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He's Developing Russians' Passion for High Fashion
Alexander Dostman, 42, got his start in arts administration in the early 1980s as deputy director of the Park of Culture and Relaxation in the small town of Khmelnitsky, Ukraine, but he didn't stay there long. By the early 1990s, he was a well-known figure on the Moscow cultural scene, organizing Russian tours for the likes of Tom Jones and the Gipsy Kings. In 1994, he established the ARTES Cultural Foundation, which organizes fashion shows, concerts, tours and television programs. Simultaneously, he founded the High Fashion and Pret-a-Porter Association, a trade organization for Russian fashion houses, and in November 1994, ARTES and the association pulled off Russia's first High Fashion Week. Now in its ninth year, High Fashion Week features guest designers from abroad alongside the top Russian fashion houses. read more
Model Behaviours
The Trilogy, Dublin's "Fashion, Tennis and Music Spectacular," is set to blaze into town tomorrow with Anna Kournikova, Tyra Banks, Sophie Dahl, Jodie Kidd and other models and world-ranking tennis stars opening its first event -- a catwalk show. The women, drawn from the fashion and tennis worlds, were reportedly enticed by event organizer Steve Collins to model for the Chernobyl Children's Project charity, however, mutterings in the Irish press have suggested that Sophie, Jodie and Tyra will net $300,000 US between all three of them for their participation alone. read more
Ford Models Kicks Off Its 22nd Annual SUPERMODEL OF THE WORLD World Finals in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
" Stephanie Seymour, Patricia Valesquez, and Katie Ford will be among the celebrity judges. Brian McFayden from MTV will host of the event. NEW YORK, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford Models was ahead of its time when it launched an international model search in 1980. Today there are many followers but again, Ford Models is the leader and has molded a niche for agencies worldwide. From December 2nd - December 7th 2002, Models from 50 plus countries have converged at the Barcelo Bavaro Resort and convention center in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic to compete in Ford Models' SUPER MODEL OF THE WORLD Contest. The International Finals will be held at the resort on December 7th, 2002." read more
DNA AGENT: ELITE OWES MY MODELS BIG BUCKS
ACE Elite agent Louis Chaban, who defected to the DNA agency some months ago along with some of Elite's top money-making mannequins, tells us that Elite won't pony up money it owes the girls for jobs they did before they left. "They're holding money for Erin O'Connor, Karen Elson and Missy Rayder ," Chaban says. He estimates Elite owes them at least a few hundred thousand dollars but says, "We haven't taken any action yet." "We do not like to comment on these types of financial issues - which could also be part of an ongoing legal issue as well - especially when Elite is a company that bills over $100 million in its worldwide operations," declares Elite's rep. read more
Why Do Models Want to Look so Sick
HEY were the most famous curves of the Nineties, making their owner a top- earning supermodel and bagging her a rock star husband. But, as these pictures show, Eva Herzigova is now in danger of becoming better known as the Incredible Shrinking Woman. Posing in a push-up bra and sexy smile, Eva shot to fame as the face and body of the Hello Boys Wonderbra campaign. Overnight, her curves and 36B boobs made her one of the world's top models. Even when she married Tico Torres, the drummer with rock band Bon Jovi, she still made men hot under the collar. But Czech-born Eva is barely recognisable after shedding more than a stone. Her cheekbones jut out and the famous cleavage has all but disappeared. Friends claim Eva's weight loss is an attempt to land more modelling work, but Sky TV fashion correspondent Karen Kay warned that it could be a turn-off. Karen said: "I don't think Eva looks healthy and it's very sad, because she did have lovely curves. read more
NZ fashion chain learns lessons on Aussie fashion
New Zealand-based fashion clothing chain, Glassons, entered the Australian market in 1998 by opening a store in Melbourne. Since then, the company has opened a further 11 stores in Victoria and New South Wales. Glassons' GM, Linda Whitehead, believes that there are some crucial differences between the Australian and New Zealand markets, such as the fact that Australians are willing to pay more for branded products. Over the past four years, Glassons has changed its focus from junior clothes to fashion for the 18-to-25 year-old market. read more
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