Candice Huffine the first ‘curvy’ supermodel on the Pirelli Calendar 2015

July 24, 2014 by The CoF

Candice Huffine is the first “curvy” model to appear on the new Pirelli 2015 calendar signed by Steven Meisel. The iconic Pirelli Calendar since its creation celebrates the female forms. And with its new edition of 2015 it is definitely a celebration of female body in all shapes. From the slim silhouettes of Raquel Zimmermann, Carolyn Murphy, Karen Elson ,stunning Brazilians Adriana Lima and Isabeli Fontana, Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova, who posed for The Cal just a few days after giving birth to […]

Categories: Fashion, Models, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Candice Huffine, Carine Roitfeld, Pirelli Calendar, Steven Meisel

Melissa McCarthy covers Redbook Magazine July 2014

June 4, 2014 by The CoF

American actress Melissa McCarthy graces the cover of Redbook Magazine July 2014 issue. Together with her husband Ben Falcone the funny actress gets silly in a photo spread signed by Matt Jones . The 43-year-old opened up to the magazine about her marriage and family, her clothing line and feeling confident in her body. On why she felt the need to start a line of plus-size clothing : “When I go shopping, most of the time I’m disappointed. Two Oscars ago, I couldn’t find anybody […]

Categories: Celebrities, Fashion, Magazines, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: July 2014, Matt Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Redbook

Curvy street style at NYFW Fall 2014

February 12, 2014 by The CoF

These curvy girls are here to prove that style and beauty take no account of size. And if you know how to dress your body you’ll just shine. A lesson of style from these fashionistas on the streets of New York . images by Lily Cummings for vogue.it       Related articles Street Style at NYFW Fall 2014 (part 2) Models off the runway at NYFW Fall 2014 (part 1)  

Categories: Fashion, Street Style, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Fall 2014, New York, New York Fashion Week

Vogue Italia : IMG signs five Plus-Size Models

January 31, 2014 by The CoF

An article from  VOGUE ITALIA .Lauren Chan has interviewed the five models that IMG has signed. Roughly six months after the famously influential FORD+ New York board unexpectedly closed, IMG Models has signed some of the former FORD+’s top models. The powerhouse agency—which is notably home to supers like Gisele Bundchen, Kate Moss, Joan Smalls, and Karlie Kloss, among others—is now representing Ashley Graham, Danielle Redman, Inga Eiriksdottir, Julie Henderson, and Marquita Pring. They join the one previously represented plus model, Tara Lynn. When FORD+ collapsed […]

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: IMG, IMG Models, Plus-size model, Vogue Italia

The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA BLOGS/WEBSITES

January 7, 2014 by The CoF

Ana embodies nervous anorexia and is the protagonist of many blogs advocating ana – pro-ana. The authors of such on-line secret diaries talk about Ana as if she was a dear friend, they defend her when she is attacked by outsiders and look up at her as a symbol of perfect beauty. In reality, Ana is a serious illness that can lead to death and such blogs are extremely dangerous because they list detailed instructions on how to become anorexic with their […]

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DOVE REAL BEAUTY SKETCHES , the Ad Campaign of the Year

December 14, 2013 by The CoF

At the Beauty Inc 2013 Awards Dove’s Real Beauty Sketches won the title of the Ad Campaign of the Year. Dove’s campaign revealed that many women are actually their worst critic. Gil Zamora, a trained FBI forensic artist drew sketches of seven women based on their descriptions and other based on strangers descriptions who spent just a short period of time with them.The video it’s very moving seeing the reactions of the seven women when they see their sketches through […]

Categories: Beauty, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: 2013, AD Campaign of the Year, Beauty Inc, Dove, DOVE REAL BEAUTY SKETCHES

Mango’s curvy line : Violeta

December 10, 2013 by The CoF

Mango expands its line with the launch of Violeta by Mango, a so called plus size line . The Spanish textile brand intends to offer fashionable clothing  to young woman from a size 40 to 52 ( U.S. sizes 8 through 20 )with a direct and simple message ” It fits well and I like it.” The key to this new project is in the technical details of sizing and pattern size , to be able to offer a quality collection for every moment of […]

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: curvy, January 2014, Mango, Plus size, Shopping, Violeta by Mango

