tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044654032985134052.post884310606775527249..comments2023-11-26T17:56:41.465-05:00Comments on CIAAFRIQUE ™ | AFRICAN FASHION-BEAUTY-STYLE: REAL LIFE: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED ON THE 2ND DAY OF ARISE MAGAZINE FASHION WEEK IN LAGOS?ciaahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312604524904175275noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044654032985134052.post-52254619457790605672012-03-09T23:34:37.343-05:002012-03-09T23:34:37.343-05:00no no no, you are getting it all wrong. i think th...no no no, you are getting it all wrong. i think they have the right to be angry, or pissed that they are not using them as much or paying them as much.. i mean, do you know what some of them had to do to get in? i know about two girls, that had to starve themselves crazy,trek and jog really long distances, so they would lose weight as the judges were very strict regarding size this year.. and then after all that, the arise board think its okay to treat the local models anyhow and with less respect??? That's pure BULL!KACHYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932881219654162285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044654032985134052.post-27226569179036459002012-03-09T08:22:25.687-05:002012-03-09T08:22:25.687-05:00@MAN Thanks for your comment. I know that in fashi...@MAN Thanks for your comment. I know that in fashion salaries are not private sometimes however I don't think models should go around talking about how much they are making for their gigs. I do agree with you with the fact that us African sometimes only appreciate things that come from abroad. For example wearing wax (Ankara) is getting more recognitions now because the west has started to get into it. Again I don't know if they are being paid fairly if they are not then that is a big problem .Ciaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814591816618239306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044654032985134052.post-34638169021287247102012-03-09T05:47:11.414-05:002012-03-09T05:47:11.414-05:00I find your views pretty harsh on the models...bot...I find your views pretty harsh on the models...both local and the one who revealled her salary. <br /><br />First thing first, salary isn't a private thing, especially in Fashion. We know how much Gisele Bundschen or Kate Moss make...<br />So I'm not sure what this girl did wrong.<br /><br />Second of all, I think this is very much an African thing where we value anything 'international' more than our local ressource. And that works for evrything (wax, food or school books). So I'm not sure why the conplaining local models are being wrong in voicing this. <br /><br />I 'd gather that if this show is also a way to promotote african dynamism in fashion, it's quite awkward to realise that local models are being underpaid, and therefore underestimated.<br /><br />Altought I fully appreciate the strategy behind it: having international models as a mean to get international media attention and therefore international sponsors, in order to push Lagos as a hub of international - not just african - fashion; I still beleive the locals models have a point.M.A.Nnoreply@blogger.com