Another fresh face has made her way into the hearts and onto the runways of important fashion labels. 18-year old model Marike Le Roux who is signed with Wilhelmina Agency in the spring of 2009 appeared in the spring shows for designers like Chloe, Marc Jacobs, and Sonia Rykiel. This native south African can speak Korean and has been featured off the runways on Vogue.com for her impeccable and fun street style.  Watch out this young beauty is booked for Sonia Rykiel’s Spring campaign, and is sure to be booked for many more designers in the future.

Barney’s New York has just announced that their location in Japan will be teaming up with the trend-setting supermodel Agnes Deyn to create a line of basics for women. The line will consist of articles like leggings, tee-shirts, and scarves. Prices for Deyn’s designs will range from 212 to 307 American dollars. Though this seems to be a hefty price tag for basics, the model’s designs will are limited edition and only available in Japan. If you find yourself in Japan in the next few months, be sure to stop by Barney’s to check out this great new line.

Deyn isn’t the only model making her way into the designing world. It has just been announced that another popular high fashion model, Jessica Stam will be teaming up with the bold and beautiful designer Rachel Roy to create a few pieces for her line. Stam is set to design jeans, a bag and a cardigan which will be displayed at the next fashion week. The designs are being marketed through Facebook and Twitter updates, so if you aren’t friends with Rachel Roy yet on any of your social media networks, friend her fast to get a sneak peak at Stam’s designs.

The ever so lovely Barney’s New York headquarters. Their location in Japan is set to house Deyn’s new designs.

The fabulous designer rachel Roy who is teaming up with Jessica Stam for a few pieces for her next collection.

CAPES and cape style jackets are not just for superheroes anymore; designers and models alike are showing the world that they are a continuing trend during this season’s fashion weeks. Over the past few seasons, the cape has been showing up on runways all around the world. While the idea of a cape may at first frighten many a fashionista, the idea behind this cape trend is the cut of jacket that would be compared to a loose fitting shrug or wrap, which has always been a hit on the runway. Aren’t long tailed tuxedos currently worn by those willing to bleed over the edge harkening back to an era of otherworldly elegance in the 1960s? Then it only begs asking, why not a cape!?

Cape style jacket was a prominent feature on the European runways for A/W 09/10 collection.

Fendi stood out with their cropped fringed cape jacket that they team with a relaxed one-piece.

Marni embraced the cape style with their loose-fitting dress and matching cape jacket.

Cavalli, models were draped in richly embroidered cape throw-overs.

Photos provided by Models.com.

As spring fashion weeks guide people’s focus to major Fashion cities like New York, Paris, and Milan, people have overlooked the new rising star in the fashion world: Detroit. As many think of this city to be dead or dying, some people see this city to be the largest fashion opportunity for the future. As the New York Fashion Week is soon to begin, the people of the mid-west just wrapped up viewing Detroit’s fourth consecutive annual Fashion Week this past Saturday.

Fashion specialists of the state of Michigan know that Detroit will be the next big stop for the fashion world. The city’s history in the automotive industry has provided generations of workers in the fields of design and manufacturing, and while the auto industry is losing steam, the creative thinks and industrial factory spaces, that once made the city so great, hold a large opportunity in a growing industry, fashion. With craftsmanship that is above that of many other areas of the world, it is only appropriate to assume that the city and it’s workers have the design and manufacturing abilities to fill the demand for fashionable clothes, made in America.

In the near future, Joe Faris, senior designer for Schott N.Y.C, has planned a second sort of Fashion Week: Fashion in Detroit; “a high-end runway show,” that will drop in less than two weeks. Unlike Detroit Fashion Week’s $350 entrance fee, Fashion in Detroit’s fee is $2,500, and the inaugural show has attracted some nationally recognized figures, including Betsey Johnson and Kid Rock, who will show his Made In Detroit clothing line.

Faris, along with many others, feel that even in these bad economical times, Detroit can make a name for itself in the fashion world, and use its powerful industrial characteristics to create jobs and bring a more optimistic light to the city.

As much as we all love the beautiful, and impossibly chic clothes that grace the runways of New York Fashion Week, we love the models more. Fashion week is not only a time to advance the careers of designers, but models too!

