Yasmin’s legendary status in the British fashion industry is celebrated in an androgynous shoot for the spring/summer 2013 issue of British magazine Ponystep, which also includes a revealing interview.
Yasmin
Ponystep spring/summer 2013
photographer: Daniel Riera
stylist: Darcy Backlar
hair: Tomohiro Ohashi @ Management Artists
makeup: Maria Olsson @ Jed Root
manicure: Typhaine Kersual @ Management Artists
thanks to Models 1 for the images
As ambassador to BLUE Marine Foundation, Yasmin is committed to helping resolve the largest solvable problem on earth: the crisis in the world’s ocean.
In conjunction with this year’s World Oceans Day on June 8th, Yasmin has participated in a three minute long video, produced in partnership with Crème de la Mer UK and Ireland and the BLUE Marine Foundation, in which she calls upon us to recognize the significance of the ocean in our daily lives and why we should make its protection a priority.
Over half the oxygen we breathe comes from the ocean. That’s every second breath we take.
The ocean’s future is our future. But irresponsible human activity is destroying the very life that sustains us.
Now more than ever, the ocean needs our help. The BLUE Marine Foundation is committed to protecting this most precious resource. It needs your support. Together, we have a real chance to solve the global crisis in the ocean and breathe life back into the sea.
To learn more about this important cause and how you can help, visit BLUE Marine Foundation.
Yasmin has been photographed with Michael Kors by legendary photographer David Bailey for the July issue of British Vogue. It was taken at last month’s Vogue Festival, where she interviewed the designer and they reminisced about their many years in fashion. (Want to see it? Go to Vogue’s YouTube channel.)
Amaaazing!
photographer: David Bailey
credit to Mat_Cyruss @ The Fashion Spot for the image
Last week, Yasmin served as co-pilot to fellow petrol-head David Gandy (of Dolce & Gabbana ads and Blue Steel Appeal charity initiative) in “the world’s most beautiful car race,” the Mille Miglia.
This intense 3 day rally that runs a thousand mile (1600 km) route through scenic Italy from Brescia to Rome and back is open to some of the most spectacular classic cars produced between 1927 and 1957. David and Yasmin drove a 1950 Jaguar XK120 OTS as part of the Jaguar Heritage Racing team.
Yasmin was one of a small number of women drivers to participate in the Mille Miglia, which is predominantly run by men.
The day before the start of the race, the Jaguar team converged in Brescia for scrutineering to check over the cars and pose for a few photos, many of which David submitted to Vogue as part of his racing diary.
The Mille Miglia began on Thursday, May 16th in Brescia’s Piazza della Loggia with a downpour that doused David and Yasmin in their open convertible. Thankfully, the sun had come back out by the time they began racing later that evening.
The second leg began on the morning of Friday, May 17th in the town of Ferrara with Yasmin at the wheel.
Somewhere between Ravenna and Gamboletta, the XK120 was run off into a ditch. David told Vogue, “Wee accident caused by another Mille competitor. Yasmin, who was driving, did brilliantly, keeping us away from houses, trees and spectators!” Thankfully, neither of them were hurt, though the car was damaged, particularly to the left front bumper and passenger door. With the assistance of the Jaguar support crew, they were soon back en route.
The third and final leg began on the morning of Saturday, May 18th in Rome, where Yasmin and David paused to take some photos before recommencing their journey.
It was after 13 solid hours of driving that the Gandy/Le Bon team crossed the finish line in Brescia to place 169th overall. Out of the 415 cars that began the race, only 340 completed.
What did they think of the experience? David revealed to Vogue, “Both myself and Yasmin’s answers were exactly the same to the question ‘Would you do it again?’ Yes, we’d do it again tomorrow if we could. We laughed (a lot), we cried a little, hardly slept, have bruises and wind burn, but we made many new friends and have memories that we will never, ever forget.”
Congratulations to David and Yasmin for their impressive showing during the Mille Miglia!
Check out all the photos from the race on Yasmin’s official site (scroll to the bottom).
Showing her amazing versatility after over 30 years in the business, Yasmin models androgynous looks in the latest issue of German Vogue.
Come As You Are
Vogue Germany June 2013
photographers: Claudia Knoepfel and Stefan Indlekofer
fashion editor: Nicola Knels
hair: Damien Boissinot for Jed Root
makeup: Christelle Cocquet for Calliste
manicure: Hiro for Jed Root
thanks to krogjok @ The Fashion Spot for the images
This weekend, Yasmin will be the co-pilot to David Gandy in the Mille Miglia, a three day long vintage car race that runs over a thousand miles through the Italian countryside from Brescia to Rome and back, in which they will be racing in a Jaguar XK120. Best of luck to them both!
