Bad Blood is full of Bad-Ass BabeZ.

‘Band-Aids don’t fix bullet holes.” It’s here!! After weeks of teasers & posters for Taylor Swift’s epic new video for BAD BLOOD – it finally premiered at the Billboard Awards! And it’s exactly what we expected – bad babes kicking ass. Swifties alter ego Catastrophe battles it out with Selena Gomez’s character Arsyn. 

Appearances are made by literally every top female actress, model, dancer, muse, musician & more. Gigi Hadid, Cara Delevingne, Lena Dunham, Karlie Kloss, Hailee Steinfeld, Mariska Hargitay, Ellen Pompeo, Martha Hunt, Ellie Goulding, Serayah, Jessica Alba, Hayley Williams, Zendaya, Lily Aldridge, & Cindy Crawford all take their doppelgangers to the next level.

Supermodel Gigi Hadid told PEOPLE Mag, “I’m obsessed with Beyoncé. It’s a play on Jay Z and using the word ‘slay’ … because slay. Hashtag-slay!”

Interesting pick with Gomez playing the villain in a black bob… rumor has it Taylor wrote this song about her rival artist … Katy Perry (over their issue with back up dancers). The killer video was created by Joseph Kahn who also directed her smash hit clip for Blank Space. Those are just 2 others off her album 1989 which has featured numerous hits from Shake it Off, Welcome to New York, Style, Out of the Woods & more.

CLICK HERE FOR ‘BAD BLOOD’. 

The music vid debuted a remix with Kendrick Lamar – some fans were bugged that it wasn’t the original song but we gotta say, we were feeling it. Other people mentioned with such a full cast of characters it would’ve been cool if it were a short film instead – which we kind of agree. But, all in all we’re all about ‘Bad Blood’. 

And if you haven’t gotten your fill of bad-a** babes yet — then catch Rihanna SLAY Bitch Better Have My Money on SNL.

Model of the Moment: KENDALL JENNER.

Kendall Jenner: Reality star & social supermodel. Kendall is one of the top instagirls next to Gigi, Cara, & Joans. She may be on Keeping Up with Kardashians, but most of the time Kendall’s rocking the runway, kickin’ it with Karl [Lagerfeld], & appearing in every magazine from VOGUE to Harper’s. WIth over 23million followers on instagram, this millennial model is just starting her reign over the fashion/modeling world.

Kendall covers the latest issue of high fashion mag, Harper’s Bazaar, wearing ‘couture on couture’ from Maison Margiela, Dior, Atelier Versace, Givenchy, style by Amanda Harlech. The face of Estee Lauder talks modeling, Kim Kardashian, Gigi, and more.

On Karl Lagerfeld calling her the “girl of the moment”: “I started this hoping that it would have longevity. I didn’t come into this thinking it’s going to be a fun thing that I’m going to do on the side. It’s something I want to do my whole life. It’s a career, so I needed to be really gentle with it. We had to pick and choose things very specifically.”

Now she’s basically BFFs with Karl (who also shot the cover & editorial of Harper’s): “I’m really shy when I first meet someone—and to meet him was even worse. He would say something to me and I would just nod. It was like meeting a crush or something—I was mute. He probably thought I was the biggest weirdo. And then every time we’d see each other, it would just get better and better. Now we’re totally BFFs.”

On being model besties with Cara Delevingne, Joan Smalls, & Gigi Hadid: “Just through work. I think it’s super important. You have to be around these girls for work, for parties, for events, for shows, especially. It’s good to have a set of girlfriends that you can stand being around. You have to be around these people all the time!”

And, what’s ‘craycray Cara’ really like? “Amazingly crazy. We balance each other out. I chill her out and she makes me fun.”

The KUWTK star talks sister Kim’s style:  “I really admire Kim’s style. It’s insane. She really knows how to work her style with her body. I think she could be a major fashion icon. It’s so fun to be in Paris with her, but I’ll walk out and be like, ‘Oh, my God, I love my outfit,’ and then I’ll see Kim and I’ll be like, ‘My outfit sucks compared to yours!’”

On her dream date: “I don’t know, a nice dinner. I love, like, being outside at night. I know that sounds really random, but I love being on the beach or anywhere.”

Social Supermodels.

