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Rag Trade

Welcome To Vogue, The Reality Show

  • Vogue is launching a reality TV show. Okay, online, but still. "The show, called Model.Live, tracks three models as they navigate casting calls, catwalks and airports for fashion weeks in New York, London, Milan and Paris" reports the Wall Street Journal. The three protagonists are described variously as "kooky", "polished and sophisticated," and "the sweet, new kid." All, presumably, are children and have BMIs in the single digits. For all their excitement about this brave new venture, apparently Vogue has concerns about exposing the seamier side of fashion: "controversial behavior like smoking or drinking." I'm guessing they'll be thrilled if that's as "controversial" as the behavior gets. [WSJ]
  • Rachel Zoe is launching a perfume, along with her reality series. “This scent will really reflect her personal style and hopefully finally brand her" says a source. Eau de Raisin, anyone? [Fashion Week Daily]
  • La Zoe is also rumored to be O-U-T out as creative consultant at Halston. [ElleUK]
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11:30 AM on Thu Jul 17 2008
By SadieStein
2,077 views, 36 comments

Latest by stinkfactor: @recidivicious: that crazy old man lied to me!he also brought in a radio and told me to take it outside and listen and i could hear france and iran and germany....it wasn't true.he is still my all time favorite guy more »

maghag

Marie Claire's "Factory Girls" Shoot: An Assembly Line Of '90s-Era Recockulousness

Grunge is back, you guys. For real. And in the pages of the August issue of Marie Claire, the editors try to make it seem cool by setting a plaid-centric photo shoot in some kind of factory. Perplexed as to how $395 overalls and a $2,000 Chanel skirt are working-class? Put on some Pearl Jam and check out the manual labor-chic, after the jump. More »

2:00 PM on Tue Jul 15 2008
By Dodai
18,466 views, 142 comments

Today In Catalogs From a reader: "Did you see the Nordstrom anniversary sale catalog? On page 34 there's not only a black model, but a model in a wheelchair! Model diversity, yay!" (Click to enlarge.)

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maghag

Italian Vogue's "All Black" Issue: A Guided Tour

"While tech heads on Friday lined up at the Apple store to buy the latest iPhone, fashionistas evidently hurried to newsstands across New York City to get their hands on the July Italian Vogue featuring all black models," reports WWD. A Condé Nast spokeswoman says the company increased newsstand distribution of the special issue by 40 percent in the U.S. Friday night (on my way to the commenter meetup), I walked by the newsstand on Avenue A, where I'd called and stopped in about a dozen times in search of Vogue Italia, and I jokingly shook my fist, damning the store for not having the issue. That's when I saw it in the window. I bought three copies. Flipping through the much-hyped issue is interesting: After the pull-out cover featuring four striking close ups (Liya Kebede, Sessilee Lopez, Jourdan Dunn and Naomi Campbell), the next thirteen pages of ads — for Valentino, Prada, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana and Dior — all feature white faces. More »

2:00 PM on Mon Jul 14 2008
By Dodai
15,691 views, 183 comments

Latest by n/a: I've been looking for this magazine everywhere! Today I called/visited four B&Ns, a Borders, and an independent chain, but no dice. Help me? more »

The Week That Was

This Week We Wrote Love Letters And Read Smutty Novels

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5:40 PM on Thu Jul 3 2008
By Jessica
2,714 views, 5 comments

modelslips

Ruslana Korshunova, No Longer Anonymous

Over the weekend a successful young fashion model touched off a minor media circus by killing herself. Almost immediately, details of the beautiful life cut tragically short swooped in to fill blanks; the apocryphal tale of her "discovery" by benevolent industry scouts; her melancholy poems; how she'd been watching "Ghost" the night before. It was mostly bullshit. But there is something about great beauty that inoculates us to the more mundane realities of life, which was that Ruslana Korshunova was an immigrant from a desperately poor country who came to New York at a scarily young age to make money to send back to her parents. In that way she was no different from the tens of thousands of kids from former socialist states whose parents send them thousands of miles to work in restaurants and gas stations. It's generally more legal, and the living conditions a little nicer, but as our anonymous model columnist Tatiana has discussed before in this space, the people governing a model's fate are no less predatory and self-interested, and the experience is only slightly less anonymous. Herewith, Tatiana's initial thoughts on the suicide of a pretty girl from Almaty:

