Posts for December 2006
a license to model December 20, 2006 12:39 am >> The Camera della Moda Nazionale, Italy's Chamber of Fashion, has proposed that models must acquire a license before being able to walk in Milan next season. To receive a license, which guarantees that the model is healthy, the model must be at least 16 years of age, have a BMI of at least 18.5, and be assessed by the Chamber itself, the Association of Fashion Services ASSEM, and a group of doctors, nutritionists, psychologists, and other scientific experts. Interestingly enough, geographical and ethnic factors that affect body type will be taken into consideration. No word yet on how the Council of Fashion Designers of America plans to address the issue, but Didier Grumbach, who heads Paris' Chambre Syndicale, has said that he has no plans to "regulate something that functions."
Sidenote: Has anyone else noticed how all the articles about this "models are too skinny" issue seem to have a picture of Snejana Onopka? Hmm...
the super supers December 19, 2006 9:06 pm >> Last Thursday, WWD published a top-ten list of the most recognizable supermodels, ranked by the percentage of the 1,800 polled who said they were familiar with the model's name. Some interesting results (funny how what's hot in the fashion world and what's hot with the general populace are two toooootally different things):1) Tyra Banks, 78%2) Cindy Crawford, 77%3) Christie Brinkley, 73%4) Naomi Campbell, 67%5) Kate Moss, 56%6) Elle Macpherson, 51%7) Heidi Klum, 46%8) Rachel Hunter, 45%9) Gisele Bundchen, 29%10) Christy Turlington, 28%Gisele may be the top-paid model, and Kate may have had a comeback, but Tyra can talk, and apparently that's what the general populace wants to hear.
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