President of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Dianne Von Furstenberg
weighs in on the issue and calls national attention to the issue. The
letter was targeted to fashion's heavy hitters including Anna Wintour.
The letter called dangerously thin models a "global fashion issue." Further, Von Furstenberg
wrote that "as designers, we cannot ignore the impact fashion has on
body image. We share a responsibility to protect women, and very young
girls in particular, within the industry, sending the message that
health is beauty."
The letter came a day after Nicole Richie's arrest, and was listed as being 85 pounds. I agree that Nicole is skinny, but she isn't 5'9, she's barely 5'2!
DVF has a point, but is it a little too late? will this affect the bookings for Spring shows which are quickly approaching? I'll be watching (hopefully from the front
row)
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