Author: Anthony R. Perlas
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Battle of the Gods: The Business of Beauty, a Five-Part Series
Five researched stories on Eileen Ford, the history of modeling, the Colosseum, the Trojan War and Aphrodite vs. Venus, plus the Battle…
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Aphrodite vs. Venus: Two Goddesses, Two Business Models
Greek Aphrodite and Roman Venus compared: cults, Caesar’s Venus Genetrix, Praxiteles, Botticelli and the archetypes in modeling. Battle of the Gods: The…
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The Trojan War: The Judgment of Paris and the Face That Launched a Thousand Ships
Aphrodite vs. Athena, Helen of Sparta, Agamemnon of Mycenae and Marlowe’s thousand ships: beauty as power and cause. Battle of the Gods:…
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The Colosseum: Spectacle, Crowds and the Runway as Arena
Titus’s 100-day opening, numbered gates, Augustus’s seating rules and the first giveaways, and why a runway is still an arena. Battle of…
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The History of Modeling: From Worth’s House Mannequins to Superintelligence Twins
From Marie Vernet in the Worth salon to Lucile’s parades, the camera, the 1990 supermodels and digital replicas. Battle of the Gods:…
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Eileen Ford Built the Business of Beauty: How Ford Models Invented the Modern Agency
How Eileen and Jerry Ford turned modeling into an industry: vouchers, Friday paydays, commissions, model protections, famous discoveries and the controversies. Battle…
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Battle of the Gods: The Venus Games Rematch, Vote Today for First Place
Today, Tue Oct 20, is the vote: Venus (Ava Kortman’s champion) vs Athena (Emily Sophie Christine’s champion) in the 90-second Venus Games…
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4.6 Million on TikTok, and She’s Just Getting Started: Sofie SanFilippo Is Building Her Next Thing
The TikTok creator (@sofiesanfilippo) rode with us through Beverly Hills, shot with us on Rodeo Drive, and told us how she went…
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Rejected: Ex-Angel Romee Strijd and Frida Aasen Didn’t Make Victoria’s Secret’s Cut. Kylie Jenner Got the $50M Fantasy Bra.
Romee Strijd says she sat on a “maybe” list for weeks before learning she wasn’t cast. Victoria’s Secret says it released her…
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From Netflix’s The Circle to the Closing Walk: Kevin Fernandez Isn’t Done Yet
Kevin Fernandez — reality TV personality, runway model and alum of Netflix’s The Circle — closed The Bureau Fashion Week in Los…
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Who Walked: Every Designer at the Bureau Fashion Week LA Finale Weekend
Dek: Two nights, two bills, one media pit. Here’s every house we can put on the record from The Opening (Fri Oct…
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What You Missed at LA Fashion Week: The Nightlife Report Recap
Dek: A best friend in the line, wings on the runway, a throne in the pit. Here’s everything that happened at The…