Many unsung heroes shape All Walks Beyond the Catwalk, and Annabel Staff is one of them; specializing in live music and social documentary photography, her expert eye ensures that every All Walks event is captured and communicated with pictorial genius. With recent credits including our trip to the House of Commons for the Miss Representation [...]
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Ravensbourne takes All Walks ‘LIVE’ and to the BBC’s Big Screen Project
Taking place at Greenwich Peninsula, to an audience of media, fashion academics and young student designers, International Women’s Day saw the launch of website All Walks Beyond the Catwalk LIVE at Ravensbourne; an interactive platform created by Ravensbourne’s BA (Hons) Fashion students, lending it’s voice to promoting positive body image globally. The website aims to [...]
All Walks “Plus Size” model Laura Catterall covers French Cosmo
Former All Walks model Laura Catterall has covered French Cosmopolitan’s April issue. Her curves are beautifully displayed by the 50′s style shoot. All Walks is proud to have introduced Laura to London designer Mark Fast in 2010; he subsequently booked her to walk in his catwalk show alongside other “plus size” models, including Hayley Morley. [...]
High School Students discuss Body Image as part of BBC School Report
Skip to the 12 minute mark to hear students from Tarporley High School in Cheshire discuss body image, focusing particularly on how the media affects the way teenagers feel about their appearance. Later in the piece, students quiz gorgeous “plus size” model Jenna Herlingshaw and CBBC presenter Cerrie Burnell, who was born with only one [...]
Students’ Marching Mannequins bring the All Walks’ message to Edinburgh
When fashion students at Edinburgh College of Art were faced with a ‘flatpack’ mannequin and a group of Fashion Journalists from UCA Epsom, as part of the University of Edinburgh’s “Innovative Learning Week”, it’s safe to say we felt slightly dubious about what lay ahead. Despite this, Course Director of Fashion at ECA, Mal Burkinshaw, [...]
Words of Wisdom: The W Project’s International Womens Day 2012 Exhibition
‘Words of Wisdom‘ is the title, and theme, of The W Project‘s second exhibition, timed again to coincide with International Women’s Day. Launched on the same date last year, The W Project is the brain child of All Walks’ friends and collaborators Loren Platt (The Work It girls, The Firm) and Teo Connor (NoDaysOff). The [...]
Erin on The Model Sanctuary’s Closure and the Crucial Need to Re-open in Sept
The Model Sanctuary in action Dear friends of All Walks, I’d like to send you my thanks for the time you have taken so far in working with us on the Model Sanctuary. Regretfully, I’m writing to let you know that for reasons beyond my control, The Model Sanctuary did not operate during the recent [...]
Diversity & Individuality at London Fashion Week AW2012
This season, the menswear shows especially seemed to be stepping away from the Hedi Slimane-style extremity of only thin caucasian models. We saw a healthy mix of from slim to athletic to muscular bodies and a range of ethnicities, especially at Vauxhall Fashion Scout’s ‘Ones to Watch‘ show, from designers such as BodyBound: One of [...]
A Body of Work: A Man’s View of his Body, Body Stereotypes and the Gym
The recent All Walks interview with Elisha Smith leverock on the subject of female body builders got me thinking, and reflecting on my own attitudes to working out and body building. There was a time when I used to have a very naive view of the gym and of women on the treadmill running aimlessly [...]
Muff March: UK Feminista tells Porn Industry ‘Keep your Mits off our Bits!’
The increased judgement and scrutiny towards women has extended, it seems, to every part of their body. Ideals influenced by the porn industry have resulted in a significant rise in gynaecological surgery over the past five years. Last December, UK Feminista organised “The Muff March” to protest against this worrying trend. Over 400 women signed [...]
Supermodel Gisele faces Shocking Mysogyny after Super Bowl Spat
For many of us in fashion, the only reason we know who won the Super Bowl (well, perhaps more accurately, who didn’t) is due to the sport’s link to supermodel Gisele Budchen. Married to New England Patriots player Tom Brady, Gisele sent a message to friends before the match asking them to pray for him [...]
Interview: Make-Up Maestro Kay Montano talks Beauty and Diversity
Self-described as a ‘Trojan Horse,’ make-up artist Kay Montano is a modern-day feminist with a passion for diversity; displaying an aversion to ‘born Barbie’ culture, she’s definitely not interested in ‘keeping up with the Kardashians’. Sandwiched between her feminist views and the aesthetically orientated world of make-up, Kay carefully balances the two seemingly contradictory forces: [...]