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Japan Times
10 hours ago
- Business
- Japan Times
Tokyo woman working to help people with disabilities secure jobs
A 39-year-old woman in Tokyo has been working to help people with disabilities get jobs in an effort to create a society that recognizes the value of all people. In May 2018, Rie Usui, who now runs a talent agency for disabled people, welcomed a young woman in a wheelchair to her home doubling as a nail salon. The woman had complained that there were no barrier-free nail salons that accommodated wheelchair users, and no schools offering nail design courses to people with disabilities. Springing into action, Usui started hosting nail design lessons in Tokyo twice a month for people with disabilities on a voluntary basis. In August 2020, she founded her company, Accessibeauty, to train such people to become nail technicians. Usui tried to offer online courses, but she ultimately abandoned the idea mainly due to issues with tuition fees. In September 2020, she started recruiting, through social media, models with disabilities to be featured in photos for the company's website. About 50 people applied to become models, exceeding her expectations, and many people inquired about being models after the photos were taken. This prompted Usui to put her dream of training nail technicians to one side for the time being, and instead she created an online magazine focusing on people with disabilities in March 2021. She held an audition to hire three disabled models for her magazine, with as many as about 150 people applying for the job. After discovering many attractive talents among them, she formed a talent agency as an arm of Accessibeauty to accept those who were not picked at the audition. The company has held an audition every year since then. It has also opened a school teaching modeling poses and acting. Currently, the talent agency represents about 40 models and television personalities who feature in advertisements and TV drama series. Saying that moves to feature disabled people in advertisements and TV drama series have only just started, Usui said, "The biggest issue is whether this will take hold." Regarding the entertainers at Accessibeauty, she said, 'I hope to offer support so that they would be able to achieve as many dreams and goals as possible.' In January this year, the company opened up a barrier-free nail salon within its office. "We won't be able to provide job opportunities for disabled people unless we offer a place where they can hone their skills," Usui said. "I hope to work on training nail technicians as well."
News.com.au
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Hollywood star Sharon Stone, 67, poses topless for Vogue
Movie icon Sharon Stone has got pulses racing in a sexy and powerful new black-and-white photoshoot. Hollywood superstar Sharon can be seen posing for the dramatic pictures wearing a sheer outfit and showing off her age-defying elegance. The star, 67, looks stunning as she poses for Vogue Adria's June 2025 issue in a series of melodramatic positions. The series of sensual portraits see the actress working her magic for the camera alongside over 20 male models. Exuding old-school glamour, the star looks striking in the sophisticated shoot alongside the plethora of men. The Total Recall star can be seen perched on a man's shoulders with her legs wrapped around him as the crowd tries to grab her. The blonde bombshell looks divine with her hair gently curled, wearing a mesh see-through outfit that shows off her enviable figure. In another chic shot, the actress can be seen in a black floor-length gown, with her arms in the air. With a pout on her lips and her hair in a fashionable quiff, Sharon looks the epitome of elegance. More shots show Sharon embracing her femininity and power as she stands strong, wearing a sharp suit as she is watched by a legion of men. Wowing in a more masculine white suit, with her hair in a large quiff, the star can be seen striking a pose with her hands in her pockets, standing calmly and collectively. Lying on a table with her long legs on display, Sharon looks every inch the sex siren in the provocative picture, while a man kisses her. A couple of male models gaze at her as she lies across their laps and tugs at her white shirt suggestively with her leg around a man's neck. The international icon is wearing a sheer black skin-tight outfit for one cover with rips across her svelte body, surrounded by the models. Another cover shot sees her posing in a chair wearing a boiler suit with her hair relaxed and down. Draped in men, the star appears to be emulating her classic pose in the cult movie Basic Instinct, with her legs wide open as she watches the men breakdance. The shoot aims to herald Sharon as the 'embodiment of an independent, fearless, and unapologetic woman who continues to break boundaries—in culture, fashion and identity.' In the cult classic 1992 erotic thriller Basic Instinct, Sharon shocked moviegoers with her jaw-dropping bold character. She made movie history during a scene in which she uncrossed her legs in a police interrogation to reveal she had no knickers on.
