Mind The Gap...

Georgia Jagger

With Georgia Jagger increasing her popularity in the modelling world and  having worked for large companies such as Rimmel, Versace and Hudson, her 'sexy pout' has also made an impact on the fashion industry.

Models are now paying to get the desired look that Georgia Jagger and Lara Stone sponser and  are willing to pay up to $2,500 for the imperfect veneers.                                                                                                                                                                                          

Dental Surgery

In 2010, the hit TV show, "America's Next Top Model", was scrutinised for suggesting that one competitor should get dental surgery so she could achieve the gap-toothed look. The model hopeful, Chelsea, had a quarter-of a millimeter shaved off each of her front teeth, removing the natural protective enamel and leaving them susceptible to decay and sensitivity issues.

It is believed that the Americans have managed to perfect beauty to such a great standard, that looking 'perfect' has become a thing of the past and that the focus is now on 'unusual beauty'.

Heather Muir, beauty news editor for 'Allure Magazine' in New York, said that , "I think for so long the look was cookie-cutter beauty, and it doesn't stand out. We're shifting to a more quirky beauty, and I think that includes women who have very fair skin, many freckles, or frizzy, big hair."

Now I don't know if it's just me, but I personally feel that paying $2,500 for getting a bracket in your teeth is ridiculous, and that there's a reason why these models are classed as unique. If everyone suddenly decided to get the dental procedure, there would be no originality in the look. Instead everyone would be walking about with a 'gappy' smile and decayed teeth.

Regan x

Love Me Do.

 On the 5th October 1962, The Beatles released their first UK single, 'Love Me Do'.
 It reached No.17 in the UK charts and was re-released in 1964, gaining the No.1 spot in the USA.

Exactly 50 years later, I spent the night curled up on the couch with my family, watching documentaries about how they conquered the music industry. This led me to thinking about just how much they influenced during their reign.

In the late 1950's, the charts were dominated by US 'Rock n' Roll' artist, Elvis, who wore jewelled jumpsuits and many outfits involving leather. With The Beatles producing a new genre of music and becoming world famous, it wasn't just their songs that affected music history, but their choice of clothing also changed the history of fashion. The Beatles were 'suited and booted' and their classy British styles heavily influenced fashion of the 1960's, with boys wanting to look like them and screaming girls wanting to marry them.



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Looking through images of The Beatles at the beginning of their career, their attire is based on the 'Mod' look. They would wear tailor-made suits and would match them with a pair of Chelsea Boots, or more famously known as 'Beatle Boots'. The look was completed with straight-combed hairstyles. The hair cut became so famous, that a wig was produced to allow fans to look even more like John, Paul, George and Ringo.

The fab four continued with the 'Mod' look, but swapped their fully tailored suits for a suit designed similar to that of Pierre Cardin's collarless suit. The grey-wool mix with Mohair became so popular that fans were having copies specially made, and ready-made suits were available to buy through adverts in music publications. Fans were now able to buy into the iconic fashion friendzy.

By the latter part of the decade, The Beatles had ditched the 'Mod' look and replaced it for colourful, psychedelic clothes and overgrown beards. This was the new fashion trend for the 'Summer Of Love', thanks to possibly one of the most famous album covers in history, "Sgt. Pepper".

Regan x

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