Inspiration Index 10: Time to Get Ugly!
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
My wardrobe–outside work, anyway–consists mostly of blue jeans and black t-shirts. If I’m feeling particularly flashy (the nights I want to go out and paint the town beige), I might wear a shade of dark grey. The closest I’ll ever get to a runway is white-knuckling it in an idling jet plane. I like nice clothes just fine, but on my list of priorities, they generally appear several pages back.
So what in God’s name am I doing writing about fashion?
A little while back I came across Ugly NY, the website for the New York office of Ugly Talent. I think I might’ve finally found a modeling agency for the rest of us. Well, alright, maybe your burning ambition isn’t to be a model (mine’s not–great face for radio, and all that), but Ugly Talent (originating in London, with offices opened not long ago in New York)* features models that look like real people. Imagine that. (more…)