FASHION Models News, May 15, 2012

Womens Plus Sizes Tory Cinch Dress  Price: 126.00 Womens Plus Sizes Delilah Long Dress Price: 134.00 Womens Plus Sizes Tallulah Lace Dress Price: 178.00 New Look's gorgeous plus size clothing shows size doesn't matter MarketWatch (press release) LONDON, May 15, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- In 2010, Victoria Beckham banned size 0 models from modelling at her catwalk shows, a signifier from one of fashion's significant players that the industry was moving forward. More currently and more impressively ... See all stories on this topic »

Are magazine models too skinny? BBC News A big British modelling agency has agreed to stop using modelswho are too skinny. Elite Model Management have backed a campaign, started by fashion magazine Vogue, to promote healthier views of body image among children. They say they won't knowingly ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Fashion Doesn't Need to Make Women Feel Like Shit in Order to Make Us Go Shopping Jezebel Brands often say that they rely on a cast of extremely young, acutely thin, and overwhelmingly white models because fashion is supposed to be "aspirational" — that if you can't envy the body and youth of a skinny Eastern European teenager in a glossy ... See all stories on this topic »

Catwalk catastrophe: Watch your step Times of India After model-actor Bruna Abdullah took a toss at a recent fashion show in Bangalore, we ask the fashion frat how these trip-ups happen. Bruna Abdullah is no stranger to the Bangalore ramp. So it came as a surprise to fashionistas when the model-actor ... See all stories on this topic »

Tyra Banks says her 17-year-old size four frame would be considered too heavy ... Daily Mail By Victoria Wellman Women's empowerment guru, Tyra Banks, has spoken out in support of Vogue's decision to ban rail thinmodels from its pages. The 38-year-old media mogul and former supermodel praised the fashion glossy's 19 editors today for banding ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Let Them Eat Cake: Lagerfeld Captures Versailles's Heyday New York Times PARIS THE evening before François Hollande was sworn in as the first French socialist president in 17 years, fashion's Sun King celebrated at Versailles. Karl Lagerfeld inaugurated the Chanel cruise collection on Monday among the verdant trees and ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Chanel goes baroque in Versailles cruise show Atlanta Journal Constitution A model presents a creation by German fashion designer Karl lagerfeld for Chanel Monday, May, 14, 2012. Master of Fashion, Karl Lagerfeld spares no expenses for his midseason Chanel Cruise show offering held at the former home of Marie Antoinette,... See all stories on this topic » Atlanta Journal Constitution

Houston's 4th Annual Product Runway Competition Makes Models & Fashion ... Houston Press (blog) By Samantha Cabrera Mon., May 14 2012 at 2:00 PM Houston's design industry turned out to Bayou Place for the 4th Annual Product Runway competition, in which interior designers turned their skills to fashion design. The event raised more than $14000 ... See all stories on this topic »

Inaugural Digital Fashion Week - The World's First Live Streaming Only Fashion ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Digital Fashion Week consists of three main elements: Front Row Access: Live backstage action of hair and makeup. Live interviews with models, designers, hair and makeup artists. Live pre-show performances by renowned artistes. See all stories on this topic »

Fashion, tea, and flowers at Martha's Vineyard's Featherstone Martha's Vineyard Times Michael Hunter, whose selection of men's and women's outfits from his store PIKNIK Art & Apparel, kicked off the fashion show and used the occasion to announce the opening of a second store in Nevin Square, Edgartown. Two of the littlest models ... See all stories on this topic » Martha's Vineyard Times

Artful Home unveils 'Not for Models Only' collection Fibre2fashion.com Recognizing that it has tapped into a zeitgeist among women seeking individual style rather than fashion, Artful Home is launching its newest collection of artist-created apparel for women. The 37- piece summer 2012 collection, created by an... See all stories on this topic » Fibre2fashion.com

Fashion empire founded on love Victoria Times Colonist Then, in 1967, the battle of the bras really put them on the fashion map. Missoni were invited to show at the Pitti Palace in Florence but before themodels went out on the runways Rosita noticed that their bras were showing through their tops, ... See all stories on this topic »

Cleveland Fashion Week a Success Examiner.com She had such a fresh collection that it really brought out the fun in fashiondesign. There were so many designers, models, volunteers and of course guests who helped make Fashion Week Cleveland such a success. It just goes to show that no matter where ... See all stories on this topic »

Johnson Banks designs fashion stamps for Royal Mail Design Week The consultancy commissioned fashion photographer Sølve Sundsbø to photograph ten outfits which summed up British fashion. Models were used and asked to 'embody the ideal silhouettes of the various fashion eras,' according to the consultancy which ... See all stories on this topic »

