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    Sukie in the Graveyard: Ah, Vogue. Remember those covers, Vogue? Weren't they nice? (though, clearly, parts of the industry have destroyed far too many people) The covers w... more »
    ArtfulSlinger: Thank you for this piece. Oddly Mulder was in my mind recently after the Muse exhibit at the Met here in NYC. As one of the most beautiful models ev... more »
    Kira Smith: WTF is going on here?! It seems like Jezebel simultaneously fetishizes modeling, dance, Marilyn Monroe's exact weight and measurements and writes long... more »
    lfw1031: Tatiana - your post hit me square in the jaw. As a dumpy, 4'11' "normal" gal, I spent countless hours of my teenaged years alternating between complet... more »
    ninles: I don't understand, for the people who claim that the abuse went on for years and years: why STAY?? Why continue to work in an empty, valid, horrible ... more »
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    lowkeylo: It's hard to know what the truth is here. Obviously her stories have some credibility, but they also definitely show signs of mental instability and p... more »
    ♥AntiSocialSocialite♥: Powerful piece, Tatiana. You are a GREAT writer. more »
    JessaFields: Wasn't Linda Evangelista married to Gerald Marie, when she was, like, 20 and he was God-knows-how-old? And Stephanie Seymour dated John Casablancas wh... more »
    Plum-Pie: I wonder if it's related to the widely held idea that most men working in the fashion industry are gay? As opposed to the reality of it being acceptab... more »
    Fizzy77: So tatiana- why do you do it? this industry sounds horrible. Why do stay in it? This isn't judgement, it's an honest question. It sounds like it's a s... more »
    Vivi21: One time a make-up artist came into my father's business and suggested that I model because I had the height and the facial bone structure (I was 16 a... more »
    hollygirl: You make an excellent point highlighting how we are still " shocked"- how much proof do we need that this happens all the time?? If we couldn;t commod... more »
    LAmonkeygirl: On a similar note, my husband has noted that almost every woman he's ever been friends with or dated has ultimately admitted to having been sexually a... more »
    Laura Crawford: Could it be Gilles Bensimon? He's one of the more famous photogs i`ve heard of. more »
    Diziet_Sma: As soon as I heard this story, I thought her accusations sounded completely credible. It's another story of a woman being depicted as unhinged for tel... more »
    emilyanne: I have little to say except excellent piece. I find it incredibly depressing how often the articles detailing these abuses simply state that they are ... more »
  • #modelbehaviors

    Modeling And The Tragedy Of Karen Mulder

    The news that '90s supermodel Karen Mulder was arrested in Paris for making death threats to her plastic surgeon could be written off as, at worst, a punchline, or at best, the latest expression of an unbalanced woman's erratic behavior. More »