Marc Jacobs Getting Criticized About Not Paying His Models - But No One Does

Marc Jacobs is taking a bunch of crap for not paying the models who walk his runway shows in the US. He says that if they don't ant to walk for him, then they can go somewhere else. The thing is, most models at big shows don't get paid. They just trade clothes or other freebies for their work. A swag bag for 40 hours of work basically.

Because they are independent contractors, the models can accept whatever wage they want. No such thing as minimum wage for a model walking a runway show. Do I agree with the practice? I think everyone should get paid, but I am not sure how it is any different than a bunch of actors all working for free in a movie to get noticed. Models want to get noticed and walking a runway is the best way to get noticed and get high paying jobs.