It’s no surprise the newest generation of supermodels have taken the social stratosphere to the next level  – from Kendall Jenner (who’s probably the most followed model in existence), to Cara Delevingne & of course, Gigi Hadid. Even VOGUE jumped on board calling them the Instagirls on their coveted September issue which featured Joan Smalls, Karlie Kloss, Cara, Arizona Muse, Edie Campbell, Imaan Hammam, Fei Fei Sun, Vanessa Axente, & Andreea Diaconu.

AdWeek has dubbed them the ‘Millennial Models’. But, that’s no news to us at Z Management– we’ve seen this push for promotion via social media platforms for a while, especially in the fashion industry. Which is why we launched our APP M3Beauty for professional & aspiring models, giving girls around the globe the tool to create their comp card in seconds. Whether it’s snaping a selfie or selecting a pic, you can promote yourself & share your card on instagram, twitter, tumblr, facebook, & more. That’s some next level promo right there babeZ. Download M3 Beauty in the iTunes / Google Play store.

Before Gigi landed her major modeling contracts with Tom Ford, Victoria’s Secret, Maybelline & more, she took to Instagram to tell her followers of her 1st contract – when she was signed with IMG Models, since then it’s been all ‘OMG Gigi!’. She’s reigned the runway at fashion week & covered top mags — now she’s getting futuristic for AdWeek’s latest issue | Photographed by Alexei Hay.

AdWeek points out, “the millennial models have achieved success both in the realm of high fashion and the commercial world—a rarity since the supermodel era of the ’90s.”

Gigi recently covered Teen Vogue alongside top model, Binx Walton, their editor in chief Amy Astley says, “There are tons of examples of successful working models who don’t have a big Instagram following and aren’t interested in social media but it’s becoming something more and more that the ad clients are looking for—and all the girls know it. The game is definitely changing.”

Harper’s Bazaar executive editor Laura Brown says of British beauty Delevingne, “Cara’s a gorgeous girl, but her personality and her social media, that’s what made her, whereas I think Karlie’s just the sort of emblem of good health and girlfriendship. They have their own little currencies on social media, and I think that they’ve become, at least to us, the sort of archetype.” She also talks about SM, “If a model happens to come with a few thousand or a few million followers, that’s amazing for brands. Especially if you’re a brand that wants to target a new, younger demographic, you’d have to consider [hiring] those girls in a second.”

Hadid also stuns for VOGUE Spain’s latest issue (catch it on our Tumblr Blog HERE), but she talks about ‘life after modeling’, she says, “What people want to know is, OK, what’s after modeling? And that’s forcing us to think about those things [even earlier]. It’s not just OK anymore to model until you’re 25 and then stop and be a housewife.”

So, what does she have planned? “I’m an entertainer, and I think that I’ll always be in that business,” she adds, “Who knows? I could always be a fact checker on CSI.” (Hadid currently took a leave of absence from The New School in NYC to focus full time on modeling – but she has plans on returning & getting her degree).

Well, her fellow supermodel BFFs are already proving their careers are not only expanding from modeling but their not ending anytime soon.

Kloss (the latest face of L’Oreal Paris) has “her own line of cookies with New York bakery Momofuku Milk Bar, taken classes at Harvard Business School, learned how to code & participated in a panel on social media at SXSW. Earlier this year, she announced she was ending her run as a Victoria’s Secret Angel so she could attend New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study.” Ummm talk about GiRLBOSS.. or ModelBOSS in this case.

Cara, who’s Chanel’s main homegirl, has started dipping into acting, she’s set to star in multiple films, including the much anticipated ‘Paper Towns’.

*Interview & photos courtesy of ADWEEK.

Gigi Hadid, Binx Walton, & Z Management catch up with Teen Vogue.

Supermodels // instagirls GiGi Hadid & Binx Walton look naturally beautiful for the cover of TEEN VOGUE’s latest issue. The ‘American Dream Girls’ were photographed by Daniel Jackson // Styled by Sara Moonves. Binx & GiGi are taking over the modeling industry one catwalk & cover at time.

Binx Walton made waves over fashion social media for her rad street style, she tells the mag, “People like to put me in a box and assume I must be this hard-core skate kid. The truth is, I’ve never felt comfortable in any category, clique, or culture.”

