If you walk around Madrid these days, you will definitely see the new advertisement of the fashion brand Amy Gee, due to the fact that they have invested a huge amount of money on their outdoor campaign all around the city. I didn’t know the brand before, but the image of their latest advertisement worried [...]
MARIA LLANOS
Spanish Parliament fight against eating disorders
Spanish political group the Convergence and Union (CIU) has presented a proposal to the Government, urging them to take action against eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia in Spain. The initiative proposes reinforcement of the computer offenses investigation team, to deal with unlawful website content relating to eating disorders. The proposal also requests that [...]
H&M’s SUMMER MEN!
I found H&M’s last advertising campaign very refreshing; not only for the light and beach portrayed but for the male models they chose to wear the swimmear designs. The models are Andrés Velencoso, one of the most famous Spanish models, and Ben Hill, an American model ranked amongst the top ten world models. Both are [...]
Glamour Espana: My most beautiful flaw
When I read the title of the article, ?My most beautiful flaw? in the May issue of Spanish Glamour magazine, I was shocked to see the word flaw related to something positive. I kept on reading and realized that the article was more an illustrated report, featuring five models with special physical characteristics – usually [...]
ALL WALKS BOOK CLUB:
HOW TO TAKE PART? All you need to do is to buy the book, or even rent it from your local public libary, if you area student why not share with your peers,friends and housemates? THE RULES: no rules we want your opinion and you to feel free to share your voice on the All Walks [...]
HELENA CHRISTENSEN, THE NEW PHOTOGRAPHER OF HOSS INTROPIA
HELENA CHRISTENSEN, THE NEW PHOTOGRAPHER OF HOSS INTROPIA The Spanish fashion brand Hoss Intropia has chosen Helena Christensen as their new image for the 2011 S/S collection. The interesting part is that Helena is not collaborating as a model but as the photographer of the catalogue. This action is completely coherent with brand’s communication strategy, [...]
ANATOMY LESSON BY VOGUE
Spanish Vogue has developed a fashion shoot which celebrates six different body types. Under the slogan ‘Anatomy lesson’, Vogue tries to prove that different female figures can be equally beautiful. Spanish famous faces have been chosen to portray the following six body types in the March issue: thin, curvaceous, athletic, petite, pregnant and tall. This [...]
FASHION SIZES ASKED TO BE CLOSER TO REAL SIZES
A new initiative called “Motivos para dar la talla” has been created in Catalonia – Spain – with the purpose of reducing the big difference between real sizes and the sizes used in fashion catwalks. Around 50 people from the cultural and social sectors of Catalonia have showed their support to the Facebook page of [...]
work of Guy Bourdin:
One of the one of the most provocative and ground-breaking fashion photographers of the twentieth century, could be explored in Madrid in a retrospective exhibition called ?A message for you?. Bourdin created unique images that contained fascinating stories, compositions, and colors. The late 1970s, recognized as the highest note in his career, is the focal [...]