Signe Nordstrom for “50 shades of gray” lingerie collection by KappAhl

November 22, 2013 by The CoF

A unique collaboration by E.L James , author of 50 shades of gray and KappAhl , a Swedish clothing brand , to create a collection of underwear in stores starting this month. Elegant , precious and luxurious line just called Fifty Shades of Grey is full of references to the book and aims for all those women who know their bodies and know how to enhance it. Star of the campaign , the curvy model Signe Nordstrom, with a statuesque […]

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: E. L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, KappAhl, Lingerie, Signe Nordstrom

Robyn Lawley for Cosmopolitan Australia December 2013

November 11, 2013 by The CoF

Cosmopolitan Australia : Everyone’s talkin’ about Robyn Text by EDWINA CARR Robyn Lawley’s kick ass approach to body image and Cosmo bikini shoot have caught global attention. She’s been featured in the pages of Cosmo for years. Why? Because she’s drop-dead gorgeous (and she also doesn’t happen to be a size 6). And now Robyn Lawley and her kickin’ curves are getting some serious global attention. The 24-year-old Aussie who’s modelled for Ralph Lauren and numerous times for Cosmoappeared on a pro-ana Facebook […]

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, Cosmopolitan Australia, December 2013, Robyn Lawley

Robyn Lawley for “Size Does Matter” exhibition by Kenneth Willardt

November 11, 2013 by The CoF

Size does matter, especially when it comes to women, says Kenneth Wilardt about his exhibition entitled Size Does Matter that aopened on 8th of November in New York. The photographer of Danish origin who leaves in New York specializes in shots of celebrity beauty and wanted to pay tribute to the curvy bodies by clicking one of the icons of this world: the model Robyn Lawley. After Lady Gaga, Keira Knightley, Beyonce and Rihanna, the photographer has chosen a well-rounded […]

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, Kenneth Willardt, Plus-size model, Robyn Lawley, Size Does Matter

You and the impact of Photoshop

October 31, 2013 by The CoF

Fashion is an industry that produce beautiful images to sell products. From beauty to clothing,from men magazines to selling insurance, photography most of the time is trying to sell a dream, to awake a desire that finally will materialize in buying the product. I’m ok with it and most of us I think but when imagery is crossing a line and it’s becoming fantasy that’s not anymore advertising it is a totally a misunderstanding of what actually people want and […]

Categories: Beauty, Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA, Video • Tags: Adobe Photoshop, Body Evolution, Body image, GlobalDemocracy.com, Women

Karl Lagerfeld did it again!!! French association for curvy women is angry with him!

October 30, 2013 by The CoF

The “Belle, ronde, sexy et je m’assume”( “Pretty, curvy, sexy and fine with it” )  association together with Miss Ronde France , filed a complaint for “defamatory and discriminatory comments” against the couturier Karl Lagerfeld who argued that “No one wants to see curvy women on the catwalk” during an entertainment show on a french television channel. “It’s the fat women sitting in front of televisions with their pack of crisps who say slim models are hideous” said the german designer. “We’re fed up. Many […]

Categories: Fashion, News, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Belle ronde sexy et je m'assume, curvy, Discrimination, France, Karl Lagerfeld, Women

ASOS Black For Curves to launch in November

October 22, 2013 by The CoF

The Asos Black collection is the section dedicated to the best Asos dresses designed in house, and finally here it is the new line Asos Black for Curves. A collection that plays with shades of blue, silver and purple applied to velvet, silk and embellished with pearls and studs , clothes that refine the figure and make it the star. Awaiting the arrival on the online store of Asos, scheduled for November, you can enjoy the Asos Curve collection for A / […]

Categories: Fashion, News, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Asos, Asos Black for Curves, Asos Curve, curvy, November 2013, Plus size, Women

Robyn Lawley for GQ Australia November 2013 : “I’ve got big hips and a big body. I’m double, triple the size of other models and I embrace that ”

October 16, 2013 by The CoF

”    Label Robyn Lawley a plus-size model if you want. Or, why not go with our preferred adjective – hot. Introducing the local beauty making a big impression on the international fashion scene. “I’ve got big hips and a big body. I’m double, triple the size of other models – and I embrace that, I own it ” 
declares Robyn Lawley. 
   She also owns an overwhelming sense of ease – a laidback Aussie charm that further sets this internationally recognised 24-year-old […]

