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Honestly I've never heard the name until now either.

I guess she's one of the first major fashion designers along with Coco Chanel.

Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) was an Italian fashion designer. Along with Coco Chanel, her greatest rival, she is regarded as one of the most prominent figures in fashion between the two World Wars.[1] Starting with knitwear, Schiaparelli's designs were heavily influenced by Surrealists like her collaborators Salvador Dalí and Alberto Giacometti. Her clients included the heiress Daisy Fellowes and actress Mae West.

Schiaparelli did not adapt to the changes in fashion following World War II and her business closed in 1954.

Every year the Met Gala has a theme. Last year was "Savage Beauty, Alexander McQueen". This year sounds very Italian. The year Gi wore the short blue Versace they requested short, sexy dresses, (I think it was super hero theme?). and The year she wore Alexander Wang, the theme was celebrating American fashion and he's an American designer. etc...but of course you don't have to wear a dress that goes along with the themes. Last year for instance many did not wear McQueen. Alot of celebs/models get invited by a guest and will wear the designs of that person.

Her Elle Brazil cover was also voted best of 2011

Cover birthday Gisele Bundchen is the favorite of readers of ELLE

In May, ELLE has brought an extra special edition to celebrate his birthday with none other than übermodel as cover girl Gisele Bündchen. And readers of the magazine approved and elected with 45% of the votes the cover of May 2011 as the best in years.

http://elle.abril.com.br/blogs/elle-news/2...itores-de-elle/

I hope the theme this year will inspire Gisele to go a little out of the box. I haven't really been in love with her past MET Gala dress's these past couple of years. The last MET look that I really loved was her blue one back in 2009!

lol OK now I got it! thanks!

glad she got the best cover of Elle too

She's on so many best of lists for 2011.

I love this 2011 retrospective

http://www.madeinbrazilblog.com/blog/look-...sele-this-year/

really good review of Gi's amazing 2011

thanks!

sighting

@kat_sharinex3

Oh but did I mention @giseleofficial was at my job yesterday?! She's drop dead gorgeous in person! And really down to earth!! (: https://twitter.com/#!/kat_sharinex3/st...714337264902146

I know people like to say Leo "made her" but lets take a look at all the things she accomplished in her career 2 years prior to even meeting Leo...

(This is not 100% as she's always done alot of Brazilian fashion too, but I'm only counting the MAJOR, international work). And in 1995-1997 she worked mostly as a teen model in Brazil so I won't count those years either. (the list would be even longer. )

1998

Campaigns:

Ralph Lauren by Bruce Weber

Dolce&Gabbana by Steven Meisel

Gianfranco Ferre by Michael Comte

Missoni by Mario Testino

Chloe by Tom Munro

Valentino by Michael Thompson

Versace by Mario Testino

Covers:

Arena october

Cosmopolitan march

Vogue Brazil march

Marie Claire UK march

Elle Brazil April

Allure USA May (by Mario Testino)

Marie Claire Italy june

Vogue UK august

Elle Brazil october

Marie Claire Italy october

Marie Claire Poland december

Vogue Brazil december

Marie Claire Brazil december

i-D UK december (by David Sims) (issue dedicated to her)

Allure USA december (by Mario Testino)

Editorials:

Elle USA march (by Gilles Bensimon)

Vogue Paris march (by Mario Testino)

Harper's bazaar USA march (by Patrick Demarchelier)

Marie Claire UK march

Mademoiselle march

Vogue UK may

Cosmopolitan USA may (by Patrick Demarchelier)

Allure USA may (by Mario Testino)

Marie Claire Italy june

Allure USA june (by Mario Testino)

Vogue Germany july (by Michel Comte)

Harper's Bazaar USA july (by Patrick Deamarchelier)

Vogue USA august (by Ellen Von Unwerth)

Vogue Italy september

Vogue Russia september

Vogue USA september (by Steven Meisel)

Vogue Italia october (by Steven Meisel)

Vogue UK october

Vogue Paris november (by Michael Thompson)

Vogue Brazil december

Vogue USA december (by Mario Testino)

The Face UK december (by Mario Testino)

i-D december (by David Sims)

