27 FEB 2023

The Imperfect Models Rocking Italy

DRISTI SHARMA


Society has set beauty standards for women since time immemorial. From clear skin to a perfect body, women have always been boxed in 'perfect' boxes.

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THE BEAUTY STANDARDS

an agency in italy

Some agencies, especially model agencies, are trying to change it. A similar model agency will be opening in Italy. 

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FRom instagram to irl

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The filters from Instagram are not available IRL, and real bodies are often imperfect.

The first of its kind in italy

This model agency, the first of its kind, The Imperfetta (Imperfect), was started in 2020 by Carlotta Giancane.

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What's so special?

Giancane's models for the agency are generally those who defy the industry’s pre-established standards of beauty.

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PHOTO: AP

tHE IMPERFECT MODEL

Meet Lucia Della Ratta, a university student in Rome who has albinism (a condition where the skin, eyes are hair are extremely pale). 

'The imperfect model'

Sonia Spartá is a 28-year-old from Sicily who has been bullied all her life. The dark spots on her face and body are the result of a form of hyperpigmentation.

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PHOTO: AP

THE MODELS 

Models pose during a photo shoot for "L'Imperfetta (The Imperfect) model agency in Rome.

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A HOPE FOR FUTURE

We need more model agencies like this one, instead of just chatting about body positivity, to make a real change.