Fabio: confessions of the original male supermodel

Before Zoolander, David Gandy and Insta-fame, there was only one male model worth knowing: Fabio Lanzoni, a man with flowing blond locks and a jaw as square as a packet of ham. Now 56, he talks about setting a new industry standard and shares his life lessons

Saint Laurent’s skinny model is just the thin end of the wedge

It’s not just the skinniness of these young women that we should be worried about. It’s the fashion industry’s fetish for female frailty

The 10 best model reinventions

With Cara Delevingne making her acting debut in Michael Winterbottom’s new film, we look at other models who have gone on to excel in other fields

The rise of the catwalk microstunt

Do you remember a time when men were men, women were women and models were models? If Paris fashion week was anything to go by, it’s all change – welcome to the era of the Gif-friendly catwalk

Supermodels let loose: tales from the frontline of fashion

Working as Naomi Campbell’s agent earned Carole White no shortage of tasty anecdotes for her memoir. Here are seven of the best