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''Vogue'' is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.

History

In 1892 Arthur Baldwin Turnure founded ''Vogue'' as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began growing its publication. He changed it to a bi-weekly magazine and also started Vogue overseas starting in the 1910s. He first went to Britain in 1916, and started a ''Vogue'' there, then to Spain, and then to France in 1920, where it was a huge success. The magazine's number of publications and profit increased dramatically under his management.

The magazine's number of subscriptions surged during the Depression, and again during World War II. During this time, noted critic and former ''Vanity Fair'' editor Frank Crowninshield served as its editor, having been moved over from ''Vanity Fair'' by publisher Condé Nast.

In the 1960s, with Diana Vreeland as editor-in-chief and personality, the magazine began to appeal to the youth of the sexual revolution by focusing more on contemporary fashion and editorial features openly discussing sexuality. Toward this end, Vogue extended coverage to include East Village boutiques such as Limbo on St. Mark's Place as well as featuring "downtown" personalities such as Warhol "Superstar" Jane Holzer's favorite haunts.''Vogue'' also continued making household names out of models, a practice that continued with Suzy Parker, Twiggy, Jean Shrimpton, Lauren Hutton, Veruschka, Marisa Berenson, Penelope Tree, and others.

In 1973, ''Vogue'' became a monthly publication. Under editor-in-chief Grace Mirabella, the magazine underwent extensive editorial and stylistic changes to respond to changes in the lifestyles of its target audience.

Current Vogue

The current editor-in-chief of American ''Vogue'' is Anna Wintour, noted for her trademark bob and her practice of wearing sunglasses indoors. Since taking over in 1988, Wintour has worked to protect the magazine's high status and reputation among fashion publications. In order to do so, she has made the magazine focus on new and more accessible ideas of "fashion" for a wider audience. This allowed Wintour to keep a high circulation while discovering new trends that a broader audience could conceivably afford. For example, the inaugural cover of the magazine under Wintour's editorship featured a three-quarter-length photograph of Israeli super model Michaela Bercu wearing a bejeweled Christian Lacroix jacket and a pair of jeans, departing from her predecessors' tendency to portray a woman's face alone, which, according to the ''Times''', gave "greater importance to both her clothing and her body. This image also promoted a new form of chic by combining jeans with haute couture. Wintour's debut cover brokered a class-mass rapprochement that informs modern fashion to this day." Wintour's ''Vogue'' also welcomes new and young talent.

Wintour's presence at fashion shows is often taken by fashion insiders as an indicator of the designer's profile within the industry. In 2003, she joined the Council of Fashion Designers of America in creating a fund that provides money and guidance to at least two emerging designers each year. This has built loyalty among the emerging new star designers, and helped preserve the magazine's dominant position of influence through what ''Time'' called her own "considerable influence over American fashion. Runway shows don't start until she arrives. Designers succeed because she anoints them. Trends are created or crippled on her command."

The contrast of Wintour's vision with that of her predecessor has been noted as striking by observers, both critics and defenders. Amanda Fortini, fashion and style contributor to ''Slate'' argues that her policy has been beneficial for ''Vogue'':

Style and influence

''Vogue'' was described by book critic Caroline Weber in ''The New York Times'' in December 2006 as "the world's most influential fashion magazine":

''Vogue''’s wide-reaching influence stems from various sources, including the persona and achievements of its most famous editor, its various charitable and community projects, its ability to reflect political discourse through fashion and editorial articles, and its move to emerging economies.

Editor-in-Chief, Anna Wintour, is widely credited as being one of the most influential figures in the global fashion industry, with the power to make or break a designer’s career. “Wintour’s approval can signal a commercial career for designers via investors who need a nod from a big gun like her to get their cheque books out,” says stylist Sharmadean Reid. Marc Jacobs was one such designer, being recommended by Wintour for the top job at Louis Vuitton in 1997.

Wintour’s power in the industry is so pervasive, that she was able to have Milan fashion week rescheduled once so she could go home before attending the shows in Paris. It is even rumoured that she influenced Kate Middleton’s choice of designer for her wedding dress. She can arguably be credited with reviving the fortunes of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, having raised $75m for the institution through events and corporate sponsorship.

