Straight From the Mouth

Freja has a little mention in a new interview with Karmen Pedaru on the W Magazine Editor's Blog.

Aside from cookie-baking Karlie, who are your other model friends?
I love Abbey Lee [Kershaw] and Freja [Beha Ericksen]. They are just the coolest girls to hang out with.

Misspelling of Freja's name aside, I think this is adorable. Cool girls flock together like birds of a feather. And it confirms what we already saw during fashion week. Forget Frily, Freidi and all the rest...Farmen is it.

I guess we know who Freja will be hanging out with now that she's moved to NY. Moving cities isn't so bad when you already have friends there to smooth out the transition. :)

From the Archives - Vogue Korea

I was fortunate enough to come across a copy of the March 2009 issue of Vogue Korea with Freja on the cover. I don't believe her whole editorial was ever scanned so here it is for your enjoyment.

Supernatural
Vogue Korea March 2009
Ph: Jason Kibbler

Korean is not in my arsenal of languages so I can't tell you what the interview says. Sorry! I do like Freja's dynamic posing here, although I wish the styling was a little more adventurous. When we finally see scans of the upcoming Twin Magazine editorial, I think Freja will once again prover her versatility as a model. Judging from the previews we've seen so far, her Twin ed falls on the other side of the spectrum in terms of looks.

Image Credits: my scans

Backstage Moments - Paris

First of all, happy Freja Friday everyone. Second of all, this last batch of my favorite backstage pictures from Paris finally wraps up my SS10 coverage. Lucky for us, FW1011 (whoa, we're out of this century's first decade!) is only 4 short months away. With the holidays landing right smack in the middle, the time will pass by way quicker than you think. As usual, click through for HQs and information in the image file name.

My favorite thing to come out of this season has to be Farmen.

Weave-tastic

Up on the roof

A beauty shot

Some artistic shots

Some fun shots

I am Freja, hear me roar

Another awkward moment

And lastly, we have smug Freja

Thanks to all the hardworking backstage photographers who bring us lovely moments like the ones above. Fashion month wouldn't be as fun for us without them!

Image Credits: corbis, dazeddigital, eastnews, elle, elle.it, gobackstage.blogspot, vmagazine, wallpaper, wwd

Twin Update

The publicity machine is definitely churning for this magazine...um, I mean...book as Refinery29 points out. Hopefully you've already pre-ordered your copy; but if not, you better hurry. With this much buzz surrounding the new tome and only 10,000 copies printed, it's sure to sell out.

I'm eagerly waiting for my copy to arrive, but not just because of Freja's editorial. To be honest, I'm more excited about the Todd Selby piece. I adore his website and I can't wait to see what his own home looks like. But that's besides the point. In addition to the write up done by Refinery29, Fashionista did a more Freja-centric writeup.

I feel like nearly every fashion blog I read is buzzing about this, so my expectations are definitely high. Hopefully they're not disappointed. If no one else scans it before I get my copy, you can bet I'll definitely do the honors. But that little book has to make it's way across the Atlantic first...too bad the Concorde doesn't fly anymore. :)

The official launch is happening tonight so if we're lucky we might get more information and pics tomorrow.

Backstage Moments - Milan

Milan was grounds for a wide variety of backstage pictures, so it was hard to narrow down my favorites. But I did so here they are:

We got some stunning beauty shots.

Some action shots.

(I just love how these last two shots go together, because on their own they're pretty insignificant. Together they form a small narrative.)

Shared moments with friends.

Some funny moments.

An awkward moment.

And one badass moment.

Backstage pictures from New York and London can be found in this previous post. Paris will come a bit later.

Image Credits: dazeddigital, eastnews, elle, elle.es, elle.fr, elle.it, style.it, sonnyphotos, wallpaper, wwd

The First Twin

Some great news for those of you living in the UK. Freja is in the first issue of a new bi-annual publication called Twin. More art book than fluffy fashion magazine, Twin seems to have lofty creative aspirations; perhaps a method used to set itself apart from the pack in an industry already staring at the vortex of the obsolete.

While other publications are either shutting down or scaling back and cutting staff, Twin bravely releases this week in London. The previews so far are promising, as is their mission statement:

TWIN is closer to a book than a magazine
TWIN is strong, sensual and independent – like its readers
TWIN offers considered and uncomplicated art and fashion
TWIN loves creative women but does not worship empty celebrity
TWIN peels back the gloss and gets back to the basics of magazine-making
Substance over surface is our motto

Add to the above a stunning video preview of Freja's editorial.

Style.com has already jumped on the bandwagon with a writeup. And I must say I'm impressed with what little I've seen. Twin already seems like an old pro in the way they've been able to integrate their published content with the communicative technologies of the internet. Not to mention them pulling out all the stops for this issue in securing Freja and Kim Noorda for editorial features--two top veterans in their own right. And finally, throw in contributors like Miranda July, Garance, Todd Selby and Carol Ann Duffy and I definitely see the makings of a cult hit. Maybe something more along the lines of Self-Service rather than V Magazine, but I suppose I should wait until the first issue actually comes out before I make my judgments.

With seemingly something for everyone, and something to appeal to all aspects of your creative self, I hope some scans surface soon. If only so we can see how the rest of Freja's editorial turns out.

Image Credits: twinfactory.co.uk

Backstage Moments - New York and London

During fashion month pictures come at us so fast and in such high quantity that I think we can miss out on some really great ones amid all the excitement. So, once shows end I always make sure to look back throughout the season in order to catch the backstage moments I might have missed the first time around.

The following are my favorite of those moments from New York and London. Milan and Paris will come later in succeeding posts. All of these pictures come from various sources whose names you will find in the image file label. There is no common thread to these, other than Freja's presence. Some of them I like because I find them to be humorous. Others I like because I find the friendship moments captured to be endearing. And others I like simply because I think the capture a beautiful moment. Regardless of my reasons, I think they all warrant another look.

NEW YORK:

LONDON:

Image Credits: catwalking, cobrasnake, dazeddigital, eastnews, elle, elle.fr, hobogestapo, imgmodels.blogspot, modelinia, style.it, vmagazine, wireimage, wwd