I love this idea-enforced codes of conduct for fashion shows and magazines.
Here's a little snippet-
Last week, Madrid City Council, which is the sponsor and regulator of the Spanish capital's annual fashion week, announced that it was imposing a ban on the use of models with a BMI of less than 18.
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The Spanish rules would mean that a model who is 5ft 9in tall will have to weigh at least 8st 11lb to work.According to estimates, the average catwalk model is 5ft 9in tall and weighs just 7st 12lbs - giving a BMI of only 16.
Mr Bloomfield said a cut-off point of a BMI of 18 was appropriate because at that level, an adult was considered to be at significant risk of an eating disorder, while a rating below that meant it was "highly likely" that a disorder already exists.
Kate Moss's BMI is just 15..
Whatever the magazine and fashion worlds claim, the bottom line is they are very much responsible for perpetuating the beauty=ill myth. Size 8 and below is the norm in their world, but not in ours and it is incredibly damaging to ONLY see exceptionally thin women in the media. I would totally support this-not sure how-possibly a petition?
http://thedesignerdiva.blogspot.com
2006-09-24 @ 23:53