And So It Plays Out…

London
Jul 14, 2010

Only last week when feathers got a-rufflin' over big gal du jour, Crystal Renn's seemingly sudden weight loss, TRR pondered if this was the route of every plus-size model's career:

1) Secure fatty fame

2) All of a sudden hemorrhage the pounds that got you famous (whether via insecurity / pressure / coercion)

3) Get 'Accepted' by the industry by way of top campaign securement.

Exhibit A: Sophie Dahl

Anyway, thems are the rules it seems and sure enough, Ms. Crystal Renn has got her first skinny seal of approval by way of the new Jean Paul Gaultier autumn/winter 2010/2011 campaign. Shot by Inez and Vinoodh and co-starring Kelly Moreira, Renn looks, well, hardly as rakeish as Moreira but certainly not the voluptuous Rubenesque beauty she was when she last strolled down the runway hand-in-hand with Gaultier...


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