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Giles Runway Ruled by Voluptuous Victoria's Secret Models

by Erin Donnelly (Subscribe to Erin Donnelly's posts)
Posted Mar 4th 2010 at 9:04PM  
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Giles Runway Victoria's Secret Models Rosie Huntington-Whitely Alessandra Ambrosio Karolina Kurkova

Victoria's Secret models Alessandra Ambrosio, Karolina Kurkova and Rosie Huntington-Whitely work their curves on the Giles runway. Photo: Imaxtree.com

This just in: Bony babes are out.

For this season, anyway.

Womanly curves were all the rage at the Giles show in Paris, where a slew of voluptuous Victoria's Secret models and runway favorites stormed the catwalk.

Victoria's Secret Angels Rosie Huntington-Whitely, Alessandra Ambrosio and Karolina Kurkova -- a new mama -- strutted their feminine forms in designer Giles Deacon's '60s-inspired fall/winter collection, joining Jessica Stam, "overweight" Coco Rocha and '90s supermodels Carmen Kass and Angela Lindvall in yet another runway show that marked a major departure from the underage, skin-and-bones runway model norm.

Canadian designer Mark Fast led the charge with his London show starring plus-size beauties Crystal Renn and Hayley Morley.

In Milan, Prada put the spotlight on bodacious babes like Victoria's Secret's Miranda Kerr and Doutzen Kroes, plus "curvy" model poster child Lara Stone.

Okay, so we realize it's slightly ridiculous to cite bombshell lingerie models who could probably fit in our pocket as a body image revolution, but for the fashion industry, it's a big step -- and hopefully it's one trend that will stick around.

The runway revamp also sparks a new move toward fashions designed for curvier female frames -- so let's leave the stick figures for our doodling, shall we?

Meanwhile, check out these supermodel paper dolls.

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Tags: Alessandra Ambrosio, coco rocha, crystal renn, curves, giles, Giles Deacon, karolina kurkova, models, paris fashion week, rosie huntington-whitely, Victorias Secret, Victorias Secrtet Models
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John Kingtamer, 3-08-2010, 11:41AM

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John Kingtamer

News Flash: these ,pdels are only slightly less slender than usual, and NOT what most would consider voluptuous. When I think voluptuous I think Serena Williams.

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michael gray, 3-08-2010, 2:26AM

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michael gray

just go away. you're post is not welcome or wanted here. non relevant and not a platform to advertise.

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v36love, 3-09-2010, 8:39AM

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v36love

I totally agree with John Kingtamer,...these models are just curvy there still very very thin!! It's nice to see that they are doing things different, they even have over weight Models,...this will help others that are obsessed with Models that are stick thin. Kudos to Giles'

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Din, 3-09-2010, 12:06PM

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Din

Um, no, sorry, those women are NOT voluptuous. They are still skinny and have hardly any curve. Voluptuous women actually have curves and shape. Marlyn Monroe, Betty Page, and today Beyonce, and Lady Gaga, THESE women had and have something. Not the skinny little models up there. If size 4 is considered voluptuous nowadays, then me in my size 10 must be morbidly obese. I shudder to think what size 14 women (Like Monroe) are being called.

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Heather, 4-24-2010, 12:03AM

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Heather

I hate to break it to you, but those are far from plus sized models. Give me a break.

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BrKoral, 4-30-2010, 10:52PM

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BrKoral


1. Your lead picture is horrible. Two of those girls are wearing BAGS.
2. Victoria's Secret always uses "curvier" models than say, Ralph Lauren, because their underwear would look horrible on a girl with no breasts or hips.
3. This article lacks relativity. You are enthusiastically talking as though using a bustier-than-usual size 4 model is proof that this sick industry is changing. I'm happy to be noticing that some designers and magazines are using more models of the size 6-12 range. Those are the examples you should be getting excited about. Not this crap in your article.
4. Did I mention what a profoundly poor choice your picture was?

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Bernie Brown, 5-05-2010, 1:13PM

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Bernie Brown

So NOT voluptuous. You didn't really believe it when you wrote the article, did you Erin? I don't think anyone is fooled by this charade. It just gets people talking about Victoria's Secret, which has a history of being insulting to women with its advertising.

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