Women Who Soar: Real Women in the Media
Betsey Gets It: A Wide Range of Body Shapes On NYFW Runway
Leave it to a Youthquaker to show the fashion business how to run things. Betsey Johnson, notorious for “over the top” or OTT (this is a permissible internet acronym now, did you know?), girly designs sent about a gazillion models down her runway – half of which could easily be confused for people I see [...]
Crystal Renn Feels the Most Pressure From The Public & Media
Crystal Renn is a popular subject here at TD, and a beautiful, variously-sized fashion model. Recently, she has come under fire – not for a vicious scandal, not for a crime or a love triangle… But because of her fluctuating weight. Once a “straight size” model, Renn eventually admitted to struggling with an eating disorder [...]
Women Who Soar: Kayla of Maria Carillo High School
Kayla is a senior at Maria Carillo High School. She is probably… 18, 17… Clearly a theatrical prodigy and maybe one of the most courageous women I’ve ever seen. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InN6bt0B8x0 I want to be like her when I grow up. Coming out to your entire high school, and then issuing a plea for equality – [...]
Women in the Media: Adele
If I was getting married, I’d want her songs playing at my wedding. If I was involved in a breakup, I’d use her music for solace. If I had just returned to my suburban hometown after years out of the country, I’d want “Hometown Glory” on my MP3 player, on repeat. Her name is Adele. [...]
Christina Hendricks: America’s Best-Looking Woman
…according to Esquire. I’m always iffy on whether or not to subscribe to these “Best Looking…”, “Sexiest Woman…”, “Hottest Whatever” polls done by men’s magazines because it seems to not-so-subtly inspire women to constantly compare themselves to other women. But this… This feels different. Why? Because, for the first time in years, a men’s magazine [...]
Women in the Media: Miracle Laurie
Readers! If you haven’t seen the television show Dollhouse and intend on watching it, you’ll want to skip this post. I’ll be speaking pretty openly about the first season of the show, which includes – you guessed it! – spoilers. You’ve been warned! When I think of actress Miracle Laurie, especially in her role as [...]
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