Elle Macpherson shows off her curves in a Victoria Beckham dress as she films new TV show

Posted by lena on Aug 13, 2009 in News | 0 comments

When a new designer is attempting to establish themselves in the notoriously tough fashion world, what better way to get ahead than to land a celebrity endorsement.
In what is sure to be a boost for Victoria Beckham’s new dress collection, supermodel Elle Macpherson opted for one of Posh’s creations for her latest TV role.
Spotted on location in New York City filming The Beautiful Life, the 46-year-old Aussie opted for ?2,095 Carmontelle dress – the very same outfit worn by Beckham in London two weeks ago.
Despite wearing the warm cashmere-blend dress in the 30 degree heat, Elle kept her cool as she filmed street scenes in the Manhattan district of SoHo.
Just two weeks ago, Beckham and a young model wore the same grey dress as they shot an advertising campaign for the Victoria Beckham Collection in Notting Hill, west London.
This is the second time Macpherson has worn one of Beckham’s designs – in May she wore a ?1,500 black belted bandeau dress to an event to promote The Beautiful Life.
Beckham debuted the same gown nine months earlier as she attended her designer friend Marc Jacobs’s show at New York Fashion Week last September.
Both times Macpherson has worn one of Beckham’s creations, she has done so months after the designer.
But despite being 11 years older than Beckham, Macpherson looked better in the dresses due to her curvier figure.
While happy to endorse one of Beckham’s dresses, Macpherson is now a business rival with Posh after the singer and her husband signed multi-million dollar deals to model Emporio Armani underwear.
Macpherson has run her own successful lingerie range Elle Macpherson Intimates for 19 years.
Elle is currently filming new CW show The Beautiful Life alongside troubled actress Mischa Barton, who recently spent time in a psychiatric ward.
Elle plays Claudia Foster, a former Eighties supermodel who runs a modelling agency in the drama about a group of male and female models living together in New York City.
The mother-of-two has acted before – playing a nude model in Hugh Grant movie Sirens and playing Joey’s model roommate in Friends 10 years ago.
However, sources on the new show – which is executive produced by Ashton Kutcher – say executives are concerned about the model’s acting skills.
Elle hasn’t acted on screen since 2001 straight-to-DVD film South Kensington, in which she starred alongside Rupert Everett and Sienna Miller.
Producers are interviewing acting coaches to help Macpherson and other models cast in the show over fears the show won’t be ready for its September debut.
The source says producers are more worried about Elle than Mischa’s recent health troubles.
A source told the New York Daily News: ‘In comparison, Mischa is a dream come true for producers because she has experience.
‘The real problem with The Beautiful Life is definitely the acting now, not Mischa’s emotional state.
‘All the models need to be taught how to act, but the main focus is Elle, because she has one of the biggest roles.’
source: dailymail.co.uk