IS THIN NO LONGER IN?

IS THIN NO LONGER IN? Has society finally come to their senses, and realized that most of us don't find walking lollipops attractive? Are they getting how dangerous it is to portray the ideal woman as a walking q-tip? I don't think their motives are this altruistic, more likely it comes down to the GOD we all worship...MONEY!

Last week was fashion's version of the Olympics, Fashion Week. Most of us probably heard how Spain was refusing to hire models who were too thin, but what is too thin by their standards? Don't get me wrong, I think this trend is definitely a step in the right direction, but we have to realize that models lately are close to a size 0.

I just saw a report on Entertainment Tonight http://www.etonline.com/, that stated, "the average size model is somewhere between a 2-4, and their weight is an average 120lbs, while the average American woman is a size 16 and weighs 165lbs." Keep something else in mind, these size 2 models are over 5'7". They have to be in order to be a runway model. So, that size 2 is now even smaller than you think.

In my opinion, they don't want these models to be too thin because the clothes don't look as good. Granted, the whole reason for the shrinking of models from the past, (Cyndi Crawford was a size 6),was because fashion designers basically wanted walking hangers to display their clothes, but it appears you can be too thin.

These girls just look unhealthy, and the clothes look like they are on the walking dead. That doesn't make for big sales. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe they really do care that young girls and women are looking at these models and feeling like they just don't measure up, but somehow I doubt that.

Whatever they reason, it is a step in the right direction, and I applaud their new attitude. Let's hope there are more countries and more designers to follow.