Models.com, the digital database for all things models, agencies and artists, is more accustomed to being behind the scenes. Yet the company couldn’t let its 25th anniversary pass without acknowledgement, so it threw a dinner on Tuesday — its first — to kick off NYFW and celebrate. Naturally, the room at Blue Ribbon Sushi Izakaya was brimming with models, including Paloma Elsesser, Grace Elizabeth, Georgia Fowler, Alton Mason, Jill Kortleve and Calum Harper. “When we launched, the first thing we had was the top 50 ranking,” recalled editor in chief Stephan Moskovic. “I remember the time we got an email from David Bonnouvrier at DNA and he was like ‘Who the f–k are you guys? Where do you get your information?’ And it was like ‘OK we hit a nerve.’ So it was really organic, and the site has involved so much in 25 years.” Calum Harper and Paloma Elsesser Lexie Moreland/WWD Moskovic pointed to 2008 as the biggest change point, when they expanded to the public. “We were looking at the rankin...
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. The era of loud-luxury logomania is, for the most part, over, meaning you don’t need flashy brand names or maximalist designs to signal your expensive tastes. Sometimes, all it takes is sitting down to some black cod with miso, A5 wagyu, and sea salt–sprinkled shishito peppers while wearing nothing more than a pitch-black fleece hoodie, minimalist trucker hat, and your favorite pair of sweats. We’re talking about Gap’s newest collaboration, of course, which centers none other than Chef Nobu Matsuhisa and his exclusive Sushi Club community — just one more piece of the Nobu empire that’s replete with hotels in locations from Los Cabos to Las Vegas and Marrakech to Marbella; close to 60 restaurants worldwide; multiple cookbooks; and, as of February 9, a merch collection. Buy gap x sushi club View this post on Instagram Dining at Nobu and knowing wha...