Tuesday, 24 November 2009

ID COVER; SUPER NATURE

ID MAGAZINE portrays three of the most famous 90s top models in its latest cover. Altough Eva, Helena and Claudia have a sexy attitude and the whole aesthetics is really attractive, they look quite different than before and it doesn't always mean better.
In my opinion, Eva and Claudia look too skinny, Eva has a teenager body and has lost the voluptuous look that made her special when she modelled for Wonderbra...why do we want to see these sex symbols look like skinny teenagers?


Tuesday, 10 November 2009

ALL WALKS BEYOND THE CATWALK

All walks beyond the catwalk initiative started by giving each designer the opportunity to collaborate with the woman who will model the garment at London Fashion Week.

As these pictures show, cutting-edge design is equally aspirational on a variety of body shapes and not beholden to one standard.

Is diversity the medium-term trend??










DIVERSE MODELS ON TORONTO'S CATWALKS

Toronto is showing diverse models on its catwalks.
In the first two days of LG Fashion Week, both Sunny Fong and David Dixon previewed collections that broke the expected runway mould.

Dixon's models come from a variety of backgrounds. “I pick the girls I like,” the designer says. “I pick girls I think women can relate to.”



















Fong employed two models – one of non-traditional age and another of non-traditional size.
"Other cities look to this unnatural ideal of what's beautiful," Fong says. "Toronto prefers a more relatable ideal so the runways reflect the city.