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Models to Be Carded at Runway Shows

Lester Brathwaite — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:34:03 +0000

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.

This comes on the spiked heels of last Fashion Week when it was came to light that DVF herself had used 15-year-old model Haley Clauson in her runway show. But fool DVF once, shame on you; fool her twice and you’re getting your underage ass carded at the door.

“The casting agents for the Diane von Furstenberg show will be doing this and we encourage others to do the same,” read the letter. All top model agencies have agreed not to send girls under 16 for the shows, while catwalkers Sara Ziff (Marilyn) and Lily Aldridge (IMG) will give up-and-coming girls from their respective agencies a good talking-to on Thursday as part of the CFDA Ambassador Program.

Well, you gotta respect the CFDA for trying, but I don’t see what the big deal is if a model is 15 or 16 or 82. If homegirl can walk down a runway in a 6-in heel and sell the garment, let her work! She probably has a starving village in some third world country — or New Jersey — to provide for. [WWD]

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Skeletal Bone + Papier

The Fashion Web — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:23:41 +0000

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Picture by Matthieu Deluc / Artistique Direction and accessories By Le creative Sweatshop

Stylisme: Justine Allain / Hair byAndre Cueto / Make up by Sandrine Engel

Model : Nala (slides) / Benjamin / Boris / Mae (Marilyn Agency)

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Lancome Gets a New Look

Hilary Price — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:28:56 +0000

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.