Fashion Capitals Ditch Plans To Ban Size Zero

An initiative to banish "size zero" models from Britain's catwalks has been abandoned after other fashion capitals refused to follow London's lead.

The planned requirement for models to obtain a doctor's certificate proving that they were in good health had stong government support. But it was feared that models would boycott London Fashion Week, and New York, Paris and Milan said that the measure was unworkable.

Hilary Riva, chief executive of the British Fashion Council, will confirm that the scheme is being dropped in an open letter to the industry today.

Ms Riva blamed impracticalities in implementing the health certificate plan, a feeling among models that it discriminated against them and a lack of support from industry bodies in the other fashion capitals.

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[land]

The de-facto role of contemporary models is to be the cartoony stylization of the culture's aesthetic aspirations. At some point stick thin was a fresh new ideal and seemed a good counter statement to the bloating average of the masses. Obviously it went too far. Now, the real tastemakers on the street have figured out healthy is better and they are embracing curves. Ironically It will take the fashion industry a while to catch on. how terrible does that swimsuit model look?
Something else I'm annoyed about: women's fear of aging has caused all the most sought after models to be a 2 year old toddler's head on a barely adult body. give it a rest!

[meanguy]

i think i just threw up in my mouth a little...

[Swerinjer]

size zero is hot.

[hilaritee]

these girls should be glad that we are not pack animals in nature because they would surely be finished off due to weakness!

[snobama]

sure and what of the american fatsos ??

survival of the fittest .. does not accommodate the obese.... -- if we were a pack of animals ... the majority of americans would not be able to run and keep-up...

Besides its a known fact that lean people are more healthy and live longer lives...

size 0 models are not anorexic they are mostly naturally tall and slim girls !

[HoneyBQuick]

Wow, you have totally convinced me to ignore what is obviously wrong with the photos above and agree with you: Skeletal is beautiful!

I'm going to start practicing my barf technique right now... I'll be targeting your shoes, dumb sh*t.

[TrooAmerican]

Your right. There are just as many naturally slim girls that cant gain weight that dont have bolemic or anorexic problems as there are naturally Obese people that cannot lose weight and have opposite thyroid and sugar issues.

making fun or insulting either is mean and both groups have serious inferiority and self esteem problems.
The "normal" group are actually not so mainstream these days as the populations increase. There are so many people of all sizes that they are not just a small group of extreme examples that need some sort of counseling to fit in.

Besides these women are modeling odd outfits not how meaty their arms and legs are. If they were all nude models for the sake of someone saying how gorgeous their bodies were, then people's opinions are all valid on what they consider beautiful or not.
But this isnt what they are doing, they are being paid to show buyers clothing lines for sales.