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4:00 PM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Moe
26,237 views, 98 comments

Latest by chancentrate: I tend to always view suicide as such a selfish act, as cruel as that may sound, and in this case I can imagine her family must be not only heart-broken but wracked with guilt that this is somehow their more »

Color Blind

Will The July Issue Of Italian Vogue Solve The Black Models Problem?

Ever since we first heard about the "all-black" issue of Italian Vogue, we've been in a tizzy. The magazine has still not hit in New York, but we're making friends with all the dudes at the best newsstands, who are amused as we keep calling. ("What is in this July issue?" asked one vendor. "It's special," we replied. "All black models." "Oh," he smiled. "Nice.") As for the issue: Is it good? Is it bad? It's hard to comment without actually holding a copy of the magazine in our hands. Still, an interview with Franca Sozzani, whom the Telegraph calls "the seraphic, Botticelli-haired editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia," offers some insight: More »

12:00 PM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Dodai
5,400 views, 97 comments

Latest by n/a: God, I remember this gorgeous girl in one local college. Her family was from Zimbabwe and were desperately trying to find a better life by coming here in England. But Huntingdon is almost very white-centric so the young lass was more »

maghag

Vogue's Not Racist; Three Black Models Prove It!

In the "Talking Back: Letters From Readers" section of the new issue of Vogue, there are two, yes two letters regarding the controversial LeBron James/Gisele Bündchen cover. We read them this weekend, and the folks over at The Fashion Bomb have already posted them. The first is from Christine Fox of Santa Ana, CA: "I'm an African-American women who sees nothing wrong with the April cover. I know there has been a lot of buzz about it, and folks are outraged, but it's ridiculous!" Her letter goes on to say: "It is just fashion, dahling." The other letter, From Stephanie Jackson in Brooklyn, states: "The April cover bothers me. More devastating than the perpetuation of stereotypes in mainstream culture is the dismissal of the counterargument as if it doesn't make sense. If controversial imagery rubs a minority group the wrong way, shouldn't the appropriate response be an apology?" More »

12:00 PM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Dodai
10,941 views, 132 comments

Latest by n/a: Oh...and made me think that fashion magazines are racist. more »

leftovers

Joan Rivers Gets Booted For Cursing On Air • Demand For "Older" Models Rises

Joan Rivers was kicked off the set of the U.K. show Loose Women after calling Russell Crowe some naughty names on live television (she was unaware the show was filmed live). • Demand for "older" (over 25) models has grown with companies seeking to appeal to baby boomers. • A woman hangs herself after a three-year feud with a nasty neighbor. • A bunch of British celebrities we have never heard of had their pictures taken without make up and Photoshop. • Is anyone else a little bit shocked that Penelope Cruz wears somewhat cheap clothing on a movie set or have celebrity weeklies and fashion hype burned away my judgment? • Are single-issue politics moving Clinton supporters to Obama or is it the fact they are in the same fucking party with similar platforms to begin with? • BWE looks at the suburban hipster pastime of taking super ironic Glamour Shot photos. • Foreign airlines are prospering more than U.S. carriers because they don't compete with local carriers on their route. And they give you food! • Nancy Pelosi is super rich! • The Elian Gonzalez Legal Age Countdown Clock, this is kinda wrong, right?

