‘The Face’ elevator. Dare you enter?
With Tina Turner, one of Zac Posen’s adorable puppies.
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“First Instagram in 2 days. It’s good to be back.” Via Instagram.
Good news: Instagram formally retracted its new terms in reaction to backlash. Now we can all play nice again! For more information go HERE.
“There have been 514 leap years since Ceaser created it in 45 B.C. If we take out the leap years, today would be May 18th, 2014. The Mayan calendar didn’t account for leap years so technically (according to them) the world should have “ended” a year and a half ago. Now go about your business people!”
THE FACE - TEAM COCO POSE-OFF!
I’m challenging all my followers to a pose-off! How many poses can you do? Enter this competition sponsored by my upcoming TV show The Face and you and two friends just may win a trip to NYC. And a photo shoot with Nigel Barker. And possibly a billboard in Times Square! Intrigued? Record! Pose! Submit! And don’t forget to let them know you’re #TEAMCOCO when you enter! I can’t wait to see how you guys werk!
Xx
Coco
Go HERE for more information.
The Top 24 model contestants for “The Face” have been revealed! Head to The Face Blog for the low-down!
Who do you think has what it takes to be on #TeamCoco? Who’s a #TeamNaomi girl? And who’ll be all about #TeamKarolina?
After Backlash, Instagram CEO Promises Your Photos Will Not Be Used in Ads
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012, by Kerry FolanAfter grumblings from the media and Instagram users yesterday, Instagram CEO and founder Kevin Systrom says the company will remove language from the service’s new terms of use that stated Instagram would allow user pictures to be used in advertising, Mashable reports.
The new terms, announced late Monday night, forced users to give Instagram “a non-exclusive, fully paid and royalty-free, transferable, sub-licensable, worldwide license to use the Content that you post on or through the Service.” Instagram isn’t claiming copyright or ownership of your arty selfies, but they do get to use them however they like, without your permission and without compensating you for use. The only opt out would have been to delete your Instagram account.
Yesterday saw a mini backlash from the fashion community. Style.com reportsthat industry heavyweights such as Nina Garcia and Coco Rocha, two of the most powerful presences in fashion social media, took to their respective platforms to vocalize their complaints.
Coco Rocha wrote a piece on her Tumblr blog titled “Instagram—World’s Worst Modeling/Photography Agency?” where she declared, “As a model, I’m horrified by Instagram’s proposed new terms of service. As a human being I’m outraged.”
Nina Garcia also weighed in with the tweet above.
In response to the negative feedback, Systrom posted a retraction of sorts on Instagram’s blog in a post titled “Thank you and We’re Listening”
From the start, Instagram was created to become a business. Advertising is one of many ways that Instagram can become a self-sustaining business, but not the only one. Our intention in updating the terms was to communicate that we’d like to experiment with innovative advertising that feels appropriate on Instagram. Instead it was interpreted by many that we were going to sell your photos to others without any compensation. This is not true and it is our mistake that this language is confusing. To be clear: it is not our intention to sell your photos. We are working on updated language in the terms to make sure this is clear.As Mashable points out, the updated terms were actually pretty darn clear, stating explicitly “you agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you.”
But the quick response and the promise to change the terms should go a long way to sooth everyone’s ruffled feathers.
Instagram - World’s Worst Modeling / Photography Agency?
As a model, I’m horrified by Instagram’s proposed new terms of service. As a human being I’m outraged. The new terms, set to go into effect on January 16th, pretty much grant Instagram free reign to do anything they want with your pictures and data. They can sell your username, your profile picture and any photos you’ve taken with the platform to anyone they want - oh, and you won’t see a penny of that sale. In effect, for me personally, they have become the worse modeling agency in history.
Here are some of their new terms laid out blatantly:
“Some or all of the Service may be supported by advertising revenue. To help us deliver interesting paid or sponsored content or promotions, you agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you. If you are under the age of eighteen (18), or under any other applicable age of majority, you represent that at least one of your parents or legal guardians has also agreed to this provision (and the use of your name, likeness, username, and/or photos (along with any associated metadata)) on your behalf.”
Will public outrage be enough to stop this from going into effect? We shall see. I invite each one of you to repost this or speak out in your own way.
To read more, see BUZZFEED.COM or MASHABLE.COM.
Win the supermodel treatment!!! Submit your video and you and two friends could fly to NYC for a photo shoot with world renowned fashion photographer Nigel Barker! And you could see your shining face in Times Square! More details on The Face Blog.
Longchamp F/W 12 - The Mystery Of Emily’s Legs
I enjoy a good Photoshop fail as much as the next person, but when I saw blogs today (Huffington Post, I’m looking at you) supposedly pointing out a “photoshop disaster” in my current Longchamp campaign, I knew I had to correct them. According to HuffPost, Emily’s feet MUST have been photoshopped out. They even gave us a cheeky explanation of exactly how pedalling works. Accctually, as you can see in the behind-the-scenes pictures above (which were posted everywhere a few months back), she’s just balancing with her feet on the seat behind me. Skillful, I know, but no Photoshop disaster this time.
Dear Huffington Post, this is how we roll. I believe you stand corrected! ;)
Xx
Coco
P.S I still stand behind THIS STATEMENT.
Polaroid by Rankin, doodling by me :) Taken on Friday in London.
THE CUT: The 25 Best Red-Carpet Moments This Year
by The Fug Girls for New York Magazine.#10: Coco Rocha at the Met Ball
Okay, technically it’s not a gown — it’s a vintage Givenchy pantsuit, complete with authentic red-wine stain, which Coco Rocha wore to the Met Ball after purchasing it from an auction of Elizabeth Taylor’s things. Had Coco worn it, say, to a movie premiere or to a party honoring some random new smartphone, we might feel differently. But this outfit has two places in time: on Elizabeth in its era, and on Rocha here, as a nod to the “Impossible Conversation” between a deceased superstar and a living supermodel. We loved it as a clever nod to the night’s theme, and Coco wore the hell out of it — no mean feat when you try to imagine if Lindsay Lohan, in full Taylor regalia, had worn it in Liz & Dick. We are clutching our phantom pearls in very real horror.
See the rest HERE.
Models.com has another image from the Spring 2013 Longchamp campaign and a few exclusive behind-the-scenes images taken on location at the Saarinen terminal at JFK New York.
MODELS.COM: Longchamp Leaps
by Janelle
Take a first look at the S/S 13 campaign from Longchamp, in all its glory. Shot in JFK airport’s historic, Eero Saarinen designed TWA terminal, the campaign is all about movement; who better to embody that idea, than the jet setting, high flying and haute posing,Coco Rocha! In her third season working with the luxe brand, Coco delivers her signature acrobatic poses all while playing the part of ultra-chic traveler, a role we’re sure she’s familiar with. Fellow catwalker Liisa Winkler joins her for the journey, since every trip is better with a fashionable friend and the duo busts a move even as they head through airport security. Fun fact: choreographer Salim Gauwloos, the man behind Madonna‘s Blonde Ambition tour collaborated on the imagery. Take a first look at the new ads and the behind the scenes imagery.
