Evolution of Barbie Sparks Yet More Controversy
It may be a step away from the usual student fashion and education news but I’m sure there are a few big kids out there or even those just interested in the Barbie scandal who will want to know of the...
View ArticleOutrage at Model Industry and Child Models after Dakota Fanning Marc Jacobs...
At 16, life is just beginning but not in the world of modelling according to a new fashion agency which is currently looking for 13 year olds to nurture into the fashion industry. The news comes just...
View ArticleVersace Collaborates with H&M to Offer Student Friendly Prices
This morning saw the launch of the new Versace for collection for H&M. With a 400-strong queue outside the flagship store and the online site down, was it worth the wait and did everyone get what...
View ArticleDiet Firms Come Under Fire as Youngsters Battle with Eating Disorders
This week came reports of yet more complaints against the model industry. With the rise in eating disorders and the worry of poor body image amongst youngsters, MPs are investigating diet firms and...
View ArticleMarc Jacobs Offers Reward for Stolen SS12 Collection
After last week’s report that his advert was banned comes yet more bad news for Marc Jacobs. On Thursday of last week, the much anticipated Spring Summer 2012 Collection was stolen on its way from...
View ArticleASA Strikes Again as Another High Fashion Advertising Campaign is Banned
Prada is the latest firm to come under fire for its use of child models just weeks after the Marc Jacobs Oh Lola! advert was banned for sexualising 16 year old Dakota Fanning. The latest Miu Miu...
View ArticleCentral Saint Martins Displays Beautifully Outlandish Collections at London...
Upon the big smoke this week fell skyscraper heels, skinny silhouettes and some crazy fashion designs. London Fashion Week, so far and as expected, has been a roaring success. Models for some of the...
View ArticleJessica Minh Anh to Make History with World’s Highest Fashion Show
In October of last year, Jessica Minh Anh made history in the fashion world after she hosted a fashion runway show on London’s Tower Bridge. 44 metres above the Thames, models and designers gathered...
View ArticleA$AP ROCKY: Rap’s New Golden Boy?
Send to Kindle The self-proclaimed ‘pretty motherfucker from Harlem’ has undergone a metamorphic transition from, ‘street-corner spitter’, to ‘proficient and prevalent rapper’ within a space of time...
View ArticleASOS Could Prove to Be the Ideal Choice for Students this Winter/Spring
Any regular readers here at Young Academic will be well aware that we are not in the business of soulless advertising, but we have been made aware of some scintillating offers from ASOS that could well...
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