Just Say NO!…To Skinny Models

First it began with Spain being the first country to ban size zero models on the catwalk, and then Victoria Beckham decided to ban size zero models from modeling her denim line. Now New York Councilwoman Gale Brewer introduced a resolution demanding that the sponsors of Fashion Week ban models with a body mass index lower than 18.5 (A body mass index between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered healthy). Councilwoman Brewer is hoping to eliminate super skinny models who she feels have a bad influence on the health of young girls. I think it’s great that people are starting to realize that one, super skinny models do indeed influence young girls, and second, you don’t have to be incredibly thin to look great in clothes. We’ll see how far this ban on size zero models will go.