''Vogue'' also uses its industry clout for good causes, most recently with the Fashion Night Out annual event. Also the brainchild of Wintour, FNO was launched in 2009 to kick start the economy by encouraging people to start spending money again. The proceeds of sales on the night go towards various charitable causes. The event is co-hosted by ''Vogue'' publications in 27 cities around the US and 15 countries worldwide, and from 2011 will include online retailers.

''Vogue'' uses fashion, editorial and community projects to raise awareness of issues on the current political agenda. The burqa, for instance, made an appearance in a fashion spread in ''Vogue'' in 2006 and the publication has featured articles on prominent Muslim women, their approach to fashion and the effect of different cultures on fashion and women’s lives. In the “Beauty Without Borders” iniative, ''Vogue'' sponsored a project to teach beauty skills to Afghan women.

Another way in which ''Vogue'' exerts its influence is by starting new titles in emerging economies such as Russia. Started in 1998, ''Vogue Russia'' has set about introducing Russian women to a new world of fashion and opportunities in a post-Socialist society. When ''Vogue'' starts a new title in an emerging economy, it indicates that the society has undergone, “a change in the politics of style, imagery, gender representations, and consumption practices.”

Criticism

As Wintour came to personify the magazine's image, she and ''Vogue'' drew critics. Wintour's one-time assistant at the magazine, Lauren Weisberger, wrote a ''roman à clef'' entitled ''The Devil Wears Prada''. Published in 2003, the novel became a bestseller and was adapted as a highly successful, Academy Award-nominated film in 2006. The central character resembled Weisberger, and her boss was a powerful editor-in-chief of a fictionalized version of ''Vogue''. The novel portrays a magazine ruled by "the Antichrist and her coterie of fashionistas, who exist on cigarettes, Diet Dr. Pepper, and mixed green salads", according to a review in the ''New York Times''. The editor is described by Weisberger as being "an empty, shallow, bitter woman who has tons and tons of gorgeous clothes and not much else". The success of both the novel and the film brought new attention from a wide global audience to the power and glamour of the magazine, and the industry it continues to lead.

In 2007, ''Vogue'' drew criticism from the anti-smoking group, "Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids", for carrying tobacco advertisements in the magazine. The group claims that volunteers sent the magazine more than 8,000 protest e-mails or faxes regarding the ads. The group also claimed that in response, they received scribbled notes faxed back on letters that had been addressed to editor Anna Wintour stating, "Will you stop? You're killing trees!"

A spokesperson for Condé Nast released an official statement saying that, "''Vogue'' does carry tobacco advertising. Beyond that we have no further comment."

In April 2008, the American ''Vogue'' had a cover shot by the famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, featuring the supermodel Gisele Bündchen and the basketball superstar LeBron James. This was the third time that Vogue featured a male on the cover of the American issue (the other two men were the actors George Clooney and Richard Gere), and the first in which the man was black. Some observers criticized the cover as a prejudicial depiction of James because his pose with Bundchen was reminiscent of a poster for the film ''King Kong''. Further criticism arose when the website ''Watching the Watchers'' analyzed the photo alongside the World War I recruitment poster titled ''Destroy This Mad Brute''.

In February 2011, just before the 2011 Syrian protests unfolded, Vogue published a controversial piece by Joan Juliet Buck on Asma al-Assad - wife of the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. A number of journalists criticized the article as glossing over the poor human rights record of Bashar al-Assad.

Other editions

In 2005, Condé Nast launched ''Men's Vogue'' and announced plans for an American version of ''Vogue Living'' launching in late fall of 2006 (there is currently an edition in Australia). Men's Vogue ceased publication as an independent publication in October 2008 and is now a twice-yearly extract in the main edition.

Condé Nast also publishes ''Teen Vogue'', a version of the magazine for teen girls, the Seventeen demographic, in the United States. South Korea and Australia has a ''Vogue Girl'' magazine (currently suspended from further publication), in addition to ''Vogue Living'' and ''Vogue Entertaining + Travel.''

''Vogue Hommes International'' is an international men's fashion magazine based in Paris, France, and ''L'uomo Vogue'' is the Italian men's version. Other Italian versions of ''Vogue'' include ''Vogue Casa'' and ''Bambini Vogue''.

Until 1961, ''Vogue'' was also the publisher of ''Vogue Patterns'', a home sewing pattern company. It was sold to Butterick Publishing which also licensed the Vogue name. In 2007 an Arabic edition of ''Vogue'' was rejected by Condé Nast International. October 2007 saw the launch of ''Vogue India''. ''Vogue Turkey'' was launched in March 2010.

