Yank in London
"We have it in our power to begin the world over again"
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occasional musings on politics, culture and life in general from an american in exile
"We have it in our power to begin the world over again"
"A republic, sir, if you can keep it."
"War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!"
25 September 2006
Sveltely dangerous
Last week was London Fashion Week and once again there was a great deal of controversy about the predominance of sickly, wafer thin models on the catwalk and whether they present bad role models for young people especially adolescent girls.
Clearly eating disorders are significant problem and putting forward as icons women who's physique is unobtainable for 99+% of the female population is troublesome. Perhaps the most disturbing part of the Independent article linked to above is the discussion of material that is out there on the web: pro-anorexia sites, fasting forums and "thinspiration" sites. A lot of it's pretty disturbing.
At least it appears that Milan is taking a different direction and utilising a more Rubenesque model.
¶ 12:42:00 Clearly eating disorders are significant problem and putting forward as icons women who's physique is unobtainable for 99+% of the female population is troublesome. Perhaps the most disturbing part of the Independent article linked to above is the discussion of material that is out there on the web: pro-anorexia sites, fasting forums and "thinspiration" sites. A lot of it's pretty disturbing.
At least it appears that Milan is taking a different direction and utilising a more Rubenesque model.
