TAVI GEVINSON

Tavi Gevinson (born April 21, 1996) is an American fashion blogger. She began her blog, "Style Rookie" on March 31, 2008 at age 11. Initially, her parents did not completely know what Tavi was doing until she asked for their permission to appear in a New York Times magazine story. Since then, she has had as many as 50,000 readers.

While Gevinson describes herself as a "tiny 13 year old dork that sits inside all day wearing awkward jackets and pretty hats", many look to her for style inspiration. In mid-2009, Gevinson partnered with the London-based Borders&Frontiers to design and sell her own t-shirt.

In August 2009, she appeared on the cover of Pop magazine, which feature photographs by Jamie Morgan and was designed by artist Damien Hirst. Since then, Tavi has been featured in the View section of the December/January 2010 issue of Teen Vogue magazine and February 2010 issue of the French Vogue. Bloggers like Tavi have been referred to as the "frontline of fashion" She has also become a regular guest at fashion shows and a muse for designers in Tokyo. She is also partly inspiration for Rodarte's line at Target. Most recently, Gevinson was named a "Vogueista" by Vogue Italia with friend, Kristin Prim.

In October 2011, she appeared on the cover of Paris-based fashion magazine L'Officiel's 90th anniversary issue.

GUCCI HORSEBIT LOAFER

 

Manufactured in a facility on the outskirts of Florence, each hand-sewn loafer passes through the delicate hands of a team of highly-skilled artisans who are involved in perfecting each and every shoe. After being sewn together and lasted, the shoes are then hand-stained and welted before going through a finishing process that includes polishing, drying, and the addition of the signature horsebit.  For decades the Iconic horsebit loafer has stood for elegance, a status symbol for many, a collector item.

Recently Gucci turned 90 years old and for their Anniversary month they came out with a Blue Suede horsebit loafer, which is no longer available.  I am a happy owner of the Gucci Blue Suede loafer. Surprisingly all three pair of my Gucci loafers are in suede, odd.  

RUMI NEELY

Rumi Neely is a fashion blogger popular for her style and photography and is of Japanese, Dutch, and Scottish descent. Neely began her site Fashiontoast.com in 2008 and combined it with an eBay vintage store called "Treasure Chest Vintage". By 2009, it was receiving over 35,000 hits per day.  She is represented by NEXT modeling agency's Los Angeles branch and Les Pros Entertainment in Japan. Rumi designed two pieces for RVCA and has also modeled for the company.  In late April 2010, she modeled for a Forever 21 campaign and attended Forever 21's opening event at New York's Times Square in June. On September 12, 2010, she modeled for Rebecca Minkoff's Spring/Summer 2011 Presentation at Lincoln Center during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. She is featured in the October 2010 catalog for Free People. In November 2010, she had partnered up with Dannijo for a six-piece jewelry collection exclusive available on Tobi.com. Rumi also collaborated with REVOLVE clothing.com by creating her own online boutique via their new my REVOLVE feature. In December 2010, she collaborated with Shopbop to create her Christmas Wishlist now available to view to the public.  In February 2011, she won both Best Personal Style Blog and Blogger of the Year at the Bloglovin' Awards.   In May 2011, Neely participated in Bulgari's Save the Children campaign with Kristin Prim, which supported the fashion house's philanthropic efforts in conjunction with the charitable organization.

NATASHA POLY

Poly was born on July 12, 1985 in Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union and began modeling locally in 2000. After winning a model search competition in Moscow, she made her runway debut, walking for Emanue Ungaro in 2004. The year would prove to be her breakout year; she walked in 54 fashion shows in cities like Milan, Paris, and New York City, and graced the cover of French Vogue twice consecutively.  Natasha is among the top 30 models for the 2000’s!