''Vogue China'' was launched in September 2005 with Australian supermodel Gemma Ward on the cover, flanked by Chinese models. Angelica Cheung was appointed Editor-in-chief for the Chinese ''Vogue'', while Priya Tana was appointed Editor-in-chief of Indian ''Vogue'', which was launched in October 2007.

''Vogue'' has also created a global initiative, "Fashion's Night Out" in order to help boost the economy by bringing together fashionistas to support the cause of full price retails. Cities across the globe participate to put on fabulous in store events and promotions.

On March 5th 2010, 16 International Editors-in-chief of Vogue met in Paris to discuss the 2nd Fashion's night out. Present in the meeting were the 16 International editors-in-chief of ''Vogue'': Anna Wintour (American Vogue), Carine Roitfeld (French Vogue), Franca Sozzani (Italian Vogue), Alexandra Shulman (British Vogue), Aliona Doletskaya (Russian Vogue), Angelica Cheung (Chinese Vogue), Christiane Arp (German Vogue), Priya Tanna (Indian Vogue), Rosalie Huang (Taiwanese Vogue), Paula Mateus (Portugese Vogue) Seda Domanic (Turkish Vogue), Yolanda Sacristan (Spanish Vogue), Eva Hughes (Mexican Vogue), Mitsuko Watanabe (Japanese Vogue), and Daniela Falcao (Brazilian Vogue).

It was the very first time where all the international editors-in-chief of ''Vogue'' come together, as it is very hard to put them in one room together. All of the International editors-in-chief of ''Vogue'', except for Anna Wintour, then dined together at the famous Parisian restaurant, Prunier, hosted by Condé Nast International Chairman Jonathan Newhouse and his wife Ronnie Newhouse.

Media

In 2009, the feature-length documentary ''The September Issue'' was released; it was an inside view of the production of the record-breaking September 2007 issue of U.S. ''Vogue'', directed by R. J. Cutler. The film was shot over eight months as editor-in-chief Anna Wintour prepared the issue. It included at times testy exchanges between Wintour and her creative director Grace Coddington. The issue became the largest ever published; over 5 pounds in weight and 840 pages in length, a world record for a monthly magazine.

Since 2007, the feminist fashion blog Glossed Over has liveblogged the September issue of ''Vogue,'' commenting on its content, photos, and ads.

Editors-in-Chief

The following individuals have served as editor-in-chief of ''Vogue'':

!Country	! Editor-in-Chief	!Start year	!End year
	Josephine Redding	1892	1901
Marie Harrison	1901	1914
Edna Woolman Chase	1914	1951
Jessica Daves	1952	1963
Diana Vreeland	1963	1971
Grace Mirabella	1971	1988
Anna Wintour	1988	present
	Elspeth Champcommunal	1916	1922
Dorothy Todd	1923	1926
Alison Settle	1926	1934
	1934	1940
Audrey Withers	1940	1961
Ailsa Garland	1961	1965
Beatrix Miller	1965	1984
Anna Wintour	1985	1987
Liz Tilberis	1988	1992
Alexandra Shulman	1992	present
	Cosette Vogel	1922	1927
Main Bocher	1927	1929
Michel de Brunhoff	1929	1954
Edmonde Charles-Roux	1954	1966
Fransçoise de Langlade	1966	1968
Francine Crescent	1968	1987
Colombe Pringle	1987	1994
Joan Juliet Buck	1994	2001
Carine Roitfeld	2001	2010
Emmanuelle Alt	2011	Present
	Aliona Doletskaya	1998	2010
Victoria Davydova	2010	present
	Priya Tanna	2007	Present
	Christiane Arp	2003	Present

See also

Vogue Italia

Vogue India

Vogue (British magazine)

Vogue Paris

List of Vogue cover models

References

External links

U.S. site

India site

History of Vogue at Bookrags.com

[http://www.ciaovogue.com/ Online Reference of all US and UK Vogue Magazines 1965-1975}

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birth date	February 10, 1997
birth place	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
occupation	Actress
yearsactive	2004–present
birthname	Chloë Grace Moretz
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Chloë Grace Moretz (; born February 10, 1997) is an American actress, well known for her role as Hit-Girl in the 2010 superhero film ''Kick-Ass''. She also appeared in ''(500) Days of Summer'' and ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'', and portrayed Abby, the child vampire, in ''Let Me In''.

