In July 2017 Lindsey Wixson, once a runway darling, retired at the age of 23 due to a foot injury, ending her career when others her age are landing their first jobs out of college. Instead of her topless Alexander McQueen moment causing a stir, Gisele became a star, and by 19 she was offered a contract with Victoria's Secret worth $25 million, which catapulted her into becoming one of the highest-paid models of all time. Gisele Bündchen (pictured below, in the '90s) was just 14 when she began taking modeling seriously in her native Brazil, and she was just 17 when she hit the catwalk topless for Alexander McQueen's shower-themed Spring/Summer 1998 show. Tyra Banks has been vocal about her early days of modeling, having started her career at 15 and becoming a sensation at Paris Fashion Week by the age of 18. Younger models often have the tall, lean body type high-fashion brands adore, making younger models the ideal, season after season. Models today may seem to be younger than previous generations, but the fashion industry's preference for teens who have barely reached the legal driving age is far from a new occurrence. That's how old I was when I started, which is young, but in fashion that's kind of the normal age when people start."Ĭindy's right. "In some ways, I wish I could have pushed it off a year or two. I'm a lot more concerned about her driving by herself than her entering the world of modeling," Cindy said. "My daughter just got her driver's license. When asked about Kaia modeling at such a young age, Cindy told the Associated Press that she was more concerned about Kaia hitting the road than hitting the runway. Fast-forward to the beginning of 2018, and Kaia has donned everything from Tom Ford and Alexander Wang in New York to Chanel in Paris and Fendi in Milan, and her career is only just getting started. The daughter of icon Cindy Crawford, Kaia made her runway debut in the Raf Simons Calvin Klein Spring/Summer 2018 show just four days after her 16th birthday. Gisele Fox, now 17, was just 16 when she breezed down runways for Prada, Calvin Klein, Dior, and Hermès, and she's poised to be a runway regular.Īt 16, Kaia Gerber's supermodel status is on the rise. Scouted at the age of 12, she was opening shows for Dries Van Noten and Versus Versace while walking in 24 shows for the Spring/Summer 2018 season by the age of 16. Last year was a breakout year for British teenager Hannah Motler (pictured above). The fashion industry has long been unabashed about its preference for young, fresh faces, especially on the runways of New York, Paris, London, and Milan, but with models strutting down catwalks at the age of 16 and ending their careers (or having their careers ended for them) by 28, has the industry gone too far when it comes to young models on the runway?
If you are a model, you'd be lucky if you make it to your 30th birthday before hanging up the heels and saying so long to the runway. In the United States, the average American can expect to retire from the workforce by the age of 63.
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