We Need to Talk About Fashion's Ageism Problem

Variety, that old spice of life, is also what keeps fashion exciting, but when it comes to model selection, there is often very little of it to go around. Diversity in terms of race, gender, and size have all served as important talking points of late, but progress has been slowgoing. Which isn't even to mention the most ignored--and obvious--of all: age. This season, the push toward inclusiveness resulted in several shows that featured women of color and varying body shapes, but models of a cer...