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FASHION News, Shows. Modeling, Feb 16, 2011

Is Fashion Week Bad for Body Image?
Huffington Post (blog)
The dress size of most models visiting our city this week is zero to two! Prior to these fashion shows, they are coiffed and preened by some of the world's most talented makeup artists and hairstylists. Their job is to look beautiful, and they delegate ...
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At 18, model Karlie Kloss conquers the runways at New York's Fashion Week
Washington Post
Fashion designers appreciate movement and energy, whether in fabric or flesh. Kloss, 18, studied ballet before becoming a model, and her sensuous walk and dramatic stage presence are highly prized. In addition to walking in shows this week, ...
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Washington Post
World's Tallest Model Has Big, Big Plans
AOL News
"[Being declared the tallest model in the world] will solidify me as a brand. But I've got to show I can do more than this." Amazon Eve figures less than 1 percent of the world's women are model-sized. "I'm even rarer," she pointed out. ...
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Plus-size model Lizzie Miller as OneStopPlus's ambassador
Fibre2fashion.com
OneStopPlus, the premiere online destination for curvy women who demand high style in plus-size fashion, announces influential plus-size model Lizzie Miller as the brand's new ambassador. As the face of OneStopPlus, Miller will serve as an ...
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Huffington Post
While watching one of the runway shows during Fashion Week, the inquisitive 3-year-old son of Naomi Watts and Liev Schrieber apparently asked his dad this question; "Why do models look so unhappy? Simple answer. Because most of them are. Modeling is ...
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Taylor Momsen talks Role Model Music & Modeling Career
Bloginity (blog)
But if that wasn't already enough, she has also carved out a name for herself in the fashion world. At the age of 14, Taylor signed to IMG Models, and in the past year alone was named as the face of British fashion chain New Look, the model for John ...
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On the Straight and Narrow
New York Times
The models looked more Hitchcock heroine than modern woman, yet the quiet discipline showed Ms. Karan reaching a fashion state of grace. For Carolina Herrera , the elegant pencil sketch projected as the show's backdrop drew another long, ...
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New York Times
Something in between
Bangkok Post
I look at my present life and see women and they're beautiful. I see flowers and think they're beautiful. I look at the world and see its beauty, just as it is at the present moment.'' Shot backstage at the Headquarter runway show during Elle Fashion ...
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Bangkok Post
Laetitia Casta Dishes On Her Love Story With Yves Saint Laurent (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post
You were the star of his last runway show, in 2002, which was a kind of retrospective fashion show. What happened between you and Saint Laurent? Laetitia Casta: It was like a love story. We found each other. The first time I went to his studio I was ...
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New York Fashion Week: Iconography and religious imagery
New Zealand Herald
By Isaac Hindin Miller Models dressed as nuns at the Thom Browne show at New York Public Library. As the models removed their habits, the designer's clothing was revealed. Photo / AP Thom Browne showed his men's collection inside a grand old ballroom ...
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Foreign babes in Shanghai
Urbanatomy & That's Shanghai
... this foreign model set has to a den mother: she once choked a client at a fashion show who tried to get out of paying her sister. It was an extreme measure, but sometimes that's what it takes in the bootstrap world of freelance modeling in China. ...
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Plus Modeling 101: “If at First You Don't Succeed…”
Daily Venus Diva
I often share with you my journey towards becoming a working plus sized model. My ultimate goal is to become an Ashley Stewart model. Why? The main reason is because their fashion and in-store banners featuring real plus sized women inspired me to step ...
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UGG Model Lounge Helps Models Unwind During Fashion Week
Styleite
by Julia Rubin | 3:22 pm, February 15th, 2011 Being a blogger during Fashion Week is exhausting, but being a model during Fashion Week sounds downright grueling. Castings and fittings and shows and parties — oh, and those heels! ...
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Styleite
Legendary Style
bestofneworleans.com
Fashion Fair Cosmetics, a brand Johnson created for African-American women after she discovered dark-skinned models mixing their own pigments backstage at runway shows, offers free samples of the limited-edition lipstick For the Love of Color. ...
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Who Buys These Clothes? They Do
Wall Street Journal
Such women are among the most valuable clients of designers and luxury department stores such as Neiman Marcus Inc. and Saks Inc. Sometimes these women attend the shows during fashion week and order directly from designers, receiving the items three to ...
