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10th September 2006, 3:51pm
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#1 | | Larger Than Life
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| Spain rejects 'too skinny' models..
Hopefully this will set an example, but I doubt it.. Quote:
Real women will breathe a sigh of relief: waif-like models are being pushed off the catwalk. Spain's top fashion show is banning skinny women from taking part to promote a healthier image of the event.......
Organizers of Madrid Fashion week used a mathematical formula to calculate the models' body mass index - a measure of their weight in relation to their height. They found 30 percent of the women had a BMI under 18 and were too underweight to take part in the shows.
Esther Canadas, Spain's most well-known model does not qualify because she is said to have a BMI of only 14.
The decision was made as part of a voluntary agreement with the Madrid regional government. The Association of Fashion Designers of Spain. said in a statement it wanted models to project "an image of beauty and health" and shun a gaunt, emaciated look.
| http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/a...how/article.do
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10th September 2006, 3:52pm
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#2 | | Alky writer
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| Re: Spain rejects 'too skinny' models..
This is great news. | |
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10th September 2006, 3:53pm
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#3 | | On The Ascendent
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| Re: Spain rejects 'too skinny' models..
Bit shite on the models.
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10th September 2006, 3:55pm
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#4 | | Alky writer
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| Re: Spain rejects 'too skinny' models..
not really. if they need help to combat eating disorders they should get it. What this does is give a step in the right direction that allow girls to starve themselves into an early grave in the name of fashion and encouraging younger girls to follow their lead is no longer going to be tolerated. | |
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10th September 2006, 3:58pm
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#5 | | Larger Than Life
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| Re: Spain rejects 'too skinny' models..
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Originally Posted by Kenny Macca Doo  Bit shite on the models. | http://www.pizzahut.com/ 
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10th September 2006, 4:05pm
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#6 | | Fat Cow
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| Re: Spain rejects 'too skinny' models..
I wonder if they will also shun their star actress/model attraction i.e. Ms Cruz.
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10th September 2006, 4:07pm
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#7 | | Alky writer
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| Re: Spain rejects 'too skinny' models..
How about Charlotte Church instead? | |
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10th September 2006, 4:08pm
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#8 | | Larger Than Life
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| Re: Spain rejects 'too skinny' models..
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Originally Posted by hotblonde I wonder if they will also shun their star actress/model attraction i.e. Ms Cruz. |
They should do that just for her lack of talent.. not to mention her eyebrows. Quote:
Originally Posted by MichaelSCollins How about Charlotte Church instead? | Now we're talking..
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10th September 2006, 4:09pm
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#9 | | On The Ascendent
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| Re: Spain rejects 'too skinny' models..
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Originally Posted by MichaelSCollins not really. if they need help to combat eating disorders they should get it. What this does is give a step in the right direction that allow girls to starve themselves into an early grave in the name of fashion and encouraging younger girls to follow their lead is no longer going to be tolerated. | If they're getting help then thats great yeah, but for the thin ones who have been pressurised into losing so much weight etc, that's them lost out on doing their job for this fashion week.
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10th September 2006, 4:10pm
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#10 | | Alky writer
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| Re: Spain rejects 'too skinny' models..
Yes but if we are going to get this right then there will be casaulties | |
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10th September 2006, 4:11pm
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#11 | | Failed Giant
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| Re: Spain rejects 'too skinny' models..
thats good news i guess 
personally i think people that skinny look ill  | |
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10th September 2006, 4:19pm
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#12 | | Fat Cow
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| Re: Spain rejects 'too skinny' models..
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Originally Posted by MichaelSCollins How about Charlotte Church instead? | Could she be gagged so we couldn't hear her speak? I think she's a bit too hefty, but that's possibly just me. An ideal sort of weight/size is someone like Charlize Theron. She's not skinny and what a fabulous, voluptuous and healthy shape she be.
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10th September 2006, 4:20pm
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#13 | | On The Ascendent
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| Re: Spain rejects 'too skinny' models..
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Originally Posted by MichaelSCollins Yes but if we are going to get this right then there will be casaulties | I still think they should go about it a different way. Maybe have criteria drawn up for agencies employing new models.
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10th September 2006, 5:23pm
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#14 | | 50ft Queenie
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| Re: Spain rejects 'too skinny' models..
This kinda annoys me actually, I hate how it's socially acceptable to be x-amount overweight but if a girl's even a wee bit underweight she's branded as gaunt or claimed to have some terrible eating disorder. "Normal" BMI's generally seen to start at 18.5, so targeting models with a BMI under 18 seems slightly unfair.
I also resent the "real women will breathe a sigh of relief"... as if our lives are really gonna be influenced by this. Patronising fuckwits. Quote: |
Originally Posted by hotblonde I think she's a bit too hefty, but that's possibly just me. | She's looking good nowadays but there was a time not long ago that I thought the same. I understand why she's a good role model in terms of the "celebrate your curves" thing but she seems to advocate eating a whole load of junk food. Surely that can't be good. | |
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10th September 2006, 5:29pm
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#15 | | Registered User
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| Re: Spain rejects 'too skinny' models..
Kicking out all of the "skinny" models in favour of "more normal" models is a complete joke.
So much for just having whoever is best for the job, go-go gadget positive discrimination mkII. | |
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