Being a top model, schedules are craycray – from castings to shoots, to catwalks around the world & more, it’s a continues hecitc (but fab) life, Gigi says, “I’m going to Paris for four hours and I didn’t even know until two minutes ago. This is my life now. I’m so busy I don’t have time to stop and think about everything that is happening. Z Management has something pretty rad in the works for models & managing their modeling career — GiGi Hadid could use it to balance her schedule!

Z Management popped by the YouTube NYC Headquarters this week for FASHiON Bootcamp — we caught up with TEEN VOGUE’s Social media manager, Drew Elovitz! 

We also kicked it with Mara Hoffman, fashion blogger Sonya Essman, Danielle Snyder of jewelry line DANNiJO, the executive digital editor of Lucky Magazine Verena von Pfetten, & the CFDA’s Director of Strategic Partnerships Adam Roth. Stay tuned for our upcoming YouTube series~

Oh, both models Walton & Hadid keep it real – – love this behind the scenes from their shoot!

Leader of Balmain’s Army: Olivier Rousteing (and Rihanna).

 

Rihanna, Kim Kardashian West, Kendall Jenner, Cara Delevingne Rosie Huntington Whiteley, Naomi Campbell, Iman, Alessandra Ambrosio, Karlie Kloss, Nicki Minaj, Gigi Hadid, Joan Smalls, Miley Cyrus, Gisele Bundchen, Chanel Iman, Selena Gomez, Kanye West,…. the list goes ON & ON … BALMAIN’s Army is taking over the fashion world one catwalk & selfie at a time, courtesy of, Olivier Rousteing. The 28 year old creative director has turned the Paris Fashion house into a POWER house.

Rousteing’s unconventional ways are reigning the industry, especially due to the impact of celebs/supermodels/musicians. “When you look at the fashion brands, how many followers do they have? Balmain has 1.1 million. It’s like 10 per cent of what those girls have. It shows you the power of the personality more than the power of the entire brand.”

The Bourdeaux-born babe (for real those cheek bones…) talks to Telegraph.co.uk about design, his muses & more, he says, “Celebrity is more important today than it used to be. It gives access to so many different people. For me it’s the new high-street window. You can actually be part of the dream. It’s not only available to 10 people on the front row – it’s a way of communication that’s inclusive, and there’s something generous about that.”

On his main muse BadGalRiRi: “There’s no doubt about it. She has this aura, this charisma. It’s not only sexual. It’s something else. She is like a new Grace Kelly, or a Madonna… This woman of the world who represents a new world.” Adding,”No, if you mean, ‘Do I have someone in my life?’ No, I don’t. Just work and Rihanna.But that’s enough. That’s a lot!”

On women & fashion: “Fashion had started to forget women in a way, and concentrate too much on the clothes. For me it made no sense. In fashion the biggest moment was when the models were celebrities – we all remember Naomi, Claudia, Carla, Linda. The woman had to come back; the curved woman, and different kinds of body shapes. I don’t like skinny girls. I want to represent a real woman, not just a shadow or a ghost.”

On diversity on the runway: “The mixety [sic] of my castings is one of the most important things about the show,” Rousteing says. “Sometimes I feel like some designers just focus on the clothes. Obviously it’s a business, but when you do a show you want to be modern – it’s not only about trying to find the fabric that no one else uses. Being modern means having a view or a vision of what the world is today. I want to show a vision of my world, what I see and what I want to see in the future.”

On the founder of the French fashion house, Pierre Balmain: “I keep Pierre Balmain in my mind because he loved strong women, women who have something to say. All the French designers – Balmain, Poiret, Dior, Balenciaga – they believed in strong women. Their mothers were really important. In France fashion has always been connected to the role of the woman. I keep in my mind the rules of French fashion.”

We have to say – we’re inlove with Balmain & Olivier’s vision. Thoughts?

Model of the Year: GiGi HADiD.

»GiGi Hadid« From ruling the runways of CHANEL to Marc Jacobs to Jean Paul Gaultier & more, gracing the pages of VOGUE, Harper’s Bazaar, V Magazine, Sports Illustrated, ELLE, Schön, CR Fashion Book, starring in ad campaigns for GUESS!, Tom Ford, and now named as the face of Maybelline — homegirl GiGi is beyond just hitting #SupermodelStatus. It’s no wonder this blonde beauty was named Model of the Year at the Daily Front Row Fashion Awards in Los Angeles.

