But it's this industry that sickens me. It's literally filled with a bunch of cherry picking hypocrites. When Sara Ziff started that allianz venture to call for some form of regulation in the modelling industry, you'd have thought that at least the mainstream women's titles (you know, the ones who harp on and on about feminism) would pubicly back her. But no, her effort was relegated to snippets in magazines, and it was the online outlets, not even specialising in fashion, who supported her most. Months later global Vogue editors vowed never to book underage models, and everybody applauded them for a cause which was initially highlighted by crusaders such as Ziff. And to prove just how superficial their initiative was, various editions (Italia, Mexico, China) managed to book underage girls 'by accident'. How does Galliano get sacked and pariahed out of the fashion world for verbal abuse, but Richardson continues to have his work published in the top fashion titles without scrutiny of his sexual assault charges? What's the distinction here? When a magazine as prestigious as Harper's America, Vogue Paris, or even Valentino continues to book him, what kind of message are they sending to their consumers? Of course they're all hiding behind that slippery 'Lets separate the art from the artist' cloak, but that's bollocks! It's too ironic when brands whose mission statement is to empower women are in reality enablers of a known abuser. God, I'm glad I'm not a woman.