Newcomer Carla Gebhart, who before fashion week was just another young girl trying to make it in the world of modeling, is now a major name in the fashion industry. After walking into numerous castings for incredibly picky clients like Gucci and Burberry, Gebhart found herself hired on the spot for their runway shows. This Argentinean teen is now scheduled to appear on even more runways in Milan and Paris Fashion Week. Keep your eyes open, something tells me we will be seeing a lot more of this young newcomer. Campaigns? Billboards? Sounds about right.

Number 1: Pastel Colors Are Sexy

At New York Fashion Week, Michael Kors‘ models walked the runway sporting a grown-up version of pastel eye shadow.  Shimmery beiges, pale greens, yellows, pinks and radiant purples were all used on the runway to make the models’ eyes pop.  To achieve this look yourself: line your eyes with a black eye pencil and add gold shimmer to the inner corners.  Then apply a light blue, green, pink or purple shadow along the lower curve of the eyes from the lash line to just above the crease.  Lastly, simply smudge and blend the colors to make a gorgeous and fresh take on pastel eye shadow.

Number 2: Allover Skin Moisturizer

It is important that models’ skin stays moist and radiant.  To achieve this, models use an ultra rich moisturizing balm to keep their natural glow.  Use a face moisturizer like Darphin Aromatic Renewing Balm (available at darphin.com, $70) or a little petroleum jelly to keep your face fresh.

Number 3: Oranges Is In

Many of the runway shows in New York traded in the traditional red for a more muted orange tone.  Designer Rebecca Taylor put bright orange lipstick on many of her models, to compliment the orange hues she used in her Spring 2010 collection.  To balance orange lipstick, we suggest rubbing a creamy orange blush into the cheekbones and complimenting the eyes with a light smoky brown eye shadow.

Number 4: Lashes are Key!

Eyelashes are a attention grabber, as Chado Ralph Rucci showed us in New York, so it is important for models to have feather-like lashes, not clumped or chunky.  To achieve perfect lashes, apply mascara with a fan brush (available at drugstores and MAC, $18).  Apply by rubbing the fan brush over your mascara wand, then brush it into your lashes, the stiff fan brush bristles will keep your lashes from clumping.

Number 5: Primp Your Ponytail

The runways of New York Fashion Week were abuzz with slicked back hair-dos and every version of a bun or ponytail.  The sexy ponytails of runway shows such as Lela Rose and Monique Lhuillier were complete with crimped and curled textures with hair wrapped around the elastic ponytail holders, to give a more natural look.  To achieve this look: spritz sections of your wet hair with hairspray, then blow-dry hair by running your fingers through it, to give it a messy look.  Then use a crimping iron to crimp a large section of your hair straight down the middle of your head.  Lastly, pull back the crimped section and secure your slicked-back pony.

Number 6: Try an Eye-Catching Mani

Your nails can be used as a showpiece accessory (think recession-friendly accessory).  We suggest you paint your nails with an eye-catching shade and go over it with a sparkle polish.  The chunky glitter and gold flakes are in, so take advantage and spice up your usual red and pinks.  Brands such as Essie and OPI have some beautiful colors this season.

Number 7: Liven Up the Boring Bun

Chic buns were a hit at the Jason Wu and Tibi shows this New York Fashion Week.  We really liked the classic runway staple with a twist.  You can either use leftover fabric or ribbon to twist into your hair before wrapping it up into a bun or we suggest you wear a textured bun.  A textured bun can be achieved by leaving hair natural or wavy and securing a messy bun at the nape of the neck by using bobby pins.

Number 8: The Vampire Craze Is Still Here

Many models on the runway sported deep Bordeaux, purple and wine colored lips and nails during fashion week.  This intense lipstick color is not for everyone, but when done right looks beautiful.  To achieve this look: apply a deep berry colored matte lipstick with a lip brush to create a base.  Then add a creamy eggplant or wine shade on top, smooth with your finger for a stained effect.  To balance out deep lips, use light bronze tones on the eyes to keep the warmth.

According to reports made by New York Magazine, the lovely and ever so refined super model Naomi Campbell was picked up by a taxi in Midtown in NYC this afternoon around 3 p.m. For reasons unknown, she apparently began hitting and slapping her cab driver. A police investigation is going on at this time. According to a police official interviewed by New York Magazine, “the driver stopped the car around 58^th street and Second Avenue and called 911. He says Campbell jumped out of the car and ran.”  Campbell, who has had troubles with anger management in the past, could be in serious trouble if this story checks out and the investigations deems her responsible. Good for the driver she wasn’t hitting him with her phone this time!