Personal life

Moretz was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Her mother, Teri (née Duke), is a nurse practitioner, and her father, McCoy Lee Moretz, is a plastic surgeon. Moretz has four older brothers: Brandon, Trevor, Colin and Ethan. She has described her family as "very Christian". One of her brothers, Trevor Duke Moretz, is her acting coach and accompanies her on trips and press dates when her parents are unable to attend.

Moretz moved from Georgia to New York in 2001, with her mother and her older brother, Trevor, because he was accepted into a professional performing arts school; this initially got her interested in acting. Her Hollywood career began when she and the rest of her family moved to Los Angeles in 2003.

Acting career

Her first role in Hollywood was as Violet in two episodes of the series ''The Guardian'', and her first film role was as Molly in ''Heart of the Beholder''.

It was not until her second big-screen acting role, in the 2005 remake of ''The Amityville Horror'' that she earned greater recognition in the form of a Young Artist Award nomination. After ''Amityville'', Moretz's acting career progressed further when she received several guest-starring roles on TV, as well as a role as one of the family children in ''Big Momma's House 2''. Among the most notable of her TV roles to date are Candy Stoker in an episode of ''My Name Is Earl'', and Sherri Maltby in ''Desperate Housewives''. Moretz also voiced the U.S. version of the animated character Darby in ''My Friends Tigger & Pooh''.

After her first film premiere in ''The Amityville Horror'', she has been a frequent guest at film premieres. She has an interest in fashion, and often wears clothes in her own distinctive style. thumb|right|250px|With Elias Koteas at the premiere of ''[[Let Me In (film)|Let Me In''.]] In 2010, Moretz appeared as Hit-Girl in director Matthew Vaughn's superhero film ''Kick-Ass'', based on the graphic novel of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr., for which she has received widespread critical acclaim. Moretz trained with Jackie Chan's stunt crew for three months prior to filming ''Kick-Ass'' and did most of her own stunts while filming on location. Also that year, she played Abby, a 12-year-old vampire, in ''Let Me In'', the American remake of the Swedish film ''Let the Right One In'', which was released on October 1, 2010. On March 30, 2010, Moretz was cast as little Ann in the psychological thriller ''Texas Killing Fields''.

Moretz's projects for 2011 include playing the role of Isabelle in Martin Scorsese's film adaptation of ''The Invention of Hugo Cabret'', and ''Hick'', an adaptation of the novel by Andrea Portes.

Moretz has signed on to play the leading role in ''Emily the Strange''. The project was first mentioned over two years ago, when Dark Horse Entertainment president Mike Richardson announced his plans to bring the character to the big screen. First started as an iconic image in 1991 and used to promote a clothing line from Cosmic Debris, the Gothic teen has developed a back story through a series of Dark Horse Comics, which have been published since 2001.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
	''Heart of the Beholder''	Molly
	Chelsea Lutz
''Family Plan''	Young Charlie
''Today You Die''	St. Thomas Hospital Girl
	''Big Momma's House 2''	Carrie
''Room 6''	Melissa Norman
''Wicked Little Things''	Emma Tunny
	''The Cure''	Emily	TV movie
''The Third Nail''	Hailey
	Sabrina
	Darby	TV animated movie (voice)
		Alicia
''The Poker House''	Cammie
	Young Penny
		Darby
	Toby Bishop
''(500) Days of Summer''	Rachel Hansen
		Angie Steadman	Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Breakthrough Film ArtistYoung Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film (Young Ensemble Cast)Nominated – Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Actor of the Year
	Hit Girl/Mindy Macready	Austin Film Critics Association
	Jillian	Straight-to-DVD
	Abby
	''[[Movie 43''	Unknown
''Texas Killing Fields''	Little Anne Sliger
	Isabelle
		Luli McMullen
	Carolyn Stoddard	Filming
Television
! Year	! Title	! Role	! Notes
2007–2010	''My Friends Tigger & Pooh''	Darby	Voice
Guest appearances
! Year	! Title	! Role	! Episode
	rowspan="2"		The Watchers
Blood In, Blood Out
2005	''My Name Is Earl''	Candy Stoker	Broke Joy's Fancy Figurine
	''The Emperor's New School''	Furi (voice)	Kuzcogarten/Evil and Eviler
		The Miracle Song
	Come Play Wiz Me
		The Lions
The Italian Banker
The Chiavennasca
The Bridge
The Wedding
The Nutcracker
2008	The Star Witness
2011	''30 Rock''	Kaylie Hooper	TGS Hates Women
Music video
! Year	! Band	! Song	! Notes
2010	''The Soft Pack''	Answer To Yourself
2011	''Best Coast''	Our Deal	Directed by Drew Barrymore; also starring Tyler Posey, Donald Glover, Alia Shawkat, Miranda Cosgrove, and Shailene Woodley.

