scarletmagnolias

coco for W

from 2006, courtesy fashiongonerogue. i love coco. sister is drop dead gorgeous (like otherworldly, really), but she also seems totally normal and hilarious. i'd love to have her as my best friend, since being her is clearly out of the question.

b&w

loving JJ's black winged eyeliner here.

abbey abbey abbey

black and white.

HANNAH HOLMAN

new model crush - she's no abbey, but still, the girl's got all american style. plus, she seems likable!

abbey for vogue russia

abbey is so incredible stunning i can't handle it. seriously, i think she's the new kate moss.

frida bonita

frida gustavsson is winning a place in my heart, wedging herself into my 'favorite models' area alongside abbey lee and lara stone.

prettynatalia

natalia vodianova, shot by ined & vinoodh.

tuesday's imagery

with love from morocco

lara, dree and freja take a journey to morocco. lara rocks those mcqueen shoes. oh lara, i love you. you're definitely tied with abbey lee for my favorite model.

all the pretty horses

terry richardson's beautiful portraits of the most gorgeous of models, including my own personal favorite, abbey lee.

TERRY'S DIARY

fashion photo porn. side note: doutzen just SCREAMS supermodel, no? even barefaced, the girl is drop dead gorgeous.

and we'll all float on okay

perfection.

karlie kloss for hermes spring 2010

the princess and the pea. love this - the colors, karlie's long braid...everything about it is wonderful. it makes me want to set sail and travel the world.

a historic moment: V Mag's "curves ahead"

are we really, finally, getting somewhere? after years and years of pin thin models, it seems that some of the industry is finally coming to terms with the idea that perhaps, just MAYBE, clothes might look good on something who isn't a stick. V is the first magazine to sincerely address this issue (though Glamour did feature "plus size" model [and i use that term lightly, as i don't really think renn is big] crystal renn a few months back, sparking the revolution) with a full set of spreads using plus sized women. that's right, plus sized women...not plus size models - there's a big difference. the shots below are at once haunting and incredible - they signal a change in the industry, a hope that perhaps women can stop forcing themselves to mimic unattainable standards. YES, V. here's to the use of more normal looking women in 2010.