We’ll admit, over the years, we’ve torn out our fair share of Lara Stone editorials to be used as wall decorations, but this latest object d’ art is about to take things to a whole new level!  The new supermodel mama is the subject of a new painting created by artist Marc Quinn, which features the Calvin Klein beauty in all of her baby-bump glory.  Lying nude on top of an ambiguous backdrop of red meat, the Dutch beauty leaves nothing to the imagination as she poses straight-on for Quinn, her only article of adornment coming in the form of a wedding band and one other diamond ring.

While Lara certainly isn’t the first to flaunt her pregnancy curves in the public sphere— we’re looking at you Demi Moore— we don’t recall ever seeing an exposed mommy-to-be posing in a mound of fresh meat — or anyone for that matter!  Then again, we are talking about the same supermodel whose first editorial spread as a pregnant women saw her posing with her head on top of a platter and her bosom tucked behind two large glasses of Merlot.  And, let us not forget that Quinn is no stranger to boundary-pushing artworks either.  As you might recall, in 2008 it was Quinn who was responsible for that  solid gold statue of Kate Moss , which prior to selling for $900,000 at a Sotheby’s auction in 2011, once belonged to the British Museum.  We may not consider ourselves certified art aficionados, but for what it’s worth, we say Quinn’s taste can’t be beat!

The meaty portrait of Lara is currently on display at the 55th Venice Biennale exhibition going on this week (see the full NSFW image below).  Fingers cross it hits the auction block in the near future!
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No matter how overcome with excitement you are in the days leading up to your next far -off summer getaway, the burden of actually putting your belongings into a suitcase can make the whole adventure feel a bit overwhelming.  While it’s hard enough to consider a week’s worth of outfits and accessories in advance, us women are also faced with the challenge of fitting our entire beauty regimen and all of its necessary bottles and containers into a single TSA-approved travel bag.  An impossible task, right? Wrong!  Fortunately for us, beauty professionals have caught on to our travel woes, prompting many of them to reissue appropriate travel-sized versions of our favorite go-to products, leaving us plenty of extra time to finish planning our itinerary.  Rather than fussing with your hard-to-pack must-haves or wasting time figuring out what 3 oz. of face cream looks like, these minis are pre-approved and ready to be thrown right into your suitcase!  So go ahead and carry-on any one of these travel-sized beauty goodies for your next escape. Bon voyage!

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The CFDA Awards are to the fashion community what the Oscars or the Golden Globes are to Hollywood—i.e. a night of glitz, model/designer mingling and just a few speeches.  Each year, the industry’s biggest and brightest stars turn out by  the dozens as the talented nominees vie for awards honoring their contributions to American fashion.  To coincide with the evening’s fashion show of a red carpet and the Council has made a habit of treating its guests to a top-notch fashion journal, including portraits of and information on all of the nominees and honorees that evening.  Last year, it was Craig McDean who had the honor of shooing the portfolio, and for 2013, it’s Peter Lindbergh who will be stepping up to the plate, joined by a handful of our favorite top models!

For the occasion, Lindberg has recruited supermodels Miranda Kerr, Kristen McMenamy, Carolyn Murphy and Erin Wasson among others, to pose for a series of black-and-white photos highlighting the designs of the CFDA nominees including Alexander Wang, Marc Jacobs and Thom Browne.  Like a photography tome resembling that of the dozens or so lining the Barnes & Noble bookshelves at this very moment, the photographer’s CFDA portraits are true works of art, honoring not just the gifted designers, but also the beautiful women who showcase their bespoke creations.  From Hanne Gaby Odiele modeling Creatures of the Wind, to Iselin Steiro in Phillip Lim 3.1 and Sasha Pivovarova in Proenza Schouler, these raw images surely worthy enough to be hanging on the walls of even the city’s chicest home!

Now, if you do find yourself without a ticket come Monday night, don’t worry, because there’s still some CFDA fun to be had in the comfort of your own home!  We’ve just received news that for a second year in a row, Style.com is hosting an exclusive livestream of both the red carpet and the full awards ceremony, which will be hosted this year by former runway model, Kiara Kabukuru!  The new gig will mark the Ugandan model’s fashion comeback, following a ten-year absence that came as the result of a life-changing traffic accident in 2000.  By then, Kiara had starred in campaigns for Chanel, Gucci and Calvin Klein, while also earning herself a Vogue cover and an appearance in the Pirelli calendar.  Airing at 10am EST the morning after the event (June 4th), you’ll have the chance to witness all of the runway fashion and top model looks as presented by Kiara, hopefully without your boss taking notice.

Until then, check out more of Peter Lindberg’s model portraits featured after the jump!
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H&M has confirmed that Beyonce’s summer campaign image were not airbrushed, proving that the superstar really does have the perfect body! ~ Telegraph

Hot the heels of her amfAR Fashion Show appearance, Julia Restoin Roitfeld has returned to the limelight as the face of Eddie Borgo’s gorgeous new Fall campaign! ~ WWD

Victoria Beckham doesn’t want her daughter Harper to get turned on to makeup at a young age— so much so, that she won’t let her watch when she applies makeup at home! ~Vogue UK

Fashion’s mile-high club has a new designer inductee!  New York talent, Prabal Gurung has set out to redesign the uniforms for All Nippon Airways in honor of its 60th anniversary. ~ The Cut

Calling all poets!  Dame Vivienne Westwood is championing a new poetry project to coincide with her Climate Revolution campaign! ~ Telegraph

You don’t have to be a high-speed racer like Paul Walker to pull off these fast and furious looks.  Style yourself a speed demon with these sporty motor-cross-style picks! ~ Modelinia

The modeling industry is never without its flock of fresh faces and breakout stars, but if the decades of supermodels past have taught us anything, it’s that age is just a number!  These days, we’re just as likely to see the 40+ crew selling out covers at the newsstands and scoring coveted ad campaigns as we are all of those 20-somethings.  Naomi Campbell returned to the headline as executive producer/star of Oxygen’s hit reality series, The Face, at the ripe age of 45, while Christy Turlington‘s ageless beauty and svelte figure graced the cover of this month’s Harper’s Bazaar at 44.  Even Lauren Hutton, now 69-years-old has been busy adding to her impressive modeling CV, appearing most-recently on the cover of Net-a-Porter‘s digital magazine, The Edit.

