Articles by me / Published ArticlesI Became a Fashion Model for a Day and Lived Their Glamorous Lie (DailyO) March 6, 2017 Written by 0 The lissome beauties deserve more credit for wearing that blank expression on stage after surviving the daily, behind-the-scenes high jinks.I was recently asked to walk the ramp by a well-known designer who was curating a fashion event to raise money for a charitable institution. She wanted “real” women to model her clothes as opposed to just professional models that the other designers had chosen.This also meant that as a “real” woman one would have to be in the presence of six-feet-tall “waifs” backstage and fervently hope that bulimia was contagious.Among the women invited to walk the ramp were achievers from different fields and somewhat familiar looking faces who, I was told later, were actors by profession.Read MoreFurther Reading... The Last Luxury: When kindness feels like a radical act June 5, 2026 On an Anniversary Trip to Bhutan – The Hindu June 5, 2026 Meet the woman who’s on a climate mission to the North Pole June 5, 2026 Previous PostConfessions of a Born-Again Vegetarian: It All Started with a Goat (The Quint) Next PostThe Importance of Being a Good Packer (Condé Nast Traveller)
