posted by guest

Feb 02, 2009 3:24PM

i completely disagree. the heavy brows, high cheek bones and big eyes. she is deff NOT regular by any means!

her campaigns and editorials prove it.

ali seems like a smart girl, she'll do well with or without fashion week.

www.nolabelle.blogspot.com

posted by guest

Feb 02, 2009 4:03PM

Ali is definitely not skipping show season as a result of a campaign or anything nearly as exciting. She simply doesn't want to. Too stressful or whatever you say when you're 18 and don't realize the opportunity you have and the fact that it won't likely be around for long. As promising as the girl is, she does not have the eye of the tiger. Reference her recent Teen Vogue interview alongside Chanel and Karlie as evidence of her diminishing interest in fashion.
Also, she's not just sitting out NYFW but the whole circuit!

posted by guest

Feb 02, 2009 4:22PM

Or maybe the bigger name girls who can charge heftier fees are not as in demand right now because of the tanking economy, so its a good time to take a season off? Especially because the shows aren't going to provide the exposure they usually do. I think that's more likely.

posted by guest

Feb 02, 2009 5:00PM

this is depressing?? get your priorities straight, ladies.

posted by Modupe

Feb 02, 2009 6:05PM

...what's next? no Chanel Iman?

posted by guest

Feb 02, 2009 6:59PM

I didn't think she was that big of a model...

posted by guest

Feb 02, 2009 7:37PM

@7

She's a huge model! ...on this site, anyway.

posted by guest

Feb 02, 2009 9:15PM

Maybe she decided not to starve herself for fashion week again. Last season, one season after she made a splash about being dropped from shows because she was less than skeletal, she noticeably was very skinny on the runway.

posted by austinsamuel

Feb 03, 2009 3:07AM

I love Ali, and her Coach ad is amazinggggggggg

posted by guest

Feb 03, 2009 12:01PM

She probably just realized it wasn't worth it, physically and emotionally, having to reduce your body to its pre-pubescent state every season, exhausting.

posted by guest

Feb 04, 2009 5:59PM

"she does not have the eye of the tiger"...lol...you don't know Ali.

Ali is a very smart girl. She is able to make her own decisions...other options.

posted by guest

Feb 04, 2009 10:39PM

I don't consider Ali a major model. However, last season I saw her at the shows and she's noticeably skinnier than when she was at a healthy stage that got her kicked out of Paris. I totally agree she's sitting this one out because all that vomiting can't be prolonged. Reality checked.

posted by guest

Feb 04, 2009 10:42PM

...or starvation, I may add, has its limits.

posted by guest

Feb 13, 2009 7:17PM

She's probably having to deal with personal issues (discussed in Teen Vogue). It's not easy battling an eating disorder, it doesn't just magically go away. Being in the fashion industry doesn't really help.