Will 2010 be the year of the no-longer-emaciated model?
In V magazine's "Size Issue," January 14th, XL size models and
The Burlesque Performer Dirty Martini have been
shooted by Karl Lagerfeld, Terry Richardson or Solve Sundsbo.
CURVES AHEAD
WHAT'S THE SKINNY ON TODAY'S MODELS? BIG IS BIGGER THAN EVER, AND THESE BOMBSHELLS OF PLUS-SIZE ARE PROVING THAT THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM IN THE FASHION WORLD FOR WOMEN WHO LOOK LIKE...WOMEN
Photography Sølve SundsbøStyling Nicola Formichetti
COCO A GO-GO
MISS DIRTY MARTINI HAS MADE A LIVING OUT OF MAKING AN ENTRANCE. AND SURE ENOUGH, THE BURLESQUE STAR'S MAD, LATE-NIGHT SPIN THROUGH THE CHANEL ATELIER ENDED UP BLOWING THE ROOF OFF OF 31 RUE CAMBON. COCO WOULD BE SPINNING IN HER TWINSET, IF SHE WASN'T A PART OF THE SHOW
Photography Karl LagerfeldStyling Jacob K
“An iconoclast meets the icon of class.” –Karl Lagerfeld
After reportedly saying "no one wants to see curvy women" and "you've got fat mothers with their bags of chips sitting in front of the television and saying that thin models are ugly," the German designer has seized the opportunity to get even more publicity by photographing plus-size burlesque star Miss Dirty Martini for V Magazine's highly anticipated "Size Issue."
Photography Karl Lagerfeld
Styling Jacob K
Dirty Martini will be soon seen
in the film about Burlesque of French actor and director Almaric.
The last informers are telling that this movie about
a burlesque troup will be showned at the Cannes Film Festival.
More about Dirty Martini on this video:
ONE SIZE FITS ALL
IF IT'S BRIGHT ENOUGH, TIGHT ENOUGH, OR EYE-POPPINGLY PRINTED ENOUGH, ODDS ARE IT'LL WORK ON ANY FIGURE. CRYSTAL RENN, MODEL AND AUTHOR OF HUNGRY, AND JACQUELYN JABLONSKI, SPRING'S NEW STAR, SHOW OFF THE SEASON'S MOST SIZZLING LOOKS. When XS is compared to XL with the same clothes.
Photography Terry RichardsonStyling Mel Ottenberg
The story originally appeared in V63
Jacquelyn JABLONSKI (left) and Crystal RENN (right) wear