Vogue's fashion editors calls for 'healthy' body image BBC News By Natalie Ostroff Nineteen international editors from fashionmagazine Vogue have jointly agreed to a pact where they they will only work with "healthy" models. The guidelines appear in the UK magazine's June issue to encourage a healthier approach to ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

All The Fashion People Who Made Fast Company's "Most Creative People In ... Racked National 54: Flavio Pripas and Renato Steinberg, Cofounders Fashion.me. For tapping the Brazilian fashion market. Fashion.me lets shoppers mix and match designer pieces, dress virtual models, tag photos, and let others weigh in or suggest combinations. See all stories on this topic » Racked National

Tyra Applauds Vogue's Efforts to Help Young Women, But Is It Really Enough? TV Guide We will help to structure mentoring programs where more maturemodels are able to give advice and guidance to younger girls, and we will help to raise industry-wide awareness through education, as has been integral to the Council of Fashion Designers ... See all stories on this topic » TV Guide

Value-At-Risk Models Are Complete Nonsense Business Insider ... model quickly breaks down, because at times when markets run into a truly volatile patch, pricing becomes downright discontinuous as liquidity dries up – the market moves in astounding gaps rather than in the normal step-wise fashion of more normal ... See all stories on this topic » Business Insider

Model agency Elite say there's pressure on body shape BBC News Nineteen international editors from fashion magazine Vogue have jointly agreed to a pact where they will only work with "healthy"models. The set of guidelines appears in the UK magazine's June issue with the aim to encourage a healthier approach to ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

What's in: Big crowd attends Lehigh fashion show Lehigh Acres Citizen At the end of the show, the eight models were presented a bouquet of flowers and thanked for their participation. To make the fashion show even more interesting, Ralph Boettger, a resident of Fountain Crest and an accomplished singer, performed during ... See all stories on this topic »

Civil War Fashion Show draws attentive crowd to Hinckley School Bangor Daily News Emceeing the fashion show from on stage was Miss Christabell Rose (left), a Civil War re-enactor. Among the models participating in the May 12 Civil WarFashion Show held in the Prescott Building at Good Will Hinckley School in Fairfield were Steve ... See all stories on this topic »

H&M 'sorry' for using deeply tanned swimwear model Bizcommunity.com STOCKHOLM: Swedish cheap-and-chic fashion giant H&M on Thursday (10 May 2012) apologised over a swimwear campaign featuring a deeply tannedmodel that sparked outrage among cancer groups. "We are sorry if we have upset anyone with our latest swimwear ... See all stories on this topic »

There's Retail Magic in Silicon Dust U.S. News & World Report By David Hatch For decades, retailers looked to the Big Apple, the international capital of fashion and advertising, for inspiration. Nowadays, the industry's axis is shifting west, to Silicon Valley, where the fresh ideas come from edgy start-ups and ... See all stories on this topic »

Breast cancer survivors' beauty on display at The Day of Caring MiamiHerald.com By ANDREA TORRES David Labrie radiated self-confidence in his bubble-gum pink bow tie and black tuxedo, flashing a great grin as he strode down the runway at the Models of Hope fashion show. Seeing a male model surprised some in the audience of about ... See all stories on this topic »

Uwikirezi to Represent Canada At Miss Asia Pacific AllAfrica.com The 26 year old, who was born in Rwanda and later on raised in Quebec City, Canada, knew from an early age that she had her sights on fashion andmodeling. Apart from fashion, Uwikirezi is also an event organiser, radio host, and has interests in ... See all stories on this topic »

Chanel Shows At Versailles And Alice Dellal's Band Performs At The After Party Guestofaguest.com By Georgia Bobley Karl Lagerfeld is known for producing over-the-top fashion shows, and it seemed unlikely that he could ever top his Fall/Winter 2010 show in Paris, during which models strutted down a runway made entirely of ice. See all stories on this topic » Guestofaguest.com

Royal Mail release stamps celebrating British fashion ITV News Credit: Royal Mail The pictures were taken by renowned fashionphotographer, Sølve Sundsbø, who worked with live models but decided not to use their facial expressions. Britain is famous around the world for the creative vision of its fashion designers ... See all stories on this topic » ITV News

Modelling agency backs Vogue's healthy body image drive Radio 1 All 19 editions of the magazine have signed up to a pact which says they won't knowingly use any models who are under 16 or who look like they could have an eating disorder. "Vogue is the most influential fashion magazine in the world," said editor of ... See all stories on this topic » Radio 1

Great British Fashion Stamps! LSMedia Michael Johnson, the creative director of London-based graphic designers Johnson Banks, who created the stamps, explained the reasoning behind the absent models; “it's hard to make clothes look interesting if no one's wearing them. See all stories on this topic » LSMedia

