looking good

This Is The Best I've Ever Looked And The Worst I've Ever Felt

Apparently, you can't possibly have real problems if you're attractive.
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Issues, looking good, feeling shitty, anxiety, beauty, models, unconventional beauty

Jun 17, 2013 at 6:00pm | 220 comments

modeling

H&M's NBD Approach To Plus-Size Model Shocks, Astounds World

We're starting to normalize the appearance of plus-sized models in fashion as just a natural variation of human bodies, rather than something shocking and awful.
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Issues, modeling, models, plus-size models, kudos to you good sir

May 16, 2013 at 10:30am | 112 comments

models

Are Super Skinny Model Bodies Too "Dangerous" To Be Seen?

Also, if nobody ever said "manorexia" again I would be totally fine with that.
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Issues, models, weight, body policing

Jan 24, 2013 at 1:00pm | 123 comments

airplanes

Look Like a Supermodel In-Flight Even When You’re Convinced You’re Going to Crash: Valium and Gin Optional

Usually my imagination conjures up a narrative a lot like the one on the pilot episode of "Lost," where it’s a bit of a bumpy flight, then BAM! The back rips off and BAM! Half of us are dead. (I’m always in that half.)
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Beauty, airplanes, models, gin, baby wipes, moisturizer, Pjs

Aug 24, 2012 at 12:00pm | 79 comments

body politics

Magazines Are Now Photoshopping Models to Look BIGGER! Um, Yay?

And it's all Kate Upton's fault. Plus: a short art history tour of the feminine ideal. In photoshops.
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Issues, body politics, photoshops, models, beauty standards

Aug 23, 2012 at 3:00pm | 85 comments

boobs

Why I Don't Regret My Career As A Boob-Peddler

When people discover where I work, they often ask “Would you let your daughter become a topless model?"
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Sex, Sex, Sex ... and Love, boobs, magazines, models, sexuality, topless

Aug 14, 2012 at 6:00pm | 101 comments

male dancers

It Happened to Me: I Am a Male Stripper

Our culture tends to focus on making women feel sexy, but in my world the guys get to be sexy and feel sexy -- and we are happy to spread that feeling around.
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It Happened To Me, male dancers, models, strippers

Jul 9, 2012 at 2:34pm | 77 comments

body image

Do Models Need to Look "Healthy"?

The intentions behind this movement may be well-meaning, but we all know what the road to hell is paved with.
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Issues, body image, body politics, eating disorders, models

Jun 21, 2012 at 9:00am | 66 comments

american apparel

Let's All Create a Backstory For This Excruciatingly Sad American Apparel Model

Sometimes I go on to underwear sites and make up elaborate personal histories for the models. Just like Mark Twain did.
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Clothes, american apparel, clothes, french canadians, gingers, guillaume, humor, models, procrastination

Mar 2, 2012 at 9:00am | 102 comments

avon

THE SAME 5 QUESTIONS WE ALWAYS ASK (EXCEPT THIS TIME “WE” FORGOT THEM): Christy Turlington

Plus, how the supermodel stays so skinny! And why she smells good up close.
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Beauty, avon, christy turlington, models, perfume, the same 5 questions we always ask

Oct 21, 2011 at 10:00am | 0 comments

i-d magazine

The Newest IT Model Is Not New At All (And That's A Great Thing)

A silver fox in her 40s, Kristen McMenamy is changing the rules of the game.
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Clothes, i-d magazine, kristen mcmenamy, models, steven meisel, vogue, vogue italia

May 17, 2011 at 4:02pm | 0 comments