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This made me happy.

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AnnieLobeseder · 22/09/2012 15:04

Average size women on catwalk Elena Miro show

I don't generally care about fashion, or even style! But I do hate how the fashion industry requires it's female models to be anorexic.

So I was very pleased to see this. Well done Elena!!

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AnnieLobeseder · 22/09/2012 15:04

Gah, its, not it's.

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LastMangoInParis · 22/09/2012 15:24

I agree, Annie.

I love the way that the patterns on those dresses are actually visible, too.
(And is Elena Miro a Spanish designer? I think the Spanish are being quite sensible about employing healthy-looking fashion models ATM. Personally, I think this is a far better look, FWIW.)

I do think it's a shame that this is even still an issue, though.

BlameItOnTheCuervo · 22/09/2012 15:27

Fashion designers don't require models to be anorexic though, in fact, because its a serious psychological disorder, anorexic models are rarely used.

AnnieLobeseder · 22/09/2012 15:28

Sure BlameIt, sure. They look like that without starving themselves at all. Hmm

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DioneTheDiabolist · 22/09/2012 15:30

Blameit, while anorexia is not a requirement foe modeling, being seriously skinny is.

BlameItOnTheCuervo · 22/09/2012 15:34

Some do though. And some larger models look like that because they eat more calories than they need.

I hate this villification of the slim and bandying around of terms like "emaciated" or "anorexic" when there is a big difference between being slim and skinny. And skinny and anorexic. Its just another way for women to be cruel about each other. I am anorexic. Its a serious condition that has little to do with vanity.

I actually think the models in the links look great.

BlameItOnTheCuervo · 22/09/2012 15:36

Dione, no it isn't. Many agencies require their models to be healthy after the size 0 fiasco. Some people ARE skinny. Doesn't mean they starve themselves.

BlameItOnTheCuervo · 22/09/2012 15:37

I actually shouldn't have posted on this, not in the right frame of mind. Sorry.

AnnieLobeseder · 22/09/2012 15:50

Fair enough BlameIt, perhaps I should have used the term 'unhealthily underweight' or 'malnourished'. Because you're right, anorexia is a mental disorder, and catwalk models may or may not suffer from it.

However, while I do of course have no objection to women who are naturally thin, models are very often undernourished to the point of poor health, as has been proven time and time again.

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BlameItOnTheCuervo · 22/09/2012 16:03

yes, there are some who are naturally very thin, but there is a huge amount of pressure to maintain a lower than ideal weight/stay toned etc. reputable agencies are more careful but its really the designers who have an issue with a size 8 rather than a 4, and then you have the whole airbrush nonsense. the models in the link look great though.

that said, I think that we are, as a whole too quick to accept overweight as the norm. to the point where it is acceptable to tell a slim woman to "eat more pies"/comment on their size/what they eat ("where do you put it all?") and dismiss them as unhealthy/anorexic/unnaturally skinny. however, I dont think its acceptable to judge or mock anyone based on their size. I loathe the "real women" tag and the assumption that a size 16 is sexier than a size 6. And its women who do it. to make themselves feel better at the expense of other women.

but, Im sorry for my first post. I am ultra-sensitive about the use of "anorexic" because its such a serious, awful, soul-destroying disorder. and it seems to be used rather flippantly.

AnnieLobeseder · 22/09/2012 16:05

No, I do agree with you BlameIt, and I apologise for my own flippant use of the term.

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BlameItOnTheCuervo · 22/09/2012 16:07

no problem, as I said, am having an off day so over-reacted.

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