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Ugly Beauty
Real people are walking the runways in an abolition of traditional beauty
Implications - Picture-perfect beauty has become ubiquitous, driving cutting-edge designers to more extreme and ‘real’ characters for their new icons. We are likely to see more examples coming on the runway, bringing new marketing and fashion opportunities. Interestingly, the use of real beauty seems to generate more notice than traditional beauty itself.
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Real Gypsies As ModelsVivienne Westwood Controversial Milan Menswear RunwayVivienne Westwood’s spring/summer 2009 menswear Milan show has sparked controversy and debate due to the designer’s decision to cast Roma gypsies as catwalk models. The models sported gold teeth and enormous… [More] |
Seniors on the CatwalkYohji Yamamoto's Paris RunwayThis seems to be the season of unlikely runway models.
Recently, Vivienne Westwood caused an uproar when she sent out beefy, tough-looking Roma gypsies on the Milan catwalks to model her 2009 menswear.… [More] |
Prostitute Fashion Shows"Madame B_tch" Parade in MadridRunways are made to entertain, and a recent Madrid show did so with panache. The models in this fashion show weren't your ordinary supermodels -- they were real life prostitutes.
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Unlikely Supermodels (UPDATE)Ugly Agency Specializes in Odd CharactersLong ago, Trend Hunter introduced you to Ugly Modeling Agency, but today we are updating with a video and sample models.
Ugly was founded in 1969. No, it’s not that before that people weren’t ugly...… [More] |
Seniors on the Catwalk (Again)Ann Demeulemeester Spring 2009Casting senior citizen models to walk the runway is indeed becoming a trend. Anne Demeulemeester is the third designer, after Etro and Yohji Yamamoto to have used elders to model her collection.
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Seniors in Fashion AdsLauren Hutton, 65, for MangoOld is definitely in! In the world of the pretty young things, some fashion revolutionaries have managed to cry out, "Old is in!"
And, indeed it is. Previously, we've seen grandpas strut their stuff… [More] | |||||||||
