I just wanted to share a couple of pictures that I found on Corbis. I think the model is a young Kate Dillon. Apparently this Plus-size model started out quite thin and was supposed to be the new Cindy Crawford in the early 90s. Here she is now:



and here are the Pictures from a Givenchy show in 1994


What do you think?

first off, kudos to starting a plus model thread, ive been toying with the idea of a crystal renn thread but dread the negative feedback that will inevitably occur
second off... the pics of her in thinner dayas are actually tricia helfer
its hard to find thin kate pics, since her plus sized career has been so prolific.. but i have these 2
what do i think? i loved kate when she was thin... her face was/is gorgeous
and shes a redhead, always a plus for me, and i adore heras a plus sized
girl, shes healthy, confident and is happy, now that she doesnt have to
starve herself as she had to do in her 'straight size' days. ive got lots of plus sized kate pics... so ill be overjoyed to
post them here.and did i mention that you rock? first off marie sophie wilson and now kate dillon??
Verrryyyy cool
these pics came from i think mademoiselle

nice....

Oops! I'm embarrassed! Thanks for being so knowledgeable...but hey...there's a Kate Dillon thread now! She proves that hotness comes in all sizes.


OH, and I'm so happy to finally see the 'vintage' editorial of her.

i like her!!!! I don't like skinny girl but I think she should be a little more thin!!! medium is good!

omg she is so lovely! I adore her!

i knew you would, my pretty... you have great taste!! *slurp*
lol

hey darlin lisa... i see what u mean, but one thing you have to understand about kate
is that when she was a 'skinny' model... she almost died to stay at that small size
she wasnt meant to be that way... so she had to make a choice, stay at that size and
become more and more popular OR be the size she was meant to be. shes very
brave... so many models would rather die than do whats best for them.
in america, she IS medium, the average size for an american woman is 10-12
and shes a 12.... but shes in great shape.. and healthy, and most importantly..happy.
but she is beautiful and im glad u see that.

im surprised and happy that you guys responded positively
its nice to see and makes me feel good that there are open minds at bz
lol i almost teared up typing that

no prob, sweets!! ive been model/fashoin obsessed longer than alot of these kids have been alive
so i have a thing for remembering faces

heres some of her plus sized work

I like some of her pix

Adorable; and Rubens you died too soon for this one got away from you!

for R.J. and Tink open minds are beautiful

heres a few more

Had to join this forum just so I could post on this thread...

...cos Kate is one of the most compassionate & inspirational women on the entire planet!

Have you guys seen the recent VisitCalifornia ad campaign on TV? Mebbe it's just us lucky people in the UK who've seen it. I'm 99% certain that Kate is the one who speaks the line, "It's a dirty job," whilst receiving a mud treatment. She's on-screen for a blink, very un-made-up, lotsa freckles, blissfully cute.

Meanwhile... check out Vogue's latest UK edition, March 2008, page 146 (or Good Housekeeping UK, March '08, p.31) to see Kate's brand new full-page Marina Rinaldi advert. One of the sultriest Kate pics ever -- legs crossed, hair mussed, and midway between there's a strategically-placed gold pendant that leads the eye to a place where no man is supposed to stare!

(Sorry no scans with this post, cos I haven't the equipment -- hope you gals & guy are able to source your own copies...)

welcome, suffolk lad
wow, u came here just for kate???! thats devotion
ill try to post more stuff to feed your kate craving

this pic is from uk elle last july.. shes lost quite a bit of weight here, i just hope it was in a healthy way, and shes not revisiting her inhealthy old days.. she looks gorgeous


at her 'fluffy' best

i found a great edit from the early 90's elle mag-u.s.
these are from her thin days, but i wanted people
who might not know her history to see that
before she got fed up with managers and others pressuriing her
to lose wieght and told them to suck it,
she was a real up and comer, she worked with girls like
manon von gerkhan, valeria mazza and brandi quinones, and tricia helfer
all well loved girls form the time.

a recent shot of kate from paris vogue
i edited this post because i found the first pic in HQ

i love her legs in this pic^^^


suffolk lad, all these pics outta tide you over for onw, i felt i couldnt let u down seeing as you came here just for this thread.

wow, she's very pretty. gorgeous face

She's a different beauty, I like

reeyo
gisties

open minds, are a rare and beautiful thing
thanks guys

GRACIAS!

hey, K!!!!!!!!!
long time no see see
you arent going to tell me you have a life????!!!!
youre suppose to live at bz, we have sleeping quarters you know

Magical new additions, her work just keeps on getting better!

