Fashion week is currently underway in New York, with the annual event taking place in London, Milan and Paris in coming weeks. It will start in the UK on Friday.
This year the event has been met with promises to change the industry for the better. The luxury groups LVMH and Kering have pledged to stop using underage and size zero models in their catwalk shows and ad campaigns.
It comes after the working conditions for models came under the spotlight when, in February, a casting director spoke out about colleagues for keeping models in an unlit stairwell for hours.
In March, models.com published their results from a survey in which models discussed unprofessional working conditions, nonpayment and abuse in the industry.
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With fashion week underway, we want to hear about working conditions in the modelling industry. Have you experienced poor pay? Is there racism or other discrimination in the industry? What do you think of pledges to stop using underage and size zero models? We are keen to hear from those around the world.
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