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more about #modeling 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 » lalie (apologetic mess): Wasn't one of the contestants on ANTM legally blind? I think that's more progressive than shunting her off to some side show (phrasing intentional). ... more » librariesare4lovers: Britain's Missing Top Model was the best title they could come up with for this show? more » SharonTaint: How unbelievably sad. Twenty years old? Oh, honey, you weren't even fully cooked yet. Not even old enough to know how bad it gets! Whatever was ea... more » amplepie: I literally gasped out loud. I wasn't a regular reader of Daul Kim's blog, but every time I read it, I wanted to be her friend. (And, for what littl... more » napalmnacey is an angry feminist: I live with clinical depression. I've felt the urge to stop the pain, just stop the pain. But I love the people in my life so much and so deeply tha... more » -
#tvwatch
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 » -
#tvwatch
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 » -
#rip
Model Daul Kim Found Dead In Paris, Aged 20
Daul Kim — who penned an acclaimed and insightful blog between assignments for clients like Vogue, Chanel, and Rodarte — died this morning in Paris, her agency has confirmed. A source told New York that Kim committed suicide. [The Cut] -
#racerelations
Tyra Banks Sorta Apologizes For "Blackface" Photoshoot
According to StyleList, the first seven minutes of Tyra's talk show yesterday were devoted to discussing the "biracial" shoot on America's Next Top Model, in which some contestants had their skin painted with dark makeup. Tyra said: More » -
#famouswomen
"She could probably light a cigarette in a thunderstorm."
To go from modeling in the 1960s to writing a seminal study of L.A. gang culture in the 90s is uncommon. Léon Bing managed to fit in dating Ed Ruschka and living with Hollywood's leading coke dealer to boot. [NYTimes] -
#modelbehaviors
Crystal Renn On Being A "Plus-Size" Model
"If they judge me for not being big enough, is that not the same as judging me for not being thin enough? ... My size shouldn't matter. Let's get rid of straight size and plus size. It's bullshit." [The Guardian] -
#modelcitizens
Does Religion Have A Place On The Catwalk?
According to the Observer, a Christian modeling agency, called Models of Life has opened in the UK, hoping to combine religion and fashion and "to make people aware that modeling is about leading an exemplary life and exuding inner beauty." More » -
#weightymatters
Stylist And Casting Director Quit After Designer Chooses To Use Size 14 Models On Runway
A stylist and a casting director quit backstage at designer Mark Fast's recent show during London Fashion Week, citing creative differences over Fast's decision to send three models, who each fell between size 12 and size 14, down the runway. More » -
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#rennkoans
"Lettuce With A Side Of Batshit" Less Lucrative Than Actual Food
'Now I'm able to tell people, "Avoid the diets, because you will gain it back, most likely, and you're just going to live in a hellish world while doing it."' Preach it, formerly-starving-now-plus-size-model-memoirist Crystal Renn:
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#hungryforchange
Crystal Renn Battles Anorexia, Finds Success As "Plus-Size" Model
Today on Good Morning America Crystal Renn discussed Hungry, her memoir on overcoming anorexia and becoming a plus-size model (clip at left). Renn says larger models "with nary a jutting collarbone in sight" are now coming into vogue. More » -
#modelbehaviors
Madonna's Boyfriend Models One Look From Every Angle
Jesus Luz nabbed the next campaign for the Argentine label Ona Saez, which counts soccer legend Diego Maradona among its past spokesmodels. The apparent theme for the shoot? All about Jesus. It's the punniest thing you'll see all week! More » -
#maghag
When Nudity Is "Fashion"
Blogger Hayley Elisabeth Kaufman has a post [link possibly NSFW] on Refinery 29 about fashion magazines that offer eroticism with style. She writes: More » -
#questionsanswers
Tying Up Loose Ends: An Open Invitation To The Commentariat
Yesterday, when I came out of the closet and then shared some of the, ahem, highlights of my illustrious modeling career, some of you had questions. So I thought today, I'd answer them (and others) in the comments. More » -
#modelbehaviors
A Short Trip Through My Portfolio, With Sequins
Joan Didion opens her essay "Goodbye To All That" with the declaration that it is easy to see the beginnings of things, and harder to see the ends. But with my career, it was in fact just the opposite:
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#modelbehaviors
I Am The Anonymous Model
Modeling was my first job, and is to date the one I've held the longest. My final stint, which started in Paris and wound through cities almost too numerous to mention, spanned almost two years. Then, this summer, I quit. More » -
#modelbehaviors
What Makes Agyness Deyn So Appealing?
Why is Agyness Deyn is so very now? The New York Times, which is always slightly behind, wants to know. Cintra Wilson describes her as "genuinely sweet, sunny and slightly dim." Ouch! Wilson explains:
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#maghag
7 Reasons Straight Stuntin Magazine Is Intriguing
Straight Stuntin is a hip-hop/pin-up magazine I stumbled on, and I probably should be completely offended by it, but I'm absolutely fascinated instead. Here's why:
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