The Sun
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Sharon Stone, 67, looks stunning as she goes braless in see-through top for sizzling magazine shoot
MOVIE icon Sharon Stone has got pulses racing in a sexy and powerful new black-and-white photoshoot. Hollywood superstar Sharon can be seen posing for the dramatic pictures wearing a sheer outfit and showing off her age-defying elegance. 8 The star, 67, looks stunning as she poses for Vogue Adria 's June 2025 issue in a series of melodramatic positions. The series of sensual portraits see the actress working her magic for the camera alongside over 20 male models. Exuding old-school glamour, the star looks striking in the sophisticated shoot alongside the plethora of men. The Total Recall star can be seen perched on a man's shoulders with her legs wrapped around him as the crowd try to grab her. The blonde bombshell looks divine with her hair gently curled, wearing a mesh see-through outfit which shows off her enviable figure. In another chic shot, the actress can be seen in a black floor-length gown, with her arms in the air. With a pout on her lips and her hair in a fashionable quiff, Sharon looks the epitome of elegance. More shots show Sharon embracing her femininity and power as she stands strong wearing a sharp suit as she is watched by a legion of men. Wowing in a more masculine white suit, with her hair in a large quiff, the star can be seen striking a pose with her hands in her pockets, stood calmly and collectively. Lying on a table with her long legs on display, Sharon looks every inch the sex siren in the provocative picture, while a man kisses her. A couple of male models gaze at her as she lay across their laps and tugs at her white shirt suggestively with her leg around a man's neck. The international icon is wearing a sheer black skin-tight outfit for one cover with rips across her svelte body, surrounded by the models. Another cover shot sees her posing in a chair wearing a boiler suit with her hair relaxed and down. Draped in men, the star appears to be emulating her classic pose in cult movie Basic Instinct, with her legs wide open as she watches the men breakdance. The shoot aims to herald Sharon as the 'embodiment of an independent, fearless, and unapologetic woman who continues to break boundaries—in culture, fashion and identity.' In the cult classic 1992 erotic thriller Basic Instinct, Sharon shocked moviegoers with her jaw-dropping bold character. She made movie history during a scene in which she uncrossed her legs in a police interrogation to reveal she had no knickers on. Last year the star wowed in revealing red lingerie as she recreated her iconic Basic Instinct scene - 32 years on. 8 8 8 8 8 8
Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Martine Rose Spring 2026: Honey, I Shrunk the Clothes
Martine Rose moved to more elegant surroundings this season, with a set design resembling a haute couture salon decorated with wooden chairs and white curtains with ruffles that covered the walls and columns inside the St. Marylebone Jobcentre in London. 'I really wanted the models to enjoy posing and to have fun and for it to be charming because people are charming, aren't they?' said Rose, who worked with street-cast models for her show on Saturday. More from WWD Miu Miu Takes Over London for a Full Day of Celebrations Jewelry Brand Vickisarge Gets the Val Garland Makeover Heather Kaminetsky Taps Company Veterans for New Net-a-porter Team She swapped her signature oversized silhouettes for shrunken, cinched pieces that had an undertone of awkwardness. Somehow it was still sexy, in the vein of Mills & Boon bodice-ripper romance novels. Her characters, some of whom sported long Brian May-esque wigs, wore cropped leather jackets with biker pants; denim shorts with the pockets hanging out, and dresses with a faded tartan pattern. There were two-in-one trousers with the top half resembling jodhpurs and the bottom nodding to soccer socks, and apron skirts with ruffles that matched the set design. Rose said the collection was about inexplicable beauty. 'You don't know why you find something beautiful or sexy, but you just do,' said the designer. 'I wanted people to be sort of swept up in a bit of a dream, but [the designs] are still real. It's a sort of push and pull,' she said. As always, Rose swung the spotlight on the local community. One floor down from the show space, the designer set up a street market and invited a handful of locals to take a corner and sell their T-shirts, magazines, antiques and accessories. 'The show space was an opportunity to celebrate all of the creative people in London and everyone that contributes to the cultural life and dynamism of London — and that needs celebrating,' said Rose. After the show, guests including Romy from band The xx and Simone Rocha roamed around the market, which also had a bar and an area serving pizza. Launch Gallery: Martine Rose Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection Best of WWD Windowsen RTW Spring 2022 Louis Shengtao Chen RTW Spring 2022 Vegan Fashion Week Returns to L.A. With Nous Etudions, Vegan Tiger on the Runway
Daily Mail
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Prince Harry's wild Las Vegas night with Ryan Lochte... hours before the worst humiliation of his life
They were two of the world's most eligible bachelors with throngs of women throwing themselves at them wherever they went. So when Prince Harry and Ryan Lochte descended on the strip - with bikini-clad models and gallons of - scandal was sure to follow.