Now on the eve of seeing such other runway icons as Heidi Klum, Tyra Banks and Kate Moss prepare for their entrance into the 40+ club this year, we thought it was about time we paid a special tribute to these stunning women, who prove that age has no bearing on their extraordinary modeling careers.  Cindy, Claudia, Stephanie— these hard-working supers continue to reign supreme, which is just the way we like it! Join us as we celebrate how fabulous these gorgeous women are with a look back at the 40 and older (and soon-to-be 40) supermodels ‘then and now’ in the slideshow below:

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If you weren’t a fan of Hedi Slimane‘s buzzed about grunge-glam Fall collection when it hit the runway in March, perhaps this will change your mind.  In the first look at his upcoming Fall/Winter campaign— also one of the first of the to debut this season— the designer has tapped crowd-pleaser Cara Delevingne to star alongside a male model who bears an uncanny resemblance to a young Kurt Cobain— also known as Z. Cole Smith.

In what is only the first part to Slimane’s extensive Fall campaign, Cara and Smith resemble something of a modern day Courtney and Kurt, posing sprawled across the floor in fishnets and slouched against window frames in matching combat boots.  Much like Slimane’s runway presentation, the ads— which appear only in video form at the moment— are moody and full of mischief with Cara and Smith looking as if they’ve just hopped off of a tour bus following several months on the road with the band.  Set to the soundtrack of Smith’s band DIIV, it’s not hard to imagine Cara tearing up the town in her perfectly disheveled duds until the early morning hours— that is, if the model’s saucy latest YSL beauty campaign video wasn’t evidence enough.

We’ll be interested to see how this ‘morning-after the rage’ scene progresses in the upcoming months.  Until then, watch Cara do her thing in Saint Laurent’s grunged-out Fall campaign video below!

In the latest interviews from our Model Confidential series, we’ve shared everything from what’s on Alessandra Ambrosio’s playlist, to where Lily Aldridge loves to shop in her spare time. This time around, we thought we switch things up a bit and introduce you to a gorgeous model you may not know— not yet anyways!

Last week, Modelinia had the chance to stop by the set the VS Pink ‘New Campus Essentials’ shoot, where we had some time to chat with the collection’s model face, Sara Sampaio.  Known for her sexy pout and resemblance to a fellow VS model, the Portuguese stunner has already appeared in ads for Victoria’s Secret, Calzadonia and Blumarine, not to mention a number of international covers for the likes of Vogue, Elle and Glamour magazine.  With summer nearly in full swing and her 21st birthday just around the corner— her real birthday is July 21st— Sara has been busy planning her next big getaway, making her the perfect source for some fresh summer traveling and beach-gong tips!  From what’s on her playlist this season to how she manages to keep herself bikini-ready, Sara is revealing all that and more in our latest Model Confidential below:

1) You’re currently shooting the Victoria’s Secret Pink New Campus Essentials Collection.  Do you have any favorite pieces from the collection?

Yes, they have the new boyfriend sweat pants, and they are amazing!  The collection is just so relaxed, but they are things you can still wear out in public. They are really comfortable and you can wear like with boots and put like a leather jacket to make it more sporty or more casual. Right now, I love all of the prints and colors they come in, and I think they are starting to make leggings, which I love. Leggings are the best thing! They’re the easiest thing to have in your wardrobe.  If you don’t know what to put on—leggings. They go with everything. Even if it’s just a pair of black leggings, you can just put on a colorful top and you’re done. You can do whatever you want. They offer you so many different options that you can make it your own, I love that.
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If ever there was proof that Gisele Bündchen doesn’t need photo retouching, this would be it!

Not even a week after the debut of her latest makeup-free campaign for BLK DNM, the Brazilian bombshell has resurfaced on the cover of Vogue Brazil wearing little more than a skimpy bikini and some body oil.  While that much is to be expected of the super, the fact that this particular scantily-clad cover was shot just two months after the birth of her daughter Vivian Lake, makes it an image of epic proportions!

Lensed by longtime friend Mario Testino, the hot mama is back in action in what is officially her first post-baby Vivian Vogue cover, posing in an oh, so teeny bikini and sexy leather vest. With what appears to be a lifetime supply on body oil working as her only accessory, the hot mama looks just that— HOT! Not that we’re the least bit surprised by her impossibly fit physique achieved in mere weeks — after all, she wasn’t named ‘the world’s most powerful supermodel’ for nothing!

After catching a glimpse of her incredible post-baby turn-around while on vacation with her family in Hawaii just before the Vogue cover was shot, we were forever convinced of her superpowers and gravity-defying ways.  This month’s cover only proves our previous belief that Gisele is truly in a league all her own!

Check out more of Gisele’s jaw-dropping figure in the June 2013 issue of Vogue Brazil now on newsstands!