Jump-starting another successful modeling career is Hedi Slimane and his series of photographs featuring 18-year-old Brit, Alex Dunstan. If you recall, Slimane practically catalyzed the careers of Cole Mohr, Georges Barnett, Josh Beech and Ash Stymest, so it isn’t too far-fetched to predict that Alex Dunstan is going to be the next big face in the male-model world. It’s nice to see some fresh blood in the mix, but Cole and Ash will always be near and dear to my heart! Oh, and is it just me, or does this kid look strangely like Olivier Theyskens? 

GALLERY: FIRST LOOK: Alex Dunstan’s First Time

 Check out Hedi Slimane’s Diary here! Thanks for the tip Fashion Copious!

Next to top name designers and department stores, plus-size clothing companies are among to hardest hit by the economic recession. Today, New York’s CBS aired a segment which pointed out that many stores are cutting back on the purchase of plus-size garments or eliminating them altogether, making shopping much harder and fashions sparse for plus-size shoppers. Blame it on the fact that plus-size clothes cost around 10% more to produce or the fact that demand isn’t as high, but plus-size women, as if it weren’t already hard enough to find well fitted, fashionable clothing, are going to have a hard time dressing themselves as the recession only gets worse. 

So, what next? Plus-size women taking the recession friendly route of starving themselves until they fit into the more abundant, smaller sizes? The plus-size modeling industry will undoubtedly suffer, and models, like America’s Next Top Model Whitney Thompson, will soon enough find themselves in the unemployment line. Basically: chaos…like this:

Jezebel!

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Designed by David Covell and Blood Is The New Black, this T-shirt is so on my musties list. I want ten, in my closet, IMMEDIATELY.

You can pick one up at BITNB for $25!!!

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