5:30 PM on Tue Jun 17 2008
By Maria
1,019 views, 42 comments

Latest by Maria: @justwanttohave: Stop being mean, mom! more »

rag trade

Over A Thousand Attend Yves Saint-Laurent Funeral

  • Chic-est funeral in the history of the world: fitting sendoff for YSL. [New York Magazine]
  • And by the way, his mother looks amazing. [Guardian]
  • Lagerfeld's floral tribute to erstwhile rival. [Fashion Week Daily]
  • Apparently God DOES answer all "knee-mails!" Anya Hindmarch, Sigerson-Morrison to design for Target! [New York Magazine]
  • The Lauren Conrad Collection's website could use a proof-reader. Or, you know, stop working on a Medieval printing press. [Lauren Conrad]
  • Not surprising, as apparently LC is a terrible student! And Nick from Project Runway is her teacher! Oh, L.A.…[New York Post]
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    12:00 PM on Fri Jun 6 2008
    By SadieStein
    3,822 views, 64 comments

    Latest by n/a: Haha, the black guy in the NY Post video totally has a 'bish plz' face the whole time. Fantastic. more »

    Velvet D'Amour: Part Deux Remember that interview with awesome plus-size model Velvet? Well the second part is up. Here's a choice quote: "The general reason one gets as to why there is not more representation of curvier folks within modern media is that inclusion would be equivalent to acceptance, and acceptance would then equal condoning, which would mean they support alleged ill health. The odd dichotomy is that whilst people like myself are banned due to the purported notion we will somehow 'promote' being unhealthy, we are besieged with media saturated with imagery of Britney Spears, Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton, Kate Moss and Lindsay Lohan. How these women represent good health is somewhat beyond me." [5 Resolutions]

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    crazy old ladies

    She's Got The Look: "Old" Is The New "Plus-Size"

    Today, TV Land aired a 30-minute preview of She's Got the Look, which is basically ANTM for the over 35 set. I was kinda skeptical about the show (so is the NY Times), but I changed my mind after watching this preview and seeing the absolute crazy ladies auditioning (and cast!), the bitchy looks judge Beverly Johnson gives, and the stupid shit the other two judges (one, the president of Wilhelmina, the other, that celeb stylist guy with the shades on his head) like, "I see someone that I'd love to go shopping with, but I don't know if you're what we're looking for in a model," or "You have a tiny head," and "You do have a face." Clip above.


    Related: A Reality Competition Shows A Few Wrinkles [NY Times]

    2:30 PM on Wed Jun 4 2008
    By Slut Machine
    5,889 views, 89 comments

    Latest by n/a: "You can't knock that; that's ARTISTIC!" Heh. more »

    model citizens

    New Documentary Examines The Absence Of Black Models On The Fashion Runways

    BET aired a documentary last week called Fashion Blackout, which explored the barriers that black models have broken, the roles they've played in the fashion industry, and why the hell more of them haven't been on the fashion runways as of late. As to that last issue, well, the models interviewed, for the most part, blamed the people casting the shows (the fashion designers and stylists), the designers blamed the agencies, and the agencies blamed the magazine editors (one rep says he has received casting instructions that specify "no black no Asian"). Unfortunately, Vogue editor Andre Leon Talley, one of the most powerful people of color in the fashion industry, had nothing to add to the "where are the black models" debate, other than to express his love of black beauty. Clip above.

    Related: Fashion Blackout [BET] More »

    5:00 PM on Mon Jun 2 2008
    By Slut Machine
    2,789 views, 47 comments

    Latest by n/a: @sylvie calls shotgun!!: I'm outraged that that statement is probably not far from the truth, but I laughed my head off when I read it. more »

    you wanna be on top

    Tyra Banks Wants Us To Feel Better About Ourselves So She Can Feel Better About Cashing In On It

