Gregg Jantz

U.S. Fashion Industry Following International Trend

drgreggjantz | 22 January, 2007 17:57

I was happy to read that the U.S. Fashion industry is following the lead of Spain and Italy in creating standards for models. There is a quote in the following article that is alarming: In 1965, the average model weighed 8 percent less than the average woman. Now she weighs 23 percent less, according to the National Eating Disorders Association." Hopefully as the standards change for models, this statistic well turn the other way. What is your opinion on this subject of guidelines within the fashion industry? Should the fashion industry govern itself or should their be intervention by other parties? How much is the responsibility on the models themselves to set a standard for the sake of their own health? Do these models influence women to be more thin? (More)