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: editorial, GQ, GQ Australia, Models, November 2013, Photography, Pierre Toussaint, Plus-size model, Robyn Lawley

Beauty in Curves : jeans designed specifically to dress curves

October 10, 2013 by The CoF

Alice Dogruyol is the brain behind Beauty in Curves .Alice began with a column in the Daily Mail , Big Girl In A Skinny World . ” I was asked to focus on jeans , so I started to look for jeans that would perfectly dress my body , but I have not found. At that moment I had the idea to create a dedicated line , which was designed to dress the curves regardless of size , but paying particular attention […]

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Alice Dogruyol, Beauty in Curves, denim, Jeans, Plus size, Shopping, Women

Watch Hunger Stop, a campaign by Michael Kors

October 9, 2013 by The CoF

October 16 , World Food Day , kicks off at Michael Kors under the slogan “Watch Hunger Stop”. Its purpose is to draw public attention to the subject of hunger in the world. Only on this day, the team of MK will be giving away a designer white t-shirt with blue inscription “Watch Hunger Stop” outside his stores in New York, Rio de Janeiro , Tokyo and Hong Kong. Then , anyone who receives a T-shirt will be able to […]

Categories: Fashion, News, People, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: food, Life, Michael Kors, Models, Watch Hunger Stop, World Food Day, World Food Programme

National Survey Reveals How the Plus Size Woman Perceives Herself

October 8, 2013 by The CoF

About the Survey   Sonsi.com partnered with Op4G (Opinions For Good), a leading online market research panel. The survey was conducted on August 28 to September 2, 2013. Survey respondents were women sizes 14 and up. The sample size was n=1,000 with a margin of error of 3.1%. Plus Size? Full Figured? Curvy? When it comes to describing her size, what term does she prefer? Women sizes 14 and up are evenly split on this, with 28 percent preferring the term “curvy”; […]

Categories: Fashion, News, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, clothing, Plus size, Plus-size model, Women

Doutzen Kroes confesses to The Telegraph : “Even I’m Not A Sample Size In Real Life”

October 7, 2013 by The CoF

An article from The Telegraph @ telegraph.co.uk by Tamsin Blanchard :   ”      She had little interest in how she looked or what she wore when she was growing up. The woman whose thick glossy hair was to become worth millions of dollars to L’Oréal says that as a teenager she barely knew what a hairdryer was. She was born in Friesland, a rural province with a population of less than 650,000 and a lot of cows and windmills, […]

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, Doutzen Kroes, Health, Life, Models, the telegraph, Women

Georgina Wilkin,former model: ‘What young girls can learn from my anorexia’

October 7, 2013 by The CoF

If You Strugle With An Eating Disorder Learn How To Recover Or Ask For Help At  Beat Here ! An article from The Telegraph @ telegraph.co.uk By Georgina Wilkin, Former model Georgina Wilkin, 23, a former Prada model who has spent the past eight years battling anorexia, talks candidly about how eating disorders have become ‘normal’, why casting directors should be made to promote healthy eating among young models and her advice for achieving ‘body confidence’.  ”   I started modelling when I […]

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, Eating disorder, Georgina Wilkin, Health, Life, Models, Women

Miranda Kerr : There was so much rejection in the beginning. Models are some of the most insecure people I’ve ever met.

October 2, 2013 by The CoF

On modeling: “My life is more balanced than ever. There was so much rejection in the beginning. Models are some of the most insecure people I’ve ever met. They’re constantly being told they’re not good enough. You’ve really got to practice loving yourself.” Be driven when it’s needed: “I’m a lot stronger than people think. I started my own company, invested my own money in it, and have been involved in every facet. I’m that person who says, no matter what the […]

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, Cosmopolitan, editorial, Miranda Kerr, Models, November 2013, photograhy, Women

America’s Next Top Model Curvy Winner, Whitney Thompson Stars in The Ad Campaign For Panache Lingerie

