Skinny Models

  • NewsMarie-Claire Dorking

    How The #NoSizeFitsAll Campaign Is Aiming To Boost Diversity At LFW

    With just a few days before the doors are thrown open on this year’s London Fashion Week, the spotlight has once again turned to the size of the models strutting their stuff on the runway. The latest attempt to bring healthy body image to the forefront of LFW comes from the Women’s Equality Party (WEP). Leader of the WEP, Sophie Walker, explained to Yahoo that they are calling on British designers to show at least two sample sizes, one in a UK size 12 or above, as opposed to the size 6 that is

  • NewsAlison Coldridge

    Are Laws Needed To Protect Models From Being Too Thin? British Vogue’s Editor Doesn’t Think So

    A debate about whether laws to protect models working in the fashion industry should exist will be discussed in Parliament today. Rosie Nelson, who’s a size 8, revealed that when she approached the unnamed agency with dreams of becoming a model last year she was told she “ticked all of the boxes except one” – her weight.