La Perla removes mannequin with visible ribs and hip bones: Skinny shaming or promoting healthier bodies?

My thoughts when I first saw this picture, as they jumped onto the hamster wheel in my head: 1. Wow, that mannequin is super skinny! 2. But aren’t all mannequins super skinny? At least this one’s anatomically correct. It (she?) even has a bellybutton and nips – clearly they sprang for the high-end model! (Model! Hahahah! …

The New Age of Old Models: Is Aging Finally Losing it’s “Ugly” Stigma in Fashion [Or is grey hair just the new fedora?]

Sleek hair, impeccable styling, perfect makeup – even though everything about her screamed model I still couldn’t believe my eyes. And yet there she was staring right back at me from a full-page glossy photo fashion spread for The Row, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s high-end fashion line. The lovely 65-year-old Linda Rodin even had the …

Do You Care What “Plus Sized” Is Called? [Would a dress by any other name still look as cute?]

This is Robyn Lawley: She’s stunningly gorgeous (obviously). She’s a model (no surprise there). She’s an advocate for body positivity (yay!). Oh, and she’s “plus sized.” (Wait, what??) It’s been said so many times that it’s nearly become rote in conversations about fashion but I think it bears repeating that plus-sized models are not plus-sized …