The welfare argument over skinny models is too simplistic
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Tragic … model Tales Soares collapsed and died after a show at Sao Paulo Fashion Week.Credit:AP
While it’s entirely plausible that Soares’ death had absolutely no link to his work, the tragedy has again shone a light on the welfare of models.
Since the days of “heroin chic” in the 1990s, when skeletal-looking models were not only the norm but idolised (think Kate Moss and Jaime King), and, more recently, the impact of #MeToo, the industry has worked hard to reform itself.
Last year, many players in the US fashion industry signed the Model Alliance’s Respect program, after a 2012 survey by the group found up to 85 per cent of female models had been asked to pose nude without notice, while one in three reported being pressured into sex or being touched inappropriately on a job.
On body image, in 2017, six countries including France, Spain and Israel, banned the use of “dangerously skinny” models. In France, models must present a medical certificate proving they are fit to work, which is calculated based on their body mass index, age and body shape.
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