Fashion models

Graft, girlfriends and government officials: Indonesia’s other corruption problem

Model Lisa Mariana (left) and singer Nayunda Nabila have both been linked as mistresses to Indonesian officials.

From runway shows to magazine covers, why fashion suddenly loves older women

Model Stephanie Cavalli opened Chanel's Fall/Winter 2026/2027 women's ready-to-wear collection during Paris Fashion Week in March.

Japan’s plus-size industry holds strong despite weight stigma, rise of AI

Plus-size options continue to grow in Japan. Numerous brands, from lingerie to shoes to wedding dresses, now cater to plus-size women.

South Sudan models dominate global catwalks but visas a problem

Professional models from the Juba-based modelling agency Jubalicious practise catwalking in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb 20.

Book Talk

A chance find at Kinokuniya led fashion model Kaci Beh to pick up reading again

Kaci Beh with Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney, a thriller she says keeps her "hooked and guessing".

In Netflix’s America’s Next Top Model docuseries, supermodel Tyra Banks is no longer in control

US model and television personality Tyra Banks attends the Franca Fund Gala 2025 at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar on November 23, 2025. (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)

Women renew ties with necktie as feminism faces pushback

Model Bella Hadid walking for Saint Laurent at the Spring/Summer show in 2025.

Bhavitha Mandava was discovered on the subway. Then she walked a Chanel runway

Indian model Bhavitha Mandava opened the Chanel Metiers d’Art show in New York City in a subway station.

Between sub(way) culture and couture: In underground NYC, Matthieu Blazy dreams of an inclusive Chanel

acmetiers11 - Chanel Metiers d'Art 2026 show in New York City (10).

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under Life

Political correctness is not for French Vogue ex-editor Carine Roitfeld. What, then, does she care for?

Former editor of Vogue Paris Carine Roitfeld during the media preview of the UBS House of Craft x Dior at Tanjong Pagar Distripark on Nov 18, 2025.

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