Still saucy

Jerry Hall dishes on Mick Jagger's retirement, cosmetic surgery and Texas love

By Clifford Pugh

05.28.13 | 6:02 am

You can take Jerry Hall out of Texas, but you can't take Texas out of Jerry Hall. Though the 56-year-old model/actress has lived in England for a long time, she still has a strong Texas acc ...

For Mom

Designer Toni Whitaker makes a dramatic comeback after a forced hiatus from fashion

By Darla Guillen

05.19.13 | 5:55 pm

“It’s good to know you’ve been missed,” designer Toni Whitaker says of the show marking her triumphant return to the fashion scene. Whitaker took an almost four-year, fo ...

Model Fighter

Brooke Burke cancer surgery aftereffects: "Feels like I got hit by a car"

By Whitney Radley

12.06.12 | 10:21 am

Whether she's wearing a bikini or a ball gown, Brooke Burke-Charvet has always appeared the picture of health. But now she's emerged as a symbol of the cancer fight — with t ...

Move over, Bey

Muse of Madewell: Solange stars in fall ad campaign for trendy clothing retailer

By Whitney Radley

08.08.12 | 2:56 pm

Beyoncé has long taken the spotlight in the Knowles family, first with Destiny's Child, then with her larger-than-life solo career, now as Jay-Z's wife and Blue Ivy's mom.  ...

Fashion buzz

In the Mix: Neal Hamil creates a new kind of New York modeling agency

By Clifford Pugh

08.03.12 | 1:25 pm

After a few years respite from the hectic New York modeling world, Neal Hamil has jumped back into the fray. The former longtime Ford Models executive VP has teamed with Models.com co-founder ...

Catwalk Model for a Day 2012

The Galleria

08.25.12

Houston-area men and women over the age of 16 will have the opportunity to flaunt their stuff on the catwalk for the chance to model during Simon Fashion Now presented by Cadillac, set for Sept. 6-

At the Mall

Hot Pink: Swedish Victoria's Secret model causes quite a stir in The Woodlands

By Whitney Radley

07.24.12 | 6:46 am

The Victoria's Secret PINK line is in the midst of a nationwide launch of stores dedicated to showcasing hot pink underthings and collegiate-inspired loungewear — and Texas now has its fi ...

Catwalk Model for a Day

The Galleria

03.31.12

Houston-area men and women over the age of 18 will have the opportunity to strut their stuff for the chance to model during Simon Fashion Now, April 12-14. The judges will select two winners &m

The CultureMap Interview

Nancy Upton chews the fat on confronting American Apparel's insulting plus-size model search

By Dan Solomon

09.10.11 | 4:22 pm

American Apparel’s brand is, let’s face it, pretty skeezy. From the homemade porn aesthetic of its ad campaigns to the accusations leveled against the company’s founder and CEO, A ...

Catwalk Model for a Day

The Galleria

08.20.11

Houston-area men and women over the age of 18 will have the opportunity to strut their stuff for the chance to model during Simon Fashion Now. The judges will select two winners — one ma