Sunday, September 16, 2007
Kate moss
Under the age of 16 - models banned for London showModels aged under 16 will be banned from London Fashion Week after an industry report which also said they should have to show a health certificate before being allowed on the catwalk.
But the Model Health Inquiry, set up by the British Fashion Council (BFC), stopped short of barring all models with a body mass index (BMI) below a certain level from the event, which starts on Saturday.
It said that using BMI - a ratio of weight to height - was "not an accurate method of determining health" and could even encourage models to make themselves vomit to try and manipulate tests.
Its report comes amid a rumbling international debate about whether skinny or size-zero models should be kept off the catwalks because of fears that they could encourage eating disorders among fashion fans, particularly young girls.
Spain and Italy have already barred models with a BMI of less than 18 from their catwalks.
A BMI of 18.5 is the World Health Organisation's minimum healthy standard.
The report was compiled by a panel of experts including Sarah Doukas, the founder of the Storm model agency who discovered supermodel Kate Moss, designer Giles Deacon, model Erin O'Connor plus a top expert on eating disorders.
My fav. supermodel Kate Moss is actually a top expert on eating disorder. It gave me a shock when i read the article. But no matter what, she's still look so wonderful and hot in every single modelling that she does.
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