Yasmin has a fabulous new editorial in the latest issue of Harper’s Bazaar Spain, a special issue dedicated to the icons of fashion.
photographer: Nico Bustos
fashion editor: Juan Cebrian
makeup: Celia Burton at CLM
hair: Tyler Johnston at CLM
manicure: Zarra Celik at CLM
Yasmin and fashion editor Juan Cebrian
Yasmin can be seen in a beauty feature in the April issue of Allure (USA). Many thanks to Elite Model Management for sharing the image.
“Young Hair”
photographer: Greg Kadel
stylist: Paul Cavaco
hair: Serge Normant
makeup: Gucci Westman
manicure: Sheril Bailey
UPDATED 17th March 2013: The Blue Steel Appeal auctions have ended. The highest bid on the dog walk with the Le Bons was £3,433.00 (just over €4000 and US$5000); and Yasmin’s Temperley dress, £240.90 (about €282 and US$364). Both auctions raised a total of £3679.90 to benefit Red Nose Day and Comic Relief. Congratulations to the winners!
Male model and spokesman David Gandy has recruited many of his fashionable friends to donate items and unique experiences for Blue Steel Appeal in benefit of Comic Relief, a charity endeavor dedicated to changing lives across the UK and Africa through the power of entertainment.
The Le Bons have donated an opportunity for a very exclusive meet and greet, in which the winner can spend an hour with the couple while walking their dogs through London’s beautiful Richmond Park. 100% of the final sale price will benefit Comic Relief. You can place your bid on eBay.
Yasmin has also donated one of her Temperley dresses, modeled in this photo by the lovely Amber Le Bon. Bid on it on eBay.
The auctions run through March 17th, and Gandy promises that new items will be added on a regular basis.
It is Monsoon‘s 40th anniversary, and to mark this season’s special Heritage Collection, Yasmin Le Bon and daughter Amber have been chosen to embody the Monsoon woman of spring/summer 2013.
The images were shot last November by Anders Overgaard in Rajasthan, India, which served as the backdrop for the brand’s first collection in 1973. Monsoon began out of Rajasthan through the sale of hand-lot printed clothes that were made in neighboring villages. The Heritage Collection reflects these roots, as many of the pieces in the collection feature hand-lot printing, embroidery, batik, and natural cottons and silks from India and particularly from Rajasthan.
View behind-the-scenes footage from the shoot and learn more about how the Heritage Collection was produced in this video, narrated by Monsoon founder Peter Simon. (It is a large file [159 mb], so if you’d rather not wait and aren’t particular about the quality, check it out at The Daily Mail’s You Magazine. For that reason, please download it and do not watch it on the website!)
You can also view all the images from the Monsoon spring/summer 2013 Lookbook on Yasmin’s website.
Many kind thanks to Monsoon for providing the images and video.
The much-awaited collection has finally launched at winserlondon.com, where you can purchase wardrobe staples made out of luxurious fabrics that can easily fit into any wardrobe. Yasmin is the face of Winser London in a campaign shot by Roger Rich, and she was interviewed at the photo shoot by founder Kim Winser about her personal style and her favorite pieces from the collection. Here are some tidbits, but you can read the entire interview on Winser London‘s website:
“The beauty of fashion and design is there to be enjoyed, it is not meant to be deep and meaningful, it is about the beauty of fashion design. It’s meant to be a much more emotional thing – it’s all about emotion and enjoyment.”
“You’ve got to have fun and I am also happy to make mistakes, or what other people think are mistakes, I just love that!”
in response to what she loves about clothes: “I think the older you get the more you start looking at detail, you just can’t help it, it is about the cut and fit. The way something makes you feel starts to become more and more important, the quality of beautiful fabrics makes a real difference.”
“I love the sensuality of the cashmere and the way it feels on you and the way people touch you when you’re wearing cashmere, really beautiful quality cashmere like this of course is my real desire… Sounds like we’re getting risqué here but it is true people want to cuddle you more and they want to touch you when your clothes feel amazing next to your skin.”
when asked about her favorite picture from the shoot: “The last picture was really beautiful and it’s quite hard to get a shot like that out of me at my age. I was delighted to be naked with your cashmere, even on concrete floor! I like some of the more playful ones too with the silk shirt and pants and your pearls, and I loved the shoot but its nothing to do with me, it’s all to do with the team and the garments. Roger is a special photographer too.”
Check out all the campaign images on Yasmin’s official site.
