If You Hated The Fashion Industry Before Wait Till You See This

We're working in an industry that is perceived as frivolous and so our concerns are not taken seriously says model Sara Ziff who's been the face of Tommy Hilfiger and Banana Republic and walked the runway for Calvin Klein and Chanel A model since age 14 Ziff exposed ugly industry stories in her 2009 documentary Picture Me then founded the non-union workers' group Model Alliance two years ago this month In a fashion week interview with Salon Ziff described largely unseen sexual coercion wage theft and eating disorders discussed her efforts in a personal capacity to foster solidarity between U S fashion models and Bangladesh garment workers and considered what clout her group can bring to bear on the trillion-dollar industry A condensed version of our conversation follows

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