V.S. PINK Launches Full MLB Collection

Earlier this week, Victoria’s Secret made a lot of baseball fans happy, as the company expanded the number of teams available in its Pink Major League Baseball collection to include all 30 teams. Leading the newly added teams are the Marlins, followed by the Braves, Blue Jays, Royals, Reds, Astros, and Pirates.

Now, female fans all over the United States can wear their favorite team’s tees, shorts, hats, hoodies, bags, and sweats to the ballpark, while still looking fashionable. Even team undies are available.

We have a strong feeling that the celebrity girlfriends of Major League Baseball players, like Jamie Edmondson, Torrie Wilson, Shannon James, Rima Fakih, and Brittany Binger, will all love the collection. Launched originally in 2010, the Victoria’s Secret and MLB collaboration is now available at 450 stores, including MLB stadium stores and online at the Victoria's Secret and MLB websites.

Text  Quamé A. Hamlin
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Victoria’s Secret Launches High-End Collection

Earlier this week, Victoria’s Secret launched its first high-end collection, and it has been well received. “The Victoria’s Secret Designer Collection,” which features pieces created with European lace, ribbons, and sheer chiffon, nearly sold out on the first day it was available for purchase.

With bras that retail upwards of $98 and baby dolls and teddies that range from $158 to $218, the luxurious collection also features garter belts and undies for under $70.

It may seem as if this high-end line came out of nowhere, but there were actually bits and pieces of the collection featured in the annual VS Fashion Show in November. An incredibly secretive project, the company “took it in-house because [they] have a design team that has such a passion for lingerie and they differentiate Victoria’s Secret from any other brand,” president and chief marketing officer Ed Razek told WWD.

For all of you Victoria’s Secret fans, don't worry if you weren't able to get a piece from the current upscale collection. There are plans to distribute the summer collection to a total of 12 physical stores and it will also available for purchase on victoriassecret.com.

Text Quamé A. Hamlin
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Source WWD

Fashion (and Fashion Shows) Galore

Last night, Donatella Versace displayed her Versace for H&M collection to an audience full of fashion editors and celebrities. The event took place at Pier 57 in the Meatpacking District of NYC, which turned into "Versace for H&M Hall on the Hudson," just for this special occasion. The show consisted of 43 studded and palm-tree printed Miami styles.

This certainly serves as a pleasant reminder that Versace for H&M will be in stores exactly one week from Saturday, on Nov. 19. Mark your calendars and save those paychecks — you'll need them!

Ten days later, a less pricy (free, actually) event will air on CBS: the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Nov. 29. In fact, Victoria's Secret is taping its hyped-up annual runway show today. It's taking place at the 69th Regiment Armory in Kip's Bay. The Angels are set to wear a total of 69 costumes, with themes ranging from aquatic to magic, and references that include New Orleans, the movie Pretty Baby, and voodoo.

Which event are you most excited about: Versace's or Victoria's?

Text Brittney Schering
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Boys Town

Pejic (left) and Chiang (right)

Just when a girl thought the modeling world couldn't get any rougher, Andrej Pejic showed up on the scene. With his long blonde locks and flawless feminine features, Pejic has given some prominent female models a run for their money on the catwalk and in print. Pejic has strutted his androgynous stuff for designers like Gaultier, literally stunning lookers-on with his unquestionably gorgeous facade.

Now, David Chiang, a Taiwanese-Canadian, who Karl Lagerfeld reportedly mistook for a "pretty Chinese girl," has hit the spot-light and isn't looking back. In a recent HuffStyle interview, Chiang sounded like a full blown diva already, noting that he doesn't get out of bed for anything that pays less than $10,000.With male models like these two, it is making it that much harder on female models to land jobs in the industry.

Text Hannah Morris

The Russian on the Rise

Known for its frigid temperatures and vats of vodka, Russia seems to be a breeding ground for supermodels. Having graced the covers and editorials of countless fashion publications as well as walking miles of runway for the world's top designers, Russian models like Natasha Poly, Natalia Vodianova, and Sasha Pivavorova (to name just a few) cement the country's reputation for having incredibly beautiful women. The nation's latest talent to keep an eye on hails from Yemanzhelinsk and she is steadily making her way to the top; Irina Shayk is the Russian on the Rise of the moment.

Standing at a leggy 5'10", the sultry model has been gaining career momentum since 2008 when she was the spokes model for Intimissimi-at the time was being sold through Victoria's Secret- and made her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit rookie debut. Since then she has stormed the catwalk of Victoria's' Secret, appeared in Guess ads, sexed up the Armani Exchange campaigns, posed provocatively for Spanish GQ, and now she has nabbed the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit '11. She is now making an even bigger impression in the States with her recent appearance on E's Chelsea Lately and made the top 20 sexiest list on Models.com. What's next for the Russian beauty? I for one will be keeping my eyes on this potential supermodel.

Text Lauryn Stone

Karolina Kurkova: Versatile. Who Knew?

Karolina Kurkova is known for being a very sexy, Victoria's Secret model. She is a Czech, blonde bombshell with a 5'11" rockin' bod. She has walked the runway in the famous Victoria's Secret Fashion Show as a knockout angel and after having a baby in 2009, she returned to the lingerie powerhouse shortly after to grace the pages of the catalogue. Now, with a completely different look, you can see her in the latest editions of any fashion magazine as a model for Max Mara.

Though I have rarely seen Kurkova in any other campaigns, she has been in Ralph Lauren, Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton, Oscar De La Renta, Dior and Celine campaigns. Needless to say, this is the most artful look I have ever seen on her. She looks highly sophisticated and sharp. Her features appear precise.

Many models always look the same in every photo and with certain models, you don't notice because they are so stunning. Karolina Kurkova is that type of model. Her look for this campaign is unlike her typical sexy and gorgeous look, and it threw me off a little bit. I needed to take a second and take it in because I wasn't sure if it really was her. Then I noticed it was, and I was stunned. I thought, "Wow. This model really is versatile." That right there proves that she deserves her "Supermodel" status.

Text Alexandra Faye