European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Beautiful by Jenny Kellner Cox news service a after trying and discarding a teen adjectives you realize there in l one single word Hal can adequately describe Model Irene Keller. Stunning without ,1 double. Gorgeous certainly statuesque thai. Loo. Tie closes you can come is to string two words Togo Lher big and Beautiful which when you think about in is about right for someone of her stature. Al 5-loot-10and 175 pounds. Keller is a Good 50 pounds heavier than her size 8 counterparts in the fashion Industry. Bui if Flash slopped her from gracing the pages of Vogue making appearances on shows such As Donahue and Good morning America and grossing six figures annually Large size Modt Ting is exactly the same As size b modelling Keller said. We work with the Sama makeup artists and Holg Raphtis who work Wilh Brooke Shields and. Christie Brinkley. It Sjuls As exciting i be been on shoots in Canada the Bahamas California it s wonderful. Thin models make More Money because they get More work but the pay scale is the same $200 an hour up to $2,000 a Keller who incidentally turned Down a layout in Playboy was featured prominently in a 34-Page advertising supplement devoted to Large women thai appeared in he March Issue of Vogue. Plus models owner Pat Swift called it a statement in one third of american women Wear a size 14 or larger said Swift who co wrote 1tie Book Greaf looks for Large women with Maggie Mulhorn. This Industry has grown tremendously. And it s going to get even Vogue Magazine says the response to the advertising Section has been very favourable and another supplement is planned or september obviously wherever Keller or any one o the increasing numbers of full aze models goes. Iho i sisal message is the same you Don i have to to a string bean to look great and it s a message the fashion Industry is finally beginning to heed. I work every Day said Keller. 30, who recently came to key West from new York to pose Tor Bamberger s Spring Catalon. Full figure modelling is a big business and it s gelling bigger All the time Whan i started working far plus models in slew York live years new York Tomci a hot big jtoauf/61 modal find Busl nets it booming. To thary were Only 15 of us. Now Iacre Are More than 60." Tho agencies Are always looking Lor More big beauties the target and Oidest Agency in new York demoted to handing big models is currency sponsoring a nationwide modal search. Wom a Sie 1? and under need not apply we Are looking Lor a do an girls to bring Hack to new York and sign to a two year modelling said Derek Collins. 24. Administrator for the agency1 so tar we be sent out 00,000 applications " designers Are Linding out what we already know Large women have billion Dollar buying Power. There s Money to be made out there Collins said when we started our Agency in 1977, we had live models. The work was mainly tit work in the garment Center. Then came Cata logs and just recently it has been transformed Inlo editorial work. The awareness is increasing All the Lime the average american woman for instance is 5-loot-4 and a size 12 or 14. And women Are beginning to Tealane they Don t have of be Skinny to look Good. To illustrate that in 1984 we Harj a similar search on a local basis and had 2.700 Elnes we expect 10 limes Hal for this year s the Lack of qualified big Model is a sentiment echoed by local agencies As Well although the amount of work is minimal. While a Model such As Keller can work every Day in new York a local Lull size Model is Lucky if she works twice a week according to Beverly Sage owner of runways Mode Agency. Most of the work is runway modelling for department stores and mails with some Catalon work As Well. Still we Don t have the number of models we need says Sage 33. Whose Agency handles More if Ian a dozen full Figura models along with l Agency and Michele Ponnier. There s not nearly the amount of work of a size 8 Model and there arc some difficulties professionally they re not quite As aware As the size 8s. The ones that Are extremely professional Are the ones who Are asked Back time and again we Are always on the Lookout for Large women who Are Well groomed walk Well and Are proud of their weight. And that s hard polishing away rough skin c considering All the Summers i spent climbing mount s1. Helens you d think might have saved myself a Nice big piece of pumice those Days As my feel Slid All Over while i tried tone Gollate the Mountain i did not appreciate pumice in the least. Nowadays with my Leet in summer sandles a piece of pumice would come in Handy Lor planing Down any rough or dry spots. Rough skin is unsightly no matter whether in s on your face or your feet. Dead and dry skin cells Lake or Slough Oil continually. They re supposed to. But it allowed to accumulate the build up o these cells makes your skin appear dry coarse rough and Dull. Pores in your skin can become blocked and appear larger. Skin color can become Blotchy or Muddy due to the buildup of Plum and in these cells. Cellular build up and flaking May increase Wilh exposure to the Sun and wind common with some military assignments. Come summer sunbathing and waterspouts intensify the problems along Wilh increased amounts of lotions used to Cement the skin Down for a Lime. A Proctot called thinning is recommended by Many dermatologists for adults and teens to reduce this build up. Thinning is not necessary for youngsters unless their lingering lans begin to look like a bad Case of terminal dirt i while thinning agents Ara available in the form of mechanical abrasives or chemical solvents it s the mechanical abrasive i m recommending Lor general use. Chemical thinners Wren t Lor everyone and should be used under s direction. Mechanical thinning also referred Loas Epi dermabrasion and skin involves scrubbing scraping or abrading the epidermis the lop layer of skin it s Good Lor your face and entire body if done in moderation the procedure began centuries ago Wilh the romans who used pumice Almond meal or skin scrapers which May sound terrible but were probably no worse 1han the razors men use today. Terry cloth Wash clothes do a Dandy Job of thinning. They can be used Hajmosi daily to thin your skin lessening or eliminating the need for something More abrasive. And you certainly can t complain about the Cost. Loofah sponges Are a favorite with Many people. Reasonably priced they ate made by cleaning and drying Ifie contents of certain gourds. Wifi in Are then made into coarse mils and Long handled brushes. Newest on the european Market is a Long narrow body band great for your Back. An american made polyester sponge called 8uf put is also available. It is uniform in texture Long lasting and Low priced. The abrasive action of both sponges is scratchy but not unpleasant. They make a Nice Little gift Lor yourself or Tor a teen just beginning to acquire his or her personal care items and Don t forget the Volcano s gift to the Beauty world pumice Stone for elbows Knees and feet. I you like abrasive granular or particle scrubs and cleansing grains also do the Job of thinning but Don t use them in place of soap. Soap is still what will get your skin really clean much cleaner than any Beauty Grain reminds new York dermatologist or. Jonathan Al More. If you want to try a facial scrub you might make one at Home instead of purchasing a More expensive commercial scrub a thin paste made of one Tablespoon Corn meal or grits mixed with Waler will work As Well now As it did in victorian Days. Thinning should be done Only once or twice a week. Immediately alter your nighttime cleansing Wilh mild soap and water. Granular scrubs can than be massaged onto your skin or you can go Over your skin Wilh a Wash cloth Tooliah sponge or bul put. Be gentle and avoid the Eye area completely. The most common problem with thinning is the o d idea that if a til to is Good More is belter. Some people rub too hard Lor too Long a Lime on one spot. The result is raw red easily irritated skin go easy until you can Tell How much abrasion your skin can Lake. Ii you have dress or grooming questions i would Tike to hear irom you men As Well As women. Send questions to Judith Rasband in care of stars and stripes Apo 09211, local forces tuesday june 10, 1966 the stars and stripes Page 17
