The Clotheshorse (1.29.10): São Paolo Fashion Week Chief Shocked By Models; Vogue Publishes Best Dressed List

Many of the world’s top models flew south to Brazil to walk in São Paolo Fashion Week, and as the week ended, creative director Paulo Borges was shocked at just how thin the girls were (note the middle girl’s ribcage sticking out in the photo above). He claims to be supporting a “new push” towards healthier models — except that there’s nothing new about the push for less emaciated girls. Three years ago, organizers introduced minimum age requirements, and mandated that agencies and designers issue health reports. And yet, little has changed. Back at September ’08 Fashion Week here in New York, the CFDA set up a booth in the tents to offer counseling and info about eating disorders. No one went. Everyone wants change, but the industry has never really made an effort to actually make that change happen. Save for British designer Mark Fast’s insistence on using plus size models on his runways, the girls who walk the catwalk are as thin as ever. As my photographer and fashion week partner-in-crime said so many times last September, “I just want to feed those girls cheeseburgers.”

Speaking of size, Tyra Banks is looking for plus-sized models. Surprisingly, her search won’t air on TV — but you know Banks was looking to get in on the debate of big vs. little. Banks is calling her competition, “fiercely real.” Is this the sign of changing times? Brit publication The Independent thinks so. They say plus-size gals are in.

Wondering how to get Lady Gaga’s googly eyes from her Bad Romance video? Someone on YouTube posted a tutorial. Please rate this video on a scale from one to ten (one being AWESOME and ten being WHAT THE F*CK). Thanks for your time and consideration.

Teeny tiny blogger Tavi Gevinson was flown out to Paris for the couture shows. Here she is at Dior, blocking the view of a legitimate writer with her giant hat. Said reporter tweeted: "At Dior. Not best pleased to be watching couture through 13 year old Tavi's hat.” Can we get an amen?

Speaking of children, the industry can’t get enough of Barbie. Last year, Fall/Winter Fashion Week was all about the doll, in order to celebrate the perfectly proportioned prop’s 50th Anniversary. However, the madness hasn’t ended. CFDA members are designing their own Barbies, and surprise! The dolls are better dressed than most New Yorkers.

The German edition of Financial Times is reporting that H&M, among other companies, is guilty of organic cotton fraud! That is, even though they claim certain pieces of their clothing are made from 100% organic cotton, it’s not true! The pieces also contain genetically modified cotton from India. Researchers found that only 30% of the cotton was organic. This really isn’t H&M’s year, huh?

Vogue put together a list of the decade’s best dressed. Mobama made the cut, as did Michelle Williams, Charlize Theron and Julia Roberts. See their picks here.

This past week was Couture Week in Paris. Keep up with all the shows on New York Mag’s Cut Blog. So far, I’m smitten with Anne Valerie Hash’s offerings. Sparkles galore!

Speaking of Couture Week, Fashionista put together a great post on what exactly it means to become a couturier. It’s not as simple as showing in Paris. They also attended a Sustainable Design talk at Pratt that I had to miss. Check out their recap here.

Olivia Palermo is in love, and though she claims to keep her private life very private, she and boyfriend/model/photographer Johannes Huebl were featured in Elle’s “Modern Life” feature. Listen to Olivia come off as shockingly nice, complimentary, and (gasp!) normal. Huebl claims, “everyone who meets her is shocked about her happiness, her smile, her friendliness.” AWW.

Ecouterre got an exclusive preview of Stewart + Brown’s Spring 2010 line. The “organic pioneers” (they’re been going green since 2002; ie, since before it was en vogue to do so) did their entire spring campaign in stop motion.

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