Recommendations include disclosing and avoiding the digital enhancement of images; banning ultra-thin female models or overly muscular male ones, in addition to models under the age of 16 to advertise adult clothes; employing a greater diversity of ethnicities and model body sizes; eschewing editorial and advertising content that promotes negative body image through rapid weight loss and cosmetic surgery, and, for retailers, carrying a wider variety of clothing sizes that better reflects the demands of the community.
Contents contributed and discussions participated by Adya Saigal
Calling for a Healthier Body Image in the Fashion Industry | Fashion Week News - 0 views
Australia Introduces Body-Image Standards for Fashion Industry: Glossed Over - 0 views
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“ultra-thin female models or overly muscular male ones”
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it should be that there is beauty in all sizes of bodies.
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'The sickening conspiracy that is the fashion industry' | Mail Online - 0 views
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British Fashion Council
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ban very skinny models from being hired for London Fashion Week next month.
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"We believe that regulation is neither desirable nor enforceable,"
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Fashion Industry and Women - 0 views
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Women are the main targets
Body Image in Advertising: How Women Get Hurtful Messages - 0 views
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We live in a world of stick thin models and emaciated celebrities
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The idea that thin is in is everywhere, and is hardly escapable from the advertising industry. And although the messages are damaging and often untrue, women everywhere are suffering the consequences of constant exposure to overly thin models and movie stars.
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The average woman has a 7 percent chance that she will be as slim as a catwalk model and a 1 percent chance of being as thin as a supermodel,
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Image of Women in the Fashion Industry - 0 views
How Seventeen Undermines Young Women - 0 views
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Media and Girls - 0 views
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North American girl will watch 5,000 hours of television, including 80,000 ads, before she starts kindergarten.
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there is a long way to go, both in the quantity of media representations of woman and in their quality.
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female characters make up only 32 per cent of the main characters on TV,
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