Winnie Harlow was named Breakthrough Model of the Year at Daily Front Row’s 2018 Fashion Media Awards on Thursday night. (06.09.18) The 24-year-old year catwalk star was selected to receive one of the evening’s most…
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Kenya is the next stop for Few Next Face Africa 2018
Few Model Management has launched Few Next Face Africa 2018 #BeFew – a model search scouting for talents across Africa. Kenya is the next stop after their auditions in Ethiopia on July 24, which will…
French fashion giants ban ultra-thin models
A host of French-owned fashion labels spanning Christian Dior to Saint Laurent pledged Wednesday to ban ultra-thin models from their advertising and catwalk shows following repeated scandals about anorexia and mistreatment. French holding companies LVMH…
Paris Fashion Week overshadowed by ‘racism’ and ‘cruelty’ claims
The start of Paris Fashion week on Tuesday was overshadowed by a row over the “sadistic”, “cruel” and alleged “discriminatory” treatment of models. James Scully, a US casting director, blew the lid on the scandal…
Models strut in Rio streets after fashion week fail
Frustrated over the cancellation of Rio Fashion Week, several young models took their runway strutting to the streets, defiantly showing off the creations they had planned to wear on the catwalk. The models — students…
Top 20 most searched models of 2014
Kate Upton was the most searched model of 2014. The Sports Illustrated star – who recently won the Sexiest Woman Alive gong at the People Magazine Awards – topped the Google list, obtained by Style.com,…
Still got it: Supermodel Kate Moss turns 40
It’s been 26 years since the skinny girl from south London was spotted at JFK airport but Kate Moss, who celebrates her 40th birthday on Thursday, is still on top of her game. The British…
Fashion shows: the ultimate hang out for guys
I know the title got you a little bit off, as a self respecting card carrying member of the men’s club and a board member of Team Mafisi, I always thought fashion shows were a…
#NYFW: Plus-size women in New York fashion week first
Full-figured women will have their day on the catwalks of New York on Friday when hometown designer Eden Miller unveils her plus-size collection — a fashion week first. In the ultra-skinny fashion world, where angular…
British Vogue tells teens: fashion shoots aren’t real
Their skin is flawless, their make-up perfect and their hair sleek, but to teenage girls hoping to emulate fashion models, British Vogue has a message — it’s not real. The magazine has made a short…