{"id":697,"date":"2011-02-24T09:31:49","date_gmt":"2011-02-24T09:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/?p=697"},"modified":"2011-02-24T15:11:40","modified_gmt":"2011-02-24T15:11:40","slug":"talent-management-celebrates-body-diversity-in-its-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/talent-management-celebrates-body-diversity-in-its-models\/","title":{"rendered":"Talent Management Celebrates Body Diversity In Its Models"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_698\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-698\" style=\"width: 255px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-698\" href=\"http:\/\/www.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/talent-management-celebrates-body-diversity-in-its-models\/c6b04e2ff37383b8_h_m_inclusive_spring_2011_collection_-_4\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-698\" title=\"A Plus-Sized Model For H&amp;M Spring 2011 Collection\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-uploads\/2011\/02\/c6b04e2ff37383b8_H_M_Inclusive_Spring_2011_collection_-_4-255x300.jpg\" alt=\"A Plus-Sized Model For H&amp;M Spring 2011 Collection\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/talentmanagementblog\/2011\/02\/c6b04e2ff37383b8_H_M_Inclusive_Spring_2011_collection_-_4-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/talentmanagementblog\/2011\/02\/c6b04e2ff37383b8_H_M_Inclusive_Spring_2011_collection_-_4.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Plus-Sized Model For H&amp;M Spring 2011 Collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Being one of Europe\u2019s leading modelling agencies, we at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.talentmanagement.com\" target=\"_blank\">Talent Management<\/a> know all too well about the debates surrounding body diversity in the fashion industry.<\/p>\n<p>But, rather than being constantly argued about, we think it should be celebrated, and we\u2019re not alone in this thought.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018All Walks Beyond The Catwalk\u2019, endorsed by the British Fashion Council, is a campaign after our own heart.<\/p>\n<p>Co-founded by Caryn Franklin, Debra Bourne, Erin O\u2019Connor and Susan Ringwood, All Walks has joined forces with designers and a varied range of models to challenge some of the industry\u2019s deeply rooted beliefs about the so called female ideal.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ROUND TABLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All Walks is also contributing to round table government discussions on how \u201cdiversity and the beauty of individuality can make an impact in the wider culture and influence self-esteem and well-being\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Last week\u2019s round table at the House of Commons saw Caryn Franklin, British fashion expert and All Walks Co-founder, discuss the issues surrounding the campaign\u2019s work in the fashion industry.<\/p>\n<p>Chaired by Govt. Minister for Equalities, Lynne Featherstone, Franklin wrote on her blog that it was \u201ca great opportunity to talk about body diversity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s reassuring to have the Minister\u2019s ear on these matters, especially as reports show increasing levels of depression and despair amongst women and girls who feel when they don\u2019t match up to the idealised images in our media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI genuinely hope this is the beginning of change,\u201d Franklin added.<\/p>\n<p>We all know that the fashion industry is a powerful communicator of what is considered the beauty and body \u2018ideal\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>And as such, we at Talent Management represent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.modelsdirect.com\/become-a-model\/women\/looks-types\/\" target=\"_blank\">a diverse range of models<\/a>, welcoming all sizes, ages and ethnicities.<\/p>\n<p>So if you think you\u2019ve got what it takes and are confident in your looks, then get in touch via our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.talentmanagement.com\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being Europe\u2019s leading modelling agency, we at Talent Management know all to well about the debates surrounding body diversity in the fashion industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,69,7,162],"tags":[301,302,303,304,279],"class_list":["post-697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fashion","category-health-and-fitness","category-models","category-politics","tag-body-diversity","tag-caryn-franklin","tag-debra-bourne","tag-erin-oconnor","tag-plus-sized-models"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - 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