Make a Statement: Candy Stripes

Happy Memorial Day weekend! This holiday gives me the chance to break out  a wardrobe favorite.  I will use any excuse to wear stripes.  Sometimes, I think I need therapy for my pattern obsession.  I like sideways stripes, up-and-down stripes, peppermint stripes, barber stripes, tiny stripes, big stripes, the White Stripes.  Good gracious.  Anyway, you get the point.

Sometimes, You Gotta Let Go

Coming to terms with a loss.  It just happened this weekend, although it probably should have happened sooner.  I was looking through pictures from a friend's party when I noticed the awfully thin patch of hair behind my ear.  The thing was so obvious that I'm surprised no one told me about it.  Now I knew I needed a trim.  Instead of getting longer, it seems like my hair just gets thicker.   So after months of being in denial, it was finally time to face the problem.

My Style: Maxi Skirt

I love this combination of cool colors with a ribbon-striped maxi skirt.  It sings spring! Inspired by the hues in a sunset, I used lavender, bronze, and a speck of champagne on my eyes.  

Top from Target, maxi skirt from Project Urban Renewal, Steve Madden Wedges from DSW, accessories from a street market.  All for less than 40 bucks!

Dear Fairy Model Mother: Age Ain't Nothing But a Number?

Beauties from teens to thirties 

Hello lovelies!  It's your Fairy Model Mother here with another dose of guidance and advice with a dash of hope.  Our question today comes from freelance model Tiara who thinks her age might be keeping her from getting work.  She says "What age did you start modeling and do you find age to be a factor when booking? Most of the time I either see models who are teenagers appearing 25 in fashion magazines and ads. When you were scouted was the first question how old are you? Has your agency had you lie or is it once you are experienced and have the tearsheets to prove it age no longer matters?"

Oh Tiara. You know I can sympathize with you.  Just the other day, I was meeting with an agent when he asked me my age.

Deep Tan, Deep Trouble

Talk about brown-skinned lady. Just the other day, I was out shopping with Kurly Bella when we saw this photo in the window of H&M. There she was... this model with really bronze, glowing skin. " Whoa! She makes me feel pale, " I said.  And here is where we have a problem. 


H&M is in hot water for featuring what many are describing as a tanoxeric model in their ads.  The model in question is Brazilian bombshell Isabelli Fontana who is normally more vanilla than caramel. Let me tell you: she appears even darker when you see the in-store version in person. I literally put my arm up to hers and was blown away by how much browner her skin is compared to mine. 

Vogue Says "Yes" to Healthy Models

From Vogue Japan June 2012

The paramount of fashion glossies has spoken.  The international editors of Vogue have unanimously decided to only use healthy models in their magazines. No more rail-thin girls.  No more jailbait models. Well, it's about time!  Appropriately called The Health Initiative, the agreement promises to crack down on the use of underage models in editorials and provide a good work environment for the talent.

"Vogue believes that good health is beautiful. Vogue Editors around the world want the magazines to reflect their commitment to the health of the models who appear on the pages and the well-being of their readers," said Conde Nast International Chairman Jonathan Newhouse in a statement.

Here are the six vows the fashion gods at Vogue promise to abide taken directly from their own mouths