Exclusive: Behind-the-Scenes of Kaelen’s Spring Look Book with It-Girl Hannah Bronfman

Kaelen Haworth is probably stressed and sleep deprived right now preparing for her spring 2013 show tomorrow. But rewind a couple of weeks when she was shooting her look book in Montauk with fashion’s latest it-girl, Hannah Bronfman, and she was totally relaxed.

Why? For one, there was a moho. That’s short for mobile home, Kaelen told me, and for the duration of the shoot it was stocked with beer and wine and delicious chicken salad. Oh, and it doubled as the hair and makeup trailer too.

The moho was crucial for Kaelen’s latest look book shoot, because they needed to park it right by the beach, where Hannah Bronfman posed for hours on end (until 1 a.m. one night) in heels on a rock in the ocean modeling Kaelen’s latest creations.

“We just felt like challenging ourselves,” Kaelen told me. “It’s not about sunset-on-a-beach pretty–it’s really stark. Our direction for Hannah was like, ‘you’re lost, you don’t know where you are’…we wanted it to feel lonely and expansive and a touch off.”

If it seems risky to have a model posing it heels on a slippery rock in the ocean around midnight that’s because it is. A styling assistant stood by to “catch [Hannah] if she went flying,” Kaelen said.

But 24-year-old Bronfman said it was “easy peasy.”

Behold the moho!

We’ve been hearing Bronfman’s name more and more in the fashion “it-girl” scene but she seems pretty unfazed by it. “It’s weird,” Bronfman said of being embraced by the fashion world. “Obviously it’s awesome when people are asking me to wear their clothes–but it’s weird because it’s not the world I grew up in. I build apps and I gorge food–but it’s a nice release from the stuff I actually work on.” As for the stuff she actually works on? It sounds pretty cool. She’s developing apps to help people source local food. And they should be out within the year.

Regardless, we think we’ll be seeing a lot more of Bronfman in the fashion world. Starting with these gorgeous behind-the-scenes shots of Kaelen’s look book shoot.

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Alicia Keys Designed These Sneakers For Reebok: Morning Mix

:: Alicia Keys plays the piano, and therefore there are piano keys on her version of the Reebok Freestyle Hi sneaker. The “Girl On Fire” debuted the designs for her new kicks collection this week. Each pair retails for $80 and is available at Finish Line. [Rap Up]

:: R. Kelly encourages women on the prowl to check out his upcoming Single Ladies tour. He tells the AP: “We really want the single ladies up there, and where guys know there’s single ladies, they’re going to be in the mix, because they’re looking for a woman.” The tour will begin to wind its way through the US in October. [Billboard]

:: American Idol Season 10 favorite Pia Toscano has parted ways with her label, Interscope, after a “difference of opinion” delayed her debut album. [THR]

:: John Mayer isn’t allowed to sing for six months following throat surgery last week. But it’s not all bad news for the “Queen Of California” strummer: Despite reports of their breakup, he’s been spotted hanging out with his maybe-still-girlfriend Katy Perry. [PopCrush]

:: Billie Joe Armstrong is also on the med. The Green Day frontman was hospitalized in Italy over the weekend, leading to a show cancelation. Now back in Los Angeles, the singer was caught on camera claiming that his voice is gone. [TMZ]

After the jump, find out which music acts you can find on the tube today.

Music on TV:

:: Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) - Matchbox Twenty
:: Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC) - Grace Potter
:: Conan (TBS) - Best Coast
:: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC) - Luke Bryan

[PHOTOS] Tichina Arnold Gets Married In Hawaii

Who doesn’t love a good wedding? Actress Tichina Arnold recently shared her wedding photos with the good people of Essence Magazine. Tichina married Rico Hines, a men’s basketball assistant coach at St John’s university, on August 18th in Honolulu, Hawaii. This is Tichina’s second marriage and as such, she opted to wear a champagne colored gown, as opposed to a traditional white wedding gown.

They also had a few more personal touches to their day:

“We decided to forego lots of the traditional elements such as a wedding cake and a white dress for me," says Arnold, who was determined to do thing her way. "We both wanted a wedding that was reflective of our personalities and our normal everyday lifestyles - and that is good friends, good food and good fun.”

Check out their special day, when you continue…

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PETA Goes After Rihanna For Fashion Faux Pas

It seems that PETA has people monitoring celebrities just as thoroughly as TMZ. Can’t go anywhere without while wearing anything that looks animal skin-like without them knowing. They currently have their eyes on Rihanna, after she was spotted in London rocking some kneehigh snakeskin boots, according to Starpulse.

In a reference to the singer’s recent tearful appearance on Oprah Winfrey‘s talk show, during which she wept as she recalled her doomed romance with R&B star Chris Brown, a PETA spokesman says, “Rihanna may not have a clue that snakes killed for boots are often nailed to a tree and skinned alive. Of course, they can’t go on Oprah to cry about it.”
“Wearing reptile skin is creepy and callous, and it makes her look even more out of touch. She and Lady Gagaseem so desperate to be freaks instead of recognized for their talents that you have to wonder if they realize that they are being laughed at.”

While I gotta admit they have a point with the outlandish fashion comment, I DO think it would still apply if she was wearing any kind of random outfit, animal skin or not. I actually like the boots, truth be told. But who knows. Maybe they’re faux snakeskin and PETA is just getting ahead of themselves. What do you think about the look?Similar Posts:

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2012 MTV Video Music Awards: Who Will Win Best Pop Video?

On Friday we gave our predictions for the Best New Artist category at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards (airing live September 6), and now we’re tackling the behemoth known as Best Pop Video. Today’s pop landscape has expanded its reach into so many genres, and so many varying artists have adopted “pop” trappings, that dance, power vocals, clever rock and brazen hip-hop have all come together in a giant Voltron of musical bliss. And that’s why these last 12 months saw the return of the mega-hit, thanks to the likes of Adele, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Gotye, Carly Rae Jepsen and The Wanted - and that’s before you factor in the five nominees below. Read on to find out which video we think will win, and which we think should win.

BEST POP VIDEO NOMINEES:
fun. featuring Janelle Monae - “We Are Young”
Justin Bieber - “Boyfriend”
Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa - “Payphone”
One Direction - "What Makes You Beautiful"
Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris - “We Found Love”

THOUGHTS ON THE NOMINEES: We have eight juggernauts here, making this less like a heavyweight bout and more like those old WWF Royal Rumbles. The clear outlier here is fun., whose “We Are Young” is 2012′s most triumphant anthem, but it’s also the least danceable cut in the category. Despite the captivating slo-mo soiree riot constructed by the video’s director Marc Klasfeld, the quirky hit lacks the rabid backers of some of the other entries in the field.

And that would be Justin Bieber’s cue. This year he became a man (seriously, he turned 18), and the maturity translated over to his music. Upon first hearing the ethereal bass beat and seductive whispering of “Boyfriend,” everyone tried to figure out whether this was new material from Chris Brown or Justin Timberlake or Trey Songz, with the “Justin Bieber” guess way down on the list. While the Director X-helmed video was basic and unexciting, it showed the star as a swagged-out rebel without a cause leaning on a flashy car and groping girls. It was a message: The Biebz is all grown up.

Meanwhile, Maroon 5 certified their status as a pop hit assembly line, going straight from “Moves Like Jagger” to “Payphone,” which our readers voted as the song of the summer. Director Samuel Bayer crafted a condensed action movie (featuring some of the most inaccurate marksmen ever put to film) which reminded us of the golden age of late-’90s blockbuster music videos. Explosions, fast cars and a bank heist make this the most impressive nominee.

On the other end of the spectrum is John Urbano‘s minimalist video for One Direction. The Brits were depicted in rolled-up pants on the beach, VW van in tow, just hanging out having a good time. It was a clever strategy: the low-key, relatable video made for a healthy introduction to US audiences who may have scoffed at synchronized boy band dance cheese (not that we don’t love us some of that). And, c’mon - the song is undeniable.

Rihanna, meanwhile, had the artsiest, most high-concept video of the bunch (director Melina Matsoukas should get a special Moonman for the ribbon-vomiting idea alone). The frenetic depiction of volatile, doomed love served as a nice complement to the song’s cathartic electro drama. And we haven’t even mentioned the emaciated hipster Chris Brown lookalike.

WILL WIN: We think this one will come down to the Beliebers vs. the Directioners, with the Canadian vet edging out the British heartthrobs. With “Boyfriend,” Bieber broadened his appeal to mature listeners, while maintaining the charm that makes tween girls shriek. We may never know the real story behind the video’s original fire-and-water theme, but that doesn’t matter, because he’ll be adding another Moonman to his shelf for the official version.

SHOULD WIN: Rihanna had arguably the most fun song of the five nominated (1D’s is a close second), and if we’re going strictly by the word “video” (and not “song”), hers is the most realized artistic vision. In addition to being visually arresting, the video is an extension of the song’s theme.

Who do you think will win Best Pop Video at the 2012 MTV VMAs? Let us know below, or by hitting us up on Facebook and Twitter!

Oscars Rule Change Guarantees 5 Nominees For Best Song

The Best Original Song category in last year’s Academy Awards had the odd distinction of featuring just two nominees. Bret McKenzie‘s “Man or Muppet” (from The Muppets) faced off against Rio's "Real Or Rio,” and the Flight Of The Conchords funnyman took home the Oscar. Because of the category’s tedious and nonsensical scoring system, acts like Madonna, Elton John and Pink didn’t secure nominations last year. Thankfully, the Academy has reworked the voting rules and the songs with the top five votes will be entered in as nominees beginning with next year’s show. Which also means we’ll get to see more live performances. Bravo!

Fashion faux pas Friday: Zooey Deschanels

Vote ‘em! Yay or Nay to Zooey Deschanels’ look: hair styling, polka dot cap-sleeve dress, good girl makeup, granny beige pantyhose and boring black satin pumps? Does any of this fly?

Yay or Nay: Zooey Deschanels’ look

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And while we’re talking celebs, did you know that Miley Cyrus cut her hair and bleached it very very blonde? And so did Elizabeth Moss. Shocking!

Miley Cyrus was spotted yesterday in NYC. Hers and Elizabeth Moss’ new bleach-blonde hair is getting some serious talky talk

This is not our Peggy: Elizabeth Moss photographed this week in NYC

And since I thought you’d want to know…

While searching for these hair pictures, this “Cut your own hair” how-to illustration came up as a ‘stories you might like.’

It looks like a joke but it’s actually from the Chicago Tribune:

The Chicago Tribune says this is how you should cut your bangs