There’s been a lot of recent chatter about how the traditional super models are no longer the top babes in the industry anymore — that now it’s all about really fit women who are starting to turn the fickle tides of male attention. Is it true? Is the notion of female beauty shifting from thin and delicate to strong and lean?
We put together 4 reasons — 2 for, 2 against — explaining why fashion models might not be around forever.
Pro Reason 1 — Celebrities, Not Supermodels
It’s not that fashion models are disappearing, but because of their lesser influence, they have to go along with the trends coming out of Milan, Paris, London, and New York. And celebrities don’t have to do that, so they are free to get as ‘fit’ as they want and still appear on the cover of Vogue.
For #2: There Are No Super Models Anymore.
Now that the internet is so wide-spread, it’s easy to get a plethora of information on any model. Amateur models coming out of nowhere don’t take as long to be discovered anymore, and thus it’s harder for the industry to really ‘make’ a super model like they could in the past. As a result, these new fitness models are really taking off.
Against #1: Lots of Guys Still Don’t Like Toned Women.
No matter how many inroads fitness-based women might make on fashion models, the fact is that guys who like the lean muscle tones instead of the smooth lines of beautiful, top models, just isn’t that high of a number. Until cultural values change, toned top models will be a minority.
Contra #2: Women From Fitness Are Still a Minority
It’s not that the fitness industry itself is just a little niche, but the idea that it can produce supermodel quality babes is a relatively new one. There are some publications that are making the leap from ‘fitness’ to ‘fitness and fashion’, and those are where you’ll need to look for the future stars, but it’s still a ways off.
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