Meet our July digital cover star Rahi Chadda: the cool millennial everyone’s talking about

Fashion week regular, model, influencer and beauty entrepreneur, 26-year old Rahi Chadda has his fingers dipped in multiple projects. But that wasn’t always his plan. London-based Rahi studied law at Oxford Brookes University and then did his masters in international employee relations at London School of Economics. So, what piqued his interest in fashion? “I’ve… Continue reading Meet our July digital cover star Rahi Chadda: the cool millennial everyone’s talking about

Meet Mannat and Sirat Kaur, the twin sisters taking over the international fashion circuit

Fashion has become the frontline of diversity and 21-year-old Mannat and Sirat Kaur belong to the new generation of models who are championing ideas of representation. Born in Chandigarh, the twins moved to Miami at the age of nine. Both of them officially forayed into modelling after getting signed for the debut campaign of Marc… Continue reading Meet Mannat and Sirat Kaur, the twin sisters taking over the international fashion circuit

Christy Turlington Burns, supermodel and our December cover star is on a mission to make childbirth safe for all mothers

Christy Turlington Burns is one of those rare visionaries whose humility and hard work makes space for new possibilities. The iconic supermodel became a champion maternal health advocate when she suffered a near-fatal postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) after giving birth to her daughter Grace, in 2003. She founded Every Mother Counts (EMC), a non-profit organisation that… Continue reading Christy Turlington Burns, supermodel and our December cover star is on a mission to make childbirth safe for all mothers

14 Victoria’s Secret Angels workouts you might want to try

The Victoria’s Secret Angels workouts are the stuff of legends. After all, these stunning women with rock solid abs and buns of steel don’t get picked to walk in the biggest runway event of the year for nothing. From walking, yoga, cardio, to boxing, Brazilian martial arts, ballet, these models have it all covered. Georgia Fowler, one… Continue reading 14 Victoria’s Secret Angels workouts you might want to try

Fashion’s biggest rivals LVMH and Kering launch a wellness website for models to combat abuse

Since time immemorial, the fashion industry has been plagued by issues ranging from body image to racial discrimination and transphobia. Recent instances, like the sexual harassment allegations made against international fashion photographers Bruce Weber, Mario Testino, Patrick Demarchelier and stylist Karl Templer have brought to light the abuse and bullying that models go through. In an… Continue reading Fashion’s biggest rivals LVMH and Kering launch a wellness website for models to combat abuse

Gucci, Dior, and Louis Vuitton officially ban size-zero models

Gucci, Celine, Louis Vuitton, and Dior are among brands who have pledged to abandon size-zero models. The promise forms part of a new charter created by luxury conglomerates LVMH and Kering, who own numerous luxury fashion houses. Female models will have to be a minimum French size 34 (a US size 2) and a French 44… Continue reading Gucci, Dior, and Louis Vuitton officially ban size-zero models

How models deal with deep necklines, slippery heels and other fashion emergencies

So you thought that modelling was all about getting paid to pose in pretty things? Factor in split-second garment changes, back-to-back shows and convoluted outfits, and you know that any peace of mind is toast. We caught up with some of the busiest names on the Lakmé Fashion Week roster to tell us the worst… Continue reading How models deal with deep necklines, slippery heels and other fashion emergencies

5 young models who’re challenging India’s beauty prejudices

IMG signs on transgender model

Hari Nef (pronounced haw-ree) is a transgender woman who was recently signed on by the modelling agency that manages Gisele Bündchen, Karlie Kloss and Gigi Hadid. The 22-year-old Columbia grad is a role model among young men who have or want to transition into becoming women. She is open about her own transition without going… Continue reading IMG signs on transgender model

Pooja Mor walks for Louis Vuitton

Indian model Pooja Mor debuts on the international runway, walking at the Louis Vuitton’s Cruise 2016 show in Palm Springs, California. ELLE goes behind the scenes with Pooja Mor tracking her big moment. How did it all start?“I moved to New York City just 2 weeks ago and that’s how I got the opportunity.”  How were… Continue reading Pooja Mor walks for Louis Vuitton

Gisele Bündchen retires from the runway

#ImNoAngel is big on sexy

If you think lingerie for larger women should be marketed with every bit as much oomph as skinny skimpies, then you’ll like this new ad for Cacique Intimates. With a campaign titled #ImNoAngel, they’re clearly cocking a snook at Victoria’s Secret’s phalanx of supermodel ‘Angels’. The lingerie line for Lane Bryant, an American clothing brand… Continue reading #ImNoAngel is big on sexy

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Backstage at Lakme Fashion Week

The runway is where the show comes together, but backstage amid all the madness, between all the changes and various stages of make-up is where it really takes shape. But if the models struggle with frayed nerves and short fuses they simply don’t betray it. At Lakmé Fashion Week our photographer had a free run… Continue reading Backstage at Lakme Fashion Week

Neelam Gill is having a moment again

Brit-Asian model, Neelam Gill is having quite the season…again! Starting this March, she’ll be plastered across the lookbooks of Topshop and Anthropologie. For Topshop, she’s seen in easy-breezy crochet looks. And for Anthropologie, she took trip down to Rajasthan, where she was shot in a gorgeous blush dress by Pankaj & Nidhi among other ensembles.… Continue reading Neelam Gill is having a moment again

Name to know: Bhumika Arora

Almost six feet tall, Bhumika Arora is quietly taking big strides. At the Fall/Winter 2015-16 shows she walked for Alexander Wang and Marc Jacobs in New York, Gareth Pugh in London, Bottega Veneta and Salvatore Ferragamo in Milan and Stella McCartney and Balmain in Paris. Not only is she driving up the diversity on international… Continue reading Name to know: Bhumika Arora

Dolce & Gabbana bring babies to the ramp

Every once in a while, along comes a show that breaks the clockwork routine of fashion weeks. This time it was Dolce & Gabbana at the Fall/Winter 2015 edition of Milan Fashion Week. The house showed a gorgeous collection of dark florals, which paid a tribute to moms. And so there were babies and mamas… Continue reading Dolce & Gabbana bring babies to the ramp

Transgender model makes her debut as a woman

Andreja was born Andrej but was always drawn to women’s clothes and makeup. But sex reassignment is expensive and long-drawn—modelling, on the other hand, came easy to this waifish Serbian-Aussie, who Jean Paul Gaultier described as an ‘otherworldly beauty’. Even as a male model, Pejic, with a full platinum blonde mane and bee-stung lips, showcased… Continue reading Transgender model makes her debut as a woman

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