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28 Dec

How Halima Aden made history for hijabi models

How Halima Aden made history for hijabi models
We chat to the model and UNICEF ambassador in regards to the importance of representation Born in a refugee camp in Kenya after her mother fled the Somali Civil War, Halima Aden spent her childhood there until the age of seven, when she and her mother moved to the US and eventually settled in Minnesota. From there Halima went from strength to strength, checking off firsts as she went. Thriving at college each academically and socially (she was St. Cloud’s first Muslim Homecoming Queen), Halima went on to school where she was the primary Somali member of the Student Government, before participating within the Miss Minnesota USA beauty pageant. As the primary contestant...
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4 Dec

Exploring Korea’s skinny obsession and the plus-size models fighting

Exploring Korea’s skinny obsession and the plus-size models fighting
In a fat-shaming, skinny-obsessed society with a high eating disorder rate, listed below are the trailblazers fighting for acceptance “If a lady weighs over 50 kg, she should be nuts” - this line told by a male protagonist of a Korean online drama Dam Naneun Jib to his girlfriend’s girlfriend went viral after being aired last yr since it touched upon a dark side of K-beauty - the obsession with skinny body types. The “50 kg myth” is a perfect created by Korean mainstream media by glorifying celebrities who openly discuss their weight being 40-something. K-pop idols often share their extreme food plan regimes with a view to achieve the under-50 ideal weight,...
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15 Oct

Blushing Models Walked Spring 2024 Ready-to-wear Runways in Paris

Blushing Models Walked Spring 2024 Ready-to-wear Runways in Paris
Dramatic eye makeup popped on quite a few Paris runways for fall 2024. At Dries Van Noten, Lucy Bridge created feather eyeliners that were glued all the way down to the upper corner of models’ peppers. “It created an easy, yet striking detail,” Bridge said. “The inspiration got here from Dries wanting to create a makeup which felt realistic, something which the character we were creating could have done themselves.”   Bridge used quite a lot of different coloured feathers to enhance the hues throughout the fashion collection. “People need to see a contemporary tackle makeup, something which hasn’t been seen over and once more,” she said. “We have now to make an impact, even when that is doing something easy and stylish.   For the attention take...
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