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hey jevad -
Sorry, I just got out of a meeting...
I wasn't trying to be funny at all, just sarcastic. Your initial posting was a bit too shrill to warrant a serious response.
If in fact you're not just trolling, maybe we could talk about it in a way that's not so um... dramatic?
We pick our models the same way as everyone else... a combination of books, polaroids and jpegs sent to us by the agencies... and the occasional open casting call (which is much more effective IMO).
There's no BIG NEFARIOUS AGENDA to pick "anorexic and bulemic" girls. To be honest, there's not enough detail in their sample shots to determine bicep diameter.
And also, if you know anything about the industry, you'll know that agencies regularly misrepresent measurements. So you never know quite what you're gonna get.
We spend a lot of energy trying to pick people that will best represent the product we're selling -- and the feel of the brand.
Sometimes models show up thinner than we expected, sometimes thicker. Either way we have to compensate to get the product looking as good as possible.
But we're not going to shut down a location shoot and wait an extra day for backup just because a model shows up looking different than their card.
I work with new models every single week. Only a handful have EVER seemed unhealthy or eating disorder prone.
So I guess I don't really understand what's got you so bent about this catalog. Is there a particular image? I don't really see any "15-year old heroin addicts" in there...
Actually i've never met a 15-year old heroin addict. I know a few 24 year old addicts, and they don't look like that. They're usually dirty, have bad teeth, and try to steal your Playstation...