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In 2017, Black model
Slick Woods, born Simone Thompson, was one of the most recognizable faces of superstar singer Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty line. Noted for her bald head, full lips and gapped teeth, Woods had taken modeling to new levels.
In 2019, Woods’ dentist noticed something suspicious during her routine dental appointment. After taking samples to be tested, several days later Woods received news that she had
stage 3 melanoma.
“I just dropped the phone. I couldn’t even cry,” Woods said in a phone interview with CNN Style. “It was so scary. The first thing I said to my doctor was at least I’m bald already.”
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Published 12th February 2021
No stranger to adversity, model Slick Woods is dealing with cancer on her own terms
Written by Aaliyah Harris, CNN
In July 2019, Slick Woods had no idea that a routine dental appointment would leave her with a life-altering diagnosis. During an appointment, her dentist noticed suspicious spots, and took samples for further analysis. Soon after, she received the call informing her that she had stage 3 melanoma. I just dropped the phone. I couldn t even cry, the 24-year-old recalled in a phone interview. It was so scary. The first thing I said to my doctor was at least I m bald already.
Alexander McQueen Autumn/Winter 2009Victor Virgile
From the birth of grunge in the 1990s to the blurring of gender boundaries and the celebration of diversity we see on the catwalks today, the landscape of beauty is ever-changing. Reflecting and reacting against the climate we live in, trends come and go, but there are those standout beauty moments that are etched in our minds forever. Here, we round them up.
1. Marc Jacobs for Perry Ellis SS93
Perry Ellis Spring 1993
It’s 1992 and fashion is still on a comedown from the 1980s shoulder pads, power dressing, big hair, glam makeup. Then along comes Marc Jacobs with his Dr Martens, plaid shirts and loose slips for Perry Ellis SS93. Inspired by the underground music scene in Seattle, models were sent down the runway with matted hair, flushed cheeks, nude lips and arched eyebrows it was anti-establishment and anti-glam. “I wanted them to look the way they do when they walk down the street, which is not dolled up,” said Jacobs in