Many Fashion Models are just teenagers far from home, in some cases earning as much in a day as their poor families back in Russia and Eastern Europe do in a month. As a result, many fear speaking out about sexual harassment, unscrupulous booking agencies, demands to alter their bodies, lack of backstage privacy and punishing stretches with little sleep.

Fashion Models not only have pretty faces and pretty well-tailored dresses. They're always overworked, underfed and underage independent cont...

We all know Prada is great at creating cocktail dresses, not so great at gowns. Structured evening gowns are simply not the house's speciality. So while we're more likely to see the Italian label on men at upcoming awards shows, two of the chicer women at Palm Springs were wearingMiuccia Prada's creations. Bejo said "Orange is my favorite color, so I was very happy."3

At the same time,Michelle Williams' silver satin and bead embellished Prada  cocktail dress was a true stunner - certainly ...

Aretha Franklin wants Vera Wang to design her wedding dress.

The iconic singer - who announced she would be wedding her long-term friend William Wilkerson earlier this month - has a number of designers in mind for her special gown, but is said to be particularly keen to have iconic dressmaker Vera do the task.

Her representative confirmed: 'Ms. Franklin is considering Donna Karen, Valentino and the queen of wedding dresses, Vera Wang, to design her  Evening Gown.'

Aretha, who is 69, jok...