Awards and nominations

rowspan=2 Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Young Actress Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Actress Choice Movie: Female Breakout rowspan=10>2011 Best Newcomer

Award
rowspan=6>Young Artist Award	2006	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actress Age Ten or Younger ||	<		The Amityville Horror (2005 film)>The Amityville Horror''
rowspan=2>2007	<
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Guest Starring Young Actress
rowspan=2>2008	|	<		''My Friends Tigger & Pooh''
Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress
rowspan=5>2010	|	<		''(500) Days of Summer''
Teen Choice Awards	|		rowspan=9
rowspan=3>Scream Awards	Best Fantasy Actress
Best Superhero	<
Best Breakthrough Performance – Female
Young Artist Award	|	Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress	<
rowspan=3>MTV Movie Awards	MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance>Best Breakout Star
Biggest Badass Star	<
Best Fight (Shared with Mark Strong)
rowspan=2>Broadcast Film Critics Association Award	Critics' Choice Awards	Best Young Actress/Actor
<			rowspan=3
Saturn Award	Best Performance by a Younger Actor
rowspan=2>Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast
		Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film)>Diary of a Wimpy Kid''
Empire Awards	|		''Let Me In (film)

See also

References

External links

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Coordinates	47°41′34″N116°46′48″N
name	Bar Refaeli
birth date	June 04, 1985
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Bar Refaeli (; born 4 June 1985) is an Israeli model and occasional actress, most known for her modeling work and for her relationship with American actor Leonardo DiCaprio. She was the cover model of the 2009 ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue.

Early life

Bar Refaeli was born into an Israeli Jewish family in Hod HaSharon, Israel. Her parents, Rafael and Tzipi, own a horse ranch. Her mother was a successful Israeli model in the 1970s under her maiden name, Tzipi Levine. Refaeli has three brothers. She began a modeling career at the age of eight months, appearing in commercials. Refaeli had to wear braces in her early years, interrupting her modeling until age 15, when she returned to modeling with the representation of Irene Marie Models.

Career

Modeling career

Refaeli began her modeling career before the age of 8 months for a baby commercial. By age 15, she was featured in campaigns for the fashion brands ''Castro'' and ''Pilpel'', also starring in a commercial for Milky. Refaeli won the title "Model of The Year" in an Israeli beauty contest in 2000.

Refaeli has appeared in ''ELLE'' (France), ''Maxim'', and ''GQ'' (Italy). She debuted in the 2007 ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue, becoming the first Israeli model to appear in the magazine, posing with rock band Aerosmith. In 2009, Refaeli was the covermodel for the ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue. A photo from the shoot, featuring a bikini-clad Refaeli, was painted on the side of a Boeing 737 in a promotional deal with Southwest Airlines, leading to criticism of Southwest from passengers for using an image they regarded as inappropriately sexual and "offensive to families". In October of the same year, Refaeli was again embroiled in controversy, when Haredi groups criticised a Tel Aviv billboard campaign in which she appeared semi-nude, alleging that it could "poison" the public. The billboards were subsequently removed.

She has modeled for Subaru, Accessorize, Brazilian clothing line Besni, Italian jewelry line Marco Bicego, and Rampage. In 2009, she modeled for Garnier International.

On 5 March 2009, Refaeli received the "World Style Award," presented by the Women's World Awards, for her "natural elegance, sense of style and compassion." In October of the same year, Refaeli co-hosted Fashionable Istanbul's press conference announcing their October 2009 fashion event, also appearing in its advertising. Refaeli was voted #57 in 2010 and #42 in 2008 in the FHM hottest women women list.

Film and television career

Refaeli co-starred the Israeli TV series ''Pick Up'' in 2005. In October 2008, she co-hosted the Bravo special program ''Tommy Hilfiger Presents Ironic Iconic America'', based on the book ''Ironic Iconic America'' written by George Lois. She returned as a program host in 2009, this time for MTV's brief revival of ''House of Style''.

