I am amused by this. A Madrid fashion show is weeding out overly skinny models in an attempt to portray a healthy image for women.
But Cathy Gould, of New York's Elite modelling agency, said the fashion industry was being used as a scapegoat for illnesses like anorexia and bulimia.
"I think its outrageous, I understand they want to set this tone of healthy beautiful women, but what about discrimination against the model and what about the freedom of the designer," said Gould, Elite's North America director, adding that the move could harm careers of naturally "gazelle-like" models.
To that I would say - what about the harm the model agencies have wreaked on naturally elephantine models?
Can fashion show organisers not hire who they damn well please?
Skinny model ban shocks fashion world - Stuff.co.nz
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