The pressures of staying thin in the modeling business are well known. But Sabina Karlsson experienced that trauma firsthand. The Swedish model was rejected by casting agents for her weight even as a size 2. “I was always stressed out — will I fit the clothes, will I be happy? Maybe they’ll have to send me back, because I’m not skinny enough,” she said in a video interview with i-D Magazine for Size Matters week. Karlsson felt powerless as casting agents picked her apart. “I remember in Milan once and the casting director, she just, like, squeezed my thigh and said, ‘No, no, no, too big,'” she recounts, adding, ”Sometimes, models don’t get treated as people, like an actual human being, a person. We’re just being treated as we’re just products.”
Despite adopting a strict diet and working out three times a day, Karlsson was dropped from her agency. That crushing moment inspired her to embrace her natural weight. “I thought being a straight-size model was the only way I was going to be successful … I’m so thankful I got the opportunity to enter the plus-size industry because this is just me being my natural self.” Being her “natural self” is paying off. She’s enjoying a successful career as a plus-size model and recently nabbed a prominent spot in Lane Bryant’s #PlusIsEqual campaign. Karlsson opens up about her moving journey in the clip above.
Color us surprised. Pantone’s 2016 color of the year is actually two hues: Serenity (soft pink) and Rose Quartz (muted blue). This marks the first time Pantone chose more than one color at once. But that’s not the only reason this year’s selection is special.
The combo is all about striking the perfect balance. “Found in tandem on the runway, on the streets and in nature, Serenity and Rose Quartz evoke calm, stability and comfort even in turbulent times,” Pantone explained in a press release. “The seamless union of Serenity and Rose Quartz creates balance in a chaotic world by providing the perfect counterpoint to the fast-paced, fractured and hurried lives we live.”
If you’ve ever watched a sunset on the beach, you’re familiar with this gorgeous color combo. In fact, we wouldn’t be surprised to see the “harmonious color pairing” inspire its own sunset hair trend. (more…)
The covers sure set our forums ablaze. “Damn it! I can’t pick one. All of them look SO good. I’m so happy to see Edita in this, she looks amazing,” confessed thatsfierce straight away.
“Whoa, it’s hot in here! Thrilled by these covers and amazing casting of girls! I only wish it was in the form of an actual calendar. It made me think about the Vogue Paris 2009 calendar which was hanging on my bedroom wall,” added an equally delighted Valentine27. (more…)
It’s pretty fair to say that the British edition of ELLEfailed to impress across the board for the majority of 2015. But the magazine commences 2016 with some diversity, which we cannot overlook, enlisting actress Lupita Nyong’o as its January cover subject. Unlike December, the team took the cover shoot outdoors with photographer Kai Z Feng opting to photograph the Star Wars beauty perched on the sidewalk wearing a loud Louis Vuitton dress.
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Unfortunately, a nice cover shot doesn’t always cut it. “I don’t like it all. The print, the text, the colors, the hair, the expression. Everything is wrong. I love her but no,” hailed an unimpressed MON seconds after the cover dropped.
“Yikes. What a waste of a beautiful girl. It’s so busy!” voiced honeycombchild. (more…)
Sam Frost’s BFF and The Bachelor Season 1 contestant Sarah-Mae Amey is now reportedly dating The Bachelorette’s Dave Billsborrow.
Daily Mail Australia reports that the 30-year-old plumber confirmed his relationship with Sarah at Nova’s Red Room event in Sydney last night, saying, “Sam and Sasha [Mielczarek] introduced us a while ago” and that Sarah-Mae is a “good egg”. Sarah also told the publication that things are “so far so good” with Dave.
Daily Mail Australia‘s trusty “sources” said that Sarah was telling people the pair were “an item” and that after posing for a photo with Dave on the media wall was overheard saying, “We’re dating”. Could be a case of the rumour mill, but it all appears believable. (more…)
After years of hard work trying to make a name for herself in her home country of Australia, Rebel Wilson is finally seeing the rewards. Adding to her impressive resume of major movie roles and Torrid clothing line, Rebel has just snapped up the biggest and best award to be received at Cosmopolitan UK‘s Ultimate Woman of the Year Awards in London on Wednesday night.
“Thank you so much for giving me the ULTIMATE WOMAN OF THE YEAR award amongst a field of superb and inspiring females. Very honored xx,” Rebel wrote on Instagram following her big win. Coincidentally, Rebel is also the magazine’s cover star for January 2016. (more…)
