«We’d like you to look nice and toned. You can keep your measurements as they are, we want your hips to stay at a 35.…
In 20th century American media, African American women were rarely represented in ways that respectfully reflected their…
There’s no denying the incredible amount of influence the United States has when it comes to determining market trends. In…
Grace Coddington, Creative Director of American Vogue, published her memoir in 2012. From her many marriages, to her many cats,…
There may come a time in your modelling career where you’ve reached what feels like a standstill. You’re no longer…
The modelling industry very often promotes standard Western beauty ideals. Super-human height, Grace Kelly’s delicate facial…
In the past decade, the international fashion industry has undergone a drastic makeover: Black models and Asian models have been…
I was attending a casting a few weeks ago in Hong Kong and met a boy named, Max*, a nineteen-year-old from Belarus. We were…
A few weeks ago, I was at a job for a local magazine in Hong Kong. While I was getting my hair and makeup done, two little girls…
A self-proclaimed “silverback,” Bruce Hulse is well into his fifties but was the biggest name in male modelling in the 1980s. In…
