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MADRID, Spain (Reuters) -- 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 venues.
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According to The Guardian, he also tries to dispel the myth that skinny models have eating disorders. "It's just as much a cliché as saying that all models take drugs and get drunk at sex orgies," he says.
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To be sure, Ralph Lauren is not the only designer with a preference for super-skinny models, but change must start one runway at a time. ... I hope nobody blames the models for looking the way they do. Sometimes some women are just that skinny. However, that being said, it is sickening how designers - such as Ralph...
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The question of how thin is too thin has been tossed around since Kate Moss made her modeling debut 20 years ago, ushering in an era of "heroin chic." In 2006, at least two models died from complications linked to eating disorders, which prompted some in Europe to try to ban skinny models from the runway.
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Models of average size are just as effective at selling products as ultra-thin models, a social psychologist's research suggests. ... Internal Links Quebec health minister weighs in on skinny model debate...
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Size zero - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Size 0 is a women's clothing size in the US catalog sizes system, believed to be equivalent to a UK size 4, a European size 32,< >
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Now, I know that models are skinny, and some of them can get very, very skinny. But do they actually get this skinny? A few of the images appear suspiciously photoshopped, particularly the top left and middle left images.
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Organizers of Spain's top annual fashion show on Saturday rejected five models as being too thin to appear in this year's event. ... MADRID (AP) — Organizers of Spain's top annual fashion show on Saturday rejected five models as being too thin to appear in this year's event.
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Information on Eating Disorders. Treatment for anorexia, bulimia, binge eating. ... Though they bared their bodies in Playboy, pinups Sia and Shane Barbi said models are not to blame for society's obsession with personal image; they, like many women, are victims of an over-emphasis on a waif-like physique.
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