Uma kukhulunywa ngezokumodela kwengqephu, sesiyazi ukuthi imboni ivuna intsha. Uma ubheka noma yimaphi amamodeli aphezulu anamuhla, iningi lawo litholwe njengentsha. Muva nje, uKaia Gerber wenza izihloko zezindaba ngokuvela njengobuso bomkhankaso wesikhwama sesikhwama sika-Chanel entwasahlobo-ehlobo 2018 eneminyaka engu-16 ubudala. Abaningi ezinkundleni zokuxhumana bebebuza ukuthi kufanelekile yini ukufaka umuntu osemusha ezikhangisweni eziheha abantu besifazane abadala.
Akukhona nje umbuzo wokuthi yimuphi umyalezo owuthumelayo emphakathini, kodwa futhi nombono wamantombazane amancane afakwa ezimweni eziyingozi. Isilinganiso somsebenzi wemodeli yiminyaka emi-5 futhi ngeminyaka engu-16 amamodeli amaningi aqala imisebenzi yawo, ngokusho kwe-PBS. Lokho kusho ukuthi ngesikhathi umodeli esanda kweva eminyakeni engamashumi amabili ubudala, angavele abone isiqongo somsebenzi wawo.
Naphezu kokubona ukuphusha okukhulu kokuhlukahluka ngokweminyaka, uhlanga kanye nosayizi ekumodeleni, kusekude ukuhamba. Eminyakeni engu-64 ubudala, i-supermodel uChristie Brinkley uze abhekane nokucwaswa ngokweminyaka. “Kufanele ngihlale ngikhumbuza abantu ukuthi iminyaka yami ibalulekile, ukuthi sibalulekile, futhi sifuna ukumelwa,” usho kanje esigcawini sakamuva. UBrinkley uze waqhubeka wakhuluma ngokuthi amamodeli amadala azonikezwa imali ephansi kunamancane.
Umncane Kangakanani Kakhulu Ukuthi UngaModela?
Umuntu kufanele abheke lezo ezikolunye uhlangothi lwe-spectrum–lawo mamodeli aqala aneminyaka engu-16 ubudala noma ngaphansi. Eminyakeni yamuva, imboni ithathe izinyathelo zokuvikela amamodeli amancane. Isibonelo, ama-comglomerates kanokusho u-Kering kanye ne-LVMH bahlangane ukuze basayine imodeli yomthetho ethi amamodeli aneminyaka engaphansi kwe-16 ngeke aqashwe.
Ngokunjalo, ngemuva kokuqubuka kwezinsolo zokuhlukumeza ngokocansi kuqondiswe kubathwebuli bezithombe abaphezulu, umshicileli u-Condé Nast uveze ikhodi entsha yokuziphatha ukuze kuvikelwe amamodeli angaphansi kwezingane. Inkampani ngeke isebenze namamodeli aneminyaka engaphansi kwe-18, futhi amamodeli ngeke ashiywe wodwa nabathwebuli bezithombe noma abanye abadali kusethi.
Isazi sezokuhlalisana kwabantu kanye nemodeli yangaphambili u-Ashley Mears wenze inhlolokhono ku-NPR ngo-2011. U-Mears wakhuluma ngenselele yokuqasha intsha. “Okwenza kube yinkinga ekumodeleni wukuthi unentsha eningi okuyiyona esebenzayo, amantombazane asemancane ikakhulukazi. Futhi unamantombazane amancane angenabo abazali bawo. Ama-ejenti wokumodela ancamela ukuba namamodeli aneminyaka okungenani engu-16. Nokho, ngokuqinisekile bangaqala bebancane kakhulu, futhi baqala besebancane kakhulu. “
Ukufiphala Kokukhangisa
Nakuba ukumodela kumayelana nenganekwane, kukhona okumele kushiwo mayelana nokududulana kobuso obuncane. Cara Delevingne usanda kuba sematheni ngokusayinwa njengobuso bomugqa kaDior othi ‘Capture Youth’. Ineminyaka engu-25 ubudala ngaleso sikhathi, ulayini wokulwa nokuguga ugxile kwabesifazane abazongena eminyakeni engamashumi amathathu. Kunezinye izibonelo ezingenakubalwa zamamodeli amancane aphusha ukunakekelwa kwesikhumba okulwa nokuguga. Nokho, kubonakala kunomnyakazo ekukhangiseni eminyakeni yamuva ebheke kumamodeli avuthiwe.
I-blogger ngemuva Advanced Style, U-Ari Seth Cohen , ube nalokhu okushiwo ngokuguga ku-Digi Day: "Kufanele siqaphele ukuthi sonke kufanele siguge, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukukhuluma ngakho futhi sidale ingxoxo mayelana nokuguga. Abesifazane baya ngokuya bezizwa benamandla okuba yibona futhi babonise iminyaka yabo. ”
Ngenhlanhla, kube nezinyathelo zoshintsho ezikhangisweni ezijwayelekile. Eminyakeni yakamuva, izinhlobo ezinkulu zezimonyo zithepha amamodeli amadala ukuze avele emikhankasweni yobuhle. Ngo-2017, uMaye Musk owayeneminyaka engu-69 ubudala wasayinwa njengobuso be-CoverGirl. Futhi u-Isabella Rossellini wabuya njengobuso bukaLancome ngemuva kokuxoshwa ngaphambilini eneminyaka engu-42.
Ekhuluma neThe Cut, umlingisi wase-Italy uthe: “Kodwa kuyamangaza kakhulu. Ngalahlekelwa yinkontileka ngineminyaka engu-42 futhi ngayithola ngineminyaka engu-63. Isiphetho ngoLancôme sasidabukisa, kodwa ithuba lokuyilungisa alinakuvinjelwa. Bangitshela ukuthi igama lami liyavela ocwaningweni lwabo lwemakethe namanje. Futhi manje ngimusha futhi!”
Ikusasa Lisiphatheleni Amamodeli Akhulile?
Uma kukhulunywa ngokuguga ekumodeleni, ikusasa lingase libone ngisho nobuhle abavuthiwe bethola imisebenzi. Nakuba ukukhangisa okuningi kugxile kwabaneminyaka engu-18 kuya kwengama-35, isizukulwane se-Baby Boomer sinemali engenayo etholakalayo. Ukwengeza, umqondo womphakathi wokuguga ushintshile. Cabanga ngendoda eneminyaka engu-60 namuhla, neneminyaka engu-60 eminyakeni engamashumi amabili edlule. Imikhiqizo ye-Mega efana ne-L'Oreal ithinte ubuso obufana noJane Fonda no-Helen Mirren emikhankasweni.
Umqondo wokufiseleka awugcini nje ngokuphela eminyakeni engamashumi amabili. Njenge-supermodel Heidi Klum wathi ku-'Ellen DeGeneres Show' muva nje, "Ngezinye izikhathi abantu bathi, 'Uyazi ukuthi uneminyaka engu-44, uhlanganisa iminyaka engu-45, kungani unganiki omunye umuntu induku?' Kodwa ngihlale ngicabanga ukuthi kunenqwaba yabesifazane. iminyaka yami engu-50, 60, 70. Yini, sinedethi yokuphelelwa yisikhathi? Asikwazi yini futhi ukuzizwa sexy? Ngizizwa ngi-sexy.”