October 2, 2013 by The CoF

She is the first curvy model to win “America’s Next Top Model” and her uniqueness has been rewarded with a campaign for Panache lingerie. The collection Sculptress Line, made ​​for women with generous shapes plays on contrasts of color, detail, sexy and comfortable fit can adapt to any kind of physical. “I feel feminine and sexy wearing this collection, for me and for all curvy women is a fundamental element. Was time we had a collection of this type for […]

Categories: Fashion, News, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Americas Next Top Model, Lingerie, Panache Lingerie, Plus-size model, Whitney Thompson, Women

JAG Models the first real modeling agency

September 29, 2013 by The CoF

A modeling agency where can mingle models sizes 34, 36, 38,40 , 42 or 48, sounds utopic? Not anymore! For the first time , in an industry that categorize women as “straight size” (0-2) or “plus size” (12-16) a modeling agency that gather under its management models of all sizes it sounds revolutionary . Who are they ?Jag Models “Launched on July 1, 2013 JAG Models is an agency catering to women of all sizes. Co-founders Jaclyn Sarka and Gary Dakin have […]

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Gary Dakin, Jaclyn Sarka, JAG, Modeling agency, Models, news, Plus-size model, Women

The Unexpected Rick Owens Spring/Summer 2014 Show

September 27, 2013 by The CoF

“We’re rejecting conventional beauty, creating our own beauty,” said Rick Owens after  he made ​​a real show yesterday : collection spring/summer 2014 showed a 40 stepping ( the hybrid of step dancing, cheerleading, and military drill that is as competitive as cheerleading in African-American colleges) dancers from four American teams. They say that the designer found them on a page on YouTube. “Step teams are an American phenomenon,” he said backstage after the show. “My aesthetic has always been about […]

Categories: Fashion, News, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, culture, fashion show, Models, Paris, Paris Fashion Week, Rick Owens, spring/summer 2014, Women

Eddie Murphy’s Daughter ,Bria Murphy Describes Unhealthy Model Habit

September 26, 2013 by The CoF

If You’re Struggling With An Eating Disorder, Call The National Eating Disorders Helpline At 1-800-931-2237.   Here we go again. Another model has revealed to the mainstream media that some models, in an effort to stay thin, eat cotton balls. The latest revelation comes from Bria Murphy, Eddie Murphy’s 23-year-old daughter who models for beauty brand Dark & Lovely and has posed for magazines like Maxim. Murphy told “Good Morning America” that she’s witnessed her fellow models go to dangerous lengths to stay thin, from drug […]

Categories: Fashion, People, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, Bria Murphy, Eating disorder, Good Morning America, Health, Life, Models

Huffington Post : I’ve Seen Girls Pull Out Their Own Teeth To Look Skinnier

September 26, 2013 by The CoF

An article from the Huffington Post : ” We’ve heard the horror stories of the lengths models will go to to look skinny, fromworking out eight hours a day to eating tissues and cotton balls. But even we’re shocked by the latest anecdote: Model Katia Elizarova says she saw her peers pull out their own teeth to look thinner. Elizarova is still active in the modeling biz, not to mention expanding into the acting world and a new British reality TV show, “Meet The Russians.” But […]

Categories: Fashion, News, People, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, Health, Huffington Post, Katia Elizarova, Life, LONDON, Models, society, Sunday Times, Women

Woman it’s time to learn to love yourself!

September 22, 2013 by The CoF

The purpose of this article is to no longer exist in a year , two, most five , because then women over a 46  size (italian) will not need a special space dedicated to them, but will share the services of fashion to fifty percent with size zero models . It will be so, it is quite easy to make a prediction , if we consider that the plus size clothing market in the U.S. alone hides a treasure from […]

Categories: Beauty, Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: clothing, Eating disorder, Health, Katya Zharkova, Life, Marina Rinaldi, Plus size, style, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA, Women

“Candy Vaggio” by Tom Ford for CR Fashion Book #3

September 9, 2013 by The CoF

“Candy Vaggio” by Tom Ford for CR Fashion Book #3 : “Indulgent to an extreme. Consumptive to a fabulous fault. Chasing divine decadence, impossible joy, and other holy pleasures” Related articles Carine Roitfeld: ‘I want to show fashion can be a nice world, if a bit crazy’ (theguardian.com)  

Categories: Beauty, Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Carine Roitfeld, CR Fashion Book, editorial, Models, Photography, Tom Ford

