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Calling for a Healthier Body Image in the Fashion Industry
There’s been much talk in fashion news lately about concerns over models being severely underweight and the measures being taken to create a healthier body image for the fashion industry. In September, the organizers of Madrid’s Fashion Week instituted a ban on models with a BMI of less than 18. Now Italy has followed suit, [...]
AP Report: Paris Fashion Week Kicks Off With No Plans to Ban Skinny Models
The Paris Fashion Week ready-to-wear shows kicked off on Sunday with the French fashion industry’s leading official saying he did not believe organizers should ban the use of models considered underweight. Didier Grumbach, head of the Chambre Syndicale — the body that governs French fashion — said that he did not plan to follow in [...]