Karlie Kloss: 2016

It’s official: MTV’s House of Style has two brand new hosts.
Models Karlie Kloss and Joan Smalls will follow in the footsteps of Cindy Crawford, Rebecca Romijn and Molly Sims when the fashion show returns in the form of a bi-weekly web series on Tuesday, October 9.
EW hopped on the phone with Kloss and Smalls ahead of the announcement, which kicked off tonight’s Video Music Awards, to discuss why they seized the opportunity to be more than just a pair of pretty faces, the show’s new digital  format, and why they weren’t fans of the original series – HINT: They were still in diapers.
“This was an incredible opportunity that came around fairly recently,” said 20-year-old Kloss. “It’s such an iconic show, and it is not often as a model that you get a voice and get to show your personality.”
The House of Style reboot, which will live on MTV Style, will consist of 4- to 5-minute web segments. And while many aspects of the fashion world have changed since the first time the show aired, Smalls, 24, said there is one key aspect that has not: “I think it’s a good tool to show a little more about our industry.”
More from our chat with the duo below:

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How familiar are you both with the original House of Style? 
 
KLOSS: We were fans, but we were very young, though. I think we were in diapers the first time House of Style aired with Cindy Crawford. But nonetheless, we’ve been doing our homework and [watched] all the clips when they released them on the archive on MTV.  So we’ve been catching up. And it’s amazing watching all the clips from the 11 seasons it was on and seeing all the designers and editors and models – most of which are still in [the undistry]. I have so much respect for all of these designers we get to work with on such a personal level. Joan and I have very close relationships with [them], but I think because we are so young, for me, I forget how long they’ve been doing it and how influential these people are. [To us] they’re our friends; they’re normal people. So it’s cool to watch these old clips and see them 10, 15, 20 years ago doing the same thing.

How are you feeling taking on this important gig? Have you reached out to Cindy for advice or other TV hosts?
 
SMALLS: I’m excited!
KLOSS: Joan, I feel like we need to meet with Cindy and get the rundown. When she did it she was about our age, right? She had never done hosting before and neither have Joan and I. This is new territory for us. And what’s unique about this is that we can be ourselves. We don’t have to memorize lines, we don’t have to play a character.
SMALLS: It comes completely natural.
KLOSS: But I think we should interview Cindy and get some pointers.

Are you two close? It sounds a bit like you are…
 
SMALLS: I think that’s the great thing. When I found out it was Karlie, I was so excited because she’s a friend. We always hang out. We always talk. We’re going through the same experiences and it’s good to share this with someone you really enjoy being around and her company. Of course we get along.
KLOSS: She’s just saying that because we’re on the phone! [laughs]
SMALLS (joking): You owe me money! [laughs]

Have y’all received your first assignments yet? 
 
SMALLS: You’re going to have to watch and be surprised!
KLOSS: But it’s all going to be very exciting stuff.
SMALLS: Most of what you’re going to be seeing is me keeping Karlie in check.
KLOSS: Exactly. And me trying to keep up with Ms. Smalls. But it’s really just us being us. We get to show the world our world. We get to show [it to] people who normally don’t have access to the high fashion industry or [to the] work of Marc Jacobs or Oscar de la Renta or Karl Lagerfeld. They are most designers that most people have heard of, but people might not know what they do, what they look like or the ins and outs of how they design or how fashion shows work or how fashion week works. With this show, we want to give that access to everybody. We want to give them what Joan and I experience and get to be a part of on a regular basis.

You’ll be going on a variety of assignments – from music video sets to fashion shows. Anyone you’re excited about possibly meeting? Or is there anyone you might geek out over?
 
KLOSS: MTV in general is involved with so many artists – musicians, actors, people in the fashion industry, and art world. There are so many different people, I think we have a long list of people we’re going to be meeting and interviewing.
SMALLS: I think it’s better not to expect and just go with it and enjoy the moment.

(Credit: Matt Duckor)
After she spent most of February walking in Fall/Winter 2013 Fashion Week shows for
Carolina Herrera,
Oscar de la Renta,
Michael Kors, and
Anna Sui, you’d think bombshell model Karlie Kloss would take a breather. But she’s hard at work again, appearing on (and promoting) the cover of the brand-spanking-new food and fashion magazine for women, Cherry Bombe. (It comes out in May.) We caught up with the busy supermodel to talk about her almond milk lattes, her purse full of cookies, and what kind of breakfast she makes when she actually does take a break and can sleep in. 

