Smile Sunday & Sunday Read

 
About a year ago,Kate Upton uploaded a video of herself doing the Dougie, and before she knew it calls from casting agents started rolling in. Now, she’s snagged one of the most coveted positions in the biz: The Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover. 

The 28-year-old presenter - who joins cultural ambassador Laura Bailey and young ambassador Poppy Delvingne - is 'proud' to have been asked to champion UK designers in her new role. 

In honor of Black History Month, we take a look back at 25 African-American models who have helped to reshape the standard of beauty.Jourdan Dunn became the first black model to walk Prada's runway in over a decade, women like Donyale Luna, Naomi Sims and Beverly Johnson strutted and posed confidently in the face of adversity. 

Luxury womenswear designer Ralph Rucci has reportedly met with bankruptcy lawyers regarding a possible Chapter 11 filing, according to the Post.

 
Karlie Kloss is the model for 'NEWGEN//TEN', Nick Knight's fashion film celebrating a decade of high-street giant Topshop sponsoring the British Fashion Council's NEWGEN scheme. Bringing together the very best of ten years of talent, this fashion film showcases exceptional garments from the one-off collections created for Topshop by some of the greatest of Great British fashion. Watch in HD. 

We’d been wondering whether Occupy Wall Street would try to make a statement during Fashion Week, and it turns out they’ve had something planned for the last day of shows all along.

As a jam-packed London Fashion Week schedule gets under way, Lisa Armstrong looks at its impressive value to the UK economy. 

Beautiful backstage shots from Fashion Week by Paul Cattermole.

 
+Smile Sunday: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley impersonating a tiger! =) 

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