Forever Yours Lingerie & Lucy Clothing end model search

Forever Yours Lingerie and LUCY Clothing wrapped up their model search contest with a flurry of 11th hour submissions. Seeking six women to be the new faces of a national advertising campaign this fall, the contest organizers announced the six selected winners this morning – all lower mainland women and all without traditional modeling experience.

“We received over 250 applications from a range of women from Vancouver Island to Hope, BC,” said Forever Yours Lingerie and LUCY Clothing owner, Sonya Perkins.

“There were so many great ladies, it was difficult to get the finalists down to 20; we ended up with 23 finalists in total.” With the various fittings and test photo shoots complete, the six winning entrants are now set to get down to business.

Newly awarded winners Sarah Baarda, Yogeeta Lai and Kaleigh McDonald will be modeling on behalf of Forever Yours Lingerie with Chelsey Hibbs, Tiffany McFadyen and Danielle Keil strutting various styles for Perkins’ fashion boutique LUCY Clothing. “It is incredibly humbling to be selected to represent a brand like LUCY Clothing,” remarks contest winner, Tiffany McFadyen. “I’m still in shock; the other finalists are all gorgeous!”

The Forever Yours Lingerie and LUCY Clothing Model Search was born out of a desire to find women who best represent the stores’ customer base. “We were looking for real women who could wear the bras and clothing lines that we sell in each of our locations,” notes Perkins. With a modeling industry that profiles women sized 8 to 12 as ‘plus size’, Perkins was frustrated by the idea of having to fit fashions to models who would most likely never shop at one of her boutiques.

All of the finalists for both the lingerie and clothing lines were fit to fashions that are available in each retail location – none of the pieces were altered. Most refreshingly, the photographs released by Perkins and her team have not been airbrushed. “We know it is common in the industry to alter a model’s photographs, we haven’t done that with any of our finalists’ images,” states Perkins.

Each of the winners will be provided with a $500 wardrobe; a 3-month paid modeling contract with the possibility for renewal and all will become the faces of a national advertising campaign and launch of the online Forever Yours Lingerie and LUCY Clothing boutiques. Don’t be surprised if you see some of the other finalists as part of the fall 2012 launch, Perkins rumored. “We met so many great women that we are considering hiring some additional local ladies to help us with our modeling needs as we move forward.”

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Great or Gauche: Maxi skirts

Blink, and you probably won’t miss the maxi skirt – it appears to be here to stay.

It’s quite refreshing to see Hollywood’s leading ladies regularly choosing longer length over bottom-grazing hemlines. Though they’re a sign of a fledgling economy, long skirts are also indicative of a true lady – and we love that! Another season of exposed thighs, and our remaining respect for Hollywood might fly right out the window.

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Photo credits: Andrew H. Walker/Getty, Larry Busacca/Getty, Jeff Bottari/Getty

Shop the trend:
1. Pepe Jeans Striped Maxi skirt
2. Veda Yves dress
3. J. Crew Jardin maxiskirt

But how do you wear one? The wrong blouse or too-loose tank can make the trend appear aged – like, 18th Century lady-about-town aged.

There are, however, many ways to wear a maxi well. We love them pleated, colour-blocked, sheer, monochromatic and casual, like a long t-shirt that’s tailored to one’s body. You can wear them as a skirt, or as a dress, and right down to the floor or tailored to your ankle. A slit to the knee or thigh exposing your leg offers a more tasteful version of ‘sexy’.

Tips to keep in mind: if you’re short, you should wear your maxi more fitted than billowy to keep the shape of your body. And, since the skirt is the centre of attention, your top and accessories should be simpler – perhaps with a silky, neutral-tone tank with two gold bangles for decoration.

So what do you think? Are maxi skirts too old-fashioned and frumpy? Or are they the sign of a lady, and a stylish one at that?

Help us decide, are maxi skirts great or gauche?

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