Aug. 4, 2011— -- Thylane Loubry Blondeau, a 10-year-old model with a sultry stare beyond her years, had the fashion industry drooling after posing for French Vogue.But photos of the Parisian ...

Meet the High-Fashion Model Who's Confident in Her Size-12 Bod, and Writes a Food Blog! A model who isn't body obsessed, loves food and blogs about it?

The Namilia brand shocked some with this T-shirt at Berlin Fashion Week in 2024 - it said it was being satirical The high fashion industry has always been synonymous with thinness, but for a brief ...

Meanwhile, high fashion’s model of the moment, ... “But as a model and individual you have to embrace your own body type, regardless of the runway trends,” she said.

This beauty ideal became de rigueur in the industry; the average runway model has a body mass index (BMI) of 16, which the World Health Organization classifies as severely thin.

Last season, New York Fashion Week had the most body diversity yet, with 49 out of its 4,000 or so models being plus-size. This season, though, that percentage fell to 31 out of roughly 3,200.

The model has defied the odds of Down Syndrome - not only becoming a four-time Olympic champion but becoming the poster girl for inclusivity in the fashion industry.

In fashion, models are the face behind the brand. The women who walk the runway have the power to inspire editors, buyers, and fashion lovers to covet a particular piece. Throughout history, they ...