Paul Rowlands | Marc Jacobs | Crystal Renn | New Beauty Standards

Can Paul Rowlands, now in charge of rebranding Ford Model Agency, succeed in transforming the vision of beauty in our 21st century world. Rowlands says that Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton is his guide.

Anne launches her thinking around the small-breasted woman, the same day Crystal Renn is wowing Brits with her Look Magazine photos. The reality of a wide range of beauty seems so obvious.

Why do designers like Karl Lagerfeld struggle with a broader vision of feminine beauty? High-quality female-centric thinking is required. Read on Paul Rowlands, Marc Jacobs | Fashion Guys Loving Real Women.

Freja Beha Erichsen, photographed here by Rafael Stahelin for Vogue Korea September 2010

Blonde Ambition | Jamie Morgan | POP Magazine Fall 2010

POP Fall/Winter 2010's Blonde Ambition reminds us that beauty has returned with a renewed passion for blondes this season. For 2011 the blonde is powerful, cultured, independent, self-aware . . . and ubiquitous.

We're not so sure about that last assertion. After all, it's a big responsibility being a Warhol blonde.Not so many women are really up for the challenge.

This roster of memorable POP non-blondes is photographed by Jamie Morgan.

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Juicy Bits | Ellen Von Unwerth | Rosie Huntington-Whiteley | Steven Klein | Rie Rasmussen

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley | Melissa Rose Haro | Chantal Thomass & Ellen Von Unwerth | Archives

We wandered around the Internet archives today, looking for inspiration from two of our favorite female-centric photographers: Ellen Von Unwerth and Steven Klein.

Ellen is always so naughty and girlie. We swear she's the only photographer who spanks with a devilsh smile.

Time of Our Lives-Big Time Sensuality | Ellen Von Unwerth | Commons & Sense #36 | Archives

In strong contrast to Ellen Von Unwerth's romantic female vision stands Steven Klein, a master photographer of strong women, totally comfortable in the presence of dominant doses of estrogen and muscle lust. Neither photographer 'fakes it' with models.

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Sheila Marquez & Nataliya Gotsii | Ryan Yoon | 'New York' for Playing Fashion

Taking a look at the September issue of Playing Fashion gives us a good look at where digital print is going. (See Issuu.com - You Publish). In a fashion editorial called 'New York' photographer Ryan Yoon lenses models Sheila Marquez and Nataliya Gotsii in designs from Alexander Wang, Donna Karan and Michael Kors.

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Richard Avedon's Mr and Mrs Comfort Images for The New Yorker

In 1995 Richard Avedon produced one of the strongest statements ever about repressed sexuality and fashion among the monied class.

In her classic, second-wave feminist mindset, Anne argues that the obliteration of size 4-6 supermodels for size 0 women with no muscle lust, is part of fashion's international, patriarchal mindset -- shared by the Vatican and all fundamentalist religions -- to keep female sexuality in check.

After all, 'Sex and the City' was first and foremost about shopping. Read on with the complete set of Richard Avedon photos at Anne of Carversville Les Artistes.

Girls Will Be Girls | Demi Moore Lapping Up Ashton in Vegas

Amen to this sizzling, sensual photo of Demi Moore, 47, sitting on husband Ashton Kutcher's 32-year-old knee at the Snoop Digg concert at the Palms Hotel and nightclub in Las Vegas.

Inspired, Demi decided to try out some of her own Dirty Dancing moves onstage. Unable to persuade Kutcher, Demi went solo in the limelight with Snoop Dogg. via Daily Mail

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College Football's Beefcake Pinups An Endangered Species?

When a $120,000 orange Lamborghini Gallardo shows up in a college football photo, a team is trying to communicate more than a desire for a winning season. For more than a century players have bonded for a team photo without stripping to their jockey short, lathering up the oil and flexing their pectorals.

Met the modern pinups, with sucked-in guts and ready-to-rip muscles. Coaches love the idea and so do girlfriends, according to the Wall Street Journal. Vying for a spot as front-row studmuffins, the guys train better.

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