Started as an offline project in 1998 by Stuart Howard, FMD went live on the web in 2000 and was taken over by British media group Fashion One Group two years later.

For each model, it includes information about her appearance in advertisements, magazine covers, editorials, and fashion shows, as well as information about her hobbies, official and other websites, and other relevant notes.

FMD also provides an extensive picture gallery for each fashion model, including copyright information and photographer credit where available.

[1] FMD was started as a private offline project in 1998 by Stuart Howard.

Two years later, after being offline for a short time, the project was taken over by British media group Fashion One Group.