The morality police strike again.
One of Seventeen’s first black covergirls
posted by Zanele Mji
wertt5t …Was the one and only Miss Whitney Houston. As captivating as her incredible voice was her natural beauty and wholesome image. She even manages to look supercute in the crazy eighties makeup below: These cover was shot all the way back in 1981 which made 18 year-old Whitney...
The model with the 50 cm waist
posted by Marisa Crous
Ioana Spangenberg has been dubbed the ‘human hourglass’ by the Sun, because of her super skinny waist. How extreme is...
French Mag’s Faux Pas on Black Fashion
posted by Zanele Mji
Just when the dust starts to settle on the Michelle Obama, Rihanna debacle, this happens.
Why are child models getting even younger?
posted by Marisa Crous
If we look at the way in which child models are being photographed today vs. how they were being shot back in the ’80s, the photographs are both made to look very sexy. The only difference is that in this day and age, the child models are becoming increasingly younger and younger. French...
The Great Weight Debate in 2012
posted by Zanele Mji
The year is 2012 and the Great Weight Debate continues. In the fashion industry it plays itself out as a debate around what models should look like and weigh vs. what they do look like and weigh. Online publication Plus-Size Model Mag recently ‘weighed’ in on the discussion with...
A sad week for Rihanna, Michelle Obama and all black women
posted by Zanele Mji
Rihanna and Michelle Obama don’t have much in common. They may share celebrated status as fashion icons, but even the styles that earned them that status are vastly different. Other than that, there’s almost no grounds on which the two women could be compared. That was...
Andrej Pejic models a push-up bra
posted by Zanele Mji
I am such a fan of Andrej Pejic and the way he continues to stick it to gender normativity and our conditioned expectations. This is him modelling a push-up bra for a Dutch department store called Hema. They claim the bra boosts you by two sizes and what better way to show that off than...
