March 6, 2008
TV show searches for disabled model
The BBC is to launch what it claims is the UK's first TV competition for disabled models with a BBC3 series that aims to find a fresh mainstream fashion face. The Guardian reports [via TVtattle]
"The series aims to "challenge artificial boundaries" in the fashion business and "empower" women.
"Our intention is to empower both the women featured in the project and thousands of others, who shouldn't be invisible to the fashion industry just because they are disabled people," the Love creative director, Richard McKerrow, said. "We're also looking to challenge preconceived notions of beauty."
The five-part series, due to air in the summer, will follow the chosen women as they move into a London apartment together and are trained in every aspect of modelling from posing for photoshoots to location work and catwalks.
The series will be supported by Ouch!, the BBC's disability website, which will provide a forum for debate about the issues raised by the show, as well as offering video clips and blogs.
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