Alarming recent events have put the gaunt under increased scrutiny. In August died Uruguay's model Luisel Ramos, 98 pounds at 5'9", who lived on "lettuce leaves and Diet Coke. In September, the organizers of fashion week in Madrid issued the world's first catwalk ban on models who didn't meet a minimum body mass ratio of 18, a number calculated on height and weight that would exclude Kate Moss. In November, a 21-year-old Brazilian model, Ana Carolina Reston, died in a Sao Paulo hospital from complications of anorexia. She was 5 feet 8 and weighed 88 pounds. Three other young non-model Brazilian ladies have died from hyper-thinness in the last few months.
Source: www.misterthorne.org, www.permarexia.com
To avoid those situations, fashion creations wrote the letter, in which they called dangerously thin models a "global fashion issue." Further, wrote that "as designers, we cannot ignore the impact fashion has on body image. We share a responsibility to protect women, and very young girls in particular, within the industry, sending the message that health is beauty."
The culture scientists are suspecting, that in a few years it could be ashamed to wear XS size. Anorectic models on the catwalks, extremely thin actress and singers have stopped to dictate the only and undisputed beauty canon. Nowadays, there are appearing stars aware of theirs bodies and presenting with pride tempting breasts and bellies.
"For Him Magazine" has claimed Scarlett Johnasson to be most attractive woman on the world. In interviews Scarlett repeats "I don't have to be thin to be sexy. I like my figure." Another American magazine "In Touch" has organized a plebiscite on the most beatiful roundness, in which won Beyonce Knowles. Just behind her placed "Titanic" star Kate Winslet, which admit problems in keeping weight in many interviews. Also Monica Bellucci says "I have got a little daughter and I won't be slim anymore. Besides I love eating."
If you wear L size, it seems your time has come. Stop to torture yourself with diets and start to enjoy of your beautiful body.
