Battling for Anorexic Supermodels

• Author: kissfendi
• Filed under: Beauty, Celebrities, Entertainment, Famous, Fashion, Gossip, Health, Personal Growth, Society, Supermodels
• Date: Sep 27,2007

I have seen this on BBC about The Nolita ad campaign that has shocked people with its image of an anorexic woman and the other night there was a special program about Hollywood Anorexic celebrities. My take is, No to Anorexia! I don’t mind my stomach is bulging and my neck is sagging. I just don’t promote unhealthy activity. Lol! As if shopping is a healthy activity!

“Italy’s anti-anorexia ads have divided France’s powerful fashion industry — with the high end couture federation deeming them “scandalous” while its ready-to-wear cousin hails a fresh move to keep skinny models out of fashion.

Asked to comment on photographer Oliviero Toscani’s striking image of a nude anorexic woman which was plastered on billboards and in magazines across Italy this week, Didier Grumbach, head of the French Couture Federation, told AFP:

“I’m pleased this is not happening in France. I find this absolutely scandalous.

“Winning notoriety through people’s illness is painful. What we’re seeing here is sensationalism by a label, to the detriment of an extremely serious social problem,” Grumbach said.

Toscani’s picture of Frenchwoman Isabelle Caro, who weighs just 32 kilogrammes (70 pounds) for a height of 1.65 metres, is part of a campaign by Italian clothing firm No-l-ita that was launched in the middle of Milan fashion week under the slogan “No to Anorexia.” NR.COM