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Tag Archives: Models (Professional)
Overlooked No More: Audrey Munson, Forgotten but, Living On in Sculptures, Not Gone
Called “the American Venus,” she was a model immortalized by sculptors, her image remaining visible in monuments across New York City.
Black Can Be Even More Beautiful
A survey of work by the celebrated photographer Kwame Brathwaite shows the early promise of a movement that profoundly affected American culture yet still remains unfulfilled.
Paulina Porizkova Doesn’t Call Her Book a Memoir
The model and author spoke about writing “No Filter: The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful.”
The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans
Clever marketers have figured out how easy it is to simulate online intimacy at scale, ventriloquizing alluring models with cheap, offshore labor.
Will the Fashion Workers Act End Exploitation in the Fashion Industry?
The Fashion Workers Act, a bill working its way through the New York Legislature, takes on a largely unregulated industry.
Searching for the Notorious Celebrity Book Stylist
In the name of personal branding, influencers might be paying someone to make them look like readers. But does a novel deserve more respect than a handbag?
Patrick Demarchelier, Fashion Photographer, Dies at 78
The Frenchman was famous for his portraits of supermodels and his close relationship to Princess Diana, and his images are a part of the fashion canon.
Their Job: Making Watches Look Their Best
For parts models, keeping their hands beautiful is an essential part of their routine.
A Model’s Refugee Story
Irina Lazareanu has a new book about her life in fashion. But it was her life before fashion that haunts her now.
Model Guinevere van Seenus Becomes A Photographer
After decades of modeling, Guinevere van Seenus, mega-muse of the 1990s, has begun a new chapter in life and love.
How Lauren Chan, Model, Spends Her Sundays
As Fashion Week approaches, Lauren Chan manages to fit in some self-care and family time, with some 1980s tunes thrown in.
Eileen Gu Is China’s Freestyle Hope for the Olympics
Born in San Francisco, she’ll compete in the Olympics for China, her mother’s native country. Can an 18-year-old freeskier be all things to all people in a fractured world?
April Ashley, London Socialite and Transgender Pioneer, Dies at 86
She modeled for Vogue, partied with John Lennon and Mick Jagger, and married into minor nobility, all while fighting for legal recognition of her gender.
How Lila Moss Hack Brought Diabetes to the Runway
And to the forefront of the conversation on inclusivity and fashion.
The ‘13 Going on 30’ Versace Dress Has Come Full Circle
A perfect storm of internet fashion trends — and Halloween — has resurrected a Y2K-era Versace dress. At least, for now.
How Kyrsten Sinema Uses Clothing to Signal Her Social Class
The senator is trying to play many roles in Washington at once.
The Emily Ratajkowski You’ll Never See
With her new book, the model tries to escape the oppressions of the male gaze. So our writer is keeping some of her secrets.
Ivy Nicholson, Model and Warhol Factory Star, Dies at 88
She blazed through 1950s Europe as a top fashion model and then became a part of the 1960s Warhol crowd in New York before falling on hard times.
Emily Ratajkowski Is a Work in Progress
With her debut essay collection, “My Body,” the model and influencer takes stock of what she’s gained and lost from selling her image for a living.
A Talent for Talent
Kendall Werts is a new kind of representative for a new kind of celebrity. Often he plucks clients when they’re young and on the verge of something bigger. Then he finds what that is.
The Cruel Paradox of Linda Evangelista’s Fate
A world obsessed with women’s hyper-visibility can dispatch them so swiftly to invisibility.
Fashion Is Not Only for the Young and Skinny
Consider Missoni, Tod’s and even Emporio Armani. Time for designers to get with the program.
Linda Evangelista Says Body Sculpting Procedure Left Her ‘Disfigured’
The ’90s-era supermodel said side effects from a fat-freezing procedure caused her to become depressed and a recluse after “not looking like myself any longer.”
Supermodels Speak Out Against Sexual Harassment
As former models prepare to offer testimony against Gérald Marie, their former agency boss, big names like Carla Bruni, Paulina Porizkova and Karen Elson are offering their support.
