Miss Universe Pageant Under Fire for Letting Super-Skinny Contestant Compete
Stephanie Naumoska is five eleven and weighs 105 pounds.
Posted 09/29/08 in The Cut
Body Issues
Tales From ‘Mademoiselle’: ‘Self-Starvation Was a Competitive Sport’
There's more where that came from in former 'Mademoiselle' editor Valerie Frankel's new book.
Posted 09/16/08 in The Cut
Body Issues
Hot New Trend: Lose Weight With Intravenous Drips!
Banana bags are IVs full of vitamins that enable people to eat less while getting nutrients.
Posted 09/08/08 in The Cut
Loose Threads
New ‘Orgiastic’ Agent Provocateur Campaign Debuts; Sean Avery Gathers Flowers
Also, Anna Wintour visits the eating-disorder booth in the tents, and Eva Longoria Parker shills M&M's.
Posted 09/03/08 in The Cut
Simon Doonan: Lack of Diversity on the Runways Is a Bigger Problem Than Thin Models
He thinks the thin phase will pass just like "that stupid walk" models used to do.
Posted 08/28/08 in The Cut
Body Issues
Step Right Up for Your Free Eating-Disorder Brochure at Fashion Week
The CFDA will set up booths at the tents to provide Fashion Week goers with info on eating disorders.
Posted 08/20/08 in The Cut
Model Tracker
MTV’s New Model Reality Show Is All About Getting Contestants to Lose Weight
'Model Maker' is a competition for "overweight" contestants to jump-start their modeling career by getting skinny.
Posted 08/14/08 in The Cut
Body Issues
One Aspiring Model Isn’t Thin Enough, Turns to Cocktailing
'America's Next Top Model' casting directors and agents from top agencies told Tatiana Stewart to drop at least ten pounds.
Posted 07/18/08 in The Cut
Model Tracker
Ali Michael Is Back on Top
Despite all the hoopla about her gaining a whole five pounds, Ali has booked three recent ad campaigns.
Posted 07/17/08 in The Cut
Model Tracker
‘Vogue’ and IMG Make a Web-Based Model Reality Series
The series will follow three models as they try to get work at Fashion Weeks in New York, London, Milan, and Paris.
Posted 07/09/08 in The Cut
Cult of Personality
Mary-Kate Olsen Eats, Shuns Booze, Befriends Stam
Ever since Mary-Kate Olsen became friends with Jessica Stam, she's been eating, smiling, sober, and (gasp) laughing.
Posted 06/17/08 in The Cut
Cult of Personality
Gisele Bündchen on Money, Tom Brady, and Eating Disorders
She doesn't care about her salary and says she's never met a person with an eating disorder.
Posted 06/13/08 in The Cut
Cult of Personality
Mary-Kate Olsen on Eating Disorders and Some Other Stuff!
Mary-Kate comments on her purported eating disorder for the first time in this month's 'Elle.' We have her quotes on that and even deeper subjects, including Heath.
Posted 05/20/08 in The Cut
Model Tracker
‘Teen Vogue’s Ali Michael Story Sends Mixed Messages
In the June/July issue of 'Teen Vogue,' Ali Michael shares her story of weight struggles as an up-and-coming model.
Posted 05/14/08 in The Cut
Body Issues
Model Ali Michael on ‘Today:’ ‘I Hadn't Had My Period in Over a Year’
Model Ali Michael was on the 'Today' show this morning, talking about her experience at the Paris shows this past February, where she was told that her legs were too fat for the runways.
Posted 04/15/08 in The Cut
Body Issues
Breaking: France Is ThisClose to Banning Skinny Models
A bill in France that would make it illegal for anyone to publicly incite extreme thinness has passed the lower house and is moving on to the Senate.
Posted 04/14/08 in The Cut
Run Through
Amy Winehouse, Amusement Axed From Met Gala
Organizers of the Costume Institute's annual spring gala hosted by Anna Wintour have stopped an Amy Winehouse performance for this year. It's probably because she really does need rehab.
Posted 04/14/08 in The Cut
Run Through
How We Killed Our Virtual Miss Bimbo
We didn't carve out feeding time on the game that allows 9- to 16-year-old girls to foster a virtual bimbo with diets, sexy outfits, and boob jobs.
Advertising
Popular Topics
designers, politics, michael jackson, fall 2009 couture, movies, business, music, tv, slideshow, chanel, oh albany!, albany chaos, beauty, models, openings, ballsy crime, christian dior, david paterson, the greatest depression, valentino, advertising, barack obama, christian lacroix, couture is here, fashion shows, ink-stained wretches, media, television, america's sweetheart, armani prive, books, givenchy, jean paul gaultier, karl lagerfeld, lawsuits, lindsay lohan, michelle obama, mobama watch, nbc, neighborhood news, sarah palin, shopping, west village, bruno, finance, international intrigue, jay-z, mediavore, memorialpocalypse, nightlife, pedro espada, quote machine, sales, sports, the industry, two for eight, video, allen & delancey, amber rose, best bets, britney spears, chinese, closings, east village, elettaria, fall 2009, fragrance, graffiti, hair, justin timberlake
Albert Camus and Literary Obsession 
True Blood's Guilty, Addictive Appeal
Brüno Takes Aim at Homophobia 
Summer Food, Drinks, and Outdoor Events
