To wonder why 'thin is in'?

[loverofchoc]

DH and I were discussing this with a group of friends earlier today - why are all models now expected to be so thin?

Normally, nobody finds it attractive (obviously bar a few exceptions). The majority of men prefer at least some moderate feminine curves and the majority of females feel slightly sick looking at a really clinically underweight model. It's extremely damaging for these women who starve themselves to be in that profession and surely we'd all be more persuaded to buy stuff if the person modelling it looked happy and healthy...

I don't mean naturally skinny like some people who struggle to gain weight . I mean really, really, anorexic thin like a supermodel.

Any theories?

There's a huge difference between being slim and being skinny, if your collar bone is standing out you're too thin. Most models look like skeleton's with skin on. I read once that the reason for this is that so many designers are gay and hate the fact women are curvy, no straight like men

mummabearfoyrbabybears my comment was in response to someone saying that models were no longer supposed to be beautiful.

How dare you say that because someone is not how you think they should be they are not beautiful?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, we can all say who we find beautiful or not, whether you like it or not.

TheFairyCaravan being overweight is actually slightly better than being underweight. So not exactly the same. I feel bad for the poor models!

How do you reckon that?
Overall, excess weight is associated with more health problems, whereas slight less weight is associated with longevity.

Oh pull the other one goose! My collar bone sticks on and I'm certainly not underweight!

There used to be a theory that the models are thin because the designers were mostly gay men whose idea of beauty was an adolescent boy

Sorry, x posted

goose1964 yes, slim is healthy and great. Just as great as a more curvy shape. Starvation, famine victim thin is just not healthy or natural.

My collar bone sticks out - I rather like it.

I am not underweight.

NecklessMumster I'd say that, for high fashion, that does make sense.

I disagree, I don't think 'supermodels' are excessively thin, one of the most popular at the moment is Kendall Jenner, she looks fabulous, IMO, as does Cara Delevigne. Some of the catwalk models are v thin, but not the most famous or popular. We used to have a supermodel on the school run and she was thin but not anorexic looking.

It genuinely is supposed to be less healthy to be underweight than overweight.

www.webmd.com/diet/news/20140328/underweight-even-deadlier-than-overweight-study-says

Also, fat considered beautiful where food is scarcer? And I've read books set in early 1900s etc like DH Lawrence where thin is described in a non positive way, eg ' her poor thin arms'

Very, very few people in real life look good at 5'10 plus and a size 8.

It has taken me until my 40s to feel some what comfortable in my own tall, skinmy body, but comments like this made my teenage years really hard.

I have anorexia nervosa. If you have never met me how can you judge my attractiveness.
People will often say very overweight people are beautiful. Clearly it doesn't work both ways.

TheFairyCaravan being overweight is actually slightly better than being underweight.

Not for me it's not. I've got horrendous problems with my joints and spine. If I was overweight I would be in a lot more pain.

My collar bones and hip bones have stuck out my whole life. I'm not underweight.

AliciaMayEmory she said very few, not nobody. I bet you're gorgeous!

There's a huge difference between being slim and being skinny, if your collar bone is standing out you're too thin.

my collar bones stick out. I'm not 'too thin'

No different from the fat-acceptance movement, tbh.

How many of us actually buy these clothes though? I don't give a fuck if they don't look realistic because I'm not going to be buying them and I don't know anyone else who does either. They're for the super rich (and most of the clothes I see on catwalks are hideous anyway).

Nobody should ever starve themselves to be skinny. It's very dangerous. We all know that and it's a shame that people feel they have to.

I don't like all these "most men prefer" comments though. Who cares what men prefer?

so i'm a little fat thing like a weeble. what should i do

if your collar bone is standing out you're too thin.

What an absolute crock of shit.

Give your head a wobble.

Being slightly overweight doesn't lead to health issues as such, but if you go through a period of illness the extra few pounds can give you a buffer during recovery.
Being ultra ultra supermodel thin is not good, though i am sure exceptions apply here. If you are always hungry and trying to ignore that, how can that be good for mind and body?

BitchQueen90 I am seeing a rise in excessively thin high street brand models, personally.

Hmmm
That study. Here's a very narrow margin for low weight. I doubt being slightly under 18,5 has the same effect on health than being substantially under 18,5.