UK fines modelling agencies 1.5 million pounds for price-fixing

December 16, 2016 By admin

Britain has fined five modelling agencies and their trade association a total of 1.5 million pounds for colluding and in some cases fixing prices for jobs such as fashion magazine shoots and advertising campaigns. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regulator said the agencies: FM Models, Models 1, Premier, Storm and Viva often talked with trade body the Association of Model Agents (AMA) about price negotiations with their clients “The parties regularly and systematically exchanged information and discussed prices in the context of negotiations with particular customers,” the CMA said in a statement on Friday.

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Japan’s ‘waddling ducks’ undergo stiletto therapy

June 24, 2016 By admin

Feminists, look away! Fashion police in Japan want to 'empower' women by persuading them to wear high heels, insisting the country's historic 'kimono culture' has led to many women having poor posture. The Japan High Heel Association (JHA) is calling on women across the country to trade sensible shoes for a pair of stilettos, insisting that standing tall will give them 'confidence' — and improve their gait. “Japanese women walk like ducks,” JHA managing director 'Madame' Yumiko told AFP in an interview at her plush Tokyo salon.

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