Well, it looks like Cher and Willow Smith have company. Marc Jacobs has enlisted Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers as one of the faces for his fall 2015 campaign. David Sims photographed Kiedis and his son Everly Bear for the Marc Jacobs fall 2015 campaign.
Kiedis and his son join a long list of celebs that have fronted Marc Jacobs’ campaigns. As reported in fashionmag.com the list includes Victoria Beckham, Jamie Bochert, Jarvis Cocker, Sofia Coppola, Miley Cyrus, Stephen Malkmus, Kate Moss, Charlotte Rampling, Stephanie Seymour, Michael Stipe and Rufus Wainwright, among others.
Coco Rocha Walks
After being represented by Wilhelmina Model Management for several years, Supermodel Coca Rocha has signed with IMG for worldwide representation. The new mom and former host of “The Face” has walked for Marc Jacobs, Versace, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Anna Sui, Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel, Zac Posen, and Balenciaga; and worked with leading photographers including Steven Meisel, Patrick Demarchelier, Mario Testino, Arthur Elgort, Nathaniel Goldberg, Mikael Jansson, Steven Klein, Annie Leibowitz, Peter Lindbergh, Nick Night, Rankin, Ellen Von Unwerth and Solve Sundsbo. She has also appeared on the covers of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, W, Numero, V, Elle, and many other publications.
Rocha published her first book, Study of Pose: 1,000 Poses by Coco Rocha, in 2014, which features a foreword by longtime collaborator Jean Paul Gaultier and photos by renowned photographer Steven Sebring. The digital version of the book contained a staggering 100,000 unique images showcasing Coco’s mastery of the art of modeling.
One of the first models to embrace social media, Rocha has an Instagram following of 950,000 and a Twitter following of 930,000.
Pay your share
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, has found yet another way to get around paying its share in taxes. According to Americans for Tax Fairness, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has built a network of 78 subsidiaries and branches in 15 offshore tax havens to minimize taxes on its operations outside the United States. Americans for Tax Fairness is a tax reform advocacy group.
Detailed in the report Wal-Mart does not list these subsidiaries in its annual filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The report also explains that Wal-Mart owns at least $76 billion in assets through shell companies domiciled in Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Wal-Mart was not available for comment.
Rev up your engines
From a kaleidoscope of colors and patterns to outfitting motorcycles, when it comes to color combinations, no one has more of a unique perspective than Missoni. For the Superbike race in Misano on June 21, Jules Cluzel and Lorenzo Zanetti will ride Agusta F3 MV motorcycles, and Léon Camier will be riding an Augusta F4. All three riders will be attired in special Missoni outfits.
Missoni and Agusta’s partnership showcase the best of “Made in Italy” with the blending of different aesthetics, as well as promoting strong local ties, in this case, Varese province out of which both companies have made their stories.
—William S. Gooch
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