I think this is a great story
Turns out that several famous models were rejected from strutting their stuff on the Madrid Fashion Show’s Catwalks because they are too skinny:
“ The world’s first ban on overly thin models at a top-level fashion show in Madrid has caused outrage among modeling agencies and raised the prospect of restrictions at other catwalk pageants. Madrid’s fashion week has turned away underweight models after protests that young girls and women were trying to copy their rail-thin looks and developing eating disorders.
Organizers say they want to project an image of beauty and health, rather than a waif-like, or heroin chic look. But Cathy Gould, of New York’s Elite modeling agency, said the fashion industry was being used as a scapegoat for illnesses like anorexia and bulimia. “I think its outrageous, I understand they want to set this tone of healthy beautiful women, but what about discrimination against the model and what about the freedom of the designer,” said Gould, Elite’s North America director, adding that the move could harm careers of naturally “gazelle-like” models. “
More after the jump: Read more…
This is my absolute first blog and this is my first blog’s first post. A little bit about me: Just got married in April to the man of my dreams and settling down in a new routine where I have to coordinate expenses, etc. Not quite used to it but the again.. he gives me everything I need.