Vogue Italia december (by Elle Von UnWerth)

Harper's bazaar december (by Patrick Demarchelier)

Runway shows:

Issac Mizrahi,Alexander McQueen,Badgley Mischka,Balenciaga,GFF by Gianfranco Ferre,Giorgio Armani,Philosophy,Michael Kors,Chanel,Costume Nacional,Alberta Ferreti,Betsey Johnson,Byblos,Emporio Armani,Emanuel Ungaro,Sportmax,Givenchy,Valentino,Max Mara,Missoni,Marni,BCBG,Versace,Cynthia Rowley,Cerruti,Carolina Herrera,Loewe,Ralph Lauren,Celine,Christian Dior,Dolce&Gabbana,Donna Karan,Ellen Tracy,Gucci,Hussein Chalayan,Louis Vuitton,Marc Jacobs,Versus,Vivienne Tam,Moschino,DKNY,Fendi,Jill Stuart,Bill Blass,Richard Tyler,Calvin Klein,Viviene Westwood

1999

Campaigns:

Dolce&Gabbana S/S by Steven Meisel

Versace S/S by Steven Meisel

Versace Jeans S/S by Steven Meisel

Celine by Patrick Demarchelier

Valentino by Steven Meisel

Ralph Lauren by Bruce Weber

Versace F/W by Steven Meisel

Dolce & Gabbana F/W by Steven Meisel

Covers:

Arena december by Vincent Peters

Telegraph by Mario Testino (calling her the model of the millennium)

Elle Germany

W USA january by Michael Thompson

BIG UK may (issue dedicated to her)

W USA may by Michael Thompson

Numero #3 may

Elle Brazil june

Vogue Italia june by Steven Meisel

Vogue USA july by Steven Meisel ("return of the sexy model" cover)

Vogue Korea august

Harper's Bazaar USA august

Vogue Paris august

Harper's Bazaar Australia september by Patrick Demarchelier

Vogue UK september

Vogue USA november by Annie Leibowitz (Millenium special,where she posed with model legends))

Vogue Korea november

Numero #8 november

Vogue Italia beauty december by Michel Comte

Vogue Brazil december

Vogue USA December by Steven Meisel (special issue on VH1 model of the year awards, which she won)

Editorials:

Vogue USA january by Helmut Newton

Vogue USA january by Steven Meisel

Vogue UK february by Mario Testino

Vogue USA february by Steven Meisel

Harper's Bazaar february by Criag McDean

Vogue USA march by Steven Meisel

Vogue USA april by Arthur Elgort

Numero may

Vogue Italia may by Michel Comte

Harper's Bazaar may by Terry Richardson

Big may by terry Richardson

Big may by Mert&Marcus

Big x12 (the issue dedicated to her)

Vogue Italia june by Steven Meisel

W june by Michael Thompson

Vogue USA july by Steven Meisel

The Face UK august

Vogue USA august by Steven Meisel

Allure august by Rankin

Vogue USA september by Steven Meisel

Vogue USA september by Peter Lindbergh

Arena september by Mikael Jansson

Dazed & Confused september

Harper's bazaar USA september by Patrick Demarchelier

Vogue USA october by Michael Thompson

Harper's Bazaar october by Patrick Demarchelier

Vogue Paris november by Herb Ritts

Vogue USA november by Steven Meisel

Arena december by Vincent Peters

Vogue USA december by Steven Meisel

Vogue Italia december by Michel Comte

Vogue USA december by Steven Meisel

Vogue Italia december by Steven Meisel

Allure USA december

Runway Shows:

Victoria's Secret,Versace,Versus,Vivienne Tam,Alessandro Dell'Acqua,Anna Sui,Alexander McQueen,Anna Molinari,Badgley Mischka,Calvin Klein,BCBG,Blumarine,Moschino,Ralph Lauren,Valentino,John Galliano,Carolina Herrera,Jean Paul Gaultier,Christian Dior,Alberta Ferreti,Celine,Cerruti,Chanel,Chloe,Dolce&Gabbana,D&G,Costume National,Lanvin,Jil Sander,Hussein Chalayan,Gucci,Givenchy,Gianfranco Ferre,Ellen Tracy,Sportmax,Salvatore Ferragamo,Prada,Oscar de la Renta,Narcisco Rodriguez,Missoni,Miu Miu,Michael Kors,Max Mara, Marc Jacobs,Louis Vuitton,Loewe,Marni,Betsey Johnson,Hugo Boss,Yohji Yamamoto,Yves Saint Laurent,Balmain,Byblos,DKNY,Donna Karan,Helmut Lang,Tommy Hilfiger

