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Have you ever been to a fashion week? New York? London? Milan? Paris? Ah, the thrill of rubbing elbows with models, celebrities and fashion icons as they smile and attract consumers to buy, spend, and splurge…

Fashion weeks are not just avenues for fashion designers to showcase their talent. These events also kickstart the careers of many top models.

Local fashion weeks are also trying to be taken seriously. Christian Siriano and Betsey Johnson are said to headline Nashville Fashion Week while others have big car sponsors to lure shoppers away.

Sadly, you have to pay for an all-access pass when you really want to experience fashion week. So if you’re broke and you’re not strutting on the catwalk as a runway model, you’ll never have the chance to experience one.

Good news: Cleveland Fashion Week – the nation’s third largest fashion week after New York and Los Angeles – is looking for seasoned professionals and new talent. If you’re willing to become a volunteer model just so you can experience fashion week while getting out on the runway, this model call is for you!

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Fashion designer Herve Leger must have been in the good ‘ole 1990s trance when he blurts out that today’s fashion models are uninspiring.

He dreams of the days when curvy and lively supermodels walk in his catwalk shows, saying:

“If I had to go back to catwalk presentations I would be in a panic… Already the models I find are too skinny, too sad. And I knew the age of the super top models, Linda Evangelista and Cindy Crawford, who were always lively and smiling. Today you go between several défilés and you will see the exact same type of girl – it just doesn’t inspire me.”

The fashion designer says that the sad and skinny look of today’s fashion models is the reason why he no longer shows his collection at Fashion Week.

Herve Leger, by the way, has lost control of his eponymous label in 1999. He has established a new one in 2000, the lesser known Herve L. Leroux. He looks up to close pal Karl Lagerfeld, whom he describes as a man who “refuses all doubt and just goes forward… everything that I’m not.”

So is it just a problem of lack of inspiration or a case of dying fervor?

Ah, the clichés. Beauty does not lasts forever. Nothing in this world is permanent except change. And change is heavily taking its toll on beautiful women like the supermodels. Their faces and bodies used to be ideal of beauty and perfection. But somewhere down the road of success, their fame and fortune must wither down with old age.

How are these aging supermodels taking the changes with time?

Brooke Shields, 45, is STAYING FIT AND STAYING AWAY FROM VICES.

“I’m very proud of being fit and strong at this age. I like to Spin three times a week at least and couple it with yoga. I’ve been dancing on Broadway for years, so when I’m in a show, my muscle memory comes right back. It’s like being an athlete.”

“When I drink too much alcohol, go on a few hours of sleep, don’t eat well, and don’t sweat, I look five to ten years older. And I’ve never smoked. I’ve seen that stuff take a toll – and then you start chasing it. Putting yourself in the position where you’re not chasing youth is the best way to stay young.”

Paulina Porizkova-Ocasek, 46, is TAKING CARE OF HER FACE.

“After age 27, I’d always put SPF on my face. This is just my face. No Botox, no fillers, no nothing. When I compare myself with women my age who haven’t been so SPF-specific, it does seem like their skin took more of a beating. I didn’t worry about my chest, so the difference can be seen there. It’s way wrinklier than my face.”

“I used to love dark eye (makeup) – and in pictures, it still looks great – but it doesn’t look so great in real life. I wear a lot less foundation, a lot less powder. Powder is definitely the enemy of a 40-year-old. Minimalism is the best approach.”

Yasmin Le Bon, 46, is TAKING CARE OF HER HAIR AND WORKING OUT.

“I popped out my first daughter when I was 24, and gray hairs appeared the next day. I get a shine treatment every few weeks and stay on top of the color. I get depressed when I start seeing that halo of gray.”

“I do Wing Chun, a form of kung fu, for an hour a week. It’s extremely challenging. You have to let go of your ego and learn to be a student. And yet it makes you confident.”

Patti Hansen, 55, is EATING HEALTHILY AND TAKING CARE OF HER SKIN.

“In my 20s, I ate hamburgers and pizzas. In my 40s, I started getting – and I’m still getting – more health-conscious. I don’t eat a lot of meat, and I get my vegetables. When I run out (in the morning) and don’t eat right first thing, I get dizzy and need a protein or juice fix. (I must) eat right at the start of the day!”

“For the last 40 years, I’ve used Mario Badescu Carnation Milk Cleanser. It’s not greasy, it removes my makeup, and it’s gentle. I cleanse, wipe under my eyes, and use a little toner and whatever moisturizer is available. I see my daughters in their 20s using every single product that is out there. For me, it’s very basic. I use my dermatologist’s products and Tracie Martyn’s firming lotion.”

Last but not the least, these supermodels try to age gracefully by BEING OPEN-MINDED AND FINDING JOY IN NEW DISCOVERIES.

Brooke Shields shares “Ask me in ten years (about plastic surgery). If my eyes start to droop down to my chin, will I seek it out? I don’t know. I’ve tried to fill my frown lines. That made me crazy. It made me incredibly claustrophobic. I couldn’t move my face! But who is to say that I’m not going to get tired of those lines around my eyes? I’ve seen it make people really happy and confident.”

“Change puts a little bounce in your step. I’ve cut off all my hair and dyed it blonde. I’ve completely bleached my eyebrows. If you look at yourself in a different way, you start to look at the world in a different way,” says the ever-evolving Yasmin Le Bon.

