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Tyra Banks’s Modeling Tips
There’s no one better than Tyra to give excellent modeling tips and advice to those who dream of gracing the covers of magazines or strutting their stuff on the catwalks of high fashion. To help you with your entry to Tyra Banks’s Fiercely Real Model Contest (which could be your big break!), Tyra shares these […]
The world’s first non-white modelling agency – a true celebration of diversity
Launched in London a year ago, Lorde boasts a catalogue of models of colour who challenge the fashion industry’s bias towards Caucasian looks. Looking at the models on Lorde Inc’s website, the first thing that strikes you is that these people are, to put it in Zoolander’s words, really, really good looking. Ornello has long […]
AIDA CRUISE SHIPS
AIDA CRUISE SHIPS Dates: Various contract dates from late August, according to individual ships. Rehearsals in Germany. Aida Cruises, the German subsidiary of the Carnival Group, is the leading player in the German cruise market. They are casting in London for singers for contracts starting in August/September. The contracts begin with a rehearsal period of […]
Know This Name: Sasha Hronis Is Quietly Ruling the Runways
Willowy and graceful, Canadian Sasha Hronis seems like a natural fit for modeling, but it wasn’t until her mother convinced her of her potential that Hronis felt compelled to give fashion a try. “My mom wanted me to model so badly,” Hronis tells Style.com. “My grandma had wanted her to model, but she never did. […]
Proenza Schouler Stages a Supermodel Reunion for Fall
If you were floored by early ’00s modeling icons Liisa Winkler and Liya Kebede on Proenza Schouler’s Fall 2015 runway, the brand’s new campaign might send you into a full-on frenzy. Not only do Winkler and Kebede star, but they are also joined by their equally influential peers Karolin Wolter and Anne Catherine Lacroix. A […]
Can Niche Modeling Agencies Help Fashion’s Diversity Problem?
Fashion’s shortcomings in representing minorities are well documented. From the lack of nonwhite and transgender models on the runways to the scant number of faces who don’t conform to traditional beauty standards, the industry has a long way to go in terms of accurately depicting society at large. While everyone from designers to casting directors […]
Transgender Models: Apple Model Management Is Opening In Los Angeles
Last year Apple Model Management in Thailand became the first agency in the world to represent transgender models and this summer, it’s coming to Los Angeles. While the Thailand branch also represents stable cisgender (non-trans) male and female models, the new LA company will solely represent transgender models. “We see trans individuals as beautiful,” LA […]
Brave topless models defend First Amendment at courthouse
Here’s one way to keep the court abreast of current events! A photographer facing a $1.1 million lawsuit for snapping pics of a shirtless model atop the Empire State Building staged a semi-naked photo shoot outside Manhattan Supreme Court Thursday afternoon in protest. “I’m getting sued for a million dollars, I don’t give a s–t,” […]
Game of Thrones’ Brienne models for Vivienne Westwood
We’ve spoken about Game of Thrones’ creeping fashion influence before – a couple of times, in fact – but this sets it in stone: Gwendoline Christie – aka Brienne of Tarth – is the face of Vivienne Westwood. “Trousers for women, yes! Dresses for men, the same dresses that women wear? Do that!” says Westwood […]
Commercial casting for VAUXHALL
Casting: from cards. Shoot: in London or Luton Fee£1500 including agency, to include travel. Usage is all media one year UK only. If the client chooses a three year option they will increase the fee to £4000 including agency. Seeking: COUPLE: around 35, again caucasian. He is tall and blonde with an athletic body and […]