Reality shows like America's Next Top Model and the broadcast of Victoria's Secret Fashion Show can offer an inside look at the glitz and glamor of modeling. They also promote narrow standards of beauty and mask a culture of sexual harassment and assault.
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Sep 2020
Fashion: Alexander McQueen
Throughout the ‘90s and 2000s, the world knew Alexander McQueen as the “hooligan of English fashion.” Celebrities like Lady Gaga, Naomi Campbell and Rihanna all walked Hollywood red carpets in his glamorous gowns. But behind his masterful designs was a man who battled addiction, ... Show More
49m 47s
Sep 2020
Fashion: Alexander McQueen
Throughout the ‘90s and 2000s, the world knew Alexander McQueen as the “hooligan of English fashion.” Celebrities like Lady Gaga, Naomi Campbell and Rihanna all walked Hollywood red carpets in his glamorous gowns. But behind his masterful designs was a man who battled addiction, ... Show More
49m 47s
Jul 2018
Now Take Off Your Clothes
Models face a constant barrage of sexual exploitation, harassment and improper demands. Too often agencies collude with the perps. Where's the fashion industry's #MeToo? Top model Sara Ziff, founder of the Model Alliance, reveals the ugly side of the beauty business to Christina ... Show More
41m 39s
Jan 2025
Model Behavior... (S1E2 "Models and Mortals")
Beauty is in the eye of the modelizer…
Models and Mortals shocks us with some truly controversial behavior!
But, behind the hidden cameras, we can relate to not always loving what we see in the mirror. Kristin reveals the adlibs, tricks to eating and acting, and mistaken identi ... Show More
50m 23s
Jan 2023
70: Luxury Fashion Haul!!-- Sleeping with the Enemy
Welcome to the Dark History podcast. What do you think of when you think of “Luxury Fashion”? Glitz, glamor, status?…Nazis, perhaps?? Plot twist I know. In today’s episode, we talk about a few luxury fashion brands that have some pretty shady histories of racism, sexual assault, ... Show More
48m 11s
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