The thing about my day job is that it’s always different.
In the last week, I’ve been in four different countries and four different time zones. But that’s the fun of my job. Today I had an easy day, I got to sleep in. But if I have to work at 7 a.m., I wake up at 6:15, jump in the shower, throw on some clothes, grab a shake, and run out the door.

I’m usually late everywhere I go, which is a habit I’m trying to change. If I’m sleeping in my own bed in New York, I love to make just really yummy, clean, boring protein shakes with chocolate protein powder, almond milk, and banana or blackberries.

There’s a little coffee shop near my house in the West Village, Mojo Coffee, that I love. So even when I’m running out the door on my way to work I always make time to stop at this little coffee shop on the corner because

they make a mean almond milk cappuccino, and it’s not easy to do.

I never know if the catering on set is going to be absolutely awful, so I always have something in my bag. Right now, my Chanel bag is stocked with all sorts of goodies.
I carry a picnic in my purse at all times, with things like hot chocolate packets and oatmeal packets–things you can just add hot water to on the go. And I like Kind granola bars, or an apple–I like to have little things that I can just eat.

I’m the Queen of Snacks. All the other models always know that I’m good for a snack and especially for a cookie.

(Credit: Flickr user Bethany Wong)
I always have Karlie’s Kookies in my bag, especially at shows. It’s a healthy cookie because it’s vegan and it’s made of almond flour, oats, dark chocolate chips, agave, and olive oil, so it’s something you can indulge in and not feel too guilty about. They’re the cookies I made with Christina Tosi from Milk bar.

I love going over to the bakery and working with Christina–she always sends me home with a tub full of cookie dough for my fridge. I sneak a spoonful of that in the morning for sure, on my way out the door. Now we have two different cookies, the Perfect Ten, which is the original, and then there’s the 5boro cookie, and they both donate money to an organization called FEED. You can buy them online too, and we’re able to ship them internationally–
worldwide domination, one cookie at a time.

But on days I don’t have to work, I like to sleep in. I like to make a shake, go to the gym, then have breakfast around 2–I’m all about breakfast, it’s my favorite meal of the day. Mainly because there’s so many yummy sweet options like cereals, yogurts, pancakes, and crepes. Egg whites are also a staple for me–they’re a great source of protein and I can always have them no matter where in the world I’m working.

I love my egg whites swimming in Cholula hot sauce or ketchup.

That’s another fun thing about my job–I get to travel so I get to try all sorts of different breakfast options all over the world. I’m in Paris right now, so–I’m gonna make you jealous–I had the most delicious chocolate croissant from this famous Parisian bakery called Angelina’s. I like to have fruit in the morning, too, and in Italy, they had the most delicious mangoes, even apples, grapes.

I don’t know if it’s because they don’t use pesticides or if they don’t use chemicals, but the fruit in Europe is delicious.

I’m a big fan of chocolatey things, chocolate in general, any form of chocolate. So If I can incorporate chocolate in my first meal of the day, I’ll do it. Like chocolate chip pancakes.

I like things that taste kind of like candy and are supposedly healthy–like chocolate protein bars–but in reality they’re probably not very healthy, but I feel like it’s slightly better than a candy bar.

Former Victoria's Secret model Karlie Kloss is the new face of Topshop's Spring Summer 2016 collection

Topshop has revealed supermodel Karlie Kloss as the latest face of the brand.
The former Victoria's Secret angel is fronting the fashion giant's Spring Summer 2016 collection which is available online and in stores now.

Karlie, 23, has landed numerous modelling jobs during the past year, establishing her high-profile supermodel career and making her one of the biggest names right now.

Topshop has bagged Karlie as its girl to model the new collection, which was shot in New York with her looks styled by Topshop Creative Director, Kate Phelan.

Kate says: “It is thrilling to have Karlie back, eight years after her first modelling job and first Topshop campaign alongside Jourdan Dunn.


"She is the ultimate Topshop girl and modern super – a world-renowned fashion figure, businesswoman, entrepreneur and philanthropist who will resonate with our global customers through her many talents, ambitions and passions.”

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