Fashion world

Some British fashion models, allegedly including a few big names, are attempting to join a trade union to improve their working conditions.  Many models are tired of having to conform to excessive thinness requirements, long working hours without breaks, often having little chance to eat between photo shoots, being made to sign unfair contracts, being exposed to hazards such as body paint and peroxide, and feeling unable to opt out of nude photo shoots because of fear of losing work.

In 2007, easily half of the high-fashion models working the fashion weeks in the four fashion capitals of the world were from Eastern Europe.  The overrepresentation of Eastern Europeans among high-fashion models has increased in recent years.  What could be the reason for this?

What is the solution to countering the influence of imagery such as the following?

Herb Ritts photo (1989): Stephanie Seymour, Cindy crawford, Christy Turlington, Tatjana Patitz, Naomi Campbell.

A few articles back, this blog was graced by 8D
writing, in her special style, as usual, grouchily,
“Other people are doing a better job,” sayeth she,
“and the success of their sites one can guarantee
because they address modeling issues unlike me,
namely, engaging the reader in news that’s lively,
instead of making them read the rants of a Nazi.”

On the “solutions page,” I have talked about the shape that an alternative fashion industry will take.  This industry will use models within a very narrow range of physique variation, and these women will be feminine and very attractive.  This will ensure that their looks convey a high level of exclusivity, which will facilitate marketing expensive designer clothing to the elite.  These models will have a trickle-down effect that will lead to an across-the-board increase in the prominence of feminine beauties, which is the major goal of this site.

At the Chanel show during the recent Paris fashion week, Karl Lagerfeld claimed to have rejected three models for being too thin.

Nice video from Chico: