Beauty

The Beauty Issue: From Symptoms to Root Cause

As discussed last week, France is considering banning super skinny models from its runways in light of the link between high fashion, body image, and eating disorders. While this conversation is an advance in itself, the proposed solution will cause another problem: the marginalization of super skinny women. Oh, what a tangled web we weave.… Read More The Beauty Issue: From Symptoms to Root Cause

Beauty

The Pendulum Swings Yet Again: Banning Super Skinny Models

A recent article on CBC News reports that France is “likely to ban super-skinny models” from their runways because of a link between “high fashion”, “body image”, and “eating disorders on French catwalks”. The conversation about the real meaning of beauty has reached quite a level of prominence; that a country well-known as a leader… Read More The Pendulum Swings Yet Again: Banning Super Skinny Models