I go the University of Illinois and have taken on the massive project of single handedly improving the midwest's fashion.

To start, we're holding our first of two annual fashion shows this October. We're looking for models but can't seem to get the word out.

The clothes are amazing. They're all made from recycled materials - think coke cans, bubble wrap etc - but we need amazing models to wear them!

Any advice on how to get girls to come to our castings?

The only real requirement is that they're at least 5'7''and around a four or a six - the artists met this summer and discussed which body types we should design for - we're trying to respect fashion and the girls' bodies.

Thanks a bundle!

Hi there,

At the moment, I am planning a fashion parade event for my university (University of Technology Sydney) and we are trying to get professional and student designers to display their garments.

We are trying to recruit volunteer models to help us out with this. It would be a great opportunity for aspiring models to get experience and meet industry professionals on the night of the event.

If you are interested or know how we should go about finding volunteer models, help let me know!

Thanks,

Katrina

( katrina.85broads@gmail.com )

I'm an aspiring model, and i have few good photos already. However, I need more!

The problem is I have very little money of my own and my parents are not willing to help.

I figure an up and coming photographer might need a model to build their portfolio?

Any ideas or suggestions?

Please!

To: Natalie@Fashionista.com

Do you have ANY clue of where on eath Lily Cole has gone?! I have been following her career for the longest now, and she just seemed to slip away. I know she had a photo shoot sometime in January with Juergen Teller, but she hasn't been in many fashion shows this season. There are only about 4 shows that I know she was in and those were, Hermès, Anne Valérie Hash, Christian Lacroix, and Paul Smith. Maybe by some chance she and Marilyn Manson are finally getting to filming Phantasmagoria (fingers crossed).
Thanks, Modesto

Modesto! Fear not - Lily has been filming Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus in Canada. In fact, she's put her modeling career (and her entrance to Cambridge) on hold to pursue a career as an actress.

The Daily Mail must have read your mind since they put up pictures of her on set just yesterday.

So don't worry! And yeah, we're really into her, too.