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Today's Fashion World Might Have Passed Up Cindy
Standards of beauty might change with time, but I think most of us can agree that Cindy Crawford is a gorgeous woman. Even so, the classic late-'80s/early-'90s supermodel thinks that the 2009 fashion industry would have passed her up. Cindy told German magazine Bunte that her "big breasts, normal thighs, and toned upper arms" are not so desired anymore.
Models Strip Against Climate Change — Love It or Leave It?
A few days ago, an International Day of Climate Action was put on by the global campaign 350.org. Figuring the public is more likely to pay attention to practically naked models than Al Gore (naked or not), the group put together a video of smiling models taking off their clothes because global warming makes them too hot. I'm already skeptical of naked activism, but I think this video is trying to appeal to people who like barely-clothed models.
Glamour Magazine's November Issue: Plus-Sized Beauties
Glamour magazine learned that it pays to feature so-called plus-sized models in addition to the typical size 0 variety in their pages. (I say so-called because these women look pretty average sized to me!)
They got so many positive reader responses from their nude picture of model Lizzie Miller (sporting a little familiar-looking-to-most women pooch) that they've decided they're going to feature Miller and other curvy models like Crystal Renn, Kate Dillon, and Amy Lemons (shown above) in their November issue. They, too, will be in their birthday suits.
Très Bizarre: Robot Model Walks Japanese Fashion Show
Why force unrealistic standards on models when you can just get a robot to walk down the runway? That's what designer Yumi Katsura did, sending Miim the robot down the aisle in a wedding dress. You can see a picture of Miim here, but I imagine she's creepy-close to the spokes-bot in the commercial below.
Fiercest Little Runway Diva
I am both disturbed and impressed by little Diva Davanna, America's Next Tot Model. Talk about owning the runway and smiling with your eyes, legs, arms and, well . .
Beauty and the Geek: Lawmaker Wants Models Off Tech Visas
International geeks may be able to thank their beautiful counterparts for freeing up about 1,000 H1-B visas. Congressman Anthony Weiner, from New York, wants to end the practice of making foreign models and foreign hi-tech workers compete with each other for a limited number of work visas.
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Who Doesn't Want to See Models Falling?
Fashion shows are much more worthwhile when we get to see how the clothes look on the ground, upside down, flying, tumbling, rolling, and so on. In other words, when the models are falling. Picture perfect is nice and all, but a little down-to-earth spontaneity never hurt anyone.
French Parliament Outlaws Thinness
While we all know French women don't get fat, now they might be forbidden by law to appear too thin. The French parliament's lower house passed a controversial bill today that will make it illegal for anyone — that includes fashion magazines, advertisers, and websites — to publicly encourage extreme thinness.
If the bill passes the French Senate, the no-thin law will be the strongest of its kind.
Model Walks, Skirt Drops
It's not unusual for embarrassing clothing (or shoe!) malfunctions to happen on the runway. For this poor model, it's one of those days. What's even more disturbing is the camera dude's instinctive urge to zoom in when the chick is trying to run out of sight.
Joke Confuses Model
Some punk ass with a mic was in the mood to ridicule (or flirt with) a model, so he pulled this chick aside and told her one of the oldest jokes in the book. She knew the joke was on her, but that's about all she knew. To be fair, she mumbled something about being a stupid model— a wise assessment, indeed!
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