An UPHILL ambition

Yet, another menopausal industry-bashing entry. So bear with me,again .(Hee Hee)

Here in my country, the fashion industry is so small, it is inevitable for market forces to drive the demand for COMMERCIAL models, up. In a market , driven by economics (sell! sell! sell!), it is hardly surprising that it is not clothes/fashion but products and lifestyle that is pushed hard to a potential buying-public.

Being a small player in most aspects, the fashion industry locally, too, harbour the ambition to grow globally and be accepted on the world stage. This has resulted in the local modelling agencies accepting an influx of foreign/white models from all over. And, as the saying goes, if there is a demand, the supply will come.

The demand is easy to figure out. The local agencies need to feed (and fit) the demand of their clients. The clients want a talent that is caucasian/ foreign... they'll get it.

Big global brand-players want HIGH-FASHION. And , as a double-edged sword, prefer a white model pushng their wares.

Similarly, fashion magazines here want to be the next Vogue/Elle magazine.

So , here comes my point. If you are Asian, not commercial but high-fashion, you basically fall into no-man's land.

In other words, if you are local, you had better be commercial. Because , you aren't white/foreign.

If you have a high-fashion look but local and (mostly) Asian, be prepared to be a starving model, here.

The agencies here, aren't even having enough vision to see whatever potential you have, so they'll gonna give you a miss totally for another white model for that next high-fashion spread aka yours truly.

Sour grapes? N-O.
And I'm not going to be apologetic about what's said here.

This is probably the only region in the world where being a high-fashion model earns one peanuts. (Being a commercial face, here, can't pay rent either but at least you're working!)

'Less you are WHITE or FOREIGN off course.