Banned Skinny Model Once Saw Another Model 'Faint Through Lack Of Food'

The Daily Mail identified the model whose "socially irresponsible" swimsuit photos were recently banned by the U.K. Advertising Standards Authority as 21-year-old Scottish model Amanda Hendrick. Hendrick, who has been working as a model since she was 14, had a pretty great spring-summer runway season: she walked for…
Ad Banned For Featuring Model With 'Highly Visible' Ribs
Britain's Ad Standards Authority has banned the web-based ad above, calling it "socially irresponsible." According to the media webisite Campaign,
Bar Refaeli Tweets About "Shaky And Hungry" Models, Has Account Closed
The Sports Illustrated covergirl's agency denies that the now-suspended Twitter handle @IAmBarRefaeli was ever the real Refaeli's account, but whoever was using it Tweeted to-and-fro extensively with other models, and posted apparently authentic behind-the-scenes pictures at jobs. So, you know.
Sign Of The Times: Male Mannequins Get Skinnier
Just when the "curvy" debate with regards to female models is heating up, New York magazine reports that display mannequin manufacturer Rootstein has debuted a new item, the "Homme Nouveau." This "new man" has a 27-inch waist.
Is The Fashion Industry Getting More Diverse Or Are Models Still "Too Skinny"?
Last week, images from a Glamour magazine shoot — featuring Alessandra Ambrosio, Crystal Renn and Brooklyn Decker — popped up online. Three women with different body types, posing in bikinis? Cue the shitstorm!
Miss J. Fights With Tyra Sometimes
This week, Tyra henchman/runway coach extraordinaire Miss J. Alexander stopped by the Hue-Man Bookstore to promote his book. He talked about being the seventh of ten children, coming out, and the son he had with a French lesbian.
Cindy Crawford On Feminism, Modeling
Cindy Crawford: "I think the girls that are models now, that's just their body. Did fashion celebrate thinness more? That's a different question. And you can't fault the models for that." But what about eating disorders?
Anna Wintour Is Worried About The Models
- Anna Wintour claims she is very concerned about how "pale and thin" the models look nowadays. Don't worry, Anna, next to you they look vibrant and full of color! [WWD, 4th item]
- Here's your public service announcement of the day: The ingredient 1,4-Dioxane, which is found in many organic beauty and cleaning products,…
Miuccia Prada Puts End To Fashion Week Apartheid!
- Designer Miuccia Prada has broken her longstanding ban on black models in fashion shows! At the label's Milan show last night, British model Jourdan Dunn walked the runway and showed those white girls a thing or two. [Oh No They Didn't]
- At the Missoni party in Milan on Sunday night, model Irina Lazareanu reported that…
Nothing Comes Between Kate Bosworth And Her Calvins
- Kate Bosworth is the new face of Calvin Klein jeans. Looks good enough to make us forget another girl named Kate who once was the face of CK jeans. [Vogue UK]
- In case you forgot, here's what Brooke Shields looked like in her Calvins. [Sassybella])
- With nary a girl to dress for red carpet season, Badgley Mischka has…
Benetton Gets Sucker Punched
- That domestic-violence/Benetton campaign we blogged about yesterday? Looks to be a fake. [Salon]
- Skin-lightening creams may get Indian women better jobs, but they don't protect them from rape and murder. [OurBodiesOurBlog]
- Daily Telegraph style columnist and Vogue contributor Sarah Mower blames fashion designers for…
Dove Makes Earth-Shattering Commitment To Ban The Use Of Those Waify Models It Is So Famous For Using In Ads
Nothing warms the cockles of our hearts more than when the owner of every leading ice cream brand (and also Slim-Fast!) decides to round out its offerings for the binge-purge demographic by inventing a new line of "firming" anti-cellulite lotions marketed under the auspices of aggressive self-acceptance. Unilever, the…
Claudia Schiffer: Fashion Victim?
Much has been made about the frighteningly-emaciated appearance of today's high-fashion models and how much their BMIs differ from that of the women (Cindy, Linda, Naomi, etc). who made modeling the high-profile industry that it is today. We're not here to hash over whether Jessica Stam-skinny is that much scarier…
