Modelnomics (original) (raw)

An economic assessment of the highly controversial issue of body image within the global fashion industry, along the lines of Alfred Marshall's supply-demand model. "Modelnomics" illustrates the tendency for models to gain value by way of salary, from marked losses in weight. The term was first used by fashion writer , to illustrate the tradeoff between a model's self-worth and their food intake, following apparent industry aversion to model Coco Rocha's weight gain and a call on the Council of Fashion Designers of America(CFDA) to revise the model sample size.