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Size Zero Debate Rages On
The size zero debate rages on, for it is the Catwalk season.
While Milan and Madrid have already said they will not use models that are underweight, organisers of London Fashion Week are not prepared to follow suit, much to the disappointment of some doctors and eating disorder associations.
Many people feel there are not enough 'realistic' sized body shapes strutting their stuff on the runways, and the fashion industry has been pressured to use larger models to show off its designers' creations.
However, rumour has it that sample sizes made for the catwalk are only made in sizes 8-10 or smaller, so any models larger than this are out of the running.
It's true that many models are naturally thin framed and healthy, but some have found unhealthy ways to slim down so they can be in with a chance of 'making it big' and modelling for top designers.
This, and the influence these images of thin women have over impressionable young people, has led many people to call for a complete ban on thin women from high profile fashion events.
Perhaps this is an extreme measure, as it may be seen as discriminatory against naturally slim and healthy women who do actually exist in the real world.
A fair compromise would possibly be to add a range of different body types to the catwalk, that fall within a healthy range on the body mass index scale.
It has been said that designers prefer smaller models as their designs look better on smaller frames, and they themselves are also under pressure from the fashion industry to design in small sizes.
The size zero debate has not gone away, nor is it likely to.