Oceana Magazine - Super Role Model
One of the unexpected responsibilities that goes along with being a model or public figure is that your actions can and will affect lots of younger people who may look up to you. It’s something I’ve tried to take seriously over the years because I feel there is a severe lack of good role models in the media for young people to emulate.
The above editorial and interview go along with the Oceana covers I posted earlier this week. The magazine’s primary focus is on the juxtaposition of fashion, charity and leadership, so I was happy to talk a lot about my favorite charities and why I support them. Senhoa is a group in Cambodia that rescues little girls from human trafficking and gives them a home, an education and a job. I designed a special jewelry line for Senhoa and asked my friends Behati Prinsloo, Caroline Trentini and Iman to model it and my fellow The Face castmate Nigel Barker to photograph it.
LakayPam is a group in Haiti that supports and nurtures hundreds of orphans, many of whom were affected by the earthquake. In addition to fundraising events, my husband James, Behati and I traveled down to Haiti to create a documentary (click HERE to watch) and raise awareness for the ongoing difficulties in that country.
The Model Alliance is a New York-based group which is fighting for fair and safe working standards for younger models. Though we are a new group, we have already seen lots of industry support and incremental change for the better.
If you’re interested, please read more in the articles posted above or click the tags to the right!
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Coco
Oceana Magazine - 2012
Covers 1 & 2
Oceana is the first national, charity-based periodical that celebrates the marriage of high-end Canadian fashion, art, photography and leadership. When they asked me to be their 2012 cover girl and told me all profits from the magazine go to Sick Kids Hospital, I jumped at the opportunity. Stay tuned for the editorial and interview where I discuss some of the charities close to my heart.
Both cover photos by Chris Nicholls. Which one is your favorite?
Yorkdale Expansion Campaign - Behind the scenes
With more than 225 shops and services, Yorkdale Shopping Centre is already Canada’s premier shopping destination. To coincide with their brand new $220-million, 145,000-square-foot expansion, Yorkdale invited me to star in a special multi-platform campaign celebrating many of the iconic brands arriving at the mall. As a Canadian I’m very happy to be a part of such a big moment for Toronto fashion!
The expansion opened this weekend so for more information visit www.yorkdale.com.
FLARE: First cover of 2012
Fashion Director: Elizabeth Cabral
Art Director: Tanya Watt
Photographer: Chris Nicholls
Flare’s February issue is out today! To see more of the editorial and to read their exclusive interview with me, go buy your copy of Flare on newsstands now!
As a teaser, you can find a few pictures from the editorial on my Facebook page (HERE).
FLARE - February 2012
The other day I showed you the cover and now I’m happy to show you the whole Flare editorial! I always love working with Flare and I’m so so thankful for their support in my charitable efforts this past year - GO HERE to read about our partnership for Haiti.
It was also great to work with photographer Chris Nicholls again. Together with Flare Magazine, Liz Cabral and my husband James Conran, we won the National Magazine Award for our last editorial together! GO HERE to see that.
Fashion Director: Elizabeth Cabral
Art Director: Tanya Watt
Photographer: Chris Nicholls
CANADA: Win tickets to the premiere of “Letters to Haiti”
Together with FLARE Magazine I’m proud to announce the exclusive event where I will premiere my new documentary, “Letters to Haiti,” on Thursday, October 13th. The film follows Behati Prinsloo and I as we visited Haiti, one year after a terrible earthquake ravaged the landscape. (To see the trailer go HERE.)
You and a guest could win tickets to the invite-only red carpet event and screening at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Toronto. You could also be selected to take home a limited edition print photo by Behati Prinsloo herself! To enter, go to FLARE.com right now! Entries open today and close October 9th, so hurry!!
*Contest is open to residents of Ontario only who are over 19 years of age. Winner will be selected randomly and will take place at FLARE’s offices on October 10, 2011.
P.s. If you don’t make it to the event in person, we’ll be live streaming “Letters to Haiti”’ across Canada exclusively on FLARE.com the evening of the event. The film begins at 8:00PM on October 13th. To read more about LakayPAM go HERE.
CANADA’S POWER PLAYERS - Flare September 2011.
This month Flare Magazine highlights Canada’s top 10 fashion newsmakers of 2011 with this adorable article and illustration (Those cheekbones! Those legs!). Can you name the Canadians? Top Kudos if you can!!
Ogilvy
For the second year in a row I was asked to star in the Ogilvy catalog for 2010. Ogilvy is Canada’s oldest and most exclusive department store, they opened in 1866! Amazing. Over 150 years and going strong!!
It’s a very different look for me on the new GLOW magazine cover and editorial, I like it! Go buy yours Canada!
RUNWAY SONGS
by Coco Rocha
Hello again! I’m still here in BC. This picture was taken at Okanagan Lake. Isn’t it pretty?! Everything is going well - I’m dressed as a lumber jack, getting lots of sleep and fully enjoying doing a whole lot of nothing!!
So lately I’ve been listening to Major Lazer’s song “Pon De Floor” (Edited Version) on heavy repeat after I walked to it last month at Paul Smith. Even before I started modeling, good runway songs always stuck out in my mind. I remember years ago watching the Victoria’s Secret show on TV and thinking how cool it would be if I could strut down the runway to “I Like The Way You Move” by Bodyrockers or that remix of Nancy Sinatra’s “Bang Bang” like Gisele and Adriana.
Its been four years since I started walking runways myself and I find there’s lot’s of songs I’m fond of because they’re linked in my memory to this show or that one. I remember walking for Louis Vuitton at FW 06 - it was my first time opening and closing a show and I can still recall the beats of “The Glamorous Life” by Sheila E. bouncing off the walls. On another occasion I remember laughing as I passed Behati on the runway because the song playing was “Big Girl (You are beautiful)” by Mika and I still get the whistle part of the “Twisted Nerve” remix stuck in my head, years after I walked to it at Versace.
Its funny that sometimes I’ll hear a song and just know it would be a good song to walk to. I’m not sure if its been used yet but “Let Me Think About it” by Freddie Le Grand would be great on the runway - so would “U Got The Look” By Prince. Its not necessarily the style of the song that makes a great runway theme but, for me, I prefer hard beats, on the faster side, that put me into a character I can play.
In other news, here’s me falling off a mountain!?:
FROM LONDON…
by Coco Rocha
Well, I’m sitting in my hotel room in London, overlooking what would be a beautiful view of Hyde Park if it wasn’t so very very early in the morning. I’ve been in England for a few days now, working on something special. As usual I’m sorry to say I can’t tell you what its all about just yet, but you’ll all find out soon! Everything has gone very well over here and now I’m all packed and ready to fly across 9 time zones, back to Canada for a week with friends and family! Anyway, one thing I can talk about is Zac Posen’s new ad’s I’m in. They are actually one time only ad’s specially for next months Fanzine. Have a look.
CANADA > FRANCE
You’ve probably noticed (or maybe not) that I’m not in Paris doing the shows. I’ve stayed back this season. Instead I’m out in the blistering cold of B.C’s Rocky Mountains, don’t ask why…
I hope all the designers and models had a great haute couture season while I’ve been making snow man in the drive way!
