Hope from the Modeling Industry?
Tuesday September 19, 2006
Here's a twist. Who would have thought that the much-criticized modeling industry would create a public stir by rejecting models who are too thin?
It's true. A fashion show in Madrid calculated the Body Mass Index (BMI) of prospective models and turned away 30% of them for being clinically underweight. One wonders how much more work the selection of female models will be if the fashion industry adopts this stance worldwide: It would create a much larger pool of potential models.
I also noticed on a recent stroll through a mall that one store's mannequins seemed to have more realistic proportions than the usual razor-thin version. I was sobered, though, by tiny torsos used to show off merchandise at a jewelry counter. "Micro-mannequins," anyone?
- Up-to-date timeline on thin models being banned
- Unilever bans all models outside "healthy range" for advertisements
Photo © iStockphoto.com/Damir Spanic
Comments
I have to agree that a search for meatier models would be society’s blessing. Many women and (especially men) find wholesome female figures attractive; their arms fuller, more
femenine, and more inviting than bony models. Such women are also more biologically normal and healthier as compared to the unhealthy and waifish yardstick by which we measure “attractive” women. Their unborn children are also better nourished and hence protected from birth-defects. Furthermore, her curvy hips are hot tickets, and fit for pregnancy, so I cant understand why someone wouldnt want to book them. With so many models suffering nutrition-related pregnancy complications, its a wonder all of us dont give mesomorphic women a big hand.