On today’s episode we get an anonymous look into the dark side of the fashion industry. Our guest worked at a modeling agency in Milan for two years and she goes in depth about the lifestyle of the models and how the industry works. She also shares her perspective of the best and worst of Italy, the Italian lifestyle and more!

Intro, modeling/fashion industry and the lifestyle of a model. (0:00-12:20) Instagram & other social media modeling, why models' lives suck, advice to models and why she left the industry. (12:21-24:55) The best of Italy, Life in Italy and Mafia talk. (24:56-36:33) Dark side of Italy, Italian pride and their perspective of Americans. (36:34-47:15)

“The fashion industry is all fake, the models are exploited. It’s horrible.”

“You need to treat people like shit in order to get to the top.”

“If you want a following you have to be heartless and ruthless and mean.”

“After their four shows the agency doesn’t want them anymore and they’re super depressed because they don’t have any money and they owe the agency $600.”

“With guys they get them to do a ‘favor’ for them in order for them to walk a show.”

“As an agency you need to tell them if they aren’t in shape. These girls are always so worried about what they eat, it is no life to be jealous of.”

“I’d say a majority of the models are extremely insecure.”

“The fashion industry is a lonely world. The models act like friends but would stab each other in the back in a second.”

“In some streets in Naples you don’t want to look anyone in the eye and keep your head down because you may see someone or something you don’t want to be witness too.”