AHEAD OF THE CURVE

As my local magazine store owner knows all to well, I have been not-so-patiently waiting for the newest V Magazine to arrive. The new issue is titled, "The Size Issue" and pays tribute to bodies of all sizes from the mini Dakota Fanning to Push's curvy star Gabourey Sidibe. It also features multiple stories on Marthe Lagache, Dianne Brill, and bodybuilder Lisa Lyon most all of which rose to fame in the 80's, a time when curves were actually encouraged.
My favorite part of the size issue was a spread photographed by Terry Richardson called "One Size Fits All". It features Jacquelyn Jablonski and the voluptuous Cyrstal Renn modeling the same outfits in the similar poses, vividly showing that the latest fashions can look just as good, if not better on a real woman than a size 0.

And so while I am quite aware that this issue has been run to the ground, I figured why not stomp on it one more time. What I don't understand is that ever since the rise of Kate Moss' "heroine chic" everyone talks about how dangerously skinny today's models are; but instead of returning to the fit, yet slender figures of late 80/90's supermodels the issue has seems to have gotten worse, hiring 14 years old girls and then telling them they are too fat for the runway. Designers have said that they prefer size 0 models because the clothes look like they are on a hanger when wore by them, but aren't clothes supposed to accentuate the female form?

While it will certainly take a lot to increase the numbers on the model scale, with enough persuasion having boobs and an ass might one day be a considered good thing again. However until then enjoy these pictures of the lovely Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Lara Stone and my favorite spread from V's newest issue.

photos from VMagazine.com and models.com and google images

MUSE OF THE MOMENT

Hello Miss Abbey Lee. This Australian beach bum is possibly my favorite model at the moment. I don't know about you all, but I am always quite shocked to find that models are real people, and not just these tall, beautiful foreign creatures. I think the idea is so perplex to me because they portray all these personalities on the runway, in magazines, on billboards, that I see them as so many different people, my brain cannot keep up. But I am in love with Abbey because even though she has posed for everything from Victoria Secret's Pink line to an edgy editorial for i-D, I somehow can still get an idea of who she is as a person. I also really like her personal style because it says a lot about her, which is really what fashion is all about, portraying bits of your personality through your clothes. Anyways enough of my absurd late night thoughts. I seem to have turned into an insomniac and so have apparently lost my mind a little bit. So in case you haven't completely skipped over my verbal craziness already, here are some of my favorite shots of the lovely Abbey Lee Kershaw.

all images found on google image search