Will she or won't she?

It's been quite entertaining and informative to keep up with all of your comments on the previous post. I guess I didn't realize exactly how much some of you care if Freja walks this season or not. For me, I just kind of accepted the fact that she wasn't going to be walking, welcomed the break from chronicling her season, and took the opportunity to follow the shows more closely. But if Freja is your absolute, hands down favorite model, then I can absolutely understand the unwavering hope that she will eventually turn up this season.

So to stoke that hope even further, models.com has put up IMG's Paris showcards and Freja's is included in the bunch. But don't necessarily take this as confirmation of anything, for Freja had the same showcard for Milan and didn't show up at any shows. At this point, all we can do is wait and see.

Even if Freja ends up skipping the season entirely, her career won't be much affected. She's cemented her status as a top model, working icon and cult figure. She's reached the point that all models hope to reach: the point were her career is self sustaining based on her reputation, extensive oeuvre, and all the hard work she put in for 12 straight seasons. One missed catwalk season isn't going to push her out of the minds of the photographers, editors, and stylists who have worked with her before, and who want to work with her in the future.

Some of you might still remember SS08 when she missed most of Paris, or SS09 when she missed most of Milan and ALL of Paris. That was earlier in her career and she managed to bounce back, no problems. In fact, she came back stronger than ever. I guess if you're a seasoned Freja fan, you've come to expect and learned to deal with her runway absences.

So in the meantime, let's enjoy her Vogue Brasil cover shot by Henrique Gendre, and be happy that she's being given the opportunity to display all the other facets of her modeling abilities. Feminine Freja FTW! ;)

Image Credits: models.com

Gold, Copper, Bronze ... Roberto Cavalli

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Roberto Cavalli Donna Winter 2012 - "The ideal opportunity to hammer out another way to lay on the opulence for his hippie-chic for fall." - First Roberto Cavalli key-visual looks ...

My Chiara Ferragni-look for LuisaViaRoma

Floorlength burnout-velvet dresses, some super-elaborate feathered jackets, fur vests, and a slew of traily Lurex scarves. Cavalli moved the looks on through a well-chosen palette of burgundy, petrol blue, and finally, stormy gray.

 

Roberto Cavalli Winter 2012

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Milan

Source: VOGUE.com

Photography by Marcio Madeira/firstView

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MBFW Milan | Color Blocking Inspirations - GUCCI Inspires Chiara Ferragni

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Key Visuals of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Milan - Color Blocking by GUCCI inspires Chiara Ferragni -The Blonde Salad - Blogger, for the 'NEW COLOURED LOOK' ...

GUCCI AW 2011/12

Chiara Ferragni at MBFW Milan

GUCCI AW 2011/12

 

 

Chiara Ferragni at MBFW Milan

GUCCI Fashion Show Inspirations - ...Each girl walked out with a little soft bag clutched almost anxiously under her right arm ...

GUCCI AW 2011/12

Chiara Ferragni at MBFW Milan

For the past couple of seasons, Miuccia Prada rendered her collection down to a single message: In this case, a slightly sixties, vaguely Courreges-like silhouette. The length hits were fashion hasn't gone for a long time: four inches abouve the knee. For more GUCCI-styles inspirations click here 'Ecstatic Extravagance by Gucci'.

GUCCI AW 2011/12
Milan Fashion Week

Source: VOGUE
Photography by Marcio Madeira/firstView  

Special thanks to Chiara Ferragni for this wonderful inspiration!

Photography of Chiara Ferragni: Courtesy of The Blonde Salad

Chiara Ferragni wears

Orange Dress by COS

Silver Shoes by Carvela

Clutch Marc by Marc Jacobs

Purple Coat Benetton

Rings H&M

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Skipping the Season

This post is brought to you entirely by the courtesy of the readers of this blog. :) In the comments section of yesterday's post, some news bits came to light:

-According to a tweet by one of Freja's mother agents, she's skipping the entire show season. The tweet has not been found or linked to yet. I don't know how to even go about searching the vast twitterverse for it, so put as much stock into this as you want. But with her absences at Gucci and Fendi, I believe it to be true. So enjoy the break Freja. It's completely well deserved.


-Apparently there was exhibition of Karl's photographs in Rome on the 15th of February. Video has surfaced from the event, and in it you can catch glimpses of a lot of the work Freja has done with Karl including some never before seen Chanel SS11 ad campaign shots/outtakes.

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Thanks to the anonymous commenters for the tips!

Ecstatic Extravagance By GUCCI

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Milan Fashion Week Day 1 - GUCCI AW 2011/12

"Welcome to hippie chic done Gucci-style. Of course, we've been here before - the seventies are nothing if not en evergreen theme for the house. But there is a remarkable staying power to the allure of a flared trouser or silk blouse with a deep, deep, deep V-neck. And there where plenty in this sensual collection: fluid trousers in white, green, and violet; blow blouses in teal, magenta, and blood orange. Almost always, everything was topped off with a brightly colored fur, or many brigthly colored furs. There were fur jackets, fur boleros, fur collars, and fur vests, again in every shade imaginable..."

 

 

 Gucci FW 2011/12

Milan Fashion Week

Source: Vogue.com

Photography by Marcio Madeira/firstView

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