Out with hunks: fashion breaks codes for male models

Muscular, classically chiseled male models are a dying breed as men are ever more chosen for thinness, even androgyny, in a fashion world playing with the notion of gender. It only takes looking back a decade to male fashion shows — at Versace, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton or Gucci — to see the change on the catwalk. Back then, “male models were a little bit bigger… not so, so skinny,” said Tricia Romani, head of the Canadian branch of the Wilhelmina international modeling agency.

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Out with hunks: fashion breaks codes for male models

Out with hunks: fashion breaks codes for male models

Muscular, classically chiseled male models are a dying breed as men are ever more chosen for thinness, even androgyny, in a fashion world playing with the notion of gender. It only takes looking back a decade to male fashion shows — at Versace, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton or Gucci — to see the change on the catwalk. Back then, “male models were a little bit bigger… not so, so skinny,” said Tricia Romani, head of the Canadian branch of the Wilhelmina international modeling agency.

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Out with hunks: fashion breaks codes for male models

European Tour takes shorts in its stride

The European Tour took a stride towards a less formal future on Wednesday by allowing players to practice in shorts for the first time at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf championship. “The players have embraced it,” said the tour’s chief executive, Keith Pelley, said before the opening tournament of the ‘Desert Swing’ through Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Qatar. Former world number one Rory McIlroy was one who welcomed the change, in one of the world’s more socially conservative regions.

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‘Rose Quartz’ and ‘Serentity’: the color of 2016

Step aside Marsala, the chicest colors of 2016 have been named by Pantone as the light and soothing 'Rose Quartz' and 'Serentity'. According to Pantone, the change towards the warm rose tone and cool blue comes as consumers seek reassurance and security as an antidote to the stresses of modern life.

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‘Rose Quartz’ and ‘Serentity’: the color of 2016