While there’s been a recent slew of plus-sized models gracing the media and catwalks, there’s an obvious lack of male models that resemble, in any shape or form, the majority of guys out there.  How men are responding .. if at all? http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2011/11/where-are-all-the-plus-size-male-models.html How is the definition of luxury changing in this new climate?  Read [...]

There’s no question the aesthetic aspect of beauty communications is vital.  After all, beauty brands are selling beauty so their packaging, digital communications and advertising better be beautiful too. But I’m often challenged with the question whether beauty brands need to have a deeper story to tell too.  Of course the visual elements tell a [...]

Lucky magazine recently posted a little blurb about Jessica Simpson’s decision NOT to be rail thin “Jessica Simpson Says Being Curvy Was Good For Branding.” While she didn’t necessarily intend this to happen, she believes her infamous unflattering pic in mom jeans was a brilliant move.  Her “real” body, she argues, makes her more relatable [...]