On Diversity, the Fashion Industry and Style Bloggers

Posted on June 15, 2011June 16, 2011 by Cynthia Cheng Mintz

The Huffington Post and UK’s Daily Mail published articles on the lack of diversity in the fashion industry recently. No real surprises in either (the HuffPo one was actually a reaction to the Daily Mail) – just the same old facts about how many non-white models (if used on the runways or catalog shoots at […]

Size Diversity and Modelling: DelectablyChic! on Body Image, Part II

Posted on May 12, 2011May 12, 2011 by Cynthia Cheng Mintz

At Shorty Stories yesterday, I wrote about Toronto model agent, Ben Barry, who a few years ago, opened a modelling agency which promoted a wide range of sizes. I criticized him for the lack of true size diversity, considering that he only has six models shorter than 5’7″ or below on his roster (make that […]