Beat Stylist
V Magazine’s “Size Issue” hits the newstands January 14, 2010. Judging from the preview (courtesy of Models.com), the magazine will face the size-ist realities of fashion head on… but with polite preservation of the status quo. Is it just me or has Crystal Renn shaved off a pound or ten? Seems like cheating… In...
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Queen Latifah was seen recently at an appearance to promote her new fragrance “Queen” at Macy’s. The all-around entertainer is looking smaller than ever in her smart little black dress and belt. She looks great, but I wonder if her fuller-figured fans will feel abandoned by her new physique. Queen has always been very...
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I love looking at street style blogs and on occasion I snap a pic myself. But I’ve notice that generally all the subjects captured look like they could fit a showroom sample size (I’m guilty, too). Certainly street style photogs can’t think that cuteness only comes from skinny chicks… can they? Apparently, there’s at...
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Every few years there’s a bit of buzz around the fashion industry about the lack of minorities on the runway. And it’s true that fashion models that reflect the going Western standard of beauty fare better in their careers… but I can’t help but think that’s the least of the fashion world’s ills. The...
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Several months ago I had a moment on my soapbox after seeing a beautiful spread by full-figured model Crystal Renn. The post, seen here, has been one of if not the most popular on this blog – which is generally chock full of you standard rail-thin models and movie stars (I’m somewhat ashamed to...
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