The “waves of size zero” have finally subdued, for the betterment of fashion models and fitness conscious girls and women. The best part is that size zero is now considered too childish these days.
The Australian government has mulled a fresh ban on skinny models in an attempt to prevent glamorization of unhealthy eating patterns among young kids.
From Timesofindia.indiatimes.com:
A controversy sparked off recently in international media when the pictures of Polish model, Kamilla Wladyka, were airbrushed before being featured on the cover page of a health magazine. With health magazines featuring size zero models, one simply doesn’t know where to draw the line between ‘realistic’ health magazines and ‘superficial’ fashion magazines. The size zero concept which was responsible for body image issues and eating disorders among thousands of women is finally being rebuked by nutritionists, celebrity photographers and youngsters all over the world.
Model Nayanika Chatterjee says, “I’m on a holiday right now but I’m more concerned about how I will manage to fit into those tiny, designer clothes once I’m back for the shoots. Even gaining 2kg can put a lot of stress on us. I’ve never been skinny. In fact, my size remains the same ever since I started modelling. However, one does see skinny models dominating the ramps now and I fail to understand why the designers expect us to fit into these really tiny clothes. I’ve never been in favour of this skinny trend. I wish the young girls could understand that there is a difference between being skinny and being healthy. And not everybody’s built is meant to be skinny but you can definitely choose to be healthy.”
Dr. Honey Khanna, head dietician at Max Hospital suggests that similar stringent actions like those imposed by the Australian government should be implemented in the Indian fashion industry too.
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