Rick Owens’ Spring 2014 show says “Fuck You” to conventional beauty
Rick Owens had something to say to the Paris runway, and to the fashion world as a whole it seemed. That message was, “Fuck you.” You could tell something was different immediately in his Spring 2014 presentation on the Paris runway. There were drumbeats and actual energy being emitted from the models, who were pounding their chests and wearing fierce expressions on their faces. Rick turned the runway, which has been reserved for strutting only, into a performance platform as his models broke into a powerful and aggressive dance while…
Debenhams uses a variety of models in its newest Lookbook and the results are amazing
If you know your way around fashion, you’re familiar with the term “Lookbook.” Companies use lookbooks to showcase specific designs or a store’s upcoming seasonal lines. Usually, they’re filled with slim, caucasian models that have been used on runways and the majority of the fashion industry for ages. But Debenhams, a popular U.K.-based store, wants to be known for its enthusiasm for diversity as it is for its fashion-forward clothes. In Debenhams’ recently released High Summer Lookbook, the company made the choice to use models that accurately reflected the diverse population…
Meet the Designer and Plus size Models Who Just Made New York Fashion Week History
New York Fashion Week, which started on September 4th, has begun and is already making headlines! On Friday, Cabiria designer Eden Miller made history with the first plus-size line – after ONLY 60 years of catwalks! Although the average American woman now wears a size 14, attractive plus-size fashions and models who can wear them are still hard to find. And it’s hard to figure out why, because everyone blames everyone else! Some mainstream designers have claimed it’s hard to find models to cast above a size 4, while some casting agents pass…
20 year old model photographed to be 10-60 with photography, styling and makeup tricks
I stumbled across this article about Hungarian model Eniko Mihalik today by complete accident, but I’m glad I did. The article dates back to 2008, but it’s so relevant in a time where celebrities in their mid-twenties are casted to play teenagers in films and if you’re over 30, you’re not supposed to look it. Things like this give everyday people abnormal expectations about what they’re supposed to look like at every stage in their lives. What interested me was the photo series, which appeared in Vogue Paris. The series…
Suit Urself: Body image, fashion and disabilities
Last week, we posted an article called “Are we leaving men out?” in regards to body image. I want to talk about another huge demographic that is basically invisible when it comes to body image, much less media and advertisement. Let’s discuss disabilities. People with disabilities are dehumanized in our culture. People with disabilities are America’s largest minority population, yet the only model of disability is a medical one. Entire industries serve the medical needs of people with disabilities. Durable medical goods are produced to meet their medical needs, pharmaceutical industries…
