How old is she? This model looked particularly young as she strutted down the catwalk.
A YOUNG looking model raised more than a few eyebrows when she walked the Valentino runway at Paris Fashion Week yesterday with her nipples exposed.
The model, who appeared particularly young, took to the catwalk in an extremely sheer dress embellished with sequins, leaving her right breast almost completely uncovered.
In France, the Chambre Syndicale, organisers of Paris Fashion Week, have enforced a lower age limit of 16 when it comes to catwalk work.Source:Getty Images
In France, the Chambre Syndicale, organisers of Paris Fashion Week, have enforced a lower age limit of 16 when it comes to catwalk work.
However, the issue of girls modelling at such a young age is quarrelsome — and not every country has the same rules.
It has been claimed in the past that designers favour younger girls as ‘young, flat-chested’ models look better in their designs.Source:Getty Images
In the US, the state of New York passed a law that classified models under the age of 18 as child performers in an effort to try and curb 14 year olds being used on the runway.
It has been claimed in the past that designers favour younger girls as “young, flat-chested” models look better in their designs.
Carole White co-founder of London’s Premier Model Management said: ‘The designers want straight up and down — no boobs’.Source:Getty Images
Speaking to the Evening Standard ahead of London Fashion Week, Carole White co-founder of London’s Premier Model Management said: “The designers want straight up and down — no boobs.”
Ms White previously said that the agency often scouted in schools because the “very skinny” girls the fashion houses wanted were normally “really young”.
Style consultant Nick Ede has previously said that nudity was something models should expect, adding: “A model showing off their nipples is something that has never been frowned at in the fashion world.
“It’s just something that happens and is not seen in any other way than a piece of flesh being exposed.
“A model is always asked if they are comfortable in their clothes and nowadays with selfies, it’s just not something that people have issues with. I don’t think there should be any ruling on the exposure of a nipple.”
This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission
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