Honestly, if the girls are tired, the girls are tired. I can’t blame any one model who’s taking a mental/physical/emotional health break this season, assuming at least some mentioned in this thread are.
Mona and Vittoria are at points in their careers where they can take as many seasons as they need to off and will remain welcomed with open arms by every CD under the sun the second they touch down & land to walk shows again. Those two, undoubtedly, will be fine.
Shows are ultimately not what sustains 99% of models financially and yet requires 10x the amount of, literal and figurative, blood, sweat, and tears as any other avenue. There’s been a decent amount of models who’ve been brought up in Model Casting threads as being former mainstays who’ve since skipped out on season after season who have simply opted to fully focus their attention on editorial bookings after having their runway heyday, and I can’t not commend them (and the presumably supportive agents for allowing that decision to be made) for that. Same applies to those choosing to prioritize their education, and those simply needing to take a step back & detox for a bit.
They’ll all be missed on the runways, but they’re likely in a significantly more content place than they would be overexerting themselves for over a month straight doing full-fledged seasons ever again.
