Ann Taylor’s Models Have absurd Proportions, Unrealistically Smooth Clothes

Ann Taylor has effectively turned itself from a staid, homely brand into a covetable one, even garnering comparisons in the Times to Dior and Balenciaga.

Recently, its sold-out $198 lace dress was selling for upwards of $300 on eBay, but all is not well in the brand’s online store, where models show to have been Photoshopped to scary proportions. Here we have a $119.99 dress on a girl with hips amazingly smaller than her shoulder span, maybe even her bust as well. Like Barbie!

At left, Ann Taylor helps the fashion model stave off muffin top by digitally sanding down her hips and thighs so as to avoid those realistic (heavens!) and scarcely unsightly fabric folds. Also incredibly smooth is the silk shirt on the right where it tucks into the model’s slacks, displaying no bunching or rippling.

So either Ann Taylor is the store with the unfeasibly smooth clothes — and isn’t that what our shapewear-obsessed culture is looking for? — Or they have a slight retouching scandal on their hands. On the other hand, in their quest to matter again, that they even have a scandal just more proves they do.

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Next Top America’s Model Hits the Big Time

The winner of the new cycle of America’s Next Top Model will be featured on the wrap of Italian Vogue.

The announcement was made by The CW’s president of entertainment Dawn Ostroff throughout this morning’s upfront presentation.

It was later on confirmed by Jay Manuel, who wrote on his Twitter account: “Surprise!”

The competition will return to The CW for its 15th cycle afterward this year. The 14th season covered up last week, and saw Krista White scooping a contract with CoverGirl, representation with Wilhelmina Models and a cover spread with Seventeen magazine.

This season moreover saw the addition of new judge and Vogue editor Andre Leon Talley.

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Milliner William Chambers to provide hat creation workshop

We can’t sing William Chambers’ praises highly sufficient at List Towers, and we’re not the only ones.

The young milliner regularly crops up on Scottish Fashion Awards shortlists, his attractively warped, intricate and fantastical creations have become catwalk accessories of option for Scottish fashion designs young guard.

His celebrity fans comprise the very fashion forward likes of Roisin Murphy.

Now he’s branching out into workshops, offering to enlighten you on techniques for building a simple headpiece of your own.

Basic materials are included in the price (£50 for six hours tuition), and you get to obtain your creation away with you at the end of the day, too.

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