Curvy Girls To Follow On Instagram

September 6, 2013 by The CoF

They are models, designers, bloggers but also know how to combine good business and pleasure, and their Instagram are the proof: this is the profile of the curvy girls to follow. It starts with the most popular, Gabifresh,  designer of Fatkini, real fetish curvy overseas. A photograph taken on the set like Gabi and in his free time with colleagues, capture moments in a relaxed backstage or her decision to look at an event.  Stephanie Zwicky, curvy French blogger, like […]

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: curvy, Fatkini, Gabifresh, inspiration, Instagram, Margieplus, Nadia Aboulshosn, Stephanie Zwicky, TheMarcyMinute, Women

Curvy designers for the first time at NYFW

September 6, 2013 by The CoF

A good news for this New York Fashion Week, for the first time will enter the plus-size fashion.If last years the curvy lines remained at the sidelines of the event, this year seems to be witnessing a revolution, perhaps thanks to the growing demand of clothes above the 42 italian size in the American market. Not only emerging brands, fashion bloggers and big chains are investing in this area, are the big designers themselves (mostly just Americans) to broaden the […]

Categories: Fashion, News, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Cabiria, Fashion week, Lincoln Center, spring/summer 2014

Beautiful Robyn Lawley For Cosmopolitan Australia October 2013

September 5, 2013 by The CoF

Cosmopolitan Australia October 2013 issue : Editorial : Goodnight,world Model : Robyn Lawley Photographer : Styling : Nicole Adolphe   Related articles Robyn Lawley: the world’s most refreshing supermodel? (thecitizensoffashion.com)

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Cosmopolitan Australia, editorial, Health, Models, October 2014, Photography, Plus-size model, Robyn Lawley, Women

Carré Ottis : The truth about modelling

August 26, 2013 by The CoF

Text by BY CARRÉ OTIS, with DR SARAH SPINNER VOGUE THINK models are effortlessly perfect glamour magnets lapping up the good life? US model Carre Otis lets Vogue.com.au in on the truth about airbrushing, starvation, yellow teeth and sexual abuse… When I was 18 and arriving on the modelling scene in the mid-80s, attention from the public felt sudden and surprising. After working so hard as a teenager in both Europe and the States, after so many rejections and failed “gosees”(castings), after the […]

Categories: Beauty, Fashion, People, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Anorexia, Body image, Carré Otis, Health, Life, Vogue, Women

Robyn Lawley: the world’s most refreshing supermodel?

August 26, 2013 by The CoF

The 6ft 2in, size 16 Australian is a Vogue cover star and food writer who thinks fashion has a weight problem Text by Sali Hughes for The Guardian, Saturday 24 August 2013 “ Robyn Lawley is the supermodel you’ve never heard of. Last year she was the face of Ralph Lauren; the year before she appeared on the cover of Italian Vogue. She has her own fashion range, a book deal, and presents cookery shows in her native Australia. But you probably don’t recognise Lawley because […]

Categories: Fashion, People, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, Health, Plus-size model, Robyn Lawley, The Guardian, Women

Jennie Runk: My life as a ‘plus-size’ model

August 22, 2013 by The CoF

When H&M hired a “plus-size” model to show off the range of sizes for its beachwear, the ad campaign caused much discussion , enough that Runk decided to write a moving essay for BBC about the shoot.  TEXT BY JENNIE RUNK ” I had no idea that my H&M beachwear campaign would receive so much publicity. I’m the quiet type who reads books, plays video games, and might be a little too obsessed with her cat. So, suddenly having a large amount […]

Categories: People, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, Health, Jennie Runk, Models, Plus-size model, Women

The 10 curvy models that are changing the world of fashion

August 22, 2013 by The CoF

They are now definitely part of the fashion industry, for the happiness of those who have always fought against thinness at all costs. Curvy models won public opinion as well as the most important glossy magazines around the world and the most prestigious runways.Crystal Renn, Saffi Carina, Jennie Runk, Tess Munster, Tara Lynn, Ashley Graham, Robyn Lawley, Justine LeGault, Candice Huffin, Velvet d’amour are part of the LIST of the10 most influencial curvy models of the moment by Huffington Post.   Related articles Tess Munster : What I Learned as a Plus Size Model (thecitizensoffashion.com) Robyn Lawley […]