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New York fashion week: Daily round-up
The Guardian
Race and the catwalk New York magazine zooms in on the big issue of race and fashion in its latest issue. The article by Robin Givhan, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her fashion writing, looks at why black models remain far and few between on the runway; ...
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The Guardian
Sports Illustrated swimsuit models Irina Shayk
Las Vegas Blog (blog)
On Thursday, the Fashion Show Mall is hosting a panel with the Swimsuit supermodels focusing on Fashion and Beauty. The Las Vegas panel runs from noon-2:00 pm and afterwards the ladies will be signing autographs and taking photos. ...
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Las Vegas Blog (blog)
Agencies React Negatively to Plus Size Models
Ology
I just wonder, when will runways feature just "average" women? Not 6 ft 100 lb 14 year old models, not "plus size", but actually normal women? Will "normal" ever be "beautiful" in the eyes of the fashion industry? because those are the majority of who ...
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Managing the Elegance of Style
Portfolio.com
And it's a natural concept to sell for the woman who spent 10 years working in corporate America after earning a business degree from Michigan State University. Though Roland has loved the fashion world since she was in her teens, her father strongly ...
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Dispatches from New York fashion week
The Guardian
Best venue Before New York fashion week started there was talk that massive show venues were outdated and it was all about intimate settings in the wake of last season's Tom Ford show. But it turns out that the most interesting venues were Proper New ...
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The Guardian
NY Fashion Week: When virtual meets reality
TBD.com (blog)
Add 24 models, a few famous Housewives, and a slew of photographers, and it's a fashion show. Yoana Baraschi's Sunday afternoon presentation felt like a most irreverent museum exhibit, as loud music blaring from invisible speakers contrasted with the ...
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Evolution Talent Agency & Charlotte STYLE Magazine Search for Charlotte's Most ...
PRLog.Org (press release)
“This is the perfect opportunity for an aspiring model to break into fashion industry,” said West, Editorial Director of Charlotte STYLE Magazine. “The chance to win a modeling contract with Evolution Talent Agency and earn their first advertising ...
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CW star's fashion interest stems from family's clothing factory
U Weekly
Additionally, Quach has done commercials for local clients and will help host the casting calls for America's Next Top Model. Her blog at the CW Columbus website, cwcolumbus.com, also features taste tests, movie reviews, restaurant features, fashion ...
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U Weekly
Donna Karan shows she still has what it takes
The National
Bebeto Matthews / AP It might have been a response to the icy weather, but yesterday was all about the coats - and it was the big guns who sent the best ones down the autumn/winter catwalks of New York Fashion Week. Donna Karan can still, ...
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The National
The World's First e-Only Clothing Line
BlackBook Magazine
Tonight, amply bearded Swedish designer Johan Lindeberg is celebrating the launch of BLK DNM, the world's first (and surprisingly overdue) fashion line available exclusively by download. Rather than trudge home with heavy and possibly unseemly shopping ...
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Dream built on the right foundation
Financial Times
... even though people in the cosmetics industry and my friends in the fashion world thought we were out of our minds.” In 2005, Ms Roncal introduced a line of eight products packaged in ballet slipper-coloured boxes. During her 60-minute launch show, ...
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Financial Times
Colleen Zenk Brings COLLEEN ZENK: LIVE! To Bob Egan's New Hope
Broadway World
She was soon landing regional musical theatre roles, working as a commercial and fashion model, and training in Chicago as a dancer. She went on to study theatre at The Catholic University of America and headed to New York at age 22. ...
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Calgary Fashion Has No Borders Expose Bringing Up And Coming Fashion To The ...
Online PR News (press release)
Any designer or business wanting to profile their company should definitely consider participating in future shows.” "Fashion Has No Borders's Fashion and Accessory Expose fills the style void left between mainstream and high fashion for fashion-savvy ...
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Andre Leon Tally's Weirdo Salons
New York Observer
By Jenna Sauers "Last time we were here, André said something that sort of stuck out to me," said Shala Monroque, on the wintry eve of Fashion Week. "He said, 'When I came to New York, I was very superficial. But it was OK to be superficial, ...
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New York Observer
BCBG: Be cool, be good
Ottawa Citizen
By Chris Jai Centeno, Postmedia News February 16, 2011 Lubov and Max Azria staged three shows during the fashion week now underway in New York. "I think perseverance is a great word. Without perseverance and determination, you get nothing," says Lubov ...
