Vogue magazine editors pledge to use 'healthy' models - Polidicks

[quote] The 19 editors of the global editions of fashion magazine Vogue have pledged to work with only "healthy" models. "Vogue believes that good health is beautiful," Jonathan Newhouse, chairman of Conde Nast International, Vogue's publishers, said in a statement. The editors have agreed to "not knowingly work with models under the age of 16 or who appear to have an eating disorder," the statement said. Casting directors will also be asked to check models' IDs at photo shoots. The editors have also promised to encourage "healthy backstage working conditions", including food options. "Vogue editors around the world want the magazines to reflect their commitment to the health of the models who appear on the pages and the wellbeing of their readers," Mr Newhouse said. In its statement the group recognised that there were "pressing issues relating to ill-health in the industry" and that models serve as role models for "many women". 'Evolution' in industry It said it would seek to ensure that those in its pages were "well cared-for and educated in ways that will encourage and help them to take care of themselves". Former model Sara Ziff welcomed the move. "Most editions of Vogue regularly hire models who are minors, so for Vogue to commit to no longer using models under the age of 16 marks an evolution in the industry," she told the Associated Press news agency. The US, French, Chinese and British editions of the magazine are among those that will start following the new guidelines with their June issues. In 2009, Vogue's UK editor Alexandra Shulman criticised fashion houses for sending sample clothes too small for many models to wear. In the magazine house's statement, Vogue editors said they would encourage designers "to consider the consequences of unrealistically small sample sizes of their clothing, which limits the range of women who can be photographed in their clothes, and encourages the use of extremely thin models". Until now, the focus around the weight of fashion models has been towards those who model on the catwalk, rather than in magazines, following the death of two models from what appeared to be complications relating to eating disorders in 2006 and 2007. London Fashion Week designers have signed a contract with the British Fashion Council to use models who are at least 16 years of age and, in Italy and Spain, the main fashion bodies have banned catwalk models who fall below a certain Body Mass Index level.[/quote] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17949035[/url] Took them rather long to say this.

May of taken a long time but a very good move on their position.

I'm pretty sure most people don't like looking at extremely skinny women anyway.

[QUOTE=Snake7;35845121]I'm pretty sure most people don't like looking at extremely skinny women anyway.[/QUOTE] There's nothing wrong with some nice curves.

Why didn't they do this sooner? this wasn't good for the people watching it OR the models. people like curves.

[QUOTE=Mr. Smartass;35845430]Why didn't they do this sooner? this wasn't good for the people watching it OR the models. people like curves.[/QUOTE] hey this is a fashion magazine. people aren't looking at it for the "curves".

[QUOTE=thisispain;35845434]hey this is a fashion magazine. people aren't looking at it for the "curves".[/QUOTE] People are still influenced by the models physique.

[QUOTE=thisispain;35845434]hey this is a fashion magazine. people aren't looking at it for the "curves".[/QUOTE] What would you rather like to see nice clothes on? [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0pTHu-HFy_0/TWpAj-BVqSI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/xgC1u_kHxIc/veganzombie2.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://www.celebritydietdoctor.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Suzanne-Shaw-Weight-Loss1.jpg[/IMG]

I was looking at the Lost Nudes of Marilyn Monroe yesterday, and a friend saw them and said "who's the fat chick?". Needless to say I punched him in his dick.

That's not a very nice thing to do to sickly models.

[QUOTE=Flem;35846612]What would you rather like to see nice clothes on? [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0pTHu-HFy_0/TWpAj-BVqSI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/xgC1u_kHxIc/veganzombie2.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://www.celebritydietdoctor.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Suzanne-Shaw-Weight-Loss1.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] The fuck is that on the left holy shit, do people actually prefer someone that thin over someone like the woman on the right?

