Comments on: Skinny models and the CFDA health initiative http://youlookfab.com/2007/03/29/skinny-models-and-the-cfda-health-initiative/ Look fab, feel fabulous. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:40:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: pam http://youlookfab.com/2007/03/29/skinny-models-and-the-cfda-health-initiative/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 pam Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:12:35 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/03/29/skinny-models-and-the-cfda-health-initiative/#comment-1334 Models haven't always been this thin - Think back to the models of the 60's - when Twiggy was thought to be an ultra-thin waif! Only very high fashion models were extremely thin - My friend the artist used to say that it was because of fashion illustration - which was always exaggerated & when the illustration gave way to the photo - the exaggeration of the illustration endured in the photos....And the ultra-high fashion look prevailed, even in photos... We don't seem to be able to get away from the ultra-tall/slender line -as the clothes look good on them- as they would hung on coat hangers - but it seems ironic when the clothes made that way look awful on more than 75% of those who would presumably be buying them! (And women do seem to be more vocal about demanding clothes that make them look good for their $ - a reason why lines like Liz Claiborne have always been so profitable!!!) This has been a dirty secret for years - I lived thru the druggy years of the 80's in Hollywood when taking drugs was pro forma - And the only reason I am in reasonable shape now is that I didn't want to ruin my health at the time....& you know, I was right. Too many women have sacrificed their beauty in the long run for being fashionable in the short term. And you know, the media/fashion industry don't give a damn - but we can. Models haven’t always been this thin – Think back to the models of the 60’s – when Twiggy was thought to be an ultra-thin waif! Only very high fashion models were extremely thin – My friend the artist used to say that it was because of fashion illustration – which was always exaggerated & when the illustration gave way to the photo – the exaggeration of the illustration endured in the photos….And the ultra-high fashion look prevailed, even in photos…

We don’t seem to be able to get away from the ultra-tall/slender line -as the clothes look good on them- as they would hung on coat hangers – but it seems ironic when the clothes made that way look awful on more than 75% of those who would presumably be buying them! (And women do seem to be more vocal about demanding clothes that make them look good for their $ – a reason why lines like Liz Claiborne have always been so profitable!!!)

This has been a dirty secret for years – I lived thru the druggy years of the 80’s in Hollywood when taking drugs was pro forma – And the only reason I am in reasonable shape now is that I didn’t want to ruin my health at the time….& you know, I was right. Too many women have sacrificed their beauty in the long run for being fashionable in the short term. And you know, the media/fashion industry don’t give a damn – but we can.

]]> By: Joey http://youlookfab.com/2007/03/29/skinny-models-and-the-cfda-health-initiative/comment-page-1/#comment-1333 Joey Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:26:55 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/03/29/skinny-models-and-the-cfda-health-initiative/#comment-1333 If having bootie becomes acceptable in American culture I shall dance in the streets and feel a sense of acceptance/relief not felt in my adult life. If having bootie becomes acceptable in American culture I shall dance in the streets and feel a sense of acceptance/relief not felt in my adult life.

]]> By: Anna http://youlookfab.com/2007/03/29/skinny-models-and-the-cfda-health-initiative/comment-page-1/#comment-1332 Anna Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:28:32 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/03/29/skinny-models-and-the-cfda-health-initiative/#comment-1332 I think this is definitely a step in the right direction. I think this is definitely a step in the right direction.

]]> By: Christie http://youlookfab.com/2007/03/29/skinny-models-and-the-cfda-health-initiative/comment-page-1/#comment-1331 Christie Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:04:39 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2007/03/29/skinny-models-and-the-cfda-health-initiative/#comment-1331 I hope that the new, curvy, and more "natural" look that seems to be gaining popularity in Hollywood (aside from the too skinny, pseudo-stars) will also take hold on the runway and in gal magazines as well. We need to see more Kate Winslets, Penelope Cruz's, Scarlett Johannsons (sp?), Beyonce Knowles's and Salma Hayeks. They are Beeyooteeful! I hope that the new, curvy, and more “natural” look that seems to be gaining popularity in Hollywood (aside from the too skinny, pseudo-stars) will also take hold on the runway and in gal magazines as well. We need to see more Kate Winslets, Penelope Cruz’s, Scarlett Johannsons (sp?), Beyonce Knowles’s and Salma Hayeks.

They are Beeyooteeful!

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