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British Vogue Can't Tell Asian Models Apart

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:00:00 EDT

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On the same day that British Vogue editor-in-chief Alexandra Shulman is hitting the headlines for her comments to the Daily Mail's Liz Jones about how fashion is no-way no-how absolutely positively cross-your-heart-and-thank-your-best-black-friend not racist, it has come to light that the latest issue of her magazine has a little problem. In a trend piece about "the rise of the Asian model," Vogue has misidentified one of the biggest Chinese models working today, Estée Lauder face Liu Wen, as her compatriot Du Juan. More »

Tom Ford Shows French Vogue His Headdress Collection

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:38:00 EST

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Tom Ford's issue of Vogue Paris boasts a spread of children wearing jewelry and makeup, the promised editorial featuring women d'un certain age who spurn plastic surgery, and a photo of Tom Ford in a Native American-style headdress. Tasteful. [HuffPo]

UPDATED: Gap To Give Away 10,000 Pairs Of Jeans On Facebook

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:36:00 EDT

Want free jeans? Don't mind handing a corporation access to your personal data and real-time location? Gap will give away 10,000 pairs of jeans to Facebook fans who "check in" to its stores ~~on an as-yet-unannounced date~~ tomorrow. [Fashionista]

Lara Stone's A Whiz In The Kitchen

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:37:45 EDT

David Walliams says Stone asks, "'What time are you home because I want to know what time to put the shepherd's pie on?' I never thought I'd have that. An international supermodel who can make a great shepherd's pie." [Sun]

Fashion Week Diversity By The Numbers

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:47:51 EDT

In September of 2007, it was reported that of all the 101 shows that took place during New York fashion week, one third employed zero models of color. Since then, we've tried to track diversity on the runway every season. More »

Crystal Renn Does An Ad For Chanel

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Crystal Renn is in an ad for Chanel's downtown New York store, which is reopening this fall. She poses alongside Lagerfeld boytoy Baptiste Giabiconi, whom she calls "the most gorgeous man I have ever seen, hands down."

See All The September Covers, By The Numbers

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:00:00 EDT

Here are 29 covers from the hallowed, heavy September fashion issues (click to soak it all in). So how do Vogue, Elle, and the smaller titles stack up? Let's put September to a full statistical analysis. More »

Smell Sad, Like Jennifer Aniston, This Fall; Meet The Bedazzled Butt-Crack Shield

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Jennifer Aniston probably looks forlorn in her fragrance ad because she doesn't have a husband. She calls Lolavie a "nonperfume perfume" and says making it, "I felt like a little chemist." But all we hear is: Babies. Babies. Babies. [WWD]

Fewer Models Of Color Work New York's Fashion Runways

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:00:00 EST

After tracking diversity on the runways for several seasons, we took off last September because we thought the fashion industry was finally coming to its senses. Models of color were getting booked! How disappointing, then, to tally this season's numbers. More »

Kate Moss's Deep Thoughts; Obama Girls Wear French Fashion

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:40:00 EST

Kate Moss says her motto is, "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels." [WWD]

A reader sent us an email pointing out that...

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:20:00 EDT

A reader sent us an email pointing out that Style.com has a post about the models on the Spring runways. "Diversity was the buzzword," reads the copy. And indeed, there's Aminata Niaria from Senegal; Lakshmi Menon (seen on Vogue India); Liu Wen from China; and Philly's Sessilee Lopez. Four out of 10 are models or color. Interestingly, WWD reports that the "hottest models" right now are decidedly Caucasian: Russia's Natasha Poly and Britain's Lily Donaldson. [Style.com , WWD] More »