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Model: Kajsa Mohammar

height 5′9″ | 175 | bust 33 | 84 | waist 24 | 61
hips 35 | 90 | dress 14 | 36 | shoes 7.5 | 38
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Videos We Love: Britney Spears – Circus

“Circus” was released on December 2, 2008, by Jive Records. The song was produced and co-written by Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco. When Spears first heard it, she felt inspired to create an album and a tour with a circus theme. Musically, “Circus” is a pop song with influences of R&B and an electronic sound. The lyrics talk about Spears’s abilities as an entertainer and compares them to performing in a circus.

Music Video Details

The music video was directed by Francis Lawrence (who previously directed the music video for “I’m a Slave 4 U”) and premiered on December 4, 2008. The video features Spears as the ringleader of a circus and received positive reviews from critics. It was nominated for five MTV Video Music Awards and won Best Video of 2009 in Fuse TV. The music video was criticized by animal rights organization PETA for featuring “cruelly trained animals”. However, the exhibitors denied these claims. Spears performed the song in Good Morning America and in her sixth concert tour The Circus Starring Britney Spears, where she performed it as the opening number of the show, wearing a ringleader costume designed to represent a metamorphosis.

Spears chose Lawrence, since he was the “only person who could capture it, make it really twisted, eccentric and different”. An exclusive three-second clip was shown during a promo for her documentary Britney: For the Record. The video leaked on to the China video sharing website Tudou on December 3, 2008, although this was later confirmed that this was not the final edit of the video. The finalized video was to be officially premiered on December 5, 2008, on Entertainment Tonight. However, due to the leak and public interest, Entertainment Tonight and Spears’ management decided to change the date of the world premiere to December 4, 2008.

Concept

The video starts off with Spears at a vanity, putting Curious on as well as putting on earrings by BVLGARI. The music starts and she is holding a top hat in front of her face, while birds fly out of a hat. Spears starts singing in the vanity but stands up and puts on a ringmaster jacket. She walks through an aisle while dancing suggestively with several circus dancers. There are intercut shots of circus performers, including ribbon dancers, contortionists, clowns and a mime on stilts.

There are also scenes of Spears singing with the top hat, wearing a nude body stocking in front of a red curtain, with a spotlight on her. In the chorus, she wears the ringmaster jacket, sequined hot pants and a feathered top hat while dancing in the middle of a circus ring with her dancers. She picks up a cane and walks when the chorus ends.

In the second verse, she dances with a chair and a whip wearing a nude bra covered in leaves. In the pre-chorus and second chorus, there are scenes in slow motion of Spears in front of a shower of sparks. It also includes scenes of her surrounded by a pair of lions. During the bridge, Spears and her dancers perform a dance routine in front of flames. There are also intercut scenes of her in front of an elephant. In the last chorus, Spears returns to the circus ring, surrounded by two elephants, many more circus performers, dancers and fire breathers.

The video ends with Spears in the spotlight, laughing with the top hat over her head.

Francis Lawrence’s work includes

I am Legend (Film-2007)

Constantine (Film-2005)

Lady Gaga – Bad Romance (2009)

The Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg – Buttons (2006)

Black Eyed Peas – Pump It (2006)

Audioslave – Be Yourself (2005)

Justin Timberlake feat. Timbaland – Cry Me A River (2002)

Avril Lavigne – S8erboi (2002)

And many many more… View

This Love & True Romance escapade of ours begins with a luxuriously styled video from the rhythmics blues man himself, Robin Thicke.

The style of this video we believe was created around a “Victorian Noir” concept.  A mixed style of Victorian styled art; captured beautifully within a low-key lighting atmosphere. All fused together in an seductive, high brow, renaissance like, romantic setting. Just borderline of being considered low brow art. Interesting this is to us because this particular concept is one that our own production studio aptly conceived (or so we thought) of shooting some time recently. Quite intrigued upon the viewing of this stellar work of art, we humbly backed down (whew) from any such efforts. What Melina Masoukas has done here is absolutely mesmerizing. Stellar Fresh indeed.  Click to View Music Video Production Notes Below

Director: Melina Masoukas (Music Video Director signed to Black Dog Films)

List of a few other well known Music Videos Masoukas has Directed.

• “Because of You” – Ne-Yo
• “Upgrade U” – Beyoncé
• “Bleeding Love” – Leona Lewis (UK version)
• “Sensual Seduction” – Snoop Dogg
• “Closer” – Ne-Yo
• “Work” – Ciara
• “Thinking of You” – Katy Perry
• “Rude Boy” – Rihanna
• “Just Dance” – Lady Gaga

Production Notes:

Robin Thicke confirmed on his twitter account that he shot the video for the song on October 24 in L.A. with music video director Melina Matsoukas, at the same mansion of Hilary Duff’s Reach Out.  Model Saleisha Stowers made a cameo in the video.

Critical Reception (Song)

Kelsey Paine from Billboard Magazine gave a very positive review for the song, saying that: “Robin Thicke delivers his signature smooth talk on “Sex Therapy,” . Producers Polow Da Don and Hot Sauce set up a languorous backbeat with understated synths and soft drum kicks, while Thicke turns the heat all the way up. “Stressed out, uptight, overworked, wound up/Unleash what you got, let’s explore your naughty side,” the singer croons. “Just let me love you, lay right here, I’ll be your fantasy/Give you sex therapy.” The come-hither lyrics, accompanied by Thicke’s breathy falsetto and deep bass undertones, give the song an unforced eroticism that feels ideal for lovers of romance. Thicke’s stripped-down brand of R&B is of an ultra-suggestive nature, but his earnest vocal performance is what ultimately keeps it classy.

Jessica Stam

Jessica Stam (born April 23, 1986), also known simply as Stam, is a Canadian model for IMG Model Agency.

