Models to Be Carded at Runway Shows

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

President of the CFDA Diane von Furstenberg and chief executive officer Steven Kolb sent out a letter Tuesday reinforcing the Health as Beauty and Diversity initiative as well as recommending that models show a valid ID on show day to prove that they are at least 16.

Skeletal Bone + Papier

Edited by The Fashion Web

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Lancome Gets a New Look

Edited by Hilary Price

Arlenis Pena is taking the fashion industry by storm. A newcomer, Pena has already booked Vogue, Italian Vogue, Banana Republic, Christian Dior and now a lucrative Lancome contract. Did we mention she has only been working as model, for four months? The 5’11 beauty is simply wonderful.

The Dominican Republic native has made history by being the second women of color to be featured in a Lancome campaign, with supermodel Liya Kebede preceding her. While we couldn’t be happier with Lancome’s choice, we are disturbed with Lancome’s track record. Lancome has been around, since 1935. Given the longevity of the Lancome line, they have had ample time to represent all of their consumers, but chose not to. Despite their previous void of diversity, we applaud Lancome for choosing a true star in the making.