Australian Fashion Week organisers have bowed to public pressure and changed the minimum age for catwalk models, preventing the controversial appearance of a 14-year-old Polish girl.
Monika Jagaciak was to have been flown to Sydney for the event which begins at the end of this month.
The teenager has previously fronted a campaign for French fashion house Hermes and has been photographed in a white swimsuit being sprayed by a shower jet.
Organisers say they've revised their industry policy in light of industry and community concerns about the acceptable age for models.
The decision to fly a 14-year-old Polish girl to Sydney, to model in Australian Fashion Week has caused furore among the fashion industry.
Vogue magazine had said it wouldn’t use the teenager, saying there should be an age restriction of 16-years for models, similar to other international Fashion Week events.
Vogue editor Kirstie Clements told News Ltd they pulled the plug on using Jagaciak when they found out her age on Wednesday.
Fashion Week boss Simon Lock was unrepentant about bringing Jagaciak to Australia, saying designers love these models as coat hangers for their clothes, and are not exploiting their sexuality in any way.
AFW says they require any model under school leaving age to have written permission from their parents or guardians and permission from their school principal.
