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Guess who made all the girls cry?

Which A-Lister hit the beach recently, showing off her hot body but also one of the oddest face covers known to man?

Fashion trends can lead to amputation

We thought a fashion faux pas killing off your social life was as bad as it could get. Not so, as 16 year old James Bishop shows us that you can lose a limb to looking good.

The only way that James could put on his new skin tight jeans was by jumping into the bath. Lathering himself up with soap and causing the denim to stretch during an estimated 30 minute ordeal James had on the tightest jeans imaginable.

He then proceeded to drink a bottle of vodka with a friend and they both passed out in the sun. Upon drying in the direct sunlight, the denim shrank back to the original size cutting off James’s circulation. The pain caused him to awaken from his alcohol induced coma 3 hours latter. His jeans were now so tight he was unable to walk or crawl towards the phone.

James's cries for help were answered an hour later when an elderly neighbour came to investigate "a weird noise" "It sounded like the high pitch squealing of a bird in distress". The reason James’s cries went unrecognised was because the jeans also restricted around his testicles leaving him unable to call out in anything but a squeal.

An ambulance was called out and paramedics carefully cut of the offending jeans. James was taken to the local hospital for observation. While no permanent damage was done Duty Doctor Hamish Johnston told journalists that "Left for a few more hours the lack of blood to James’s legs could in worst case scenario led to amputation. The pressure placed on his testicles could still have long term implications."

Authorities are pleading with Emo Youth to wear slightly baggier pants and hopes this incident is a warning to all tight jean wearing teenagers.

Source: Stuffed, kind of like James. He's being severely bullied we trust.

Strengthening the chest, model fitness

For all the male fashionisers why not take some chest workout tips from Chris? He's a model with Ford but also happens to work as a personal trainer.

Daily Desire: Luxury Easter Chocolate

What is Easter without a good chocolate Easter bunny? Gourmet foods lists the top 10 easter bunnies in the world, with the number one spot going to the Mr. Goodtimes Bunny from Lake Champlain Chocolates, at 16 1/2 inches tall and weighing 3 pounds that is a lot of chocolate!

Healthy model debate quote of the day

Our hats off to A Socialite's Life for this quote which highlights the biggest issue with the current negative fixation on 'skinny' models'

No size-zero models in London. Of course not.

Politicians love their spin. Hence some British MPs are considering launching an inquiry into whether or not the fashion industry is being "socially responsible" by using size zero models.

Trouble is, they're not using them. As Hilary Riva, the chief executive of the British Fashion Council, says: "There is no model on the London catwalk who is a size zero."

That's because the politicians can't avoid their spin and have simply picked up a term from across the pond.

As Riva points out, all the "models are typically size eight at the top and 10 at the bottom."

Kudos goes to John Rocha, however, for this gem;

"There are no size zeros on my catwalk. I don't think I even know what one is," he said.

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NY Fashion Week Joins Thin Model Debate

You may remember when the Madrid fashion industry placed a ban on underweight models. We had put the future of our label, MaraJoara, at risk after pushing ahead with plans to use "everyday size 8-12 Australians" in our catwalk show against the advice of Australian Fashion Week organisers.

One popular fashion magazine responded by deleting coverage of our show - others celebrated. MaraJoara arrived home to overwhelming fan mail from the Australian public, buyers demanding their range and invitations from Fashion Week organisers around the world.

Victoria Beckham an example of Vanity Sizing

We've always thought that measurements were fairly universal, that an inch in the United Kingdom was exactly the same as an inch in the United States. Not so it seems, with 'vanity sizing' gripping the fashion industry.

The New York Daily News reports on the fashion industry's stroking of our egos, aptly indicating the term reflects "a brand's way of appealing to a customer's ego by slapping a size 2 label on a garment that's much more like a 6".