Jalouse April 2014 : Thylane Blondeau

[kokobombon]

^is that last pic a homage to Brooke Shields?

 

[Zorka]

This girl - or should I say kid? - is GORGEOUS, but for her own sake she should be focused on school and forget about modeling for at least 2-3 years.

 

[kokobombon]

^she´s been modeling for a few years now but I don´t think she works full time, she´s barely done a few gigs... so I don´t think she´s missing on being a regular kid. And with the exception of the controversial Vogue Paris editorial, her work is very "kid oriented".

 

[Zorka]

^ Thanks for the info, sweetie, didn't know she already done Vogue Paris (no matter it is almighty Vogue, it is still terribly wrong and inappropriate if it is really controversial!), she should definitely be focused - and I mead, focused for REAL! - od the school, otherwise she's gonna end up like these poor things who once were children and immediately after were women, but never were girls...

 

[liralita]

I agree with you wholeheartedly Zorka, what a wonderful way to phrase that.

 

[coco vaughn]

i think there's nothing wrong with some occasional modeling jobs. it's not like she has 2 editorials in every second Vogue Paris... this ed is age-appropriate too, i see no problem... there are tons of kid models, they just don't get this much recognition.

 

[Nepenthes]

This little girl is out-of-this-world gorgeous. She looks beautiful in her editorial and it's definitely age appropriate. I find nothing wrong with doing a few jobs here and there as long as modelling doesn't take over her life and the things that really matter at this age(with the exception of that disgusting VP editorial, of course.

 

[jeffandtheworld]

I love her! Totally going to buy it!

 

[Aoedele]

She is stunning, the second to last picture is just gorgeous and I like that this editorial is age appropriate. That said, my only critic is her facial expressions, she only has one and because her lips are a bit big, she looks unhappy in all the pictures.

 

[refractedlight]

her date of birth and the subhead about the new kate moss are stupid and there is no way veronika knew that's how it was gonna read, but the actual editorial is blandness with absolutely nothing that can be picked on. thylane isn't sexualized, forced into an adult light, infantilized, anything.

her mother is extremely wary since the Vogue Paris nonsense. i'm sick of the only new photos of her being instagram size/quality and having the "miss thylane" watermark. this is a great way for thylane to step back into the picture without receiving too much blowback. i've even seen a scan or two that are worthwhile. i hope the next editorial drips girl-y-ness and cute dresses.

also, i'm new here so i don't know what past instances justify the rule, but it seems silly that we cannot have a thylane thread.

 

[Deleted member 1957]

if we dont find anything wrong with child actors or child musicians whats wrong with child models? So long as their work doesnt affect their school hours and isnt some pervy work with more perv photographers am all for her making that extra cash

 

[liralita]

Jalouse states their target audience as women between the ages of 25 and 40. The problem isn't that there are child models (it's my understanding that Thylane has been doing child modeling for quite some time), it's that she's on the cover of a women's magazine. Children shouldn't be used to sell clothes or a brand image to adult women.

 

[refractedlight]

what happens when a child is used in branding targeted at an adult audience? who's the victim? women ages 25 to 40? or are you saying it's a mockery and the victim is fashion itself?

 

[liralita]

One of the problems with it for women in that age range is that they are already being sold the idea of being 18-20 forever based on the ages of the models. That's had damaging effects (fear of aging so extreme that we see people getting plastic surgery before any cell degradation occurs or even before they've finished growing into an adult), and with fashion turning it's covetous eye on even younger models and actresses (Elle Fanning, Chloe Moretz, etc) and giving them covers and editorials it projects that it's not just youth that's the ticket, it's pre-pubescence. This creates a problem in that what their target audience is being told is desirable is completely impossible to attain.

I also believe that this practice of presenting children in adult magazines, of making them the next new coveted thing, encourages people to look at them with a less than wholesome eye no matter how age-appropriate the editorial is. Similar to the way there was a countdown going on the internet for when the Olsen twins turned eighteen, being in the public eye threw their sexual development and approaching maturity into the public consciousness and I don't believe that's healthy.

My third point is that even if this girl has the best management in the world and people looking out for her at every turn, modeling is a dangerous world. Girls as young as she is do not have the emotional maturity to deal with it the way it is--sexual harassment and proposition, not being paid by clients, being taken advantage of by agencies, traveling alone, these are all elements of the industry and many models will say that they wish they had been older in order to deal with these problems more effectively.

Hope this answers your question, I didn't really want to go off on a rant so I hope it doesn't seem that way, but I have strong feelings about these issues.

 

[refractedlight]

i appreciate the reply. i like your first point the best.

fashion is desirable because it's impossible in the sense that it's fantastic(al). from my perspective. there's a lot building into the fear of aging. thylane's beauty adds to that fear. as a "homme," it's certainly different and much less of a factor. trying to empathize, i don't think that's a sufficient reason not to publish.

i have strong feelings about the issue as well. intelligent opposition is fun. i don't really know anything about Jalouse, and i admit the extent that the cover is retouched creates suspicion that its presentation may not be of the highest integrity. though, based on the scans, my biggest complaint about the specifics of the editorial is it being bland despite use of an absurdly pretty model.

so yeah, i see your first point and think it's a valid one. it's just not significant enough (for me). i won't be picking up a copy, but not out of principle. she, dresses, and photography are pretty. i look forward to future editorials that do a better job of combining the three.

 

[Tekka]

"Maggie's Farm"
Photo: Daniel Thomas Smith
Réalisation: Helena Tejedor


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[nudeunderwater]

"Tiki Bling"
Jalouse April 2014
Photographed by Baarde Lunde
Styled by Anna Querouil
Hair by Helene Bidard
Makeup by Anthony Preel
Model: Jordan van der Vyver


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[DelicateFlower]

No no no. The maturity and sophistication of the styling, posing, and make up doesn't disguise that she's a very young girl. The pictures jarr and just feel off because of that. She looks airbrushed and that just seems wrong too.

A child model on the cover of a fashion magazine aimed at adults, posed and made up like a sexy adult, is just disturbing.

 

[TREVOFASHIONISTO]

should we feel some type of way when there is a 13 year old taking better pictures than girls twice her age ? I mean she is stunning. I am glad the editorial is age appropriate, and i hope she continues to be managed like this and that we see her every once in a while. We don't need to be bombarded with her

 

[liralita]

Jordan's editorial looks great. They should have put her on the cover.