On January 18, 2011, Refaeli attended the premiere of the English-language movie Session in Israel in which she stars. Directed by Israeli Haim Bouzaglo, the film is a psychological thriller that tells the story of a manipulative psychologist who becomes obsessed with a new young patient. She served as a guest judge on cycle four of ''Germany's Next Topmodel'' hosted by Heidi Klum.

Personal life

Previously linked to ''Baywatch'' actor David Charvet and Uri El-Natan, Refaeli began a relationship with American actor Leonardo DiCaprio in November 2005 after meeting him at a Las Vegas party thrown for members of U2. In the course of their trip to Israel in March 2007, the couple met with Israeli president Shimon Peres and visited Refaeli's hometown of Hod HaSharon. The relationship ended in June 2009. Numerous reports, however, indicate that, as of early 2010, the romance may have been rekindled. In May 2011, it was reported that the couple had ended their romantic relationship, although still remaining friends.

Her relationship with DiCaprio caused one nationalist Israeli organization to send her a letter, later leaked to the press, in which she was asked, for the sake of "future generations of Jews", not to marry a "non-Jew", a request similar to the one made, a few years previously, to Israeli Miss World winner Linor Abargil.

Refaeli confided to ''L'Isha magazine'' that she prefers to keep a lower profile – though she is out with DiCaprio much of the time. "I am there for him and I am at all the events," she says. "I just don't walk in hand-in-hand with him. I don't see any reason. I don't need to strike poses with him in front of the cameras. No one needs to know how we kiss."

Philanthropy/personal causes

Refaeli volunteers for Project Sunshine, a non-profit organization providing free services and programs for children facing life-threatening illnesses. She has also volunteered for organization Ahava, which has been caring for pets abandoned in Northern Israel during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.

Refaeli and film director Shahar Segal have agreed to do a free campaign under the slogan "One Bag Less" to reduce the use of plastic bags.

In August 2010, she decided to write a special report with the collaboration of ''Better Place'' on why she believes that people should drive electric cars.

Military enlistment controversy

In 2007, controversy arose when it became widely known that Refaeli had married a family acquaintance and divorced him soon after in order to avoid military service in the Israel Defense Forces, which is mandatory for both men and women over the age of 18, with certain exceptions. As a result of the adverse publicity, the Israeli Forum for the Promotion of Equal Share in the Burden threatened to boycott the fashion chain Fox if they hired Refaeli, but the two sides reached a compromise in which the model agreed to visit injured IDF soldiers on visits to Israel and encourage enlistment in the army. Refaeli later stated, "I don't regret not enlisting, because it paid off big time. That's just the way it is, celebrities have other needs. I hope my case has influenced the army." In 2009, fellow Israeli model Esti Ginzburg, while speaking in support of enlisting, caused headlines by criticizing Bar Refaeli for her avoidance of military service. The controversy garnered further headlines when Refaeli was featured on the cover of Italian ''GQ'''s war-themed May 2011 issue.

References

External links

Bar Refaeli Photo Gallery 2009

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Coordinates	47°41′34″N116°46′48″N
name	Isabeli Fontana
birth name	Isabeli Bergossi Fontana
birth date	July 04, 1983
birth place	Curitiba, Brazil
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haircolor	Brown
eyecolor	Blue
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shoesize	8 US/40 EU
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Isabeli Bergossi Fontana (born July 4, 1983) is a Brazilian model.

Biography

Early life and discovery

Fontana was born in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. In 1996 she made it to the finals of the Elite Model Look when she was just 13 and in the following year she moved from South of Brazil to Milan, Italy, to start her modelling career.

Career

In 1999, at the age of 16, she appeared in the Victoria's Secret lingerie catalogue. The shoot caused controversy, as Victoria's Secret stated that they would not use girls younger than 18. Soon after the Victoria's Secret shoot, she was signed by Versace, Ralph Lauren and Valentino.

Since 1999 she has modeled for ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'', ''Marie Claire'', ''ELLE'', ''Vogue'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', ''Numéro'', ''i-D'', ''Arena'' and many others.