So pre Leo :

-She had the support of all the major Vogue's already (American,British,Paris and Italia)

-Support of known industry/career makers; Anna Wintour,Mario Testino,Steven Meisel

-3 American Vogue covers in one year all at the age of 18/19.

-Already receiving accolades. "Return of the sexy model" by Anna Wintour. "Model of the millennium" by Vogue. "The Body" by Alexander McQueen.

-Already having magazine issues dedicated to her.

-Opening/closing alot of the runway shows she walked in. (sounds petty but for a model its a big thing)

-Won The VH1 Vogue model of the year award (a big awards ceremony in the 90s, Linda Evangelista won as well for example.)

-Victoria's Secret wanted her.

-Became a muse for Dolce&Gabbana and Donatella Versace.

-Was already working consistently with the biggest photographers,designers,magazines,brands etc...

Leo obviously helped her in the fame game in 2000, but I think people forget that in the same year she also signed a record breaking VS contract, had a Rolling Stone cover, an impeccable fashion career,hosting awards shows,more American Vogue covers AND dated Leo. It's not like she just rode on his fame, that's for sure. She always had her own highly successful career and has always been in demand.

I think her list in 2 years is longer than some models lists in 10 years.

If you ask me, she never needed anyone to make her more famous than she already was. Gisele is a factory - always was, and always will be.

yeah he helped but I don't think it had any influence on Gi's career,I would say, Leo made her popular in public ( in public I mean the ppl who don't follow fashion industry and don't know models and designers and so on)

No denying Leo helped make her name more known to the public, but to say she is only who she is because of him, is a complete fallacy, imo. Alexander McQueen,Mario Testino and Anna Wintour helped make Gisele more-so than Leo ever did/could. How? After the McQueen Rain show in 1998 it is said everyone who is anyone wanted to meet "Gisele", immediately after the show and bc of his show she booked over 50 shows that season (which is where a girl is alot of times seen by everyone)...Mario Testino because he talked everyone into meeting this girl he fell in love with and to give her a chance...turned out everyone else fell in love upon meeting her too...Anna Wintour because she put Gisele on 3 American Vogue covers at a very young age, after celebrities were already taking over...That is bound to get a girl noticed...

They are doing a poll from the Vogue Paris best models of 2011 list I posted but they don't include Gisele because she is considered "hors concours" in Brazil.

Arizona Muse is the name of 2011. She appeared as a promise and crossed the runway most competitive on the international circuit, and is the darling of the campaigns. But a model does not make casting - and Saskia de Brauw, Daphne Groeneveld and Lindsey Wixson were other newcomers who conquered its space this year after finishing 2010 as big bets. Karlie Kloss and Freja Beha - she is the girlfriend of Arizona! - Established themselves as big tops: 1st turned up Victoria's Secret angel, proving that more and more words and sexy fashion can go together.

But he has also devoted space pros names: Anja Rubik, Lara Stone, Joan Smalls, Stella Tennant, Raquel Zimmermann, and Isabeli Fontana Mariacarla Boscono stamped magazines and paraded their experience without losing her breath in competition with younger ones. Gisele Bundchen was one that worked well - the uber special retro won! Here in the gallery you see the tops on the scene to answer who had better here in our poll! Gisele does not count because it is hors concours, OK?

http://msn.lilianpacce.com.br/home/retrosp...a-modelos-2011/

Another celeb name drops Gisele in their interview. So Beyonce,Jessica Alba,Katy Perry,Elle MacPherson,Cheryl Cole, anyone else?

