"Sexual harassment and abuse have always been tolerated in fashion"

"The fashion industry is surrounded by predators that thrive on the constant rejection and loneliness that many of us have experienced at some point in our careers."

This was stated by the supermodel of the 90's, Christy Turlington Burns, who was one of the most recognizable models in the world both in the past and now.

In an interview with WWD, the well-known model, on the occasion of the scandal with the Hollywood producer, Harvey Wanstein, who is accused of sexual harassment, abuse or even rape by at least 40 women, stressed that sexual harassment and widespread and tolerated.

"I feel lucky that I did not personally have any traumatic experience, but I also know that I am not the rule," he explained. I was lucky because my mother was with me in the beginning and then when I experienced success I handled it with great care. We trusted the people who were supposed to take care of us.

There were many times when I could not believe who took care of us on our first trips to Milan, Paris or London. I arrived by flight and found a creepy playboy guy there to meet me. In retrospect, I'm afraid I may have played the role of "magnet" described in the stories about these predators that make other women feel protected.

 If I knew how these men thought and behaved I would stay away from them. I do not know if these old men are still on stage or not. I tremble just thinking that they can bury us all.

 I think the industry could better protect younger women and men. "It's an entertainment industry that has never had a strong association."

Christie Turlington Burns emphasized this, adding that the best way to protect young models is to stay in school until they become adults.

"It simply came to our notice then. We need to teach our girls and young boys how to protect and defend themselves against predators in every area of ​​their lives. "

Christy Turlington has founded the non-profit organization "Every Mother Counts" which helps women around the world to give birth safely.

It is also worth noting that in recent days, well-known model Cameron Russell has been collecting on Instagram stories from her colleagues about sexual abuse in the fashion world with the hashtag #MyJobShouldNotIncludeAbuse ("my profession should not include abuse").

So far, he has collected more than 408 anonymous posts, which speak of abuse, arrogance, sexual harassment and sexual abuse of photographers on models.