If Sunday night’s episode of Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes taught us anything, it’s that “being beautiful can be very bad for your health”.
A segment about the real life of a runway model cast a light on the insidious eating disorders that are tearing young women apart, one by one.
French model Victoire Macon Dauxerre, 24, was once listed in the top 20 models worldwide. After being discovered window shopping on a street in Paris some seven years ago, the 5 ft 10 teen was dubbed the “next Claudia Schiffer”. A size 8, she weighed a tiny 58 kilograms, but was still told to trim down.
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Fashion industry is sick. Why can't designers make clothes for women with a healthy BMI? Do they lack the skills to do this? Remember that saying, "she would look good in a potato sack"? Well, these designers pretend to be "artists". Imagine a painter that could only paint on one sized canvas? Or, a musician that could only play the easiest notes? IF these designers are truly artists, they would welcome the challenge of different shapes and sizes. These designers are nothing but a bunch of lazy talentless hacks.
I was watching my daughters dance class yesterday admiring the diversity of body types.
Some girls are narrow and tall and long and being tall yet size zero is natural for them. They are not skinny so much as narrow shouldered and hipped with long bodies and limbs. That was 2 girls. Others the same age and height but still slim would be naturally 10 kg heavier with wider shoulder and hips so naturally bigger bodies.
The problem is these girls are being enticed to look like their former and it doesn't work- they just look malnourished and the are fighting their natural makeup.
Why can't sample sizes be made in 3-4 different sizes?