The issue of model diversity, or lack thereof, thrived in 2008. Good! The first concern was raised in February when a survey concluded that out of 1,584 modeling slots at New York Fashion Week, only six percent went to black models, six percent went to Asians, and one percent went to Latinas. Note that this was after Diane von Furstenberg, president of the Council of Fashion Designers, had urged Read more

This shimmering Oscar de la Renta gown Dominican model Arlenis Sosa Peña is wearing may look familiar — Jessica Biel recently wore it at the Rome Film Festival. The actress may have gotten her hands on it, but did you know that Arlenis is one of the designer's favorite models? So much so that she opened and closed his Spring '09 show. She was even Oscar's guest to the Met's Costume Institute Read more