Makeovers!

Makeovers! This week the girls found themselves getting their makeovers! They were very exited about it until they found a crumpled piece of paper that listed each girls name and the "makeover" that they were going to get. Now this list was actually a joke that Anne, Rhianna, and Lexie created. They listed each girl and a crazy makeover idea. While the makeover idea's were pretty crazy it had the desired effect. The girls were frightened for makeover day. Once they showed up the makeovers began! The girls had weaves put in, hair dyed different colors, and cut.

As in cycles past, the girls had a photo shoot right after they got their makeover. Many of the girls loved their makeovers, some did not. A couple of the girls were very dissatisfied with what happened to their hair. After the photo shoot Miss J. Alexander and Mr. Jay Manual announced that one girl was going to be eliminated right there in the salon. This elimination was based on the each girls reaction to their cuts. Terra was eliminated because of her inability to embrace her makeover. This was a wake up call to the other girls who did not like their makeovers. I think it was a well deserved one too. The panel are the people who decided what makeover each girl gets and they do not give makeover that will look horrible. I like to think that I have seen every episode of ANTM and I know of only one occurrence where Tyra had a girls look changed after her makeover. Some girls do not trust Tyra's opinion and throw fits about their makeovers. I was happy to see, finally, that these girls were given a wake up call about their makeovers. Trust Tyra's makeovers. Period.

At the next photo shoot the girls went to a beach. They were dressed in all black with feathers in their hair and on their faces. The idea was that each girl was a fallen angel. They fell because they fell in love with mortal men. This means that, yes, there were male models at the photo shoot, which the girls enjoyed very much. The girls were put in harnesses and lifted up to look like they were "falling" and their mortal lovers were there to "catch" them. The challenge was to work up in the air, in a painful harness, and interact with a male model who was standing on the ground. The girls photographer was Anne Menke.

At panel the guest judge was Patracia Field who is a fashion expert. Overall the girls did not do well at all at the photo shoot. When at the shoot the girls had to pick a word to describe the scene that they wanted to portray. Among these were desire, fearless, and predatorial. Almost none of the girls were actually able to convey their word in their photos. The photos that I have put on here are the top three. The best photo went to Ann, runner up was Kayla, and in third place was Chelsey.

Ann won best photo and the elimination came down to Lexie and Sara. Both girls had horrible photos, but in the end the judges saw more potential in Lexie.

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HIGH Fashion

And let the competition begin! This cycle of ANTM started off with the girls moving into a gorgeous glass house in Venice Beach. For the girls first challenge they had to do a Diane von Furstenberg fashion show on a runway that was four stories up lit up with pink (of course ;-) ) lights. The real challenge of this was that the runway was not very sturdy so it shook and moved while the girls were supposed to be walking and being fierce on the runway. However all of the girls did fabously and no one fell, while on the runway at least, the stairs are another matter.

For the first photo shoot of this cycle the girls were put in swimsuits and had to think of a name that they were called that hurt them. They picked a "Bully" word, then they got to pick out a "Power" word. This power word was how the girls viewed the negative "bully" word, as a positive. I personally think that this is one of my favorite photo shoots to date out of all of the cycles. It was amazing to watch these girls embrace the negative and make it a positive. Demi Lovato also showed up and talked to the girls about bullying. She is a supporter of a anti-bullying website called "Pacer Center's Teens Against Bullying". To check out the website click here.

The girls choice of words were as follows:

Esther

Bully word: Weirdo

Power word: Independent

Rhianna

Bully word: Stupid

Power word: Undefinable

Lexie

Bully word: Elf ears

Power word: Unique

Chelsey

Bully word: Casper

Power word: Fearless

Kacey

Bully word: Oreo

Power word: Nubian princess

Kendal

Bully word:Lanky

Power word: Fierce

Jane

Bully word: Big Face

Power word: Big square head

Terra

Bully word: Soup cooler

Power word: Luscious lips

Liz

Bully word: Mutt

Power word: Biracial beauty

Sara

Bully word: Manly

Power word: Athletic

Ann

Bully word: Giant

Power word: Amazon

Chris

Bully word: Bony

Power word: Slim

Annamaria

Bully word: Bucktooth

Power word: Sexy mouth

Kayla

Bully word: Queer

Power word: Free

The guest judge this week was Diane von Furstenberg. The judges seemed please overall with how the girls started out. The girls started out mostly strong in all of their photos. The winner of best photo this week was Ann. In elimination it came down to Terra and Annamaria. Terra broke down during her shoot which caused her to have a weak photo. Annamaria was very confident, but the photo that they chose was one where her whole body was covered because she was too skinny. She looked very unhealthy. In the end Annamaria was eliminated because she looked too unhealthy.

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Who photo was your favorite? What did you think of the photo shoot idea this week?

Kayla's photo was my favorite and I really like the shoot idea for this week. I am actually writing a paper for another class about school bullying so I was really excited to see the issue brought up in this week's episode.

