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Category: Fashion world
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Fashion illustration vs. superheroines, pinups and fantasy art
Harriet Olivia has the following to say about fashion illustration –
(Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 | Tags: Fashion world)Comments (1) | Notify others
Pending French law will make the promotion of extreme thinness or proana criminal: Qui est pissé?
Who might be displeased? 
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What are the requirements for becoming a top-ranked fashion model or supermodel?
Forbes.com posted an article, by Kiri Blakeley, on how to be a supermodel a few months ago. It has some shortcomings that need to be addressed.
(Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 | Tags: Fashion world, Fashion models)Comments (4) | Notify others
Bradley Bayou on the fashion world and eating disorders, and thick-legged Ali Michael
Some fashion world news of interest.
(Posted on Friday, March 21, 2008 | Tags: Fashion world, Fashion models)Comments (0) | Notify others
The 2008 London spring Fashion Week: some comments
Working for a 100-strong union, model spies supposedly assessed catwalk bullying during London Fashion Week, but this was likely a useless endeavor since Eastern European and other models from poor backgrounds wouldn’t answer truthfully.
(Posted on Sunday, February 17, 2008 | Tags: Fashion world)Comments (0) | Notify others
Homosexual designers’ influence now more obvious in the selection of male models
A recent article in the NY times by Guy Trebay documents the very thin male high-fashion models seen lately. A desirable 6-feet-tall model needs to be in the neighborhood of 150 pounds.
(Posted on Saturday, February 9, 2008 | Tags: Fashion world)Comments (6) | Notify others
If most read this tale about a topic beyond the pale, without fail, wouldn’t fashion bigwigs wail?
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(Posted on Saturday, February 2, 2008 | Tags: Fashion world)Comments (4) | Notify others
Will a union help fashion models?
Some British fashion models, allegedly including a few big names, are attempting to join a trade union to improve their working conditions. Many models are tired of having to conform to excessive thinness requirements, long working hours without breaks, often having little chance to eat between photo shoots, being made to sign unfair contracts, being exposed to hazards such as body paint and peroxide, and feeling unable to opt out of nude photo shoots because of fear of losing work.
(Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 | Tags: Fashion world)Comments (1) | Notify others
Why are there so many high-fashion models from Eastern Europe?
In 2007, easily half of the high-fashion models working the fashion weeks in the four fashion capitals of the world were from Eastern Europe. The overrepresentation of Eastern Europeans among high-fashion models has increased in recent years. What could be the reason for this?
(Posted on Sunday, December 2, 2007 | Tags: Fashion world)Comments (14) | Notify others
What definitely not to do to tackle the influence of fashion media on triggering eating disorders
What is the solution to countering the influence of imagery such as the following?
(Posted on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 | Tags: Fashion world)
Herb Ritts photo (1989): Stephanie Seymour, Cindy crawford, Christy Turlington, Tatjana Patitz, Naomi Campbell.
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