What is a formal fashion education and how does one get one? Should there be an emphasis on traditional schooling, following the luminary fashion greats to their alma maters, pouring over source…
How Kloss Films Turned Selfies Into Sagas for The Community Album
The art of the selfie is turning digital voyeurism on its head, whether it’s solely for branded self-promotion or the carefree dropping of 10 pictures via Instagram carousel. Director and Models.com contributor…
Model Jennie Runk Speaks Up About the Hyper-sexualization of Her Queerness
While the fashion community may in theory support the causes surrounding the LGBTQIA+ community, the backing can come across as surface-level when acknowledging the lack of protection and harmful practices that are…
Stylist Sakinah Bashir on Pyer Moss’ Daring Couture Showing
When it rains it pours yet the payoff of Pyer Moss’ first couture showing was a collection that was a testament to resilience, historic references, and subtle defiance of tradition. Held in…
The Motif Magazine Strives to Spread Ebullience with The Happy Issue
The Motif Magazine makes a booming resurgence after a 3-year hiatus with their latest issue, the Happy Motif. The ongoing pandemic sparked up inspiration for Stockholm creative director Jakob de Tobon and…
How Artist Eliza Douglas Became Balenciaga’s Main Attraction
Photo by Nadine Fraczkowski Art, fashion and music collide when interacting with polymath Eliza Douglas’ long-winding career path. After perceived rejection from the modeling industry in the early aughts, the androgynous multi-hyphenate…
Gro Curtis on Rebelling Against the System and Subliminal Messaging
Behind the Image is an ongoing MODELS.com series taking a more personal look at both established and emerging creative talent. Gro Curtis, stylist Hometown: Split, Croatia Based: New York and London How…
Heather Kemesky Rises to Design for Her New Line ‘House of Ash’
It’s no coincidence that reinvention and rebirth are at the core of Heather Kemesky’s new jewelry and elevated basics line, House of Ash. After she made a popular custom piece as a…
Honey on Creative Freedom and Setting the Trend
Behind the Image is an ongoing MODELS.com series taking a more personal look at both established and emerging creative talent. Honey, manicurist Hometown: East Flatbush in Brooklyn, NY Based: NYC Representation: Exposure…
Laura Hagested on The Invisible Force of Garments
Traveling to jobs around the world as a model can often lead to downtime during layovers. Luckily for the Copenhagen model and knitwear designer Laura Hagested, she has her knitwear projects to…