Fontana has been the face of a variety of advertising campaigns including Armani Jeans, Chanel, Colcci, Disritmia, Dolce and Gabbana, Emporio Armani, Enrique Martinez, Escada, H&M, Helena Rubinstein, Hugo Boss, Hussein Chalayan, Massimo Dutti, M. Officer, Nicole Farhi, Oscar de la Renta, Peter Hahn, Philips, Ralph Lauren, Revlon, Roberto Cavalli, Rosa Chá, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tommy Hilfiger, Triton, Valentino, Versace, Victoria's Secret, Vivara and others. Photographed by Steven Meisel, she was presented on the September 2004 cover of American ''Vogue'' as one of the "Models of the Moment".

Fontana can be seen in the Spring/Summer 2011 campaigns for Escada, Dolce and Gabbana, Uniqlo & Ann Taylor.

Fontana is the current face of Viktor & Rolf's fragrance ''Flowerbomb''.

In 2008, Fontana made her debut on the Forbes ''The World's 15 Top-Earning Models'' list at place 11, having earned $3 million.

She has appeared in the Pirelli Calendar on a number of occasions, including in the 2011 calendar, which features models posing as Greek and Roman gods, photographed by Karl Lagerfeld.

Personal life

As a youth, Fontana attended Catholic School in the Portão district of Curitiba. She is often seen making the Sign of the Cross in footage. She was married to model Álvaro Jacomossi but they divorced in 2004. Their son, Zion, was born in 2003. Fontana married actor and model Henri Castelli on December 10, 2005 and their son, Lucas, was born on October 23, 2006 in São Paulo. Fontana and Castelli divorced in 2007.

References

External links

Askmen.com profile

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company type	Pr, D.Gelfond
location city	Milan
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location country	Italy
industry	Fashion
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Dolce & Gabbana () is an Italian luxury industry fashion house. The company was started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in Milan, Italy. By 2005 their turnover was €597 million.

Brands

Dolce & Gabbana has two central lines with a few key distinct differences:

Dolce&Gabbana

Dolce&Gabbana (spelled without spaces, unlike the name of the company) specializes in luxury items influenced more by designers and is more formal and 'timeless', responding to long-term trends rather than seasonal changes. It also sells sunglasses and corrective eyewear, purses, and watches. In April 2009 they launched their make-up range, unveiled at Selfridges, London by Scarlett Johansson. In February 2010, it was announced that American singer Madonna would design a collection of sunglasses set to be released in May of that year. They also have a set of fragrances for men and women.

D&G

D&G is a slightly more casual line that follows an urban inspiration and attempts to set trends rather than follow them. It is the younger, more flamboyant line of the brand. Unlike Dolce&Gabbana, D&G sells watches as well as clothing. D&G have been voted the UK's best luxury brand. In July 2009 D&G signed a lucrative deal with singer Alexandra Burke which will see her model their fashion lines in her music videos and in promotions.

Boutiques

U.S. stores and locations

There are six freestanding Dolce & Gabbana boutiques in the United States in:

New York City, New York

Beverly Hills, California

Las Vegas, Nevada

Bal Harbour Shops in Bal Harbour, Florida

The Mall at Short Hills in Short Hills, New Jersey

Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Dolce & Gabbana also has kiosks in several department stores, including Bergdorf Goodman, Lord and Taylor, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue, and plans to expand into the American cities of Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, and Washington D.C.

Latin America stores

Brazil

Sao Paulo

Rio de Janeiro

Mexico

Mexico City

Cancún

Chile

Santiago

Viña del Mar

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Mar del Plata

Panama

Panama City

Canada

Dolce and Gabbana is also sold c/o Holt Renfrew department stores at 4 locations in Canada as well as Harry Rosen (Calgary, Vancouver & Toronto Bloor Street) and La Maison Simons.

Montreal

Toronto

Vancouver

Calgary

Asia stores

Hong Kong

The first self-owned flagship store was open on 12 June 2004 in Alexandra House, Central, Hong Kong Island. Central, Hong Kong Island Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Italian publications followed suit, banning the ad.

Dolce & Gabbana made the "DG" logo an iconic symbol, but they were never able to get the matching internet address DG.com. In fact, DG.com is one of the oldest Internet domains and was already registered in 1986 by the computer company Data General, now defunct. As if it was a parody DG.com was purchased in June 2010 by the US Variety Store chain Dollar General which uses a different DG logo to sell products.

Alleged tax evasion

In May 2009, the Italian government charged Dolce & Gabbana with tax evasion for having moved assets for about 249 million euro to tax haven Luxembourg in the 2004-2006 period.

References

External links

Official website

Fashion Inspired In Dolce & Gabbana

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