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DARK WONDERLAND' - THE UNTOLD DONYALE LUNA STORY is a book and documentary by Award winning author / film maker Paul G Roberts.Donyale Luna was the world's first African American supermodel, through the 60's she starred as a magazine covergirl more than 11 times. She was the first black model to ever grace the cover of a Vogue magazine. Appearing in a number of films by Andy Warhol, Antonioni's Blow Up, and also Fellini's Satyricon.She became ...

RICK OWENSRick Owens is the unlikely American Fashion Designer, far from the Ralph Lauren's of the world, who's classic sportswear has come to define the wholesome American dream, Owens' vision rather, offers an introspective insight into the darker elements of nature and of man and it is often thought, into Owens himself. To the rest of the world Owens strikes a mysterious figure, a slender - softly spoken Californian native, an intellectual ...

JEREMY SCOTT Over the last twenty years, American designer Jeremy Scott shocked and awed fashion critics and lovers alike with his bright colours, comical prints and frequent shows of outrageous designs. Constantly pushing the boundaries in fashion, Scott's mark on the fashion landscape led to a breakdown in consumer barriers by blurring the lines between high and low culture. He endured a rough childhood, so he grew up strong. Many of his jo...

ALEXANDER MCQUEENOne only needed to look at the nature of Alexander McQueen's work - the inherent violence and melancholy in every piece - to see there was a deep and permeable wound at the core of the young designer. He put everything into his work including it is said, "his dreams, nightmares and fears". The renegade of British Fashion, the late Alexander McQueen was more than a designer, he was and still remains a major figure in British cu...

Issey Miyake is an anomaly in the world of design and of men. The Japanese fashion designer not only shifted social perceptions on clothing, he pioneered the technology that made this shift possible and did so without forgoing the heritage of the craft. A survivor, inventor, philosopher and anthropologist who seeks to question the nature of a universal public as it navigates the modern world whom more importantly would have us questioning it t...

VIVIENNE WESTWOODPunk. Dame. Designer. Rebel. Millionaire. Mother. Radical. All words one could use to describe Vivienne Westwood, a woman who is perhaps the most influential British designer the world has ever seen. In an industry predominantly created to showcase beauty, Westwood uses her skills to advocate higher causes, through her passion for art, history and social justice. In doing so she redefined what being a designer could represent,...

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Sean O'Pry is one of today's top male models. Born on July 5, 1989, in Kennesaw, Georgia, USA. The top model is best knownfor his piercing blue eyes and all-American good looks. He even channels a pretty good James Dean sultry pout. An American success story, O'Pry went from being scouted on Myspace to becoming one of the world's top male models. Therefore, Sean has enjoyed a rich array of bookings that come along with being a leading model. H...

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Upon hearing this term, many people conjure up the single monikers of "Linda", "Naomi, "Christy", or maybe even "Claudia" or "Cindy".Millennials later to the dance might imagine more current memes of what a Supermodel is - 'heroin chic' era stars like Kate Moss in her Calvin Klein Obsession ads or today's reigning Reality TV social media star Kendall Jenner. Most people today have a concept of what 'Supermodel" means, yet very few have any ide...

In Volume 2 of SUPER NATURAL, we look at the movements that happened in the 1990's and explore the emergence of a new kind of God, with the rise of the Male Supermodel. We explore the cultural revolutions of the remarkable decade that was the 1990's. And we witness how the rise of the female Supermodels in the late 80's and early 90's paved the way for male Supermodels. The music, television, technology, and how one photographer in particular ...

TYSON BECKFORD Tyson Beckford is a name almost synonymous with the male fashion industry today. But his early upbringing in Rochester and The Bronx in New York City was anything but glamorous. It was surely American, but it was a far cry from the 'Ralph Lauren American Dream' that Tyson would later come to represent. More than just breaking a few glass ceilings in his rise, he often had to fight for his very life. He is noted as the first Jama...

Volume V deals with the problems of turnover in the nervous system. "Turnover" is defined in different ways, and the term is used in different contexts. It is used rather broadly in the present volume, and intentionally so. The turnover of macromolecules is only one aspect, here "turnover" in­ dicates the simultaneous and coordinated formation and breakdown of macromolecular species. The complexities of cerebral protein turnover are shown in a...