[QUOTE=ewitwins;35846656]I was looking at the Lost Nudes of Marilyn Monroe yesterday, and a friend saw them and said "who's the fat chick?". Needless to say I punched him in his dick.[/QUOTE] Did you use these? [IMG]http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvwjblJSVJ1qfc8ayo1_500.png[/IMG]

[IMG]http://faridabadmetro.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/faridabad-metro-skinny-curvy-girls...jpg[/IMG] 2 and 3 over 1 any day. My favorite physique would be a median between 2 and 3.

Ah, at last. Came too late for some girls, it seems, but I'm glad Vogue is leading the way. Hopefully the other big names will follow and girls will realise that 'beautiful' doesn't mean 'nothing but bones'.

[QUOTE=ewitwins;35846656]I was looking at the Lost Nudes of Marilyn Monroe yesterday, and a friend saw them and said "who's the fat chick?". Needless to say I punched him in his dick.[/QUOTE] Lost nudes of Marilyn Monroe? Uh, source?

[QUOTE=UnknownDude;35846985]Lost nudes of Marilyn Monroe? Uh, source?[/QUOTE] I couldn't find any, but I found some other [URL="http://facepunch.com/threads/1132653"]just as good old lost nudes for you to look at.[/URL]

[QUOTE=mac338;35846910][IMG]http://faridabadmetro.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/faridabad-metro-skinny-curvy-girls...jpg[/IMG] 2 and 3 over 1 any day. My favorite physique would be a median between 2 and 3.[/QUOTE] I kind of dig women who are in the 3 range on that picture, though 2 is perfectly acceptable I like my meat

[QUOTE=Flem;35846612]What would you rather like to see nice clothes on? [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0pTHu-HFy_0/TWpAj-BVqSI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/xgC1u_kHxIc/veganzombie2.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://www.celebritydietdoctor.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Suzanne-Shaw-Weight-Loss1.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Holy fuck! Get me a railroad spike!

[QUOTE=KILLTHIS;35845224]There's nothing wrong with some nice curves.[/QUOTE] Unless they're bone curves.

[QUOTE=mac338;35846910][IMG]http://faridabadmetro.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/faridabad-metro-skinny-curvy-girls...jpg[/IMG] 2 and 3 over 1 any day. My favorite physique would be a median between 2 and 3.[/QUOTE] Nah. 1 and 2. 3 is too fat for my tastes.

[QUOTE=gamefreek76;35847656]Nah. 1 and 2. 3 is too fat for my tastes.[/QUOTE] In my opinion 3 is 100 times better then 1.

I hope this means actually healthy women. As in fit. I don't mind a little chubby, but if we're going to set the beauty standard as anything it should be fitness.

These comments make me hate my body and myself a little less. I love you guys

[QUOTE=EmZajex;35848116]These comments make me hate my body and myself a little less. I love you guys[/QUOTE] I clicked on your Youtube and you're really cute, you got nothing to hate about that.

[QUOTE=EmZajex;35848116]These comments make me hate my body and myself a little less. I love you guys[/QUOTE] I am quite sure any man with class would hit that really hard.

havent people been campaigning for this shit since the 90s lol

[QUOTE=EmZajex;35848116]These comments make me hate my body and myself a little less. I love you guys[/QUOTE] Clicked on your youtube and the first video I looked at was the one where you had a horse mask on. Thanks for making my day. And why the hell do you hate your body? You look great.

[img]http://strubb.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/allison-stokke.jpg[/img] We should start having fit girls as models. hnngh

[QUOTE=Perfumly;35848719][img]http://strubb.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/allison-stokke.jpg[/img] We should start having fit girls as models. hnngh[/QUOTE] You're turning into a massive fitness junky :v

[QUOTE=Perfumly;35848719][img]http://strubb.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/allison-stokke.jpg[/img] We should start having fit girls as models. hnngh[/QUOTE] Better than stickgirls. Also more healthy (to a extend, obsessing with being fit is also unhealthy). What the Modelling world needs, is a larger variety in body types.