Wow, what a great welcome to the forum, thanks!!! I've been a fan of Kate's for about 10 years now... ironically, up til then, my fav model had been Cindy Crawford... then I saw THAT Playtex advert (you know the one I mean) and my world turned upside down!!!

yep me too

Here's an excellent Kate Dillon article from the web, entitled "The Tank was once anorexic":

Click here...

It's gotta be my favourite written interview with Kate, cos it's not just the background story but also a great insight into her personality & sense of fun. Can't think of any other model who'd choose THAT nickname for herself!

Excellent article, thank you for that!

OK--I'll set my alarm to get up and Post in the middle of the night.
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Photos by Giles Bensimon Elle 1994

the continous clack clack of computer keys will wake u up
lolol
nice elle ed

this first ones form lane bryant


my all time fave pic

Love the latest additions thank you.

Wow! Never seen that Mode cover pic before, my local newsagent stopped selling the mag after issue 3, so I missed all those lovely Kate covers.

BTW, anyone know the secret location of the Lane Bryant photographic archives? I'm seriously gonna have to break in & nick the original of this one for my bedroom wall:

Korravai, which month's issue was it, please? (In case a copy turns up on eBay...)

Kudos for reaching 1000 views with this thread -- at this rate you'll soon overtake the Stam thread's 400,000

glad u liked the mode cover, i just wish to the goddess i had it bigger
lad, i dont know if lane bryant has a site where u can access their past ads,
i found it by accident, looking at one of kates sites
and big time LOL at taking over stams thread!!
but seeing all the positive reactions and getting the
views is def. doing my heart good

that elle edit you were asking miss Korravai about came out in either 93 or 94

the first ad is a very recent marina rinaldi ad.. shes damn near straight size
<which for her health is great, but shes almost out of plus sized clothing here >

and the second ad is an older one where shes a plus girl

Great additions to the thread great work Penny, you great girl.

Thanks for the Mode covers ... always slays me to see that Betty Suarez works for a mag of the same name... and her enemy Wilhelmina has the same name as Kate's agency!






Obviously the Goddess is working her magic thru both of us, cos I was just about to post the same pic! It's definitely one of my fave Kates of all time (those legs again...).

And, yeah, there has been the occasional moment of controversy in recent years, with a few plus-size advocates thinking that Kate Dillon's recent weight loss is as much of a "betrayal of Her People" as Bob Dylan's change from acoustic to electric in the mid-1960s!

IMHO as long as Kate is healthy & happy then she can look however she wants!

"The first time ever I saw her, Kate...."

It's that Playtex advert from Spring 1997:



Pretty sure this is the ad that shot Kate to national fame on billboards across the USA.

I wish I could say that I saw it driving thru Times Square and nearly collided with about a hundred yellow cabs... but actually I found it while flipping thru issue 2 of Mode in a shop in the East of England!!

I like her to be any size that SHE WANTS so long as it IS HEALTHY.

p.s. Bob Zimmerman (Dylan), now there IS to great model surnames-eh!

I don't care what guitar you play, just that you are playing it ok.

Hear, hear!






Just to get seriously off-topic for a moment... Raquel Zimmermann also plays, apparently. (The guitar, that is.) And I'm currently struggling thru the piano chords of "Everybody's Changing" by Keane...

Hmmm

Just getting visions of a supermodel rock band of 5'11" beauties, with meself as the token bloke on keyboards.

I wonder what Kate would be like on lead vocals?

Hi Penny, nice to see you up bright & early (it's nearly 3pm here)...

Okay, this one's gotta be in my top 3 Kate pics:





Dynamic & playful, and yep, I do have a thing for subtle tattoos...

Like I said...







Oooh, those subtle symbolic tattoos...

lol, lad.... i wasnt too happy bout being up this early, its my sons fault, and hell pay for it later
lololol
i love her tattoo on the last pic... though here in th us they call it a 'tramp stamp' it offends me, cuz i have one myself,
but the name is just so funny i cant help but laff

about the marina rinaldi ad she looks beautiful..
and i certainly dont see it as a 'betrayal' or anything <bodywise i look like kate when shes more plump>
but i do have a prob with non plus girls repping plus products
but i suppose its the same thing as 25 yr old girls selling anti aging creams
my only concern for kate is the same as you guys
that she lost the weight in a healthy way and is happy
which i believe she is, she went through too much crap
to ever go down that road again

sermon over

i love that red dress pic...her playfulness and confidence are awesome

and to answer your hotchick band question...
i think shed be low and sultry

aaww!! commere, you ~grabbin R.J. in big bear hug~
dont mind those, theyre just big boobs