Shepherd Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 2015 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2015 in New York City. HQs Quote
ToniGarrnMania Posted June 15, 2015 Posted June 15, 2015 Photo shoot set, SoHo, NYC, Jun 10 '15 Adds Wow and Wow . Thanks for the adds Shepherd and balenciagaaa . Quote
Shepherd Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 2015 amfAR Inspiration Gala, NYC, Jun 16 '15 Quote
balenciagaaa Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 Constance Jablonski says she couldn't have been less interested in the world of fashion before becoming a model, she has settled in quite nicely. The French-born model moved to New York and signed with an agency at 17, and less than 10 years later, boasts an Estée Lauder contract, has hit coveted spots on the runways for Victoria's Secret and every major designer—not to mention fronted campaigns for Calvin Klein, David Yurman, Carolina Herrera and many more. And when she's not traveling the world, she's dedicating time to the Urban Dove Charter School, including helping organize their annual charity event. Jablonski stopped by the BAZAAR office to talk philanthropy, advise on what to do when you've lost your luggage on vacation and take a few selfies, bien sur. Harper's BAZAAR: How did you get involved with the Urban Dove? Constance Jablonski: I had talked to David Bonnouvrier who is the director of my agency, DNA Management, about wanting to get involved with a charity, but there was no rush because I wanted it to be the right thing. I've been so lucky in my life, and I've been given so much, that I wanted to give back. I met with the founder, Jai Nanda for coffee and I fell in love with the organization. Now, I've been working with them for 2 years. It's a charter school in Brooklyn for at-risk youth. What the kids all have in common is they dropped out of their previous school. Urban Dove has a scouting team that looks for children who have dropped out—investigate why and they give them a second chance. The school uses a different approach to education—using sports and recreation to teach them the critical skills. The classes are small, and effective—they split the students up by gender, and then create teams. So, similarly to a sports team, each team goes to math class together and they all depend on one another. 98% of them graduate from high school, it's just amazing. Jai used to be a basketball coach, that's how he got the idea. And sports were always a big part of my life. HB: What's your favorite thing about working with the charity? CJ: There's an after-school mentoring program called "high risers". The students are given the responsibility of mentoring younger kids in their community. They meet on Fridays, and they create a whole afternoon of activities and sports. So, they have to coach them and mentor them and spend the whole Saturday with younger kids. Then I created my own team from some of the girls from the high risers program, and once a month I take them to do a fun activity, something they've never tried before. We've gone rock climbing and horseback riding, played beach volleyball, took a boat around Manhattan, we even had a makeup class—it's a lot of different fun activities. I also took them to a boxing class with Michael Olajide at Aerospace, the must've hated me after that, [laughs] but I try to balance between something difficult and challenging with more easygoing activities. And I'm not showing them something that's inaccessible—I want to show them if you open your mind and go outside of your comfort zone, there is so much to do, so many cool things. The riding stable we visited was in the Bronx, not very far from where some of the girls live and they never realized it was there. It's simple but it's eye opening for them. HB: What sports did you play growing up? CJ: I was part of every single sport team at my school. I played tennis, I was on the swimming team, the running team, the ping pong team, the volleyball team, everything. I loved being active, and I had a good group of girlfriends who were all into the same activities. HB: Did you always want to be a model? CJ: Not at all, I was just so focused on sports. I was not a fashion addict at all. HB: How did you get discovered? CJ: Actually, it was my brother, he's really into fashion, and he's the one who started modeling, and he sent my picture to his agency and he was like, "Oh my God we should do it together," because we look a lot alike. Now he's moved back to Paris, but I thank him because I am here and everything is going so well. HB: Are there any models that you look up to in the industry? CJ: Yeah many, when I started when I was just a baby stepping onto the runways there was Daria Werbowy, Natalia Vodianova and Carolyn Murphy. HB: How do you describe your personal style? CJ: My style is comfortable, and casually chic. Being comfortable is so important because so many times we are not comfortable in our clothes—it has to be the first thing. HB: What's one item in your closet that you would never throw away? CJ: A black suit jacket from Saint Laurent. HB: If you could wear one designer for the rest of your life who would it be? CJ: I love Isabel Marant. HB: Where is a place you're dying to travel to that you haven't been yet? CJ: Japan, Bali, Thailand and then I haven't been to South Africa. HB: What's a stand out moment in your career? CJ: Getting a YSL contract when I was 19. I was so young! I was 19 and I started modeling at 17, so I don't think I realized how big it was. I mean I was super happy and enthusiastic but not realizing how big of deal it was, but now today I know that it was a huge deal. HB: What's your favorite way to work out CJ: I love cardio in general—I need cardio. I run, I play tennis; I box once in a while. I like to mix it up; I never do the same thing, that's my thing. Lately since I've been staying uptown I go to Central Park. HB: Do you have any beauty secrets? CJ: The Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair serum, it's honestly the best thing, my skin just glows after, and it's a nice base. HB: When it comes to your diet, do you eat whatever you want or do you have cheat days? CJ: I don't have cheat days. I try to keep it balanced the whole time with a little sugar here and there. It's easier than going super hardcore where you don't eat anything but juice and then a weekend of french fries and burgers—no way! I try to be very consistent. It's all about balance. I always have a little bit of chocolate or something for desert. HB: Do you have any fun summer plans? CJ: Mikonos! Last year for vacation, I went to 5 different destinations in 5 weeks and I lost my luggage in the second week. So, I had 3 weeks without any clothes—I bought 3 bathing suits and 2 shorts, that was about it, and it worked out! But by the end I was so tired. I wanted to do too much, to see too much. Of course friends are like "come here, come here," and you go but then I was so exhausted. So I decided to just do two weeks in Mikonos. HB: Do you ever Google yourself? CJ: Of course! Every girl that says no would be lying. I actually just had to Google myself at the Tony Awards, because when I went to the bar to get a drink, the bartender did not want to give me a drink because I looked too young which I kind of felt good about. But I didn't have ID on me; you know how small those bags are. I was with Joan [smalls], and Joan said, "she does not have her ID, she's over 21." So I said, "I don't want to do this but I am going to Google myself and show you my birthday on Wikipedia!" HB: Last but not least, can you take a selfie for us? harpersbazaar.com Quote
LenoreX Posted June 26, 2015 Posted June 26, 2015 Next Spring 2015 next.co.uk More Next Spring/Summer 2015 Quote
2324lebron Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 Vogue Germany August 2015 cover by Giampaolo Sgura lq Quote
clo_fashion Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 It's good to see Constance on another cover but I find it too gloomy for August and it doesn't do her beauty any justice. Quote
okeydokey Posted August 10, 2015 Posted August 10, 2015 Vogue US August 2015 (quick snaps from my phone, maybe somebody out there will scan it. ) Quote
balenciagaaa Posted August 24, 2015 Posted August 24, 2015 BidKind dinner benefiting Plan International on Friday (August 21) at private villa in Mykonos, Greece. Quote
Shepherd Posted August 25, 2015 Posted August 25, 2015 Tommy Hilfiger and Rafael Nadal Launch Global Brand Ambassadorship, NYC, Aug 25 '15 (MQ) Quote
Pith_Possum Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 Interview Magazine September 2015 The #Me Issue slight see-through! interviewmagazine.com/fashion/interviewgang-part-2#slideshow_79469.17 Quote
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