United Bamboo's Famous Cat Calendar Is Back and Your Cat Could Be in It! Fashionista By Dhani Mau Monday, May 14, 2012 / 5:45 PM Tired of seeing skinny humanmodel after skinny human model in fashion magazines and ad campaigns? Well, back in 2010, United Bamboo started doing their part to bring more diversity to modeling with their ... See all stories on this topic »

Kicks In Space: style file: daily fashion, party, and model news The latest of Tom Sachs' forays into space will take him to Mars—or at least as close as you can get with the Park Avenue Armory as your launching pad. Sachs, the fashion-favorite artist/provocateur who's made space travel a particular ... Style File

Surfer, Skater, Chola, Star: style file: daily fashion, party, and model ... Read our daily updates and get the news on fashion, parties, models, and ...new today: tabitha simmons' beauty essentials, bottega veneta resort, and look of ... www.style.com/stylefile/2012/05/surfer-skater-chola-star/

News:models - The Fashion Model Directory Last night, the fashion elite gathered in Manhattan to honour Miuccia Prada and Elsa Schiaparelli at the Annual Costume Institute Benefit, held at The... Breaking ... www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/.../glamorous-supermodels-p...

Teen Bashes Fashion Ads for 'Fake' Photos : Discovery News Of course it shouldn't surprise anyone that the fashion models Bluhm sees in... few people complain about the fact that the nation's top female news anchor,... news.discovery.com/.../teen-bashes-fashion-ads-120508.html

Fashion News Roundup: Tyra Banks Praises Vogue's New Model ... Fashion Industry News, Designers, Runway Shows, Style Advice ... Tyra Banks is excited about the new Vogue model guidelines for “expanding the definition of ... fashionista.com/.../fashion-news-roundup-tyra-banks-praises-v...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Which Top Model is Olivier ... The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Which Top Model is Olivier Rousteing Taking to the Met Ball?, Raf Simons Covers i-D, and Iris Apfel to Release Bag... fashionbombdaily.com/.../the-fashion-bomb-news-breakdown...

'Vogue' bans skinny models | Trinidad Express Newspaper ... ON THE RUNWAY: This September 10, 2006 file photo shows a very thinmodel on the runway at the Rosa Cha spring 2007 fashion show in New York. www.trinidadexpress.com/.../_Vogue__bans_skinny_models-1...

Cranston Woman, Breast Cancer Survivor, Fashion Model ... Diane Stamp will be modeling at the fifth "Our Heroes" Annual SurvivorFashion Show event to benefit the Gloria Gemma Breast ... Volunteers in theNews ... cranston.patch.com/.../cranston-woman-breast-cancer-survivor...

Met Ball 2012: Models at the Costume Institute Gala - Fashion ... I SPIED · News and Features · Galleries · Videos · Hot Topics · Met Ball 2012 · Trust Vichy · Fashion Model News · John Galliano scandal · Mad Men Style · Paris ... fashion.telegraph.co.uk/.../Met-Ball-2012-Models-at-the-Costu...

Vogue: Too-Skinny, Too-Young Models No Longer In | Fox News ... Fox News Latino - Fair & Balanced ... The move is an important one for thefashion world, said former model Sara Ziff, who was discovered at 14 and has since ... latino.foxnews.com/.../vogue-too-young-and-too-thin-models-...

Anaheim's Center Street Is New Retail Model - Fashion Retailing ... The basic formula for developing malls is to build a retail center, then lease space to the best retailers around. www.apparelnews.net/news/retailing/120511...Is.../page2

Vogue bans some models, but will it help? MNN - Mother Nature Network - Envrionmental News ... Though much of the public may assume most fashion models have anorexia, this has not been proven in ... www.mnn.com/.../vogue-bans-some-models-but-will-it-help

Amazon's High-End Fashion Problem | Fashion Ever - Lingerie ... Fashion Ever – Lingerie, Dresses, Models, Fashion News. All About:Fashion, Celebrity, Models, Lingerie, Dresses, Fashion Shows. You are here : Fashion Ever ... www.fashionever.eu/amazons-high-end-fashion-problem.html

Are magazine models too skinny? The fashion world has been criticised for using models who are really thin. Some people ... the last week? Take our fun, free news quiz and test your knowledge. www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/18069077

Vogue's worldwide ban on under-16 and too-thin models The renowned fashion bible has slapped a worldwide ban on the use of under-16 models and those whose appear too thin, aiming to set a standard in the ... www.theupcoming.co.uk/.../vogues-worldwide-ban-on-under-...

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