Meisel tells Horyn “I thought, it’s ridiculous, this discrimination. It’s so crazy to live in such a narrow, narrow place. Age, weight, sexuality, race — every kind of prejudice. I love the history of fashion, obviously, and I love old, and I tried to get as many of the older girls as I could.”
Adding that against Vogue Italia Editor, Franca Sozzani’s wishes, he cast plus-size model and America’s Next Top model contestant Toccara Jones because, he says, he wanted to make a statement about weight. As for the older models Meisel is referring to, they include Veronica Webb, Naomi Campbell, and Tyra Banks.
