Shame the exact opposite is happening in Australia - http://www.rogueconnect.com/lifestyle/blog.php?entry=126&title=Vogue-Deletes-Coverage-of-MaraJoara-Show

Posted by: The Bag Lady | September 12, 2006 2:48 PM

Oh wow, now that is truly shocking, BL! I may have to steal that one ...

Posted by: Amber | September 12, 2006 3:13 PM

Ditto. The models look really good, and none of them are even slightly lardy by any stretch of the imagination; it even took me a minute to figure out what was so 'controversial'!

Posted by: Isabelle | September 12, 2006 5:53 PM

Woo! Spain officially rules. S'about time someone realised that THAT skinny is far from beautiful. Give those girls a burger!!!

Posted by: Frapp | September 12, 2006 7:13 PM

Good on Spain! Maybe it will stop this trend of people looking ill. I hate seeing people's ribs stick out like that. I read today in the newspaper that Victoria Beckham's waist is the same measurement as a 7 year old :|

Posted by: Gee | September 12, 2006 7:38 PM

On the same note, it's still sending the message to girls that certain body types are okay and some aren't. Yes, starving yourself isn't right or healthy, but what are girls who are just naturally very skinny supposed to think? I honestly think fashion is a form of expression, and if designers feel that skinny models are part of the art, then let them.

Posted by: kori | September 12, 2006 10:33 PM

BMI can be misleading. It doesn't take into account one's muscle mass.

Posted by: Val | September 13, 2006 1:35 AM

Kori, I couldn't agree more. I'm on the "skinny" side myself (my natural body shape, inherited from my also-skinny mother!) and I get really tired of hearing about how men prefer "real women" - am I not "real" then?

That said, I'm all for an end to the pressure young girls (and models) face to diet and try to attain un-natural shpaes. I think it's all about finding a balance.

Posted by: Amber | September 13, 2006 12:51 PM

Next great step would be to charge anyone outside a normal plus or minus range as high risk for insurance. I am tired of paying for multiple bypass surgery and other heroic efforts to keep the obese alive. There is a disproportionate cost for those at the thin end of the scale as well.

Posted by: ann klein | May 15, 2007 1:47 PM

KORI, you make a great point. I'm 16 and I am naturally thin and I had seriously obsessed with my weight for awhile. My BMI is under 18,5, it was like 17,8 or something close to 18 and so it said I was unhealthy. Even tough I knew I wasn't, I thought something was wrong with me (I'm not healthy by universal standarts, guys won't like me, etc) and tried eating like crazy only to gain very little weight, since I am NATURALLY built this way. But I gave up. I felt horrible eating so much junk food.

So, I just learned to love myself the way I am! I mean I really don't look (nor am) anorexic or anything. I'm thin, but still have nice feminine curves and I hardly ever get sick... Just saying, BMI is very unreliable. Women with the same one can look way different from each other, so don't cry because you're not "perfect". Trust me, nobody is and even people who seem perfect have many insecurities, cause the grass always seems greener on the other side :).

Posted by: M | July 2, 2007 5:23 AM