Coco Rocha is officially off the market! The model announced on her official blog that she is engaged to her boyfriend James Conran. Congratulations, Coco!

Photo: FirstView

Model Jessica Stam has announced that she is teaming up with Rachel Roy to create a capsule collection for the designer’s label. It is said that she will be designing a pair of jeans, a cardigan and a handbag, all of which will be unveiled at New York Fashion Week in October and later be sold at Macy’s department stores.

Now that Shaun White has made a name for himself in snowboarding, the flying tomato switching his efforts to focus on his fashion line. White’s spring collection, Shaun White 4 Target, is hitting stores next month and will feature both boys’ and men’s clothing. The collection will feature boy’s and men’s clothing.

Agyness Deyn announced she’d be starting her own online fashion magazine with a friend. And now she has announced that she will be launching her own clothing line as well.  Deyn will be designing for the Japanese branch of Barneys, she has helped produced a special collection featuring 11 items which include dresses, t-shirts, leggings, and scarves.  The collection will be on sale at Barneys in Tokyo and will be included in the company’s Go Green Go environmental campaign with proceeds going towards planting trees in inner-Mongolia.

image courtesy of Vogue

OPRAH’S CLOTHES AUCTION STARTS TODAY!! Oprah is auctioning off TONS of her clothes that she doesn’t want anymore on eBay. Included in the 150 item auction are some barely worn Jimmy Choo shoes, a Chanel handbag and a Carolina Herrera dress. The money raised from the auction will benefit Oprah’s Leadership Academy for girls in South Africa. The auction starts today, March 1^st, and ends on the 11th.

Victoria’s Secret models Alessandra Ambrosio, Doutzen Kroes and Miranda Kerr walked in Prada’s Fall 2010 fashion show during Milan Fashion Week. Miuccia Prada said she cast the Angels because of their figures “It’s normal clothes-the silhouette of the ’90s, but using many different kinds of models who are much more womanly.” Apparently Doutzen Kroes agrees, as she says she was happy to walk in the show, saying it was nice to see “a change in more healthy looking women on the runway.”

It is said that Kate Moss will be taking on the role as a ballerina alongside ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, better known as Carrie Bradshaw’s Russian artist boyfriend on Sex and the City, in a short film.  According to sources, Kate has already started taking private ballet lessons with the film’s choreographer and director Michael Clark and will eventually enroll in a three-month training course before filming begins in July.

Last Thursday, two weeks after committing suicide, Alexander McQueen was finally laid to rest at a private funeral in London.  The service was attended by family but they plan to hold a memorial service later in the year.

Model Jessica Stam is looking absolutely stunning on the first cover of Vogue Turkey. The special edition issue boasts 562 pages with only 1,000 copies being published.

According to reports, an international arrest warrant has been issued for Colombian model Angie Sanselmente Valencia, a former lingerie model turned leader of one of the world’s largest drug gangs! Apparently, the 30-year-old was recruiting models to traffic drugs from South America, through Mexico, and into Europe. The models were paid around $5,000 for each trip they made with some models even making several trips a week. However, a few weeks ago a 21-year-old model working for Valencia was busted at the Buenos Aires airport in Argentina with 55kg of coke and sold out her boss. To make things even more interesting, Valencia used to live in Colombia until last year when she moved to Argentina after breaking up with her Mexican drug-lord boyfriend known as “The Monster”, when she started her own gang. As of today, police believe she’s hiding out in Mexico or Argentina, but have yet to locate her.

Italian Vogue has added some new sections to their website: Vogue Black, Vogue Curvy and Vogue Talents. Vogue Black is dedicated to women of color and Tyra Banks will be the face of the launch. As the name suggests, Vogue Curvy is for the ladies with curvy figures and first features plus size model Crystal Renn. The site offers fashion and beauty tips as well as how to dress your body. Lastly, Vogue Talents is a page the spotlights up and coming talent in the fashion world.

Congrats to PIA NYC Model, Yana. She was hired by Skyy as the face of their new flavor, Ginger for their NYC Launch Party.

Congrats to PIA Model Audrey who landed the cover of the upcoming issue of Denver Life Magazine.

She looks amazing. Congrats Audrey!