedly Victoria’s Secret’s First Transgender Model
Valentina Sampaio has reportedly been hired to appear in a Victoria’s Secretcampaign, which would make her the first openly transgender model for the lingerie company, which has been trying to rebrand.
The 22-year-old Brazilian recently posted on her Instagram page a photo of her sitting in a bathrobe backstage at what she said was a photo shoot for the company’s PINK line on Long Island, New York.
“Backstage click @vspink #bastidores #new #vspink #campaign #representatividade #diversity #beauty #selfie #model #life #fashion #usa #vstorm #valentinasampaio #bomdia,” she wrote.
She also posted a selfie video, writing, “Never stop dreaming genteee #staytuned #bastidores #new #vspink #campaign #representatividade #diversity #beauty #selfie #life #fashion #usa #vstorm #valentinasampaio,” as well as a pic of her sitting and smiling, writing, “Life is amazing… Love more and hate less, hate is useless, just do not waste time with it!”
Victoria’s Secret and parent company L Brands have not commented on her posts, which come amid the group’s attempt to rebrand amid declining sales and following controversial comments that the group’s chief marketing officer Ed Razek had made last year about the idea of including transgender and plus-size models in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
“First transgender to shoot with Vs! This make me so happy! ❤️” Victoria’s Secret Angel and fellow Brazilian model Lais Ribiero tweeted on Saturday.
“Wow finally!” fellow transgender star, LGBTQ+ activist and Orange Is the New Black alum Laverne Cox commented on Sampaio’s post.
While Sampaio (not to be confused with Victoria’s Secret Angel Sara Sampaio) would make fashion history with her mere involvement with the chain, she will likely not get to walk anytime soon at Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, as it apparently won’t take place this year, according to recent comments made by Victoria’s Secret Angel Shanina Shaik.
“I’m sure they’re trying to work on branding and new ways to do the show because it’s the best show in the world,” she told Australia’s Daily Telegraph.
L Brands has not commented on Shaik’s comments.
In 2017, Sampaio made fashion history by becoming the first transgender model to appear on the cover of a Vogue publication, specifically Vogue Paris.
In November, Razek told the main Vogue magazine, “If you’re asking if we’ve considered putting a transgender model in the show or looked at putting a plus-size model in the show, we have.”
“Do I think about diversity? Yes. Does the brand think about diversity? Yes. Do we offer larger sizes? Yes,” he said. “It’s like, why doesn’t your show do this? Shouldn’t you have transsexuals in the show? No. No, I don’t think we should. Well, why not? Because the show is a fantasy. It’s a 42-minute entertainment special. That’s what it is. It is the only one of its kind in the world, and any other fashion brand in the world would take it in a minute, including the competitors that are carping at us. And they carp at us because we’re the leader.”
Weeks later, Halsey, who performed at the 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, wrote on Twitter that after the event was filmed, “some comments were made regarding the show that I simply cannot ignore.”
“As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I have no tolerance for a lack of inclusivity. Especially not one motivated by stereotype,” she wrote. “If you are a trans person reading this, and these comments made you feel alienated or invalidated please know that you have allies. We stand in solidarity, and complete and total acceptance is the only “fantasy” that I support…”
The reported scrapping of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show this year comes months after the New York Times said that L Brands’ chief executive Leslie Wexner announced in a memo to the chain’s associates that the event would no longer air on network television after a nearly two-decade run. Wexler said that the company had been “taking a fresh look at every aspect of our business” in recent months, and that the brand “must evolve and change to grow.”
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Mermaids are taking over New York this weekend. Here’s why
Around the first day of summer, a gaggle (or is it a school?) of mermaids descends upon Coney Island, New York. Creatures of the sea old and young, clothed or otherwise, take over the Brooklynneighborhood for one day every year to celebrate art, culture and pride for their hometown in what might just be the nation’s largest art parade.
The Coney Island Mermaid Parade borrows a bit from predecessor pageants, but it’s a spectacle all its own — it’s not every weekend you can find merpeople walking on asphalt in New York. Here’s what you need to know ahead of the 37th annual sea-themed bash on Saturday:
What is the Coney Island Mermaid Parade?
It’s a lot of things: a celebration of artists, a mythology lesson, a statement of pride. Coney Island resident and arts advocate Dick Zigundreamt it up in 1983 to make a name for the neighborhood’s arts scene, then maligned as an artifact of an entertainment destination past its heyday.”We decided we’d take over the entire neighborhood one day a year and put on a wacky art parade,” he told CNN. So he did, inviting artists to don handmade nautical-themed costumes and march, dance and float as a show of pride for their corner of New York City. What started as a local event eventually began to attract a global following.
