elsa.brisinger4 hour ago
However rewarding and inspiring a job I'm lucky to have, it is (unfortunatly) a fact that the industry in which it resides hits the confidence of thousands of young models starting out each year, in the hope of "making it", pretty hard. Being told that you are "too X" or "not enough Y" - sometimes, even, that some specific feature of yours is both wrong and right - is an experience I dare call challenging, exhausting, potentially devastating. More often than not, however, models get asked what they do to stay in shape, defeat their jetlag, eliminate spots etc. Yet the (for me, at least) most interesting question one could ask, gets left behind; namely 'How do you cope with the frequent comments indicating that your looks and their standards are to some degree insufficient, or imperfect? And how do you manage to maintain your professionality in situations where the contents of what is being said, to or about you, would in most cases classify as an insult?" For me, what sets the truly successful models apart from the rest, is far removed from any type of diet or skincare routine. Rather, it is that embodiment of equal parts kindness, intelligence and "don't-give-a-heck"-ness. That said, I am beyond proud to have met and worked with one of my role models within the fashion industry, and to have seen - not from afar, but first hand - just how that strength and confidence (mixed with a healthy dose of attitude) permeates her work. Lara Stone, I am forever a fan.