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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Feb 11, 2014 5:31 PM UTC  Helena Greyhorse (R) prepares backstage the Zero + Maria Cornejo show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2014 on February 10, 2014 in New York City Helena Greyhorse (R) prepares backstage the Zero + Maria Cornejo show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2014 on February 10, 2014 in New York CityJohn Lamparski—WireImage/Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Feb 11, 2014 5:31 PM UTC The runways at New York Fashion week are [looking a little more mature](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/10/fashion/New-York-Fashion-Week-Models-Age-law.html?ref=fashion&%5Fr=0) this year. The state of New York passed a law in October that classified models under the age of 18 as child performers in an attempt to curb use of 14-year-olds on the runway. The new legislation means more restrictions and paperwork for designers who hire high school-aged models. And according to the New York _Times_, it’s working. “This year I saw over 350 girls, and I only saw three that were under 18,” James Scully, casting director for designers like Tom Ford, said. He calculates that as many as 60 percent of models had been under 18 in previous years. Another casting director, Jessica Weinstein said that this was the first year models’ ages were brought up during casting with many designers. This is great news for young models who, thanks to the legislation, will now be spending more time in school and less on the catwalk. But casting older women in Fashion Week shows could also have a dramatic effect on our body image. The fashion industry has favored androgynous models with flat bodies in recent years (basically, the closest thing they can get to a coat hanger to show off the clothes). Practically, that means that most models have been younger girls who have not yet developed hips, breasts and backsides. Now that designers must opt for fully grown women, we’re likely to see more curves on the runway. As my colleague Belinda Luscombe [wrote when the legislation originally passed](http://ideas.time.com/2013/06/14/new-labor-law-targeting-underage-models-could-change-our-body-image-issues/) in October, the fashion industry now “may move the needle on the impossible body ideal that has reigned on the runway and in the magazines these long years.” \[[_NYT_\]](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/10/fashion/New-York-Fashion-Week-Models-Age-law.html?ref=fashion&%5Fr=0) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6654/age-restriction-laws-on-models-make-a-difference-at-fashion-week/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6654/age-restriction-laws-on-models-make-a-difference-at-fashion-week/"},"headline":"Age Restrictions for Models Making a Difference at Fashion Week","datePublished":"2014-02-11T17:31:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:22:49.058Z","description":"How fewer young models on the catwalk this year may change our body image","url":"https://time.com/6654/age-restriction-laws-on-models-make-a-difference-at-fashion-week/","keywords":["fashion","new york fashion week"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt61aceb3d4670489d/6986829106f2c194cd32d8cc/468632957.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt61aceb3d4670489d/6986829106f2c194cd32d8cc/468632957.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Zero + Maria Cornejo - Front Row & Backstage - Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2014","caption":"Zero + Maria Cornejo - Front Row & Backstage - Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2014","creditText":"John Lamparski—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/fashion/","name":"fashion"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6654/age-restriction-laws-on-models-make-a-difference-at-fashion-week/","name":"Age Restrictions for Models Making a Difference at Fashion Week"}}]}] ```