Categories: The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Ashley Graham, Body image, Crystal Renn, Health, Huffington Post, Jennie Runk, Plus-size model, Robyn Lawley, tara lynn, Tess Munster, Women

Tess Munster : What I Learned as a Plus Size Model

August 22, 2013 by The CoF

Tess is a southern girl based in LA who turned her dreams into a reality. She is a Plus Size Model, Make Up Artist, Blogger, Activist and founder of the body positive movement #effyourbeautystandards. She was also recently named one of the world’s top plus size models by Refinery 29, Huff Post, & Vogue Italia! text by Tess Munster ” It’s approaching the third year anniversary of when I first started modeling professionally as a plus size model and I’ve […]

Categories: The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, Huffington Post, Life, Plus-size model, Tess Munster, Vogue Italia, Women

Robyn Lawley Swimwear : Do Not Call It Plus-Size!

July 16, 2013 by The CoF

If the bikini season for women can be a traumatic experience for a curvy lady can sometimes become a nightmare: Robyn Lawley ,the famous plus-size model is sick of not feeling comfortable at the beach. With her experience in the fashion world, that led her to be face of Ralph Lauren and the protagonist of a cover of Italian Vogue, Robyn has decided to create her own line of swimwear. “I’m an Australian girl, I often go to the beach […]

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Health, Models, Photography, Plus-size model, Robyn Lawley, Swimsuit, Women

Crystal Renn By Nico For Harper’s Bazaar Spain July/August 2013

June 20, 2013 by The CoF

  Harper’s Bazaar Spain July/August 2013 issue : Editorial: La Escapada Model: Crystal Renn  Photographer: Nico Stylist: Juan Cebrián  Make-Up: Jordi Fontanals Hair Karim Belghiran       Related articles Valentina Zelyaeva by Yu Tsai for Harper’s Bazaar Spain June 2013 (thecitizensoffashion.com) Harper’s Bazaar Indonesia Anniversary Issue : Her Imperial Majesty (thecitizensoffashion.com) Marloes Horst by David Slijper for Harper’s Bazaar UK July 2013 (thecitizensoffashion.com) Harper’s Bazaar UK July 2013 : Spirint Of Avalon (thecitizensoffashion.com) Naomi Campbell by Matthew Rolston for […]

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Crystal Renn, editorial, Harper's Bazaar Spain, July 2013, Models, Nico, Photography

Roberto Cavalli sketch for Beyoncé Knowles

June 12, 2013 by The CoF

When it comes to judging, commenting and accusing we can master this “skills” very well. The latest? The press release by Roberto Cavalli office of a sketch for Beyoncé Knowles Mrs. Carter World Tour. Why? Because some people,blogs and websites started to comment and accuse of promoting an unhealthy body image. The readers of this blog knows already that I’m trying to promote a healthy body image and that in the The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA category you can find more information about […]

Categories: Fashion, News, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: BEYONCÉ KNOWLES, Body image, Health, illustration, Roberto Cavalli, Sketches

Vogue Australia June 2013 : Poster Girl

May 21, 2013 by The CoF

  Vogue Australia June 2013 issue : Model: Robin LawleyPhotographer: Stephen WarnStyling: Rebecca Caratti  

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, editorial, Health, June 2013, Models, Photography, Rebecca Caratti, Robin Lawley, Stephen Warn, vogue australia

H&M Promotes A Healthy Body Image By Using A 12 Size Model

May 19, 2013 by The CoF

H&M has generated big buzz by tapping Jennie Runk, a size 12 American model, to front its plus-size swimwear campaign this season. “Our aim is not to convey a certain message or show an ideal,” H&M spokeswoman Jennifer Ward tells Quartz.com, “but to find a model who can illustrate this collection in an inspiring and clear way.” .