Gigi tweeted, “Thank you @dailyfrontrow for a beautiful night and for the honor! Congratulations to all the other winners, who inspire not only me but the entire fashion world every day and thank you @nicolerichie for being you and for your beautiful intro. I love you!”

She rocked a red Calvin Klein gown on the red carpet, “It’s kind of surreal, because I feel like if you were to ask me who deserves model of the year I could name a hundred people that I think deserve it as well. It’s such an honor, and I love the whole team at Daily Front Row. I feel so lucky that they think that I deserve it.”

And of course, her model mama, Yolanda Foster (also star of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills) helped GiGi with the infamous Maybelline contract, she said, “Well my mom kind of was involved with the whole contract. She actually knew a lot of it with my agent [Luiz Mattos] before they told me. Luiz gave me my Christmas present. I opened it in front of the whole agency and it was my contract. My mom was there when I opened my present. And my whole family’s so excited. It was the best Christmas present I’ve ever gotten in my life.”

Girl had some serious supermodel competition from Cara Delevingne, Kate Upton, Kendall Jenner, Joan Smalls … the list goes ON & ON.

She chatted with E! News — on BFF Kendall,  “We’ve only been friends for like a year now, but she’s one of my best friends. She’s so awesome.”

Gigi had modeling in her genes: “I was always kinda told that when I was becoming a model, don’t live with a model because you get competitive…but I don’t really find that I get competitive with my friends, especially with someone like Kendall…we look nothing alike. So someone that’s gonna want a Kendall is not gonna want a Gigi.”

On her mom’s (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Yolanda Foster) illness: “You know it’s hard, especially with something like Lyme Disease, not a lot of people know about it, especially doctors so they don’t really know how to help, medical wise. So it’s really hard for me and my siblings to know how we could help, but I guess just being supportive is the best way we can do it.”

Adding, “You can tell how much it means to her when, during a lunch break on a shoot, I’ll FaceTime her and talk to her about how my day’s going. I think just the little things like that is what’s helping her get through it.”

On body image: “”I’ve kinda had an easy time with the whole body image thing, just because from the second I walked into IMG, I was like, ‘This is what I wanna do with my career, but the one thing is that I’m not gonna lose a certain amount of weight. I’m not gonna be extremely skinny.’ I just don’t want to do that,” she explains. “I’ve always been an athlete. I’ve always had a certain body type that I’ve always been happy with and I didn’t wanna let that go for a career.”

The 19 year old’s younger sister Bella Hadid is also following in her sisters modeling footsteps. Congrats Gigi!! Can’t wait to watch you continue your fabulous reign over the modeling & fashion world! XOXO »Z.

Model of the Moment: Gigi Hadid.

The gorgeous Gigi Hadid has officially hit supermodel status. The blonde babe opened up to VOGUE about modeling -from meeting the entire fashion industry to the hectic scheduling. Gigi’s already got a pretty rad modeling career going on, but that doesn’t stop this bad-a** chick from keeping her studies going – she is currently attending college at The New School in NYC. #BeautyandBrains.

On Modeling: “I’d say the best thing is the travel and being able to meet a lot of great amazing talented people. It also opens so many doors to other industries. Fashion is really a place where every other industry connects, whether it’s music or acting.”

The 19 year old added, “At the end of the day, everyone is going to walk the red carpet and be interested in the fashion side of it. I think that’s really cool because as a model you get to connect with a lot of different worlds. The negative is that I can never make plans until like a week or two in advance because everything happens very last minute. It’s a wait and rush thing. I couldn’t tell you what I’m doing for Christmas, or even Thanksgiving.”

Gigi graduated high school in 2011 and moved to the fashion/modeling capital of the world: New York City to pursue modeling. She’s appeared in magazines from V Magazine, ELLE, Grazia, Cleo, VOGUE, Galore, Sports Illustrated, Paper magazine & Schön!. After signing with IMG Models she became the face of GUESS, Gigi was actually discovered by Paul Marciano (co-founder of GUESS? Inc.).

