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Model Alliance on Terry Richardson, the most controversial photographer

March 3, 2014 by The CoF

An article from The Huffington Post | by Chanel Parks In the fashion and celebrity world, it seems like everybody has been photographed by Terry Richardson. From Beyoncé to Miley Cyrus, to the Kardashians and, most recently, Lea Michele, magazines and artists just can’t seem to get away from the famed photographer. But, one model says she “wouldn’t work with him again.” On a segment of HuffPost Live, models Sara Ziff and Alise Shoemaker from Model Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to push for models’ legal rights, talked about the dark side of modeling. They […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: Huffington Post, HuffPost Live, Model Alliance, Sara Ziff, Terry Richardson

Huffington Post : “New Model Law In New York Finally Gives Underage Models Legal Protection”

October 23, 2013 by The CoF

AN ARTICLE BY HUFFINGTON POST : It’s a big day for the modeling community, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York hassigned a bill into law recognizing child models as child performers. This places them under the same labor protections as child actors, including dictating how many hours they can work, how often they can work and how late they can be kept at a job. The law was proposed and passed in June of this year after pressure from fashion […]

Categories: Fashion, News • Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Child model, Coco Rocha, Huffington Post, Law, Models, Sara Ziff

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

Tim Gunn: Fashion Seems To End At A Size 12

August 26, 2013 by The CoF

From The Huffington Post | text by Ellie Krupnick As the guiding mentor of “Project Runway,” Tim Gunn oversees the show’s many design challenges. The toughest of these challenges each season seem to be the ones where contestants must design for women with “normal” — rather than model-esque — bodies. And the difficulty the “Project Runway” contestants always seem to have with this, says Gunn, points to a larger problem industry-wide. “When I’m working in the real world with real women and we’re shopping, […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: culture, Huffington Post, Plus-size clothing, Plus-size model, Tim Gunn, Women

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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 […]

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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