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In the 1980s-1990s, an arguably dangerous trend was emerging in the international fashion-modeling industry.
Beautiful young models such as Kate Moss were being indoctrinated into a modern couture trend that celebrated the 'waif motif.' This trend idealized the concept of on-the-go accessibility of beauty and style. This trend was relevant to modern consumerism convenience culture (i.e., eBay, eTrade, etc.), but it implicitly suggested that models should look overworked or ambitious.
Many such models who embraced this trend posed as coffee-addict look-alikes and critics wondered if the modeling industry was falling prey to cocaine abuse as the sports industry was becoming prey to steroid abuse. Many models during this time did indeed look overworked and unusually thin (physically and perhaps spiritually).
Consumerism can be seductive in its convenience presentations of lifestyle goods access, and understanding why and how the American media would elevate this waif modeling motif as a paragon of consumerism culture achievement perhaps reveals a shocking psychiatric value of social art totems such as the sensuality-demonology Hollywood (USA) movie "Body Parts" (1991).
Beautiful young models such as Kate Moss were being indoctrinated into a modern couture trend that celebrated the 'waif motif.' This trend idealized the concept of on-the-go accessibility of beauty and style. This trend was relevant to modern consumerism convenience culture (i.e., eBay, eTrade, etc.), but it implicitly suggested that models should look overworked or ambitious.
Many such models who embraced this trend posed as coffee-addict look-alikes and critics wondered if the modeling industry was falling prey to cocaine abuse as the sports industry was becoming prey to steroid abuse. Many models during this time did indeed look overworked and unusually thin (physically and perhaps spiritually).
Consumerism can be seductive in its convenience presentations of lifestyle goods access, and understanding why and how the American media would elevate this waif modeling motif as a paragon of consumerism culture achievement perhaps reveals a shocking psychiatric value of social art totems such as the sensuality-demonology Hollywood (USA) movie "Body Parts" (1991).
