Superstar models of my youth are gracing the covers of the big magazines and walking in many of the shows. Elder actresses are walking shows and being featured in advertising, too. Marvelous. Almost. These older models and actresses are also always commented on for how age-defyingly fit and youthful-looking they are.
I’m a ‘mature’ large-sized model, and in conversation with my agent at Ford Models in New York, I found out that I’m the only one in North America.
Let me repeat: I’m the only one.
And I’m not getting booked.
I’m good with not getting booked because another model fits the casting brief better, but I’m the only one. So, if there were a casting brief, I would be the only one to choose from. Ipso facto, there is no casting brief for a mature, large-sized model.
Why?
We may have an old-woman-at-the-top problem here — specifically, the women in charge of the fashion business.
Big, voluptuous young bodies are great, but I have the sneaking suspicion that big, voluptuous old…
