2:51PM Clem Bastow | Just this morning we were reading the latest “too young to model”
fuss, which was, we have to admit, actually quite well-founded: Polish teenager Monika Jagaciak (aka “Jak”; pictured) was booked to walk and pose at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week, not to mention booked to shoot for Vogue Australia… until everyone found out she was 14.
Vogue editrix Kirstie Clements was particularly vocal on the topic and it now seems that when Vogue speaks, the rest of the industry
listens:
Rosemount Australian Fashion Week organisers this morning responded to Vogue Australia editor Kirstie Clements’ call for a minimum age of 16 for models appearing in the event.
“In light of industry and community concern regarding the acceptable age for models to appear on the catwalk at Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (RAFW), today RAFW revised its industry policy,” an official statement said.
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