Category: Fashion

Paris’s Historic Fan-Making Museum Desperate to Stay Afloat Amid Threat of Closure

The Paris Fan Shop, known in France as Musée de l’Eventail, is registered as a historical monument. It’s now being forced to close its doors permanently due to rent arrears of 117,000 euros (about $139,200). Workshop owner and fan-maker Anne Hoguet explains that “in the past few years, the museum had been managed by an…


Harry Brant, Son of Peter Brant and Supermodel Stephanie Seymour, Dead at 24

Harry Brant, the son of supermodel Stephanie Seymour and billionaire industrialist Peter Brant, was found dead over the weekend, his family confirmed Monday. The young New York socialite who was signed with model agency The Lions was just 24 and reportedly suffered from an accidental prescription drug overdose on Sunday. Brant struggled with addiction for several…


‘I Am Beautiful’: Woman Mocked for Her ‘Imperfect’ Smile Becomes a Model to Inspire the World

Model Omotolà Ekundayo says the “imperfection” in her smile prevented her from pursuing her fashion career for a long time. Though the young woman from Nigeria is missing her right front tooth, she says she has never felt more confident in her whole life than she does now. Omotolà isn’t letting her appearance, or other…