Do you think the rest of the world should follow Spain's example and ban waifs from the catwalk?

Question

I think it is a brilliant idea and they should be commended for it.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5341202.stm

Answer 1

Yes, the rest of the world should follow their example and then maybe we won't have girls starving themselves and feeling bad because they are trying to live up to an unhealthy and unrealistic image.

Answer 2

Absolutely! I think all these waif-like models came into being through many of the male fashion designers who, for obvious reasons, have favoured a very boyish look for their female models. It's unrealistic, bad for your health and above all, it looks ridiculous anyway.

Some models may well be naturally stick thin but if so, they shouldn't be put on a catwalk as something to live up to. Women who are over a certain weight aren't considered to be acceptable as models so the same should go for the rake thin ones. Viva Espagne!

Answer 3

No. But i do suggest that they also include bigger sized models, as every-one is different. I have two daughters one who is a waif, tall and no matter what she eats never puts on weight, the other is curvy, not fat, but she has big bones, she looks healther than her older sister, who looks like a bag of bones. Why cant fashion just accept that not all people are waifs, it is the most they can do, so our children dont grow up with these attitudes. They need good role models, and not just skinny ones at that.

Answer 4

I agree with it, even the person is unnaturally thin just by natural, the watching public doesn't know this, and they may still strive to be just as thin.

It sets a very good example to banish unhealthily thin people from the catwalk, and given the western world's rising obesity problem, unhealthily overweight people should be banished too I think (if there is anywhere that has a catwalk for overweight people), simply because it sends out a bad message to easily influenced people

RE: Avondrow -
we decide who should be banned by using their BMI reading. If they are unhealthily over or underweight, they arent allowed to go on.

whether their size is natural or not, the public doesnt know, and it may lead easily influenced people astray

Answer 5

Yes. Well done Spain!!! & I think it should have been done in Britain years ago!!! Can super skinnies be banned from TV and the movies too? What makes me laugh the most is that 60% of Americans are overweight but if you watch desperate housewives none of the Ladies on Wysteria lane take more than a US size 2. You just know that if you see any one normal sized or even slightly overweight in an American Movie they are playin ' ugly neighbour/sister/gal pal/sidekick/Cleaner' or if it is a violent programme or movie 'expendable fat girl'

Answer 6

i think it is excellent. there are far too many teenagers trying to be waif thin, its really not good. there are more people with eating disorders now than there ever was and the models just seem to get thinner and thinner. it is very hard on all women and young girls when u get it shoved in your face that u should look like them. there is more pressure now than ever. i hope everyone will ban the waifs and put a much more realistic model on the catwalk.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

No sorry i think clothes look best on the skinny model type and anyway it isnt presented as an ideal. Catwalk shows arent about the models, its about the clothes and the way they look.

The fashion industry is about image, and they want to present a fantasy that if you buy their clothes you could look this good. Obviously you wont, but it is something people aspire to.

I think it would be better to reduce media attention on dieting and celebrity sizes. You know that the catwalk size is something you are never gonna be but a celebrity who endorses a diet, well you
mightso you try and that is when the problems start.

I dont know just an opinion i guess

Answer 9

A big and hardy yes. Its about time. If you look at women in general, the average size of a woman is between a size 12-14-16. The size of the models being used on the runways is such a small percentage of the population. I've seen models you can cut your hand on their hip bones. Is that suppose to be attractive? When women look like skeletons? We women are suppose to have the curves. I'm proud of mine. When are the designers going to change their mind set?

Answer 10

Good news for the fashion houses of Paris, London and New York. How many exhibitors and brands will appear in the 2007 Madrid fashion week?

Does that state (or in this case the city council) not already interfere too much in matters that are beyond their remit?

If the public lose their taste for skinny models, the exhibitors will follow.

Answer 11

I think rather than banning thin people, designers should make their clothes to fit ALL types of shapes and sizes and be brave enough to allow curvier ladies to participate in fashions shows - being large isnt always because you over eat. Its a disgrace that you can only buy what are classed as normal sized clothes in 90% of shops and that designers cater for predominately small people