The plus-size industry is showing that the market for women who want to look fashionable and aren’t a size 2, has considerable buying power. More of our celebrities are proudly displaying voluptuous frames on the red carpet. And yet, there’s still tremendous pressure among high fashion models to say thin. Bria Murphy, the daughter of…
Recently The Daily Beast, writer Robin Givhan, explored the notion that fashion models aren’t the ones to blame for their skinny looks and ability to make millions and wear clothes the average sized 14 woman can’t fit a thigh into. She writes: The fashion industry simply loves a skinny young girl. And for the average woman, fashion continues…
Couture Paris Fashion Week is underway and despite the incessant talk around diversity in fashion, only a handful of black faces are actually making their way onto the catwalk. While we have a long way to go, any sign of progress is a notoriously white-washed industry should be acknowledged. We highlight five of the beautiful…
The idea of specifically paying tribute to healthy models sounds like an odd concept and a trend that should be a given, but the fashion industry being what it is, Vogue Italia Editor Franca Sozzani thinks it’s absolutely necessary. Sozzani recently delivered a speech on body image and eating disorders at Harvard University and she admitted that…
Of course, we know that no one can walk the runway like Naomi Campbell. Tyra Banks has helped many aspiring fashion models turn into a fashion photographer’s dream. Kimora Lee Simmons started as a fresh face model, but she has created her own fashion empire. What about the legendary catwalkers who pave the way for…
Do you “smize” in all of your Facebook pictures? Are you obsessed with NOT losing your neck in group shots? If you can answer “yes” to either of those questions or if you consider Tyra to be a “friend in your head”, you just might be into fashion. That said, I think you’ll be into…
Yves St. Laurent, Fendi, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Michael Kors—these are just a few of the top-notch designer labels Chanel Iman modeled in Allure magazine’s January issue. The spread, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, features the 21-year-old Victoria Secret angel in an alter ego fashion faceoff as she poses in the most sought after couture threads for…
Ford+, the fast growing branch in one of the top modeling agencies, has turned up the heat. Over the weekend, a promotional shoot was done with only models of color which was probably a ripple effect of last month’s “blond story” featuring only blond plus-size models. There were five beauties that graced the cameras including Bre…
Name: Melodie Monrose Height: 5’10 Measurements: 32’’-24’’-35’’ Agency: Wilhelmina Models Where We’ve Seen Her: Melodie has graced the pages of Italian Vogue, Pop Magazine, V Magazine and Interview. No stranger to runway, she’s been spotted rocking the fashions of Rag & Bone, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Miu Miu, YSL and Gucci. Why We Love Her: The…
In wide-legged pants, floppy hats, oversized shades and knee-length boots, Joan Smalls evokes the carefree sultry vibe of 70s Fashion in Gucci’s Fall 2011 ad campaign. Alongside Martha Streck, Smalls gives Gucci’s suits and shaggy furs a confident and refined sensibility in smoldering poses flanked by male models. What do you think of Gucci’s latest ad…