At Top Magazines, Black Representation Remains a Work in Progress
Last summer’s racial reckoning brought calls for an industrywide overhaul in fashion. But change is slow.
Former Supermodel Accuses Elite Model Agency Executive of Rape
Carré Sutton accuses a former executive at a modeling agency of sexual assault, and a second employee of enabling the attacks.
Overlooked No More: Hettie Anderson, Sculptors’ Model Who Evaded Fame
Her image has been rendered on gold coins and monuments around the United States. But little is known about this Gilded Age model.
Farida Khelfa Wants to Challenge the Image of Middle Eastern Women
One of fashion’s first top Arab models has a new documentary about the creative class in Dubai, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Why Did We Fall for the Victoria’s Secret Angels?
How the pomp and pageantry of Victoria’s Secret worked for so long.
Victoria’s Secret’s New ‘VS Collective’ Is Late But Welcome
The lingerie company may be a brand in decline, but it’s still everywhere you look.
Model Shaun Ross Charts a Musical Path
After appearing in videos for Beyoncé and Katy Perry, the 30-year-old former model released “Shift,” an R&B album with electronic feels.
Falling in Love With Another Model Was Never the Plan
Neither Amanda Lauren nor Adam Mann, both models with significant Instagram followers, were actually looking to date when they joined Hinge. But then he saw her profile.
Paulina Porizkova on Instagram, Aaron Sorkin and Aging
The veteran supermodel is contesting the will of her late husband, Ric Ocasek — and writing herself a splashy new chapter.
Barbara Stone, Modeling Agent to American Beauties, Dies at 87
At Stewart Models in the 1960s and ’70s, she specialized in fresh-faced American blondes and played a key role in the careers of Cheryl Tiegs and Cybill Shepherd.
A Model Steps Behind the Camera
Miles Garber, a former runway fixture, is married, a new father and has started his own studio.
Model Vikki Dougan on How She Became ‘The Back’
The model once known as “The Back” on a Hollywood career cut short.
Vikki Dougan on How She Became ‘The Back’
The model once known as “The Back” on a Hollywood career cut short.
The Tragedy of Harry Uzoka
He was a shining star of a tight-knit group of rising Black male models in London. Why did he die at the hands of another model?
Elsa Peretti, Star Designer of Elegant Jewelry, Dies at 80
Celebrities wore Ms. Peretti’s creations on the red carpet and in the movies. Some years her merchandise represented 10 percent or more of Tiffany’s sales.
Leyna Bloom on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
The model and actress is the first transgender woman of color to appear in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
Did Black Lives Matter Change the Fashion Industry Yet?
Tracking an industry where Black representation has been rare.
Ella Emhoff Signs to IMG Models
The second daughter follows the inauguration poet Amanda Gorman to IMG.
Alexander Wang Responds to ‘Grotesquely False’ Assault Allegations
“I never engaged in the atrocious behavior described,” Mr. Wang said, after a model alleged he was groped by Mr. Wang, setting off a wave of accusations against the fashion designer.
Alexander Wang Responds to Assault Allegations
A model alleged he was groped by Mr. Wang, setting off a wave of accusations against the fashion designer. “I never engaged in the atrocious behavior described,” Mr. Wang said.
Stella Tennant, Aristocratic Model, Is Dead at 50
Noble lineage, classic beauty and punk attitude combined in a model who stood at fashion’s apex for three decades.
The Ups and Downs of Fashion in 2020
What happened in 2020, when everyone’s life (and wardrobe) was turned upside down.
Emily Ratajkowski, Nude Photographs and Justice
Emily Ratajkowski accused the photographer Jonathan Leder of assault and using photos against her wishes. Other women say they have similar experiences.
The White Issue: Has Anna Wintour’s Diversity Push Come Too Late?
Vogue’s September issue celebrated Black culture and contributors. But some employees say the magazine’s powerful editor fostered a workplace that sidelined women of color.
Karen Elson on Body Shaming, Nudity and Speaking Up for Herself
In a new autobiography, the model pulls back the curtain on her career.