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5 Fashion Week Trends
 5 Fashion Week Trends 
big hair, falling models, celebs
Feb 17, 2010 1:11 PM CST

5 Fashion Week Trends

Not interested in fashion? Check out the falling models

(Newser) - Wondering what you’ve missed so far from Fashion Week? We’ve rounded up five trends to keep your eye on—check out examples of each in the gallery:
  • Wearability: Designers from Derek Lam and Vera Wang to, yes, even Marc Jacobs and Rodarte are offering clothes the average person
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How Gemma Ward Got Too 'Fat' to Model

Once touted as the next big thing, model simply got too big

(Newser) - Gemma Ward was discovered at 14, became Vogue’s youngest cover model at 16, and landed more than 20 Vogue covers by 19—but today, at just 22 and a few pounds heavier than she once was, Ward’s modeling career appears to be over. Speculation about her size began...

Tyra Banks Launches Plus-Size Model Contest

Fiercely Real Teen Model Search will end with contract, spread

(Newser) - Tyra Banks is jumping on the plus-size model bandwagon with a new modeling competition—the Fiercely Real Teen Model Search. “I've always felt it was my mission to expand the narrow perceptions of beauty,” she tells Us . Teens with dress sizes between 12 and 20 who stand 5'9"...

The Rise of the Plus-Size Model
 The Rise of the Plus-Size Model 
Jan 14, 2010 11:46 AM CST

The Rise of the Plus-Size Model

Crystal Renn is the most successful, but others hope for more work

(Newser) - At 5 feet 9 and about 165 pounds, Crystal Renn doesn’t look plus-size in person—but she is the industry’s most successful plus-size model, and potentially the face of a new movement in fashion. “You’re not big,” said a surprised creative director when he met...

V Mag&#39;s Plus-Size Models: Bold or Too Much?
 V Mag's Plus-Size Models: 
 Bold or Too Much? 
MAGAZINE PREVIEW
Jan 5, 2010 12:55 PM CST

V Mag's Plus-Size Models: Bold or Too Much?

Critics split on V magazine preview

(Newser) - Images from V’s upcoming plus-size-only issue are rolling in, and responses are varied. The most recent Models.com preview showcases a spread of plus-size models ranging from practically-naked to naked-naked, and Amy Odell finds the message confusing. “Is it really that women of average-to-larger sizes are beautiful?” she...

Model Lara Stone: 'People Still Call Me Fat'
 Model Lara Stone: 
 'People Still Call Me Fat' 
SIZE 4 IS, Er, 'CURVY'
Dec 23, 2009 8:40 AM CST

Model Lara Stone: 'People Still Call Me Fat'

Supermodel recalls her struggle to fit in a size 0 world

(Newser) - At 5’10” and a size 4, Lara Stone isn’t exactly poster girl for the obesity epidemic, yet that’s exactly what some call her, thanks to her position as one of the largest—er, curviest—supermodels out there. “What they say is ‘curvy,’ but you...

V Mag's Plus-Size Issue Just a Stunt
 V Mag's Plus-Size 
 Issue Just a Stunt 
OPINION
Dec 11, 2009 12:26 PM CST

V Mag's Plus-Size Issue Just a Stunt

The better idea would be to incorporate the models into every issue

(Newser) - V magazine is the latest to jump on the plus-size models bandwagon, and it’s making news—but should it be? The New York Post —in the delicately-titled article “Heavy Changes”—broke news of the January issue, featuring models like Crystal Renn. But Amy Odell think this...

Disabled Model Show Handicapped by Sincerity

Britain's Missing Top Model tries to make contestants into heroes

(Newser) - A British reality show about disabled women competing to win a spot as a fashion model has mostly admirable intentions, but ultimately does more harm than good. "There is something both bold and troubling about Britain’s Missing Top Model," writes Alessandra Stanley in the New York Times...

Inside Tonight's Victoria's Secret Show
 Inside  
 Tonight's 
 Victoria's 
 Secret Show 
100 POUNDS OF GLITTER
Dec 1, 2009 10:39 AM CST

Inside Tonight's Victoria's Secret Show

Show features Liu Wen, the first-ever Asian Angel

(Newser) - The Victoria's Secret fashion show airs tonight, and the New York Daily News is here to tell you that—believe it or not—getting into those $3 million bras and humongous angel wings isn't as easy as it looks. "People don't realize that there are about 20 layers of...

Suicide Suspected in Death of Model Daul Kim

20-year-old South Korean beauty had popular blog, video diary

(Newser) - Police officially suspect suicide in the death of top South Korean model Daul Kim, who was discovered hanged in her Paris apartment yesterday. Kim’s boyfriend found the 20-year-old Fashion Week regular, the AP reports, and sources tell New York she committed suicide. Also a popular video diarist and blogger...

World's Most Valuable Models
 World's Most Valuable Models 
Nov 17, 2009 11:35 AM CST

World's Most Valuable Models

From Gisele, Kate, and Adriana to some you've never heard of

(Newser) - Even supermodels are making less money these days. The Daily Beast came up with a formula to determine which are the most valuable, based on everything from runway work (weighed 10%) to cover appearances (10%) to income from contracts (40%):
  1. Gisele Bündchen: She no longer walks the runway, but
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Walk the Runway Like a Pro
 Walk the 
 Runway 
 Like a Pro 
model behavior
Nov 12, 2009 12:07 PM CST

Walk the Runway Like a Pro

America's Next Top Model's Miss J teaches a reporter a thing or two

(Newser) - J. Alexander—otherwise known as Miss J, the 6’4" drag-dressing America’s Next Top Model judge—has been coaching models on how to rock the runway for almost 20 years. Cathy Horyn of the New York Times takes a lesson and offers a few tips:
  • Develop your own style:
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Plus-Size Model: Anorexia Felt Like 'the Flu Times 10'

Crystal Renn recalls battle back to good health

(Newser) - In her teens, Crystal Renn punished herself relentlessly in pursuit of her dream of becoming a model. After years of self-inflicted hell, the 5-foot-9, 165-pound Renn has found success by being herself—she is now the world's highest-paid plus-size model. Time chats with her:
  • On her introduction to modeling: "
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Are Models Skinny Because We're Fat?
 Are Models Skinny 
 Because We're Fat? 
OPINION ROUNDUP
Oct 20, 2009 12:37 PM CDT

Are Models Skinny Because We're Fat?

Column blaming the thin trend on society's obesity gets lots of attention

(Newser) - Robin Givhan's recent Washington Post piece attempting to explain why models are so skinny—"the fatter the general population, the thinner the idealized woman," she wrote—spawned a number of responses in varying degrees of outrage. Read on for a sample:
  • "'The culture' isn't insisting on emaciated
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How Thin People Make Other People Fat

New study shows we mimic habits of those whose bodies we aspire to

(Newser) - Existing research suggests those trying to control their food intake should avoid dining with hefty companions with heaping plates. Not quite, says a new study. While the "I'll have what she's having" effect was confirmed in this experiment with college-age women, it was much more pronounced if the person...

Plus-Sized Model Renn: I Risked My Life To Be Thin

She finds success by scrapping the diet

(Newser) - Crystal Renn’s success as a model didn’t come when she reached her ideal weight after a grueling regimen. It arrived when she came to her senses after that regimen and decided to be a plus-size model at age 18. She was never going to “meet the weight...

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