Fashion Star, a hybrid of Project Runway and the Home Shopping Network, premiered Tuesday on NBC.  On the show, aspiring designers present looks on the catwalk for judges (Nicole Richie, John Varvatos, and Jessica Simpson) to assess. The commercial twist here involves buyers from Saks,...

After some light blogging about swimsuit models and supermodel divorces, it’s time for something a little more serious (divorce is serious, but divorce gossip—not so much). Let’s talk childbirth. Specifically, how models are rejecting the standard medical approach and why this...

Crystal Renn: Anorexic turned plus-size supermodel turned straight-size Sports Illustrated swimsuit model. She wins for reinvention artist (that’s saying something when you’re on a list with...

Long before the Victoria’s Secret catalog and fashion show started making hot models into household names, Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue was where curvy bombshells hit it big. The Swimsuit Issue still has clout, but its content is more flesh show for men than female fashion...

Paulina Porizkova and Ric Ocasek will celebrate their 23rd wedding anniversary this summer. Considering she was only 19 when they got married, it was his third marriage, he had four kids from his previous marriages, he was married when he and Paulina met, he has claimed to be attracted to both...

In pondering how good those actors look on Academy Award night, I decided to do a background check on past Best Actress winners. I found a whopping 15 who had modeled, either before acting or to support themselves as they awaited their big break. This list does not count the many former models...

Unless you spent the 80s and 90s living in a cave, you probably can guess. Kaia, seen here posing for a Versace campaign at age 10, is the spitting image of her chestnut-maned mom, Cindy Crawford. Having her first gig for the Italian powerhouse is not too shabby. However, Cindy has put a hold...

George Washington isn’t the only one who had a birthday yesterday. Cindy Crawford turned 46, and she makes approaching 50 look pretty hot. I wonder if she looks as good face to face these days as she does in photos. The last two times I ran into her, back in the dark ages before...

When she and husband Bob Eveleth adopted three siblings through Child Protective Services, Page Parkes’ power to change lives took on new meaning. Page has scouted some supermodels over the years, but the story of how she gave her children a fresh start is more captivating than any gawky...

On February 9, model and Columbia grad Sara Ziff is launching the Model Alliance, a nonprofit that will advocate for models’ rights. Actors have SAG; models, who are often much younger than the general labor force, have no union and no place to turn if their agent screws them out of money,...

As I pondered whether I should blog about Heidi and Seal’s separation, I got input from my eight-year-old: “No mom, that’s mean,” and from my husband, “Only if it would be insightful.” Hmmm. Well, I happened to have just finished reading an article in the...

They’ve already usurped magazine covers. Now are Hollywood stars going to take over the catwalks too? At the men’s shows in Milan, Miuccia Prada booked Gary Oldham, Willem Dafoe, and Adrien Brody, among other larger-than-life figures to show off her fall 2012 menswear line....