Just this year, homegirl has starred alongside Patrick Schwarzenegger in Tom Ford’s Eyewear campaign, as well as starring for the brands new fragrance Velvet Orchid. She’s set to appear in the 2015 Pirelli calendar, prior to that she was featured in the SI Swimsuit Issue, up for ‘rookie of the year’.

Recently Gigi walked for Marc Jacobs S/S 15 during NYFW, Giles S/S 15 RTW at London Fashion Week, and in Jean Paul Gaultier SS15 Show, Sonia Rykiel SS15 and Chanel SS15 during Paris Fashion Week. Of course it’s a family affair, Hadid’s mom stars on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills & Bella Hadid (Gigi’s younger sister) is also pursuing modeling, recently signing with IMG Models too. Gigi hangs with fellow top model besties, Kendall/Kylie Jenner, Cara Delevingne, Hailey & Ireland Baldwin, Sara Sampaio & more.

 

 

 

 

Jean Paul Gaultier’s Beauty Pageant.

Jean Paul Gaultier’s pageant themed runway show during Paris Fashion Week is everything. from the vibrant colors to the dramatic finale – JPG definitely knows how kill it on the catwalk.

Gaultier told WWD,  “For some time, I have found true fulfillment in working on the haute couture and it allows me to express my creativity and my taste for research and experimentation. At the same time, the world of ready-to-wear has evolved considerably. Commercial constraints, as well as the frenetic pace of collections, don’t leave any freedom or the necessary time to find fresh ideas and to innovate.”

The outrageously chic ‘Miss Jean Paul Gaultier’ beauty contest featured sashes with the French Flag, models walking down a large staircase, Miss Hommage a Madame de Palmay, Miss Tour de France, Miss Meteo, Miss Smoking, Miss Soleil, snapping selfies on the catwalk & more.

For the finale of the ‘pageant’ it came down 2 finalist supermodels: Coco Rocha & Anna Cleveland – both wearing fitted, apricot/nude bustier dresses, Rocha then fooled everyone by ‘fainting with excitement’ when she won the crown.

Funkadelic designer Jeremy Scott said, “Jean Paul was one of the people that made me want to be a fashion designer and I want to give back a little bit of that love. I wanted to be here for this because it was such a momentous occasion and I wanted just to show that I still love him, even if I’m not 14 years old anymore.” Scott also had a pretty fab runway show themed as ‘Barbie’s World’.

Alber Elbaz, designer of Lanvin, said “It’s maybe sad for fashion, but maybe it’s happy for him. So if it’s happy for him, we go for it!”

Catwalk queens Alessandra Ambrosio, Gigi Hadid, Karlie KLoss, Joan Smalls, Liu Wen, & more looked absolutely fab rockin’ the runway!

 

Gigi Hadid Pays Homage to Anna Wintour’s 1st Vogue Cover.

Model of the Moment Gigi Hadid has officially reached #SupermodelStatus with her latest feature in Vogue – and it’s not just ANY editorial.

Gigi pays homage to Anna Wintour’s first 1988 Vogue cover featuring the stunning Israeli model Michaela Bercu, shot by Peter Lindbergh & styled by Carlyne Cerf De Dudzeele. Hadid has similarities to then model Michaela – from her natural beauty to long mermaid locks. Talk about a perfect #TBT.

Interestingly enough – the O.G. 1988 Vogue cover was SO natural looking the magazine’s printers actually called up Anna Wintour to double check it wasn’t a mistake!

1988 Vogue Cover Featuring Michaela Bercu.

In an interview, the IMG Model says: “Since the day I started, I’ve been very happy with my body. I never felt the need to change for the industry; [her agents at] IMG know I don’t want to be two pounds soaking wet.”

Gigi’s shot is photographed by Sean Thomas, wearing a customized A.L.C. Covington Sweater paired with GUESS jeans – styled by fashion editor Jordan Bickham.

Gigi in Vogue

Homegirls’ career has sky rocketed from cover CR Fashion Book, W Magazine, featured in SI Swimsuit issue, starring in top campaigns for Tom Ford & GUESS, and now appearing in the Pirelli Calendar.

In a blast from the past – Anna Wintour reminisces about the ’88 cover & the start to her iconic career: