Diversity within the fashion industry has been a hot button topic for as long as one can remember, revolving mainly around the lack of representation of races and body types that fall outside of the industry's narrow definition of beauty. However, one dimension which is often glossed over is that of age -- indeed, the overwhelming majority of fashion models are between the ages of 16 and 25, and models over the age of 40 are almost nonexistent in fashion PR materials. Meanwhile, the inclusion of...
Diversity within the fashion industry has been a hot button topic for as long as one can remember, revolving mainly around the lack of representation of races and body types that fall outside of the industry's narrow definition of beauty. However, one dimension which is often glossed over is that of age -- indeed, the overwhelming majority of fashion models are between the ages of 16 and 25, and models over the age of 40 are almost nonexistent in fashion PR materials. Meanwhile, the inclusion of...
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