Why do they dress as mermaids?
That’s where the mythology comes in. When Zigun moved to Coney Island in the 1970s, many of its crumbling buildings were topped with nautical stone figures, including mermaids, porpoises and Neptune clasping his trident. There are even streets named Neptune and Mermaid. When Zigun announced mermaids would be walking on land, people balked. But sirens of the sea are an integral part of Coney Island’s history and a big draw for parade-goers.
So there’s a parade. What else happens?
Nobody would dress up if there wasn’t borough-wide glory at stake. The best-dressed compete in a beach pageant that follows the parade. But be warned: Zigun says a “beautiful mermaid doesn’t get you anything in the Mermaid Parade,” so Ariel imitators will not be rewarded.A queen mermaid and king Neptune are crowned each year, too. This year, the royals are Arlo and Nora Guthrie, who grew up on Mermaid Avenue with their legendary singer-songwriter father, Woody Guthrie Ahead of Saturday’s parade kickoff, Coney Island will honor the late Guthrie by renaming the street where they lived “Woody Guthrie Way.” Stars like Queen Latifah, Debbie Harry, Lou Reed and David Byrne have all reigned over the parade proceedings throughout its history.
Does it happen the same time every year?
Yup. The mermaids march the same weekend as the summer solstice, the longest day of the year and official start to summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Zigun originally asked the city to hold the Mermaid Parade on the Fourth of July, but officials told him the day was already too busy. So he settled on the start to summer, the season that earned Coney Island its claim to fame. He said he modeled the paradeafter international summer solstice celebrations, so at the end of the route, he and a priest of varying faiths — this year, it’s a Native American shaman of the Lakota people — ask the neighborhood water spirits for good weather during the summer, booming business and safety for those who visit its beaches.
How big of a crowd does it draw?
In its first year, there were more participants than spectators. But last year’s parade was its biggest yet, Zigun said, with more than 825,000 people coming to watch. That means 140,000 more people visited the Mermaid Parade than live in Boston. Around 3,000 participants have registered to march in the parade this year, Zigunsaid, either on foot and fin in carefully crafted costumes or on elaborate, people-powered floats. Rounding out the procession are 12 marching bands, 30 antique cars, a slew of dance groups and even an act called the “Wu Tang Clam.” Clearly, creativity is encouraged.
Is the parade family friendly?
Well, that depends on your definition of “family friendly.” While children make up a sizable chunk of the parade’s marchers and spectators, 3,000 participants mean a wide range of interpretations of “mermaid” and what the mythical creatures wear (or don’t).At the Mermaid Parade, glitter is considered clothing, Zigun said.
Who throws the parade?
It’s put on by Coney Island USA, a nonprofit arts organization that works to “defend the honor” of boardwalk entertainment thatmade the place famous. The organization operates a museum, circus sideshow and shooting gallery whose proceeds help fund the $200,000 parade along with support from the city and sponsors.
Is it similar to other parades, like Mardi Gras or Pride?
The Mermaid Parade draws inspiration from a little bit of everything, including the Fourth of July parade in Zigun’s hometown of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and New Orleans’ famous Mardi Gras celebration. Its influences are evident in the outlandish costumes, massive floats and the handmade touch that gives it its spunk. But the Mermaid Parade is ultimately uniquely Coney Island’s, with entertainment and hometown spirit deeply embedded in its DNA. Mermaids only walk on land once a year in one place, and it’s there.
Article via CNN
Youtube’s AR Beauty Let’s Viewers Try On Makeup
Makeup tutorials and reviews are some of the most popular content on YouTube, as they help people learn about new products as well as how to apply them. YouTube is now kicking that experience up a notch with the introduction of a new AR feature for virtual makeup try-on right from the YouTube app. Called AR Beauty Try-On, the feature is designed to be used in a split-screen experience while YouTube viewers watch the makeup tutorial.
When available, the YouTube makeup review or tutorial video plays at the top of the screen, with a stream from your own front-facing camera below. Here, a YouTube viewer could access a palate of colors — like new lipstick shades, for example — and tap to apply them to their own face while the video plays above.
The feature is currently in the very early stages of development — alpha testing — and is being offered to YouTube creators through Google’s in-house branded content program, FameBit. Through this program, brands are connected with YouTube influencers who market their products through paid sponsorships.
YouTube says it already tested AR Beauty Try-On with several beauty brands, and found that 30% of viewers chose to activate the experience when it was available in the YouTube iOS app. While that’s not a majority by any means, those who did try the feature were fairly engaged, spending more than 80 seconds trying on the virtual lipstick shades.
M·A·C Cosmetics is the first brand to launch an AR Beauty Try-On campaign, which includes the ability for the brand to see real-time results from the try-on activity.
AR Beauty Try-On is the latest of several AR initiatives from Google, including also the recent launch of AR in Google Search and updates to its developer platform ARCore.
However, Google is not the first to offer a virtual makeup try-on experience. Beyond the fun makeup filters in various social networking apps, there are a number of AR beauty apps offering a similar experience to YouTube’s AR Beauty Try-On, including YouCam Makeup, Sephora’s Virtual Artist, Ulta’s GLAMLab and others. L’Oréal also offers Live Try-On on its website, and partnered with Facebook last year to bring virtual makeup to the site. Target’s online Beauty Studio also offers virtual makeup across a number of brands and products.
The difference with YouTube’s AR Try-On is that it’s really more about offering an AR-powered ad campaign, not just a fun consumer product or a tool for on-site e-commerce conversions.
The AR ad format launch is one of several new ad products Google announced today.
The company is also introducing a new immersive display format called Swirl for the mobile web that lets consumers view products in a 360 format. Swirl allows for rotating a product, zooming in and out, or playing an animation.
The format is only available through Display and Video 360, says Google. Brands will be able to use a new editor on Google’s 3D platform Poly to create their Swirl display ads. If they already have 3D assets, they can build a Swirl ad using the 3D/Swirl component in Google Web Designer instead.
Perfume maker Guerlain is using Swirl for ads that animate to capture consumers’ attention.
Another new format in Display & Video 360 lets brands run their YouTube live stream content in display ads, which can also be built with Google Web Designer.
The new tools will be available to brands and advertisers this summer, Google says.
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Rihanna makes history with new fashion label
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Barbadian international superstar Rihanna is to launch a fashion label with French luxury goods group Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH).
The label is called Fenty, after the singer’s full name Robyn Rihanna Fenty.
It is scheduled to be launched later this year.
Rihanna will become the first woman of colour to lead a house under the LVMH brand and the first woman to create an original brand for the group.
Fenty, which will produce clothing, shoes, and accessories, is the first new label under the LVMH brand since 1987.
The label will join around 70 brands already in the LVMH group, including Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, and Givenchy.
In a statement, Rihanna said that she had been given a “unique opportunity to develop a fashion house in the luxury sector, with no artistic limits.”
“I couldn’t imagine a better partner, both creatively and business-wise, and I’m ready for the world to see what we have built together,” she said.
Chairman and CEO of LVMH, Bernard Arnault, said Rihanna would be supported with a team and resources.
“Everybody knows Rihanna as a wonderful singer, but through our partnership at Fenty Beauty, I discovered a true entrepreneur, a real CEO and a terrific leader,” he said.
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Kim wore a dress designed by Thierry Mugler and inspired by Sophia Loren’s look in the 1957 film Boy on a Dolphin, complete with dripping crystals to emphasise the ~just got out of the ocean~ vibes.
Many were especially concerned about her itty bitty waist.
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In a post on her Instagram story, Melissa said that while Kim was wearing a corset under her dress, she is also “dedicated” to working out six days a week.
“I see her train and I see her sweat and I see all the work she does outside of the gym,” she wrote. “And THAT is commendable!”
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Kimora Lee Simmons’ Twin Ming Lee, Covers Disrupshion Magazine
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Ming Lee Simmons covers Disrupshion Magazine. Inside the issue, the daughter Kimora Lee Simmons and Russell Simmons talks fashion (of course), her hidden talent, her favorite style moment of her mom’s and much more.
Ming also shares that her favorite feature of hers is her lips (and yes, it’s real).
“All women should learn that our individuality is special and we should learn to love ourselves and each other. That’s really important we need each other’s support more than anything,” she says.
The 19-year-old, who currently attends New York University, says her hidden talent is “writing a school paper in record time.”
Ming, who appears to be following in her mom’s modeling footsteps, says that her “ultimate fashion icon is her mom and her most treasured items are from her mom’s closet.”
And her biggest style moment of her moms? “All of the baby phat ads. Her old Chanel runway moments and goddess ad.”
Kimora took over Baby Phat after Russell Simmons and was CEO/creative director through 2010.