This week has been a whirlwind, and as you’ll soon find out, we aren’t the only ones who seemed to have an action-packed week.
As this Weekly Catch has a lot of information for you, we are going to stop our talking and let the updates take it from here…
Models
Gigi Hadid
Gigi spent last Saturday afternoon at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County, along with the Ryan Seacrest Foundation.
The model took to social media to share the update, “These kids are so inspirational in their ability to find and show positivity, sense of humor and personality regardless of their circumstances. My heart is so full today because of them. So much love.”
Alessandra Ambrosio
Speaking of giving back, Alessandra took to social media to help spread the UNICEF message of #FightUnfair – a children’s cause for which she is working to help shine a light on.
Lauren Bush Lauren
A congrats are in order for Lauren and her husband, David Lauren, who welcomed their first child – a son, James – on Saturday at 8:19am.
Yasmin Le Bon
According to reports, Yasmin received a broken shoulder after being thrown from a tuk-tuk, a motorized rickshaw, after it hit a pothole. She was said to be just 24 hours into her week-long, 350-mile journey, which she was doing for the Travels To My Elephant charity race in India.
Fashion
Free People
Model and swimwear designer, Tori Praver, fronts Free People’s Holiday lookbook. We should add that we would wear all of it! Can we add more Holidays to the calendar?
Ellery
Ellery’s resort 2016 campaign is out. It was shot in Hawaii and features model Amanda Murphy with styling by Paul Bui, hair by Edward Lampley and makeup by Emi Kaneko.
Culture
Kate Moss | Photography Exhibit
Shots that date back to 1910, with images from photo-journalists Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa, sit alongside snaps that Kate had selected for a prior 2011 exhibit in New York City that featured Moss images.
The exhibit runs from 25 November to 23 December at Osborne Samuel (23a Bruton Street, W1) and Beetles & Huxley (3-5 Swallow Street, W1) in London.
Tony Kelly Traveling Photography Exhibit
Tony is going to be hosting a traveling photography exhibition of his work at London’s Maddox Gallery, which begins 3 December. You can expect snaps of Kate Upton, a bloodied Justin Bieber and Rio de Janeiro, among many others.
The Maddox Gallery is at 52 Brook’s Mews, W1K 4ED, in London.
Vintage [Helmut] Newton Pop-up Exhibition
London’s ONGallery is an online art gallery that is hosting a Vintage Newton three day pop-up exhibition of original Helmut Newton vintage prints, from the 70s and 80s. You can expect to find images of Jerry Hall and so much more.
The event runs through today, 28 November, and runs from 10:00 to 6pm at The Showroom Presents (25 Effie Road, Fulham Broadway, SW6 1EL) in London.
Danish Women’s Handball Team Gets Painted
In lead up to next month’s World Cup, the Danish women’s handball team got bodypainted by artist Monty Knowles. This was done for promotional purposes and to highlight the team’s fierce and ready approach to the upcoming game that is held on Danish soil.
“All lines on my body are made by hand, and it took 9-10 hours to get me painted,” commented handball player Louise Burgaard to the BT.
Man
Maserati x Cipollini
Maserati has teamed up with Italian bicycle brand Cipollini to create a road bike that was just auctioned off this week to benefit Action Medical Research Funds. The bid for the bicycle started at $2,134.
Downtime
Alessandra Ambrosio
Alessandra is back in the Catch as she fronts Maxim‘s December-January 2015/2016 issue. The shoot was snapped by Gilles Bensimon in Monte Carlo.
And that folks is this edition of the Weekly Catch.
We know this was a lot to take in so our advice is to simply take a deep breath, have another cup of coffee and check out some other MD updates, such as:
Otter Ten Interview with Photographer France Duque | Shop – Gifts for Him and Her
Until next time…
Featured Image: Helmut Newton’s “Jerry Hall, Spitting,” which was for French Vogue and is viewable at the ONGallery
