I recently interned with Erin O'Connor for her Model Sanctuary during fashion week. For those of you who aren't familiar with the Sanctuary, Erin set it up around 4 years ago with the intention of giving models the opportunity to chill out during shows. As well as free food, a resting area, gym and ballet classes, a make up/rest rooms, a massage parlor, a councilor, as well as a top class dietitian at hand... Erin provides a really friendly social environment.
Erin rents out a house in central London and New York each year, strips it all down and decorates it all especially for fashion week. She receives very little funding, works all year round to make it what it is, and the majority of what it costs comes out of her own pocket. Through her own experiences, she is working hard for what she believes in. As well as being an extremely intelligent business women, Erin is absolutely lovely, funny and really down to earth.
Check out the following:
http://www.erinsmodelsanctuary.com/erin-oconnor/
http://allwalks.org/
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