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Robert Tornambe, M.D.: Is Fashion Week Bad For Body Image ...
By admin
It is no wonder that supermodels have become role models for many women in our society. Is that a good idea? Many are in their teens or early 20s, nearly six feet tall and have a body mass index (BMI) in the minus column! The dress size of most models visiting our city this week is zero to two! Prior to these fashion shows, they are coiffed and preened by some of the world's most talented makeup artists and hairstylists. Their job is to look beautiful, and they delegate ...
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Day 6: Highlights from New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2011 ...
By Editor
The day before, the 25-year-old Russian model was unveiled as the cover girl for the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue! Irina recently dished she would be open to exploring gigs outside the modeling industry. “You never know because Sports Illustrated opens so ... Guffaws and chuckles at Victoria Beckham's show underscore the fashion industry's perpetual dissing of female designers. And the sneers often come from women, writes Robin Givhan.It's hard being a woman . ...
Daringminds.com - http://daringminds.com/
Foreign babes in Shanghai
By Leslie Jones
As Faviola Dadis hands a Romanian woman a thick stack of 100 kuai notes to pay out to models that night, it looks assured that reality is the last thing the women living here are in danger of finding. ... Several years ago, Faviola was modeling Versace jewelry in the United States. Now she walks down the runway in Ningbo carrying flooring tiles. Another time she got a thousand kuai to show up and drink champagne for half an hour at a wedding at the Waldorf Astoria. ...
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Vivian Diller, Ph.D.: Yes Sasha, Models Aren't Smiling for a Reason
By Vivian Diller, Ph.D.
Modeling is generally not a satisfying profession for most men and women. I say that from having been a professional model and from working as a psychologist with models who come for therapy. ... While watching one of the runway shows during Fashion Week, the inquisitive 3-year-old son of Naomi Watts and Liev Schrieber apparently asked his dad this question; "Why do models look so unhappy ? ...
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Betsey Johnson Fall 2011: Real Women Hit The Runway Dressed As ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Christina Hendricks got in on the Fashion Week action on Monday, sitting front row at Carolina Herrera's Fall 2011 show. She also went backstage to... Victoria Beckham Fall 2011: Songstress-Turned-Designer Shows 100th Look (PHOTOS, POLL) ... The Cut asked the fashion crowd to weigh in on plus-size models and the responses were...well, interesting. Designer Douglas Hannant told the camera, "I think... Betsey Johnson Could Be Owned By Steve Madden Come 2012 ...
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Amelia's Magazine | London Fashion Week A/W 2011 Preview: Ada Zanditon
By Amelia
London Fashion Week A/W 2011 Preview: Ada Zanditon. Ethical fashion designer Ada Zanditon shows her new A/W 2011 film presentation on Friday 18th February 2011 and I was lucky enough to get a sneak preview of the collection. ... “I combined the romantic world of beautiful tailoring with an icy modern aesthetic. For instance I looked at broken ice floes in a constant state of flux.” Ada Zanditon in her studio in Whitechapel. I wonder if Ada will model a bit of clothing ...
Amelia's Magazine - http://www.ameliasmagazine.com/
pacoroj - Inside the Closets of Shoppers Who Buy Runway Looks
By pacoroj
Fashion weeks in New York, Paris and Milan generate a tremendous amount of press and buzz for some of the world's most expensive clothes. But many of the runway styles are actually purchased by a small group of customers, not all of them from the ... Such women are among the most valuable clients of designers and luxury department stores such as Neiman Marcus Inc. and Saks Inc. Sometimes these women attend the shows during fashion week and order directly from designers, ...
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Junior League warms up for 'Sacs' - Hawaii News - Staradvertiser.com
By Nadine Kam
The Sacs event will run from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the 5th, and feature lunch, a silent auction and runway fashion show featuring Tory Burch's Spring 2011 collection. The theme of the 7th annual Sacs in the City is “Rodeo Drive in Paradise ... The event will benefit the league's community projects for women, teens and families, such as My Story, helping adolescent girls with body-image and self-esteem issues; Wahine Forum leadership conference for women; and Kids in the ...
