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more about #modelbehavior more comments → nobodyr: How is deafness a disability for modeling? more » tundrababe: I use a wheelchair, and am offended that they didn't seem to put much thought into this show. This program isolates models with disabilities, which in... more » psychokitty: This post is one example of an issue that I think we really need to talk about. Why is it so important to create a world in which "everyone can feel b... more » Le Kangourou de Kataroo: "Don't patronize me! (Is that the right word?)" DISABLED MODDLES: JUST LIKE REGULAR MODDLES more » FashionZebra: The issue over what constitutes 'disability' on this show is extremely interesting to me. I'm legally disabled, but you wouldn't tell it by looking at... more » Tartan_Tart: There was an article I found via one of the Village Voice's now defunct sex blogs about "alternative models," disabled models, plus size models (Velve... more » DutchessOfDork: I went to Nuit Blanche in Toronto 2 months ago, and was pleasantly uncomfortable with an exhibit that had people with various disabilities in the nude... more » aimeeg: I saw this last year and it absolutely infuriated me. It's kind of like those Gok Wan shoes, or those 'What Not to Wear' type programmes. Sure, they m... more » KetchupFiend: The odd thing about the Nordstrom catalog is in the next frame the same model who was in the wheel chair seems to be standing up (you don't see her fa... more » BuffySummers: What bugs me about shows like this--those that are supposed to make people more confident despite something about them that isn't considered conventio... more » wooden_shoes: I don't know. I loved this show when it first aired, I thought it was great, but part of why I thought it was great was because I've grown up with peo... more » CurtCole: I'm guessing this is why Tyra stop using the horrible term "amputee leg" when reviewing photos on ANTM. more » chinaplate: Please please please, watch this before you just assume that it 'doesn't actually break down any barriers'. I watched the whole thing last summer and ... more » Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: This explains why they can have an America's Next Short Model and a Britain's Next Differently-abled Model, but no Next Fat Model. more » GreyCat: "It's kind of nice working with deaf girls because there's not those sort of irritating questions." Beautiful AND they don't talk! One step closer t... more » -
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Britain's Missing Top Model Misses The Mark
The word "model," in and of itself, speaks of perfection. Model student. Model citizen. You'd think a show featuring models who are also disabled would be interesting, but it really isn't. Shocker: You can be disabled and pretty. More » -
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On BBC Show, Disabled Models Learn Same Lessons As Any Other Models
Britain's Missing Top Model, the show in which disabled women compete for a photo spread in Marie Claire, begins airing tonight on BBC America. What can viewers expect to see? More » -
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Lovely Leaping Ladies World Championships: Michelle Vs. Moddles
Yesterday Michelle Obama frolicked on the White House lawn to promote a health initiative. Seeing the First Lady bouncing reminded us of some other jumpers; the ones in ladymags. Ahead: Michelle vs. Moddles in a jump-off. Who will reign supreme?
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Black Models Tell Teen Vogue How Hard It Is To Be Black Models
Teen Vogue has not one but two black models on the November cover. Inside, Chanel Iman says of Jourdan Dunn: "I could sit here and tell you, 'I love Jourdan! We've always been the best of friends!' But we haven't."
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Notable/Quotable
"I usually like a very trashy pink. Oscar [de la Renta] doesn't do that…. Usually, who has the best of those pinks are the drag queens." — Iman, in 1997, who is featured in this flashback column. [W] More » -
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Breaking: Models Do Not Subsist On Champagne & Couture Alone
Almost as though such a thing were akin to a unicorn sighting, Life has a gallery of pictures of models eating. Mostly it looks like the ladies are trying to grab bites despite work demands. Sounds familiar. [Life.com] -
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Elle's Photoshoot With Amber Rose: Asinine, Ass-Centric
Model Amber Rose has her own photo spread in the October issue of Elle magazine, but unlike some of the other celebrity types inside, Kanye's ladyfriend didn't exactly get the "high fashion" treatment.
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It Wouldn't Be A Modeling Show Without A Meltdown
She's Got the Look—the competition-based reality show for aspiring models age 35 and up—premieres tonight on TV Land. One highlight includes the meltdown of an especially watchable contestant, who freaked out and removed her clothes during judging. More » -
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Janice Dickinson Joins I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!
I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! is premiering on NBC on June 1, with an amazing cast — Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt, Sanjaya, Stephen Baldwin—but the star is bound to be Janice Dickinson. More » -
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Carrie Prejean Keeps Miss California Title
Carrie Prejean gave a really long speech at a press conference today during which Donald Trump said she will retain her title of Miss California. She repeatedly referred to Perez Hilton as "Judge #8." -
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Project Runway
Tuesday witnessed Saudi Arabia's first fashion show. The fashions at the women-only show followed a moderate Islamic dress code; no photography or videotape was allowed. [Global Voices] -
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Notable/Quotable
"I love it! I love it! I love it! I love it! I love it and I love it!" — bearded high-heel enthusiast André J., on being in Paris during Fashion Week. [Fashion Week Daily] -
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Notable/Quotable
"Fashion is very black and white. It doesn't pay attention to heritage much. They don't see me as a Dominican girl. They just see the color of my skin… More » -
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Model Behavior
Nineteen-year-old Chanel Iman is on the cover of Page Six Magazine, and inside she talks about the difficulty of being a model of color in the fashion industry: More » -
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Will Milan Fashion Week Be Colorless -- Again?
Last July, the "all black" issue of Italian Vogue hit newsstands, but as Milan Fashion Week kicks off this week, it's a "whiteout," says Guy Trebay of The New York Times. More »
