Backstage photos 2005

Fashion is a cut throat business... as heidi says "one day you're in... the next day you're out"!! I was just going through some of my drawers and found this magazine from 2005, the whole magazine is back stage photos of models and half of the models have already "retired" and we are just talking about 6 yrs ago...

looking back, gemma ward was the "it" girl! at those golden moments of her modelling career, everyone praised her, everyone booked her, everyone loved her! but look where shes at now?? everyones pretty much forgotten about her and if theres news, it will probably be some mean comment about her weight and thats it! poor thing!!

another thing i noticed in this mag is havianas and denim was the thing!! made some simple statistics..

1. out of 50 photos - 32 of the pics are models wearing havianas

2. out of 50 photos - 39 of the pics are models in denim

(yes im bored!!)

Model Tracking....Ming Xi

I've been tracking the progress of diverse models on runway for years now. It's always refreshing to see new faces and new looks paired with iconic designers. I'm a huge believer that different people can bring out different flavors even thought they are the same clothes. I guess alot depends on the designer's vision when they see models wear their clothes. Even so, it's soooooo nice to see designers branch out and reinvent themselves with new muses.So today I'm going to talk a little bit about Ming Xi. She is a newcomer to the runway scene, having become a semi-finalist in Elite's Model Look competition in 2009. Since then, she's beeeeen given a showcard on models.com and made her runway debut in Paris! - walked for Givenchy Haute Couture in Fall/Winter 2010. More recently however, she walked in a total of 18 shows (that's right 18!!!!) at the London Fashion Week 2010 / 11. It's an amazing achievement and she well deserved it.


Not a classic beauty but I love her cheekbones and her smoldering eyes. Something very mysterious about her. She's got alot of spunk.

Her English name is actually Barbie, I personally hope she sticks with Ming Xi instead!!!!! Definitely someone to watch for the future. Very exciting.