THE STANDS. >> I LIKE HIS EMNEW HAIRCUT.
>>> THANK YOU.
THE PUBLISHER OF "VOGUE"
DECLARING IT WILL NO LONGER USE
MODELS UNDER THE AGE OF 18.
WE’LL TALK TO A TOP EXECUTIVE AT
"VOGUE" IN A MOMENT.
FIRST A LOOK INSIDE THE FASHION
WORLD.
WORLD. THE 90s MARKED THE RISE OF THE
SUPER MODEL.
SUPER MODEL. FLAWLESS FACES AND FIERCE
PHYSIQUES DOMINATING THE WORLD
OF FASHION.
OF FASHION. SINCE THEN THE EVERCHANGING
INDUSTRY HAS BECOME A REVOLVEING
DOOR.
DOOR. ROOKIE MODELS FILLING THE
INCREASING DEMAND OF THOSE ABLE
TO FIT INTO SUPER SMALL SIZES.
THE YOUNG ADULTS FORCED TO GROW
UP QUICKLY AS THEY FACE THE
HARSH REALITIES OF MODELLING
FROM HIGHLY SEXUALIZED FASHION
SHOOTS TO INAPPROPRIATE CONDUCT
AND OUTRIGHT SEXUAL ASSAULT.
THESE ALL TOO COMMON SCENARIOS
BEGGING THE QUESTION HOW YOUNG
IS TOO YOUNG.
>> >> I WAS CONSTANTLY ON A
DAILY BASIS SEXUALLY HARASSED,
FOLLOWED.
FOLLOWED. I WOULD GO TO CASTINGS WHERE
PEOPLE WOULD ASK ME TO TAKE MY
CLOTHES OFF.
CLOTHES OFF. I WAS OFTEN MADE TO FEEL VERY
UNCOMFORTABLE.
UNCOMFORTABLE. >> SUPER MODEL KAREN ELSEN BEGAN
AT 15 EVENTUALLY BECOMING
FAVORITE FOR SOME OF FASHION’S
TOP PHOTOGRAPHERS.
TOP PHOTOGRAPHERS. >> IT’S AN UGLY SIDE OF A VERY
BEAUTIFUL BUSINESS.
BEAUTIFUL BUSINESS. >> SHE IS NOW 39 AND A MOTHER OF
TWO AND SAYS THE INDUSTRY
STANDARD OF HAVING YOUNG TEENS
MODEL A WOMEN SAMPLE SIZE ZERO
ADDS TO UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS
WOMEN PLACE ON THEMSELVES.
>> A 16-YEAR-OLD WALKING DOWN
THE RUNWAY IS NOT A FAIR
REPRESENTATION OF WHAT WOMEN IN
THE WORLD OUTSIDE OF FASHION
WANT TO SEE.
>> Reporter: HER EXPERIENCE
MENTIONED IN THE UPCOMING ISSUE
OF "VOGUE" AS THEY LOOK AT THE
INDUSTRY’S OFTEN NEGATIVE
EFFECTS ON YOUNG MODELS.
>> THESE ARE THE THINGS YOU
DON’T SEE WHEN YOU’RE LOOKING AT
THESE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS.
IF YOU DON’T SEE THE UNDERBELLY
OF MODELS BEING WORKED UNTIL
THEY BURN OUT, NOT PAID ON TIME,
NOT PAID AT ALL.
MADE TO FEEL LIKE THEIR BODIES
AREN’T BEAUTIFUL, THEN GETTING
EATING DISORDERS BECAUSE OF IT.
>> Reporter: THE ARTICLE COMING
AFTER VOGUE’S PUBLISHER
ANNOUNCED EARLIER THIS YEAR IT
WOULD NO LONGER USE MODELS UNDER
18.
18. THE COMPANY HOPING THIS FASHION
FORWARD MOVE WILL SET A NEW
TREND FOR THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY.
>>> WE’RE JOINED NOW BY THE
BOOKINGS DIRECTOR AT "VOGUE".
>> THANK YOU.
>> TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEM.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT BE
SURPRISED THAT THE MODELS THAT
WE’RE SEEING ARE IN MANY CASES
SO VERY YOUNG.
THEY DON’T LOOK IT.
THEY’RE ALL DRESSED UP AND
DOLLED UP.
DOLLED UP. THEY DON’T LOOK LIKE 14-YEAR-OLD
GIRLS.
GIRLS. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THAT’S PART OF THE PROBLEM.
IT’S NOT ONLY THAT THEY’RE
WORKING AT THE YOUNG AGE.
WE’RE PRESENTING YOUNG WOMEN AS
ADULTS AND THAT REALLY IS ONE OF
THE CHIEF ISSUES.
>> AND WHY GET THE YOUNG WOMEN?
WHAT WAS THE POINT OF GETTING 14
OR 15 OR 16-YEAR-OLD GIRLS TO
MODEL?
MODEL? >> PART OF THAT IS THE PROBLEM.
THE MODELLING INDUSTRY IS LARGE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF FASHION
SHOWS, AND IN ORDER TO FULFILL
ALL THE LOOKS FOR THE FASHION
SHOWS, YOUNGER MODELS WERE
SCOUTED.
SCOUTED. IT’S KIND OF A WHEEL.
THEY COME IN, DO A FEW FASHION
SHOW SEASONS MOVE ON AND THE
NEXT GROUP COMES IN.
>> IN A WAY IT WAS LIKE THEY’RE
KIND OF INTERCHANGEABLE.
IT’S A FAR STEP AWAY FROM THE
SUPER MODEL ERA WHEN THERE WERE
WOMEN WHO DESIGNERS WOULD DRESS
FOR THEM.
FOR THEM. AND NOW IT SEEMS LIKE THE
OPPOSITE IS TRUE.
>> WE SHIFTED AWAY FROM SUPER
MODELS TO DISPOSABLE FACES.
IT’S REALLY NOT GOOD FOR ANYONE
IN THE INDUSTRY.
IT’S NOT GOOD FOR THE KIDS WHO
ARE CYCLING IN AND OUT, AND IT’S
NOT GOOD FOR FASHION.
IT’S NOT GOOD FOR THE IMAGE
WE’RE PUTTING OUT THERE.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, I DON’T
THINK IT’S GOOD FOR WOMEN WHO
LOOK AT THE MAGAZINES.
THE BODY OF A 14-YEAR-OLD IS NOT
THE BODY OF A 25-YEAR-OLD, 30
30-YEAR-OLD, 47-YEAR-OLD.
30-YEAR-OLD, 47-YEAR-OLD. YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW? IT KIND OF ADDS TO THAT
UNREALISTIC EXPECTATION.
UNREALISTIC EXPECTATION. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THE HEALTHY APPEARANCE OF MODELS
IS SOMETHING WE’VE BEEN
CONCERNED WITH FOR A LONG TIME,
ESPECIALLY THEIR BODY SIZE.
AND AGE IS VERY CLOSELY
CORRELATED.
CORRELATED. A GIRL WHO IS 14 OR 15 OR 16 IS
NOT A DEVELOPED WOMAN.
AND WE FELT THAT BY ADDRESSING
AGE, WE COULD ALSO ADDRESS BODY
SIZE WHICH IS CLOSELY LINKED.
>> NOW, WHEN "VOGUE" DOES
SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU’RE SO OUT
IN FRONT ON THESE THINGS, OTHER
PUBLICATIONS SOMETIMES FOLLOW.
IS THAT WHAT WE’RE EXPECTING TO
SEE, A TREND?
>> WHAT WE’RE HOPING TO SEE IS
THAT DESIGNERS FOLLOW.
THAT MODEL AGENCIES FOLLOW AND
ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE MODELLING
INDUSTRY.
INDUSTRY. THIS IS A GLOBAL AND FRAGMENTED
INDUSTRY.
INDUSTRY. THERE’S NO GOVERNORING BODY THAT
DICTATES MODELS OR THEIR AGE.
WE’RE HOPING THAT AS LEADERS IN
THE INDUSTRY OTHERS WILL LOOK TO
US AND TAKE THIS AND GO FROM
THERE.
THERE. >> AND EVEN JUST BIGGER THAN --
EVEN LIKE A REGULAR -- SOME
WOMEN WHO ARE 20 OR 30 OR
WHATEVER, STILL DON’T HAVE THE
BODIES MOST OF US HAVE.
SOMETIMES WE LOOK UP THERE AND
SAY I WISH SOMEONE LOOKED LIKE
ME.
ME. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. INCLUSIVITY IN THE INDUSTRY IS
SOMETHING THAT’S ALSO BEEN
CHANGING QUITE A BIT.
NOT ONLY ARE WE GENERALLY
ADDRESSING THE AGE AND HEALTH OF
MODELS BUT BODY SIZE DIVERSITY