A debate on the size of the models has once again been reopened after one of Britain's leading fashion designers declared that she is unable to find models big enough to wear the clothes in her latest fashion show.
Maria Grachvogel, who was preparing her catwalk show at Claridge's, made a request for size 10 models, but she was told by agencies that only size 8 or smaller models could be provided.
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Fifteen models were kicked out of a Rome fashion show late Tuesday for being too thin, sparking new debate on anorexia in the fashion industry.
Fifteen models were kicked out of a Rome fashion show late Tuesday for being too thin, sparking new debate on anorexia in the fashion industry.
"There is no doubt that in the past few years the girls at the top end have become thinner. You'd have to be a fool not to notice it," Guardian.co.uk quoted Sarah Doukas, founder of Storm model agency, as saying.
"It was tricky finding models in a size 10," Grachvogel said.
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American actress Valerie says, that leading fashion models like Gisele Bundchen are not doing anything to promote a healthy image.
American actress Valerie says, that leading fashion models like Gisele Bundchen are not doing anything to promote a healthy image.
"I have always been someone who would request that model agencies send me their curviest girls. But this time even they were too tiny to fill a pair of size 10 trousers and make them look great," she added.
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Spain Launches Movement Against Skinny Fashion Models
When the Spanish capital Madrid decided to replace the thin beauty ideal with that of curvy real women
When the Spanish capital Madrid decided to replace the thin beauty ideal with that of curvy real women
Commenting on her "waif" years to Interview magazine in August, Moss said she "never liked being that skinny".
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