Crystal Renn, A Plus Size Model On The Roll

New York - Crystal Renn was miserable as a super-thin model who had heart palpitations when she'd worry that there might be calories in Diet Coke. 

Her moment of epiphany came when "I couldn't walk another step without being exhausted, or having hair clumps falling out." She knew she needed to live in the body she was supposed to have — specifically a curvy size 12.

In a new memoir "Hungry," Renn, now a plus-size model, exposes her struggles with weight, health and self-esteem, fueled by the industry she says she still loves.

That is, she loves it now that she has been accepted — even embraced — by the fashion world.

"I got to my lowest point, when I couldn't go lower, and it was either, 'I'm going to die and not accomplish the dream,' or, 'I can become a plus-size model and keep the dream,'" she said in an interview. "I am healthy now, the healthiest I've ever been in my life — both physically and mentally."

Writing "Hungry" with Marjorie Ingall for Simon & Schuster was an important part of the healing process, said Renn, 23.

She had told her story before, but always in a quick hit for some magazine celebrating the novelty of an hourglass shape on its pages. The book is her attempt to move the needle on how people — everyone from wide-eyed young girls to jaded fashion insiders — perceive beauty.

"I'd like to see everyone take on the attitude that there are women of all different shapes and sizes as 'the beauty ideal,' and that it's not one type or another. There are women who are naturally a size 2 — you can't forget them, and that's discrimination the other way," Renn said. "All women bring something different to the table and we have to appreciate them all."

Some in the fashion, modeling and magazine industries have been receptive to the idea, she said, noting that she's still working with her fuller figure in Vogue, Glamour, on the runway with Jean Paul Gaultier and in ads for Dolce & Gabbana.

Source: Newsday

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Anna Wintour, Rebooting an Ailing Fashion Industry?

For one star-studded evening, it seemed like the good old days of 2007 for the beleaguered New York fashion world. Designers, models and actresses strutted along the red carpet to honour the most powerful figure in their industry – Anna Wintour, the legendary British editor-in-chief of US Vogue. 

They were attending last week’s glitzy premiere of The September Issue, a fly-on-the-wall documentary by film-makers given unprecedented access to the hallowed portals of the fashion bible and the famously formidable force that leads it.

Designers such as Vera Wang, Oscar de la Renta, Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan and Sean “Diddy” Combs and actresses Sienna Miller and Renee Zellweger joined a clutch of statuesque models, assorted fashionistas and Manhattan power players for the splashy event. 

Peering out from beneath her distinctive pageboy haircut and occasionally donning her trademark dark sunglasses, Miss Wintour, 59, was also there, of course.

The behind-the-scenes footage follows Miss Wintour and her team for eight months during 2007 as they put together the September issue – traditionally, the most important of the year as the magazine is packed with adverts aimed at autumn shoppers. 

The edition turned out to be the biggest in industry history, weighing in at a whopping five pounds and 840 pages, included 725 of glossy premium-cost ads. It confirmed the magazine’s behemoth status.

And the cover boasts the sort of mass appeal articles – “Stylish Steals and Smart Splurges” and “Fall Fashion Fun” – that have previously been anathema to the unapologetically elitist Miss Wintour during her two-decade reign.

There is little doubt that McKinsey will recommend much deeper cuts and job losses, although the New York Post reported on Friday that for the French fashion shows, Miss Wintour will be staying at the Ritz in Paris as usual, with little expense spared for her entourage. 

With less than three weeks before the start of New York Fashion Week, the mood in the world fashion industry capital is grim. The event was once synonymous with extravagance, excess and self-congratulation, but now insiders are focused on simple commercial survival. 

So the release of The September Issue, with its reminder of a now apparently halcyon epoch, so recent yet so remote, is providing some much-needed relief for the industry. It might also offer some valuable ammunition for the bean-counters of McKinsey.

Source: Telegraph.co.uk

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'80s-Inspired Fall Fashion Clothing

Everything from ‘80s-inspired clothing, western wear and bohemian chic is in fashion for fall, according to local retailers.

