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Casting.no
Norway’s casting specialists in Bergen and Oslo, providing talent for commercials, photo, film, radio, TV, stage art and events. There is even a videocasting section. It charges a reasonable fee to be part of its searchable archive. Site is in Norwegian and English and Casting.no’s staff speak English

FabricLink
FabricLink’s mission is to provide retailers and consumers with education on fabrics—something which it does well with this content-rich site

Fashion Diary
A cute and beautifully done site detailing fashion-related information from photographers and make-up artists to magazines and modelling agencies. The concept is a virtual diary. Shows that even in the new millennium you don’t always need Flash to produce something that is browseable and neat

Fashion Net
The pioneering fashion site, with the original online fashion directory. Originally based in Paris, this was the site that jumpstarted fashion on the web, bringing together the first sites, including modelling information—they even started native advertising in the 1990s

Fashion TV
We’ve known Michel Adam, the founder of Fashion TV, for over a decade. Here’s the official site of the original fashion television channel

Groove FM
Our favourite Wellington, New Zealand radio station, playing jazz, acid jazz, lounge, swing and other real music

Hair-styles.com
Also known as Peluquerias, this Barcelona site returns after a redesign in 2001

KCSM FM
Our favourite radio station in northern California, broadcasting jazz, 24 hours a day. Member-supported, so no ads. Make a pledge here

Kirsty Bunny Management
Kirsty Bunny Management is a New Zealand-based modelling, acting and talent agency (4/15)

Michael Hooker International
A well respected agency, assisting model agencies in New Zealand to get their talent abroad, founded by Michael Hooker and Hodi Poorsoltan (4/15)

Next Model Management
Redesigned for 2001 with full Flash functionality, a comprehensive agency site

Paparazzi Model Management
Helsinki-based model agency with a wide selection of professional models and tidily designed individual portfolios

StarNow
StarNow.com is a central online talent casting website that provides a community for models, actors, musicians, dancers and other talent to meet and form working relationships with talent scouts from agencies, television productions houses, fashion houses, film directors and more. Started by Kiwis on their OE and with over 500,000 members

Supermodels-online.com
A comprehensive site with fashion links, chat, biographies, photo galleries, news and everything involving supermodels. It’s not limited to the established models: there’s a section devoted to up-and-coming talent, too

Vintage Fashion Guild
Founded by several vintage fashion retailers, this site seeks to educate—and show that vintage isn’t just for Hollywood stars who stumble upon it

World of Hair
Up-to-the-minute information from this hair styles, products and services’ portal. Everything you need to know at an instant, arranged attractively and logically

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