Vogue and the CFDA
announced that they will no longer book models under 18 in an effort to
make the fashion industry less exploitative.
In an article in the
September issue announcing the move, Maya Singer explains that the
fashion industry has developed an unhealthy cycle of hiring young,
vulnerable models who will fit tiny sample sizes, failing to give them
adequate support for the pressures and temptation (drugs, alcohol)
they’ll face, then dumping them once they’ve grown too large for sizing
that’s supposedly marketed at adult women.
This is damaging to the young
models themselves, who all too often face long, exhausting hours,
pressure to undertake extreme diets, and exploitation of their lack of
knowledge of the industry, and to fashion lovers who are subconsciously
told that the beauty ideal is someone underage.
‘No more: It’s not right
for us, it’s not right for our readers, and it’s not right for the
young models competing to appear in these pages,’ writes Maya. ‘While we
can’t rewrite the past, we can commit to a better future.’
aka “I’m a 22 year old newb and needed to find some resources”. Here’s what I’ve found so far that has really helped me! Lots of these are youtube tutorials; I find it more helpful to see someone doing it rather than just reading about it.
*Important Note: Some of these brands may or may not be sold in other countries that require animal testing by law in order for the products to be sold, but I don’t have the time to research animal testing laws outside the US as well as what brands sell in those countries. So I’m leaving this one up to you.
Okay, this has been in my drafts for at least 3 months now. Time to roll it out! Keep in mind, these are videos/bloggers that helped me specifically and there may be some videos/links that aren’t as useful to you. That’s okay! I recommend you get lost in the beauty blogger side of youtube at some point, it’s a lot of fun and you never know what you’ll find!
And on a last note of disclaimer: I don’t follow the personal lives/twitter feed/rumors about anyone in these videos. I don’t know if someone is problematic or not, I am simply recommending the video.
wonderful resource for nonbinary/trans people who have a desire to wear makeup, but were never taught because of gross gender roles
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