Prada Spring/Summer 2009 Ad Campaign

I absolutely love Tao Okamoto. She is a 22-year-old Japanese model and I think she is about to be one of the top Asian models around.

Natasha Poly and Lara Stone in V Magazine

Vogue Italia October 2009 with Karlie Kloss & Rianne Ten Haken, shot by Steven Meisel

The Spring/ Summer 2009 Lacoste ad campaign

Coco Rocha in the Chanel Campaign

Recently, the whole debate about the fashion industry perpetuating the ideal of thin women, has come to the fore. Now, there can be no denying that models are incredibly skinny and serious pressure is put on them to remain that way. Kate Moss has long been accused of starting the 'cocaine chic' trend - that is, a woman maintaining an emaciated frame as though she is using cocaine. Numerous models have been suspected of having anorexia and no one can forget the story of Luisel Ramos, a Uruguyan model, who died of an anorexia-related heart attack.

Stories such as this have caused action in the fashion industry to combat anorexia. Particularly, the Italian fashion brand, Nolita, ran the ad campaign 'No Anorexia' featuring Isabelle Caro, a 23-year-old anorexic, to raise awareness about the severity of anorexia. For me, the important question is, how are we reacting to these images of emaciated women? Are we outraged, or do we continue to buy diet pill after diet pill, to attain the skinny ideal? Do we not buy these fashion magazines and look down upon those who we deem to be overweight? I believe that the fashion industry should have a serious introspection about the images it projects to society; however, society should also question its part in the perpetuation of emaciation.

Ok, now remember that scene in 'The Devil Wears Prada' where Andy (Anne Hathaway) can't spell Dolce & Gabbana (lo & behold!), or that famous scene in 'Showgirls' where Nomi pronounces Versace as "Vur-says"...tragic!!! So in order to prevent those unfashionable mishaps, I have compiled a list of the some of the most frequently mispronounced labels and designers, as well as the CORRECT pronunciation:

Balenciaga: Bah-len-see-AH-gah

Bulgari: Ball-gah-ree

Burberry Prorsum: Bur-bur-ree Pror-some

Christian Louboutin: Loo-boo-tin

Christian Dior: Dee-yor

Commes des Garcons: Comb day Garse-on

Givenchy: Jhee-von-shee

Hermes: Air-mez

Issey Miyake: Eees-Ay Me-Yah-Kee

Jean Paul Gaultier: Sj-awn Paul Goat-ee-ay

Missoni: Miss-own-ee

Moschino: Mo-ski-no

Versace: Ver-saw-chee

Yves saint Laurent: Eve-san-Laur-ahn

For the full list, hit up -->http://www.theglamazondiaries.com/.../fashion-101-lesson-in-designer-name.html

Now we can all speak fashionably...

Hate her or love her, but you gotta admit, she can be stylish sometimes. (Love the Christian Louboutin shoes and the Chanel bag).

"Sunglasses are like eyeshadow. They make everything look younger and prettier." - Karl Lagerfeld

Jessica Stam in the Fendi Fall 09 ad