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February 23, 2007
News
Scene I NT Da ly
]lan turns
away models
with low BMIs
By Cristy Politz
Contributing Writer
Two South American models
died last year from complica-
tions of severe anorexia ner-
vosa.
In response, some officials in
the modeling industry stopped
hiring models who are too skin-
ny.
At the start of Milan's Fash-
ion Week last Saturday, offi-
cials accepted or rejected mod-
els based on whether their body
max index (BMI) was greater
than 18.
According to the U.S. Depart-
ment of Health's Web site, BMI
is based on a ratio of weight to
height. For example, a model
who is 5 feet 8 inches tall must
weigh at least 122 pounds.
Earlier this year Madrid of-
ficials turned away fashion
runway models whose BMI
was less then 18. Later, Milan,
an unofficial fashion industry
capital, declared the same cam-
paign against anorexia.
"Anytime you try to regulate
or mandate change through so-
cial policies, rules, and regula-
tions, there is always question
of how effective that will be,
but it is a good starting point,"
said Christy Greenleaf of the
education faculty and an expert
in anorexia.
While Greenleaf is unsure
of the long-term effects of this
ban, she agrees it creates dia-
logue and brings much needed
attention to the issue of anorex-
ia in the fashion industry.
Although some agree with the
officials' decision to address the
trend of thin models, others are
not sure of the decision, such as
Amy Chang of the visual arts
faculty. Chang said that gar-
ments do tend to look more flat-
tering on thin girls. However,
Chang said she believes there is
such a thing as too thin.
"The trends make people
think thinner is better," Chang
said. "That is not necessarily
true; you need to have curves
to truly show the garment at its
best."
Chang said she hopes that
these new regulations will in-
fluence the runways to be more
versatile, as the average person
is not always skinny and often
times the designs only appeal to
a small market.
"Maybe one day plus-size and
petite models will become more
popular on the runway," Chang
said.
Suzanne Yeager, Dallas se-
nior and fashion merchandis-
ing major, said she thinks these
new regulations are a step in the
right direction for the industry.
"It's ridiculous for anyone, es-
pecially designers, to complain
about this new requirement,"
Yeager said. "These are some
of the most creative people in
the industry. Their artistic vi-
sion should not be affected by
whether they are designing for
a size zero or size six."
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