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, Ceen Wahren, H&M, Health, Jennie Runk, Life, Models, Photography, Plus-size model, summer 2013

You Are Not A Sketch , Say No To Anorexia By Star Models Brazil

May 13, 2013 by The CoF

                      ATTENTION !!! PHOTOSHOPPED  IMAGES !!! By Daily Mail :  Star Models, a modeling agency based in Brazil, has released a graphic new anti-anorexia ad campaign, using Photoshop to turn models into life-size fashion illustrations. The ads, which run with the tag line ‘Say no to anorexia,’ show a fashion illustration with typically exaggerated proportions next to a model wearing the same outfit – and the same measurements.   While the models have been airbrushed […]

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Adobe Photoshop, Anti-Anorexia, Body image, Brazil, Eating disorder, Health, Life, Photography

Vogue US : The Kate Upton Effect

May 10, 2013 by The CoF

Model: Kate Upton Photographer: Mario Testino Stylist: Tonne Goodman Hair: Christiaan Make-Up: James Kaliardos

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: editorial, Kate Upton, Mario Testino, Models, Photography, Tonne Goodman, Vogue

Kate Upton by Mario Testino for Vogue US June 2013

May 10, 2013 by The CoF

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: cover, June 2013, Kate Upton, Mario Testino, Models, Photography, Vogue

Hunger Magazine : Crystal Amaze

April 18, 2013 by The CoF

Hunger Magazine Spring/Summer 2013 issue : Crystal Renn – models Rankin – photographer  

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Crystal Renn, editorial, Health, Hunger Magazine, Models, Photography, Rankin

The Edit : Dark Crystal

April 5, 2013 by The CoF

The Edit  2013 April 4 issue : Model : Crystal Renn Photographer : Laura Sciacovelli Styling : Tracy Taylor

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Crystal Renn, editorial, Laura Sciacovelli, Models, Photography, The Edit, Tracy Taylor

Models + Food = Love

March 21, 2013 by The CoF

The CoF Against ProAnorexia Blogs and Websites , from Vogue Italia here is an other article that try to show and promote HEALTH. Models eat! Actually they are in love with food! because there can’t be beauty without health . There is nothing without health! “You say “model” and you think to a diet. Raw carrots, no oil, no fats, don’t even mention the sugar. Shortly, an endless sadness. Those who walk the catwalk don’t move a step in the […]

Categories: Fashion, The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, Christine Teigen, Doutzen Kroes, Eating disorder, Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann, food, Health, Jourdan Dunn, Robyn Lawley, Sessilee Lopez

Robyn Lawley : Natural Beauty

March 9, 2013 by The CoF

Cosmopolitan australia november 2012 issue : Robyn Lawley – model Steven Chee – photographer Nicole Adolphe – styling  

Categories: The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, Eating disorder, Health, Nicole Adolphe, Robyn Lawley, Steven Chee

Crystal Renn: Sample Sizes Should Be A US 8 / UK 12

February 28, 2013 by The CoF

CRYSTAL RENN , who made her name as a plus-size model, has urged designers to change sample size clothes from a US zero or two (UK three or six), to a US eight (a UK 12). “By having a size eight sample, you are giving freedom to a designer,” she said. “Most of the models are going to be size sixes and eights, and you could have tens. If a really amazing model walked in who was a size zero, […]

Categories: The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Crystal Renn, Eating disorder, Fashion, Health, Models, Plus-size model, style, Zac Posen

London Plus Size Fashion Week : Celebrating Curves!

February 20, 2013 by The CoF

London Plus Size Fashion Week is done: 2 days dedicated to the curvy world during the Lodon Fashion Week It took place in London the Plus Size Fashion Week that has seen the curves protagonist for two days of discussions and meetings culminating in a final fashion show in which various brands including Simply Be, Curvissa, Anna Scholz, Lucabella and many other. Models with different sizes,starting from italian size 44, marched on the catwalk. There are those who still call […]

Categories: The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Eating disorder, Fashion, Health, London Fashion Week, Plus-size model

Kate Upton On Being A Role Model

February 4, 2013 by The CoF

Lately we saw Vogue the italian,british,french and american editions embracing the curves of Kate Upton! Here at The CoF I try to promote a healthy vision of fashion by showing that beautiful doesn’t have nothing to do with being thin, in The CoF Against Pro-Anorexia!Here is an article from the British Vogue where Kate Upton is talking about the weight issue: “KATE UPTON has been hailed as a “real” woman and a role model for today’s young girls, but rather than feeling […]

Categories: The CoF AGAINST PRO-ANOREXIA • Tags: Body image, Fashion, Health, Kate Upton, Models, Vogue