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“When people say, ‘She’s got everything’, I’ve got one answer – I haven’t had tomorrow.” ~Elizabeth Taylor

Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood icon, died on March 23 at the age of 79. She’s famous for her acting prowess, glamour and beauty, violet eyes, plunging necklines, diamonds, elaborate headpieces, eight marriages, and social activism.

Her star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been deluged with flowers, notes and mementos.

Sorry for breaking the hearts of Kate Moss’ followers, but the supermodel does not use social networking sites to connect with fans.

On ICorrect, Kate Moss calls out a Twitter account that claims to the “official Twitter page for Kate Moss”.

“Don’t try connecting to me on Facebook or follow tweets from Kate Moss, the real Kate Moss doesn’t use these social networking sites. I correct all of the imposter profiles pretending to be me and the xx twits tweeting under my name.”

Imposters are everywhere. Good thing the “real Kate Moss”, amidst her busy life, finds time to login through a correction website and lash out one person who deceives people by using her name. Isn’t that a little unpredictable?

Long time ago, a shoe was only home to an old woman who had many children. Today, people can drive a shoe around towns!

The popular English language nursery rhyme “There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe” has inspired China-based Kang shoe company to create a ten-foot-long electric shoe car made from the hides of five bulls. The shoe car can carry two people and has a maximum speed of 20mph. It has taken six months for the company to finish one,  but plans to make 40 of them to drive around the country.

It’s main purpose? To promote the shoe business apparently, and to stunt haters and cause traffic unfortunately.

They should have commissioned the likes of Manolo Blahnik to design the shoe car. Its an ingenious project alright, but its design is terrible. Carrie Bradshaw wouldn’t be seen in one, unless a red stiletto motorcar is finally invented.

Gotta love this new ad campaign from Estée Lauder. It features Hispanic Joan Smalls, Caucasian Constance Jablonski, and Asian Liu Wen.

Each gorgeous and stunning in her own skin, the diverse trio represents the new campaign called  “Every Woman Can Be Beautiful”.

Photographed by Craig Dean and makeup by Tom Pecheux, the models will be expected to attract diverse ethnicity for Estee Lauder’s new skin care line “Idealist Even Skintone Illuminator”.

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A makeup artist in Pittsburgh is also looking for diverse models for a fashion exhibit for fashion designer MJ Whalen and photographer Jordan Beckham.
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Backstage at a Dior fashion show, there has been a relatively new model whom Karl Lagerfeld describes as a very beautiful Chinese girl.

But the beautiful Chinese girl is actually a 22-year old Taiwanese femiman named David Chiang. He travels all over the world to walk in high-profile runway shows including Alexander McQueen, Emporio Armani, and Dior. He loves Greek mythology, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Lady Gaga and Pink, and his teddy bear that accompanies him on travel. He eats all kinds of food that he likes, but remains stick-thin because of high metabolism.

Think he’s weird enough? Not until you hear some of his thoughts:

“My dream is Victoria’s Secret. I’m working on it. I really want big wings. Not the small wings, but Tyra wings. Not Heidi’s wings because they look heavy, but Gisele’s wings would do, too.”

“I see myself as the next Linda Evangelista. I don’t wake up for less than $10,000.”

Considering that he’s getting a lot of gigs from top fashion houses, it is not impossible for him to be as high-priced as Linda Evangelista. But walking with giant wings on Victoria’s Secret runway?

Well, at least he’s giving the company this revolutionary idea that male models could also walk on the Victoria’s Secret fashion show someday. (Given that males are welcome on the Angels’ runway, I wonder if David grows more muscles and abs to sport briefs or he grows more boobs to model one of its lace and underwire bras, or he becomes the first Asian femiman to model a new line of lingerie for people like him.)

David Chiang’s advice for aspiring male models:
“You’re not perfect for everything. And a lot people are always criticizing you, so you have to be comfortable in yourself.”

Supermodel Kate Moss is literally smoking on Louis Vuitton runway. Puffing cigarette as she walks to close the fetish-and-chambermaid-inspired fashion show, the British beauty seems to be having fun as she acts out her bad-ass character.

She provokes the crowd in her fur and leather jacket, tap pants, and knee-high strappy boots. She looks great while doing it of course. She’s Kate Moss. She can do whatever she wants.

But smoking is dangerous to our health. Hers included.

Sports Illustrated Model Brooklyn Decker shares on Exercise TV her exercise and eating habits.

Naturally voluptuous but with a busy schedule (following her Hollywood gig with Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler) the swimsuit model says she has hard time balancing her routine on staying fit.

But Here’s How She Maintains Her Figure:

1. Cardio And Weights
“I recommend doing both cardio and weights, both of which are on my Elle Make Better DVDs. High energy cardio can be fun when you set it to music and keep changing your focus. It’s important to balance the two out. You’ll notice yourself getting leaner and stronger when you add variety into your workout.”

2. Nutrition Is Important
“Nutrition is a HUGE factor in slimming down for summer. You can work out all day long, but if you are filling your body with junk, you won’t see the results you want. The great thing about consistent exercise, though, is that you get to have that occasional chocolate bar if you want… completely guilt-free!”

3. Food For The Abs
“I personally like natural plain yogurt and broccoli. This helps you reduce any bloating around the tummy.”

4. Skin Basics
“I like simple Cetaphil. The bar version is antibacterial, and a makeup artist told me that it helps to clear any breakouts you may have.”

5. Water
“What you are fueling your body with is a huge factor in how your skin looks. Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!”