Stam was discovered in a local Tim Hortons coffee shop by Michèle Miller (an agent at the International Model Management agency in Barrie, Ontario) who found Stam on the way back from Canada’s Wonderland (a theme park just outside Toronto). View All

Career Highlights

• Stam was born in Kincardine, Ontario and grew up on a farm alongside her six brothers. She came from a religious family and attended Sacred Heart High School in Walkerton, Ontario. Her original intention was to become a dentist.
• Stam won the Los Angeles Model Look Search in 2002.
• Photographer Steven Meisel jump-started her career and soon after cast her in every advertisement campaign of his. ”I guess I’m his muse”, she has said.
• She has appeared on the cover of UK & German Vogue and in advertisements for Marc Jacobs, Anna Sui, Giorgio Armani, Vera Wang, Valentino, Miu Miu, Gucci, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace and Holt Renfrew, Dior, BCBG Max Azria, Lanvin, Roberto Cavalli, Bulgari, H&Mand DKNY.
• In 2004, Stam appeared in the short film Agent Orange. She was once sued by New York Model Management in 2004, because of a breach of contract.
• Fashion designer Marc Jacobs created The Marc Jacobs Stam, a bag inspired by and named after her. For the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in 2006 she opened the fourth runway theme “Pink”. The appearance also included a featurette showing a Victoria’s Secret commercial shoot and what a model sees when walking the runway. In the January 2006, she appeared in the Rochas ad campaign, shot and directed by Bruno Aveillan.

She currently stands at number five on the “Top 50 Models” rating at models.com, tied with model Agyness Deyn. In the May 2007 issue of American Vogue she was featured on the cover with fellow models:Doutzen Kroes, Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Sasha Pivovarova, Agyness Deyn, Coco Rocha, Hilary Rhoda, Chanel Iman, and Lily Donaldson as the new crop of supermodels.

In July 2007, earning at an estimated total of $1.5 million in the past 12 months, Forbes named her fifteenth in the list of the World’s 15 Top-Earning Supermodels. Currently she stars in campaigns for Bulgari, Dior, Lanvin and Escada. She also appears in the F/W 2007 Christian Dior, DKNY, Miss Sixty, Loewe and Roberto Cavalli ad campaign. She has also walked in the 2006 and 2007 Victoria’s Secret fashion shows. For F/W 08 Stam can be seen in ads for Giorgio Armani “Onde” fragrance,Dolce & Gabbana and Bulgari. She has appeared in an advertisement for the Ricci Ricci fragrance by Nina Ricci.

In 2009 she returns as the face of Bulgari and in March she appears on the cover of Tokyo Numéro.

She has said the Paris runways are her favorite to walk:

“It’s the most beautiful city and I have friends who live here. Plus, by this point all the models have been together for a month so we’re all pretty close. And of course, there’s a glimpse of the end!”

Video Interview

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Looking great as ever; Heidi Klum gels back to form beautifully posing for a special 140 page edition of Vogue Germany. View All

Heidi then set out and shot a 50’s Cinematic Photoshoot all done up in a dramatic – oh so Heidi fashion.

Behind the scenes, 30min. Video/Film of Heidi’s entire shoot is featured below.

Seal provided Sugarcamp with over 20 soundtracks, further making it a project to remember… German Vogue flipped for the video as well and the magazine sold out in 2 days… the first time ever!

Heidi Klum produced a behind the scenes 30 minute fashion special for her 140 page photo spread in German Vogue.

Sugarcamp was hired to direct, shoot and create an edit that would be posted on a dozen websites all over the world. The first location was in the desert outside LA at an old movie set from the 1950’s. The next location was downtown LA with an 80’s theme followed by Rodeo Dr and haute couture. The shoot ended the project with a final shoot off of Mulholland Drive, called LA Confidential.

Sugarcamp mixed this amazing HD footage of behind the scenes with Heidi, her funny one liners, interview/sound bites of new photographers and styling crews flying in every 2 days, and situations that just seemed to pop up during the shoot. Heidi made it so easy with her keen sense of humor, intelligent choices and absolute beauty. Seal provided Sugarcamp with over 20 soundtracks, further making it a project to remember. Sugarcamp is very proud of this creation. German Vogue flipped for the video as well and the magazine sold out in 2 days… the first time ever!

View Full Screen Version Here

1 Haircut 5 Ways. Marie Claire Hairstyling

Behind the pages at Marie Claire showing you some illustrious hair styles formed from just one haircut.

Plus + A courageous approach towards the evening wear dress. Something opposite the Little Black Dress.

Running Time: 6 min

Women’s obsession for high heels and their status symbols.

A brief intriguing look at the erotic symbolism, bourgeois beginnings and feminine obsession with shoes.

Running time: 5 min

The Desk and your workspace.

Extraordinary individuals and artists reveal what makes there workspaces unique and inspiring. What does your workspace do or say about you?

Running time: 6 min

Click here to view the embedded video.

Dani Stahl gets to make a NYLON+VOLCOM produced T-shirt.

A basic one color screen that was designed and screen printed. We’re pretty sure Dani would of liked to of made other screens for the other colors. But this is just a quick peek behind the doors at Volcom.

AnOther Magazine showcases Young Designers of the UK.

AnOther Magazine with fashion-forward Tilda Swinton on the Cover featuring some of the most inventive young designers of UK. The stunning Future Fashion pictorial carried out by photographer Craig McDean is a set of fierce, otherworldly looks, Tilda’s statuesque figure and strange, androgynous beauty is highlighted as never before.

The Young Inventive Designers: Sandra Backlund, Mark Fast (on the cover), Louise Goldin, Mary Katrantzou, Craig Lawrence and Peter Pilotto.

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