Being fascinated with models is a bit like believing that dark mulberry lipstick you bought with your best friend when you were 19 looks really, really good on you.
There is a certain end date to the love affair. One day you simply wake up to reality and go “My lips look like tiny eggplants. Organic eggplants. What was I thinking?”
Any relationship based on obsession, a learned avoidance of the truth and a healthy dose of self loathing is never going to last.
I understand about being obsessed by the current models du jour. About studying up and following their skin care routine. Copying what kind of sunglasses they wear. Trying to never eat blue cheese because they never eat blue cheese. Getting that cold hole in your stomach when you see them in a bikini on a yacht in the Mediterranean.
The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show debuted in 1995. Model Stephanie Seymour was one of its stars. I loved Stephanie Seymour. Her boyfriend was Axl Rose from Guns N’ Roses when Axl was lean and mean rock, not middle aged and working on his superannuation. If people knew to mash up names back in the 90s instead of working out which character they were most like in Beverly Hills 90210 they would have called them Stefax. They were everywhere.
Stephanie was one of the original supermodels with her genetically blessed brethren including Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Elle Macpherson, Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell.
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I don't think they have to be mutually exclusive. You can be 'grown up' and have all sorts of interests and things going on in your life, but still admire pictures of attractive people.
I had a super long day today and spent the past 5 min looking at pics from the show, which helped me tune out somehow. Now moving on. Nothing to analyse.
Models have intellectual capacities, compassion, ideas (which, um, all sentient beings have, by the way) - why are you making the assumption that because a woman models for a living, she must be devoid of any qualities other than physical beauty? Have you ever spoken with a model about the effort and skill that goes into performing their job? The acting courses they study, the fitness regimes they partake in, the strict work ethic they require (it's not easy being the one poked and prodded, despite it being easy and boring for you to watch)...this article paints women as one-dimensional and demeans those in the modelling industry. I'm glad you're happy with the many facets of your life, but please realise models too are multi faceted, multi talented and well-rounded people, too.