'I’m not perfect - I don’t look like Gisele. But there’s someone out there for everyone to look up to and emulate." - Kelly Brook Glamour UK February 2012

^lolll I love how people always namedrop her

Also I also agree that Gi's career she pretty much did on her own. I think dating leo got her more noticed "celebrity, and public wise" but she was already a pretty big name in the fashion industry.

hors concours, lol nice one!

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January 10, 2012 by Equipe Ubersite

To start off 2012 on the right foot, Giseles Blog features a new section that will be particularly pleasing to mothers, and all those interested in health and human development. We are always thinking of bringing new information to our readers, thats why Giseles Blog launches an innovative section: Waking Life, as a part of the project Birth Around the World.

The initiative was created by the midwife and neonatal nurse Mayra Calvetti and her husband, the businessman Enrico Ferrari. Since October 2011 they embarked on a special journey. Their goal is to visit 30 countries over nine months and learn about the different birthing methodologies used all over the world in an effort to help promote the humanization of birth. They started by traveling to Europe and have already been in countries where the public health system works and encourages natural childbirth like England, Netherland and Germany.

As the journey takes place, every two weeks the reality of each country will be posted here by Mayra with texts, pictures and videos. The dynamic duo will be filming; photographing, conducting one-on-one interviews, collecting data on births, health system, rates of maternal and neonatal mortality and sharing all they have learned with us.

Mayra was present at the birth of Giseles son, Benjamin. She is passionate about births and believes that the excessive use of technology and power may interfere adversely with the natural process of birth, increases risk and may even cause long-term complications for both mother and baby. According to the midwife, there are simple ways to improve maternal and newborn health with effective, cost-friendly, and compassionate care.

Read below Giseles testimonial about the Birth Around the World:

"When Mayra told me her idea about the Birth Around the World Project I thought it was a beautiful idea and knew that it would be really cool if she could share a little bit of this journey on my Blog. I had the opportunity to experience the natural process of birth and it was one of the most life changing experiences for me and very very special!

I believe its a womans right to make the decision about how shes going to give birth to her child. And its also her right to have access to the information she needs so she can make that decision from a place of awareness, and not a place of fear.

I believe that sharing information and show different possibilities of birth may help to demystify some questions about natural childbirth that for a long time was the only way of giving birth. I hope that I can learn even more about the subject through the experiences of these women around the world and be able to share this with you here on my blog.

Thank you for this gift Mayra

Be sure to follow the next steps of this incredible journey!

Check out the first video of the project:

http://blog.giselebundchen.com.br/en/desta...rto-pelo-mundo/

(Mayra is the woman seen in alot of Gisele's paparazzi pics with her.

The press often refers to her as the nanny but she is a nurse/mid wife/friend. Gisele probably trusts Benjamin with her alot.

like this quote by Gisele

You talk about self-esteem as a huge key to success. How do you remain so strong with your sense of self?

Truthfully, people are going to judge you no matter what. I feel like when people judge me theyre not judging me, because they dont know who I am. Ive had a million things that happened in my life that were hurtful. Since I was tall and skinny so young, everyone called me Olive Oyl. I was just 14 years old when I started modeling, and people were like, Hey, youre never gonna make it because you have a big nose, small eyes I mean everything was a problem with me. So I remember calling my dad, and hed say, Dont worry about it. You have a big nose, thats fine, because that comes with a big personality” so thats what you say to them next time. The funny thing is I still have the same nose! And it made me successful because I worked harder. I had to learn about lighting and angles because I couldnt just stand in front of a camera or the picture wouldnt look good. So, at the end of the day, something that could have broken me helped me. No one looks like me because they dont have my nose and it made me stand out.

-Gisele Bundchen

Also like this one

At our cover shoot she turns up dead on time (as always), saying: "I'm going to sneeze these shots out - don't worry. You'll have it on the first shot." Which we do. Harper's Bazaar UK 2008

Thank you Miche, I love it she trully worked hard to achieve what she has now... those words are wonderful.

she returned to Boston for Tom's big game

ExpatKat Kat Fae

Saw @giseleofficial at Logan Airport immigration. Me:"I loved u in Devil Wears Prada" Gisele: (supermodel smile) "Thank you!" Go @Patriots!