Fashion Tribe - http://blogs.starbulletin.com/fashiontribe/
Model Minute: Maud Welzen - Fashion Blog – Fashion News Blog – ELLE
By Kelley Hoffman
The sporty Maud Welzen is having quite the active fashion week for her New York premiere. Having already walked Preen, Philosophy by Alberta Ferretti, and BCBG, this Dutch doll still has many more exciting shows on her plate. We caught. ... Maybe I will start! ELLE: What's your favorite in-between show snack? MW: Dutch cookies. I like Sultana cookies – they are so, so, so good. I think the best in the world. ELLE: What do you wear off-duty in this weather? ...
ELLE Dispatch - http://fashion.elle.com/
Power to the female form at New York Fashion Week - Hair Trend
By Ruth
Power, strength and fierce are the words to describe models on the new York runways for the Fall/Winter 2011 shows. Clothes were sculptured and hair was strong - piled on top of the head and shaped for extra height. ...
Hair Trend - http://www.hji.co.uk/blogs/hairstyle-trends/
The Betsey Johnson Experience, Or, How A Girl From New Zealand ...
By Gala
I love the way she has structured her business, with Betsey at the helm & a team of fantastic women to support her. It made my own dreams seem much more realistic & attainable. I left her showroom feeling so energetic & excited about life! ... We're calling it Betsey Johnson Pink Patch and it will be on the runway at my fashion show this Monday, Feb 14th! Now we'll be offering styles for under $100!!! Dresses, mini skirts, leggings, jackets, pants, tutus, oversized tanks, ...
galadarling.com - article - http://galadarling.com/article/curious-tuesday-5
Layering's not just how we dress but how we feel | The Associated ...
By The Associated Press
14, 2011 photo courtesy of Chris Benz shows the Chris Benz Fall 2011 collection modeled during Fashion Week in New York. Layering is mostly just how we dress, a way to extend what's in our closets and, bonus, stay warm and dry. ... Models bounced to Adele's "Rolling in the Deep." She finished with a black leather motorcycle jacket with a shearling collar that belongs in every woman's closet. PAMELLA ROLAND. She cocooned her models in beaver, fox and mink on collars and ...
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Fashion Week and the Creative Destruction of Happiness | NO ...
By Hariman
She is a little model, and most of all in the face, which has that characteristic look of blank intensity. (How they do it, I don't know, but they all have it, and she's too young to get it from the coke.) Like other little girls, ... One conclusion we should not draw is that fashion kills happiness. Note, for example, the elderly woman's beautiful jacket, and how her scarf and cap match while they pick up the blue embroidery in the jacket. Even the old coot has a pretty ...
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Textbook for Fashionista: Glenda Bailey! – Fashionista: Fashion ...
By Fashionista
As editor in chief of Harper's Bazaar, she's the type of woman who keeps her wits about her and one of those people that's in it because she loves it. So often in fashion we see people who want their picture taken, want their name on ...
Fashionista - http://fashionista.com/
American Idol: Jennifer Lopez Is Kim Kardashian's Fashion Idol ...
By Christine McDow
Jennifer Lopez is known for her great music, fantastic movies, being a judge on the biggest show in America, American Idol, and her incredible fashion sense. Kardashian sister and star of Kourtney and Kim Take New York Kim Kardashian is no fool and ... The sisters weighed in on who they admire in the fashion world. Their icons are two different but strong women in their own right. “Ali McGraw … LOVE! Live and die for her,” Kourtney exclaimed. “I love Jennifer Lopez. ...
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Flair lights up runways at NY Fashion Week | Entertainment | DAWN.COM
NEW YORK: In a world of globalization where any successful clothing design is ... glamour with a nod in the direction of older – and richer – women. ... Read more: catwalk, fashion shows, modelling, models, New York Fashion Week, ramp ...
www.dawn.com/2011/02/13/918571.html
USA : Plus-size model Lizzie Miller as OneStopPlus's ambassador ...
Fashion News USA - Plus-size model Lizzie Miller as OneStopPlus's ambassador ... to empower OneStopPlus.com customers and women throughout the world. ... when they hosted the first plus-size fashion show during Fashion Week in New York ...
www.fibre2fashion.com/news/textile.../newsdetails.aspx?news...
Transformation in The World of Men's Fashion | Hendrik Pohl
Fashion shows also play a major role in influencing men's fashion. These shows are broadcast all over the world. Apart from female models, these fashion ...
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