High school and college-age girls have plenty of options when shopping for back to school.“Plaid is huge,” said Mary Lucy Yowell, manager of Belk department store, adding that the tartan-style plaid is widely popular. Denim is another must have for fall from skinny jeans, barely boot-cut jeans (a cross between a skinny jean and boot cut), baggy boyfriend jeans and distressed jeans, even though most of those can’t be worn to high school.

“Borrow your boyfriend’s jeans or buy a pair for yourself,” said Judy Goldie, owner of Trendy Pieces on the Public Square.Mallory Rickman, assistant manager of Delia’s at The Avenue, said everything from plaid dresses, shirts and scarves are hot for fall. “We can’t seem to keep the plaid in stock,” she said.Taking plaid even further, A’GACI Co-Manager Jamie Johnson said the country western look is the latest look in fashion. "It is really cute,” she said. The look is complete with long button-up shirts and ankle boots, sometimes called booties, Johnson said.

Yowell said boots are in fashion in a big way this fall from booties to western-style boots. Goldie said the slouchy jacket also is back for this fall and winter. “Throw it on with a pair of fitted dress slacks or jeans or over a mini-dress,” she said. Vests are another must have this fall, according to local retailers. They range from the hippie chic to motorcycle chick. “All kinds of different vests, you name it,” Yowell said are in fashion, adding that more structured vests are widely seen but vests also are being seen in sweaters.

Longer vests worn over shirts and pants are being cinched with a belt, Johnson said, adding that it is a really cute look for teens. Express at The Avenue is even carrying leather, motorcycle vests. “Those also go great with graphic tees,” said Erica Phemister, from Express.

V-neck graphic tees are a big seller at Express, she said. Graphic tees could have anything on it from peace signs to flowers and embroidery. But fall fashion is dominated by looks from the ‘80s, Phemister said, which means lose shirts, leggings and bright colors. “Cowneck sweaters are coming back in and off the shoulder tops,” she said. “Leggings with tunics are really in right now.”Goldie said printed leggings and tights will “throw some fun into your outfits.”Along with that this fall is going to be filled with “plenty of color,” she said. “Neon will be big and also gorgeous jewel tones, purples, teals and deeper blues.”

Bright colors are showing up in corduroy and other types of pants. “The girls go crazy over them,” Rickman said. But don’t forget about your hair, which completes any outfit. Stylist Kenneth Darrell of Studio 627 said one of the latest looks is a side ponytail. “They are fashionable, in style and easy to achieve,” he said. 

Other looks include side swept bangs, which are sometimes braided or French braided and wavy hair. Sue Millsap, owner of Salon 536, said the graduated bob with a disconnect at the sides for above the shoulders and chin length hair is one of the latest trends in hair. Also, full bangs with an edge with catch some attention this fall.

Source: The Murfreesboro Post

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What is Redux?

The French fashion label notorious for its sky-high prices will release its less expensive clothes range called Redux in October.

Items, designed by the fashion house’s head designer Ricardo Tisci, will comprise a selection of the label’s “greatest hits” (including shoes) starting at US$350 (RM1,225) which is less than Givenchy’s normal runway prices.

Redux was first shown in June and will hit stores twice a year. The debut collection focuses on studs and white blouses, ruffles, and pintucking.

The move makes sense in a strained economy, even though Tisci’s last ready-to-wear collection sold out at many department stores.

Source: Sun 2 Surf

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DKNY Jeans Femme Feat. Hilary Duff

We first got a sneak peek of Hilary Duff’s Femme for DKNY Jeans line when Gossip Girl co-star Jessica Szohr turned up at a Louis Vuitton party sporting a $59 floral cardigan from the collection, and now, the ads are out. Hilary stars alongside models Sophie Srej and Gracie Carvalho in a New York City street-inspired ad campaign. Combining Hilary’s personal style and the individuality of New Yorkers — the inspiration behind her designs — the Femme for DKNY Jeans fall ‘09 ads were shot on the Manhattan streets by Scott Schuman, best known for his street style blog The Sartorialist. With Hilary joining the cast of Gossip Girl this fall, we couldn’t think of a better theme than the gritty and glam streets of New York for her latest design venture.

Source: People Stylewatch

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