What does ‘beauty’, to be ‘beautiful’, mean to you?
I’m pretty sure that it means something different to every single one of us. Even given context we would all have a different answer, we would all have the right answer. Beauty is everywhere, in every smile, so why is it represented it in our media, in marketing and advertising with such a narrow vision?
As a species, as a people, as a worldwide community, we are all able to find beauty in the smiles of one another, the twinkling of an eye, the crinkling of a nose or the dimpling of a cheek. We are able to see the beauty in the multitude of faces that surround us and we always have been able to do this truly amazing thing. Yet, for too long the images of beauty we have been presented with have been drawn from the smallest of pools; carefully hand-picked, buffed and airbrushed, completely overlooking this amazing skill that we have always been in possession of. Finally, the faces we are being told are beautiful, are starting to reflect the variety and complexity of true beauty that has always surrounded us, thanks to an inspirational few.
Madeline Stuart
World famous model Madeline Stuart has now graced New York Fashion runway twice! She is the official face of Gloss Girl – making her the worlds first professional adult model with Down Syndrome to be the face of a cosmetic company. She is a very successful and much admired professional model.
Source: www.madelinestuartmodel.com
Jillian Mercado
Fashion blogger and model Jillian Mercado has muscular dystrophy. Jillian has modelled for Diesel and Beyonce, to name but two! Having starred in several campaigns she has an impressive professional CV. “I kind of took it on as a challenge to make sure that I represented all those girls that didn’t see themselves in the industry,”
Source: manufactured1987.com
Parker Myles, The Peoples Choice
This is Parker, a little boy from Brisbane whose Mum entered him into an opportunity to model for Bonds. He was voted the People’s Choice model for Bonds. Over 50,000 people voted in the competition and Master Myles was the crowned cutie.
http://www.angelicojarvis-photography.com.au/
Source: parkermyles.com
The beautiful faces of Gecko Clothing
Gecko are helping to turn the wheels of change. From the beautiful smile of their model, Thomas (pictured above) to the smiles of every single one of their models, they are trying to draw attention to the massive array of beauty in the world!
The world needs more inspiring models like these and brands ready to stand up for true beauty, this is just the start.
Source: www.geckoclothing.com
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