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Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1knp890nrno

The fashion industry "should be concerned" by a trend back to using more skinny models, the editorial director of British Vogue has said.

Chioma Nnadi suggested the change, following recent progress in body diversity, had been partly fuelled by the rise in popularity of weight-loss drugs.

"I do think maybe perhaps Ozempic has something to do with it," she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

"We're in this moment where we're seeing the pendulum sort of swing back to skinny being 'in' and often these things are treated like a trend and we don't want them to be."

Nnadi said she thought it was "important that all bodies are represented" in fashion, adding that it was an issue she and her colleagues were mindful of.

"Thinking about the models that we can have in our [photo] shoots is very important," she continued. "And it was very important that we included models who were not sample size.

 

[jason10mm]

And what does ozempic do?

Make you stop STUFFING YO DAMN FACE!

Thats pretty much it for these tubbies. Just like bariatric surgery with the lap band or stomach staple, its just keeping people from sucking down sugar 24/7.

Maybe we just cut out the sugar????

 

[od-chan]

Fuck her concerns, and fuck her hypocrite sