One of My Faves..

...Of the model world is Ms. Crystal Renn. She is absolutely gorgeous and an anomaly in the industry because of her success. Why? She just happens to not be stick-thin, yet she lands spreads in magazines like Vogue, Glamour and most recently, an amazing 18 (!) page spread in January's Elle Canada, on a regular basis.

A few faves from the January shoot (click on them to see a bigger version):









Look at what she's wearing, especially the clothes. Crystal is a size 12. Does it have a negative effect on the photos? Hell no! She makes the clothes look better in my opinion.

Though there was a time when Crystal was thinner and modelling successfully. However she was forced to slim down even further, nearly losing a 1/3 of her body weight, later causing her serious health problems. She later regained her health and 70 pounds, now becoming labelled a "plus sized" model. In 2006 when she closed Jean-Paul Gaultier's S/S fashion show, she received plenty of praise and media attention. Although that's great, it's also a bit saddening when a "plus sized" model appears on the runways algonside her waif-like counterparts, it happens to bring up that much attention. It should be the norm and it'll probably benefit the designers' accounts in the long run.

I'm always happy when I see her in fashion spreads. I know I'll see more of her in the near future. She has a book coming out called "Hungry." It'll be an interesting read.