    "I think I was put on this earth to instill self-esteem in young girls," Tyra Banks tells Lynn Hirschberg, who wrote this Sunday's New York Times Magazine cover story on the model turned mogul. And that's what she's been telling the rest of us for the past five years since ANTM debuted. Throughout the lengthy article, Tyra — who named her company Bankable Productions — seems to be justifying her crossover success and subsequent mega-wealth. ("Banks makes an estimated $18 million a year, and her net worth is around $75 million.") She'd have you believe that, ultimately, she's in this media game to help out 18 - 34-year-old women. How fitting then, that that happens to be the exact demographic coveted by advertisers! It's not so weird that we question whether someone is only interested in"instilling self-esteem in young women" when that someone built her empire on a competition-based reality show about modeling. What is weird is that Tyra feels the need to couch her seemingly endless career goals in humanitarianism, as though her ambition needs to have a heart as big as her weave. The answer is that she knows if she doesn't say that shit, she'll look like a money-grubbing asshole. The question, however, is: Why aren't women allowed to be as shamelessly mercenary as men?

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    6:00 PM on Thu May 29 2008
    By Slut Machine
    13,000 views, 149 comments

    Latest by n/a: Now that she looks like a normal woman, she can swear up and down that she's promoting self-esteem for young women. But it's not like us "normal" women have forgotten the 200 years she spent modeling and promoting an unhealthy more »

    Model Search Minette Marrin of the Times Of London took a page from our book and counted the number of black fashion models in glossy magazines. She found (surprise!) that "there were hardly any ethnic models, and few of those were black." While Jourdan Dunn is emerging as a new black supermodel in the UK, she is just one face in a billion-dollar industry. Sarah Doukas, head of the Storm modelling agency, to which Jourdan is signed, (and who famously discovered Kate Moss) says: "It's ridiculous that we have so little diversity in our idea of beauty. Globally, I think a huge change is about to happen. I'm optimistic. I think people will come to feel again that diversity is much more interesting than the rather bland, generic look we've seen so much of for so long." Let's hope so. [Times Of London]

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    you wanna be on top

    ANTM: Our Hearts Are As Empty As The Space Where Dominique's Tooth Used To Be

    Who would've thought that Dominique would've made it this far in the competition? And who would've thought we'd be so sad to see her go? At first, her bravado was annoying, and her severe aesthetic was a little off-putting. But when it comes down to it, she possessed all the requirements necessary for an enjoyable season of Top Model — ridiculousness, drag queen-ness, and a completely inflated sense of self, to the point of delusion — and managed to up the ante with those, which is no small feat, considering the parties involved. Clip above. More »

    12:00 PM on Thu May 8 2008
    By Slut Machine
    7,887 views, 109 comments

    Latest by n/a: When I saw the photos of the lingerie under the bridge shoot, I thought she had a really beautiful face (unfortunate choice of poses, but a nice face). If she'd just soften up and shut the F up, she'd have more »

    Aw, Chanel Iman. Of the upcoming issue of Italian Vogue featuring only black models, Iman says: "I'd be surprised [if I get the cover]. If I did that would be amazing, but if I don't, I'll get it the next time." And does she see herself as famous? "No. I don't know. I don't really feel that way. When you ask me these kind of questions, it's kind of strange because I don't see myself like that." And if she can stay like that with a name like 'Chanel Iman', well — good for her. [NYMag]

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    I have no words to describe the horror that is the video for the Hagyness-collaborated single "Who." Fortunately for me, Guardian fashion critic Hadley Freeman still has her wits about her as she fields a question from reader Martin Stam, who writes, "Can you please explain why the big fuss over that model Agyness Deyn? She's perfectly pretty but the excitement does seem disproportionate." RepliesFreeman: "Someone somewhere along the line decided that we need a new culture-by-way-of-fashion icon as a sort of generational figurehead... Don't get me wrong, I'm sure she's a lovely girl and, yes, a very pretty one. But with that peroxide crop and her love of DM boots and strange stretchy miniskirts, surely I'm not the only one baffled by all the adulation of this so-called "style maverick" when Roxette carved this niche with rather more aplomb almost 20 years ago? A little bit of overkill, yuhthink?" [Guardian, Fashionologie]

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