Looks like New York
is on the healthy bandwagon. (Re: our
earlier post about anorexia-related deaths in the fashion world.) Just yesterday, the Council of Fashion Designers of America met in Manhattan to discuss the issue before fashion week kicks off Feb. 2; the recommendations will be sent to designers next week. According to
The New York Times, the possible guidelines are: offering daytime fittings for younger models, instead of the usual moonlight regimen, so they can actually
sleep; asking designers to “out” models with eating disorders; and providing healthier food backstage, sans the usual “diet of Champagne and cigarettes.” (Stomach turning here.) Oddly though, there are no plans to monitor BMI’s as Madrid is doing. Thoughts?
Looks like New York is on the healthy bandwagon. (Re: our earlier post about anorexia-related deaths in the fashion world.) Just yesterday, the Council of Fashion Designers of America met in Manhattan to discuss the issue before fashion week kicks off Feb. 2; the recommendations will be sent to designers next week. According to The New York Times, the possible guidelines are: offering daytime fittings for younger models, instead of the usual moonlight regimen, so they can actually sleep; asking designers to “out” models with eating disorders; and providing healthier food backstage, sans the usual “diet of Champagne and cigarettes.” (Stomach turning here.) Oddly though, there are no plans to monitor BMI’s as Madrid is doing. Thoughts?
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