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Fashion Designer Cynthia Rowley

"I definitely have a sense of whimsy with everything. I like clothes that are very feminine, but with an added twist. I also think a woman shouldn't have to spend a lot for great clothes; maybe it's my Midwestern practicality coming through, but I feel there's always a need for great dresses at good prices." -Cynthia Rowley

On the first episode of ANTM this year the girls got to wear clothes designed by fashion designer Cynthia Rowley. Cynthia Rowley is a forced to be reckoned with. She designs everything from beauty and clothes to bicycles and tools. She has been featured in such magazines as Vogue, Vogue Paris, and Elle, just to name a few. Cynthia designed her first dress at age 7 and has been designing ever since.

If you want to check out Cynthia Rowley's website click here.

She was born in Barrington, Illinois. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and graduated in 1981. She then created her own fashion line and has been in the business ever since. Some of her awards include: New York Finalist, Entrepreneur of the Year, Forbes magazine, 1994; Council of Fashion Designers Perry Ellis award for New Fashion Talent, 1994.

Cynthia Rowleys clothes are designed to be fun and amuse because she doesn't think clothes should be taken too seriously. Her fun style also goes into the types of things she designs. Things such as band-aids for Johnson and Johnson. This photo was taken from ShoppingBlog.com. These band-aids were just released this August and you can still order them here.

This photo was taken by Getty Images and is from a article written about Rowley in New York Magazine. To view the article and photo click here.

Cycle 15 Episode 1-From 32 to 14

The season premire of America's Next Top Model started off with Tyra narrowing down the girls from 32 to 14. The girls got off the plane at LAX and went straight to Palm Springs. There the girls were told to go change into dresses designed by Cynthia Rowley, you can check out her website here.

The girls were then asked to do a runway show in groups with Mr. Jay and Miss J Alexander looked on and gave advice. The groups that the girls were divided into were blondes, sexy, brunettes, quirky, and strong bone structure. The last group really interested me and there were only two girls included which I though was interesting. There are usually several girls that have really strong bone structure, but only two girls were divided into that group, . After that the girls the girls went into to talk to Tyra Banks, Miss J Alexander, and Mr. Jay individually to do swimsuits, show their runway walk, and asked questions so that the judges could learn more about each of the girls. This interview was were they, the judges, decided on the first round of cuts.

How they revealed who was cut was also different than ever. There was a Cynthia Rowley party going on and the girls had to go picked up their invitations for it, they would either say "Invited", which means they made the first round of cuts, or "Excused", which means they did not make it. This narrowed the girls down from 32 to 20. How they decided the second round of cuts, to get it down to 14, was that at this party the girls would be photographed in pairs according to who their personal competition was. The idea was to see who would stand out in these photos. Once all the girl's photos were taken, Tyra, Mr. Jay, and Miss J Alexander went through every picture and narrowed the field down to 14. The 14 girls who will be competing in ANTM Cycle 15 are: Anamaria, Ann, Chelsey, Chris, Esther, Jane, Sara, Kacey, Kayla, Kendal, Lexie, Liz, Rhianna, and Terra. Click on any of the girls names to learn more about them.

The prize is also different this year. The winner will receive not only a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl Cosmetics, a contract with the top international model agency, IMG Models, but also a fashion spread in Vogue Italia with an additional spread and cover of Beauty in Vogue. Italian Vogue is the bread and butter of the fashion industry so a spread in this magazine is HUGE.

My favorite right now is Rhianna. She is quirky and fun. She has a great sense of style, that I have seen so far. Also when she was modeling for the judges before the first cut she said that she got her inspiration from trees. So they gave her some examples of tree's to see how she would model. They included a cactus, willow, and tubleweed. All three poses were fantastic and if she can keep up the great poses for the rest of the season I think she can win. So my question is who is your favorite or who do you think will win this cycle?

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Syle Icon: Diane Von Furstenberg

The Brussels born designer, Diana Von Furstenberg first appeared in the fashion world in the 1970’s. She decided to become a fashion designer when she became engaged to her first husband, Prince Egon von Furstenberg. While her marriage only lasted three years, her fashion career has lasted for over forty years. She first became famous for introducing the knitted jersey “wrap dress” to the fashion world. This dress had such a powerful influence on the fashion world that a example now hangs in the collection of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Council of Fashion Designers of America awarded her a lifetime achievement award in 2005 and in 2006 they named her their president. Click here to link into her home website. Proving how wide her reaches reach when you first go to website it will ask if you are located in the United States, United Kingdom, or Europe. She is also a huge supporter of several philanthropies including; Susan G. Komen, St. Jude’s Research Hospital, and Women for Women. Diane believes that, “To help, give and inspire is a privilege.” For a more in-depth biography about the designer and photos click here.

Remember to check out Diane von Furstenberg as a judge on the CW hit show, America’s Next Top Model on Wednesday at 8/7c.

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Cycle 15 Premiers Tonight

Cycle 15 of The CW's hit show, America's Next Top Model, premiers tonight on the CW at 7PM! Be sure to check it out! This cycle will also see the addition of Diane Von Furstenberg, a legendary fashion designer, as a judge on ANTM. This blog will post an update on the show episodes as the season goes on as well as profiles and interesting information about any designers or photographers that appear on the show. Check us out later this week for a profile on the new ANTM judge, Diane Von Furstenberg.

Remember, ANTM Premieres TONIGHT on The CW at 8/7c!

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