http://papierblog.papierdoll.net/2007/07/17/youth-and-the-runway/ Digital.Fashion Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:05:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://papierblog.papierdoll.net/2007/07/17/youth-and-the-runway/comment-page-1/#comment-826 erin Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:00:44 +0000 http://papierblog.papierdoll.net/2007/07/17/youth-and-the-runway/#comment-826 Well, on the one hand it seems that younger girls have an easier time staying small, just because they still have that glorious teenage (or pre-teen) metabolism, but on the other hand, it seems the ability to push the envelope is what makes some designers great, and you don't want them limiting themselves because they don't know who will be wearing it on the runway. Bottom line, I think that modeling agencies need to look further than the cheekbone and hipbone to determine who would make a good model - they need to have maturity, be resilient and confident as well, to ensure they don't destroy themselves trying to be the best. Well, on the one hand it seems that younger girls have an easier time staying small, just because they still have that glorious teenage (or pre-teen) metabolism, but on the other hand, it seems the ability to push the envelope is what makes some designers great, and you don’t want them limiting themselves because they don’t know who will be wearing it on the runway. Bottom line, I think that modeling agencies need to look further than the cheekbone and hipbone to determine who would make a good model – they need to have maturity, be resilient and confident as well, to ensure they don’t destroy themselves trying to be the best.

]]> http://papierblog.papierdoll.net/2007/07/17/youth-and-the-runway/comment-page-1/#comment-825 Emily Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:40:18 +0000 http://papierblog.papierdoll.net/2007/07/17/youth-and-the-runway/#comment-825 Models should at least be 16 or older because younger girls don't to be in that kind of enviorment on the run-way or even behide the runway scenes. They also shouldn't be stick skinny either. Models should at least be 16 or older because younger girls don’t to be in that kind of enviorment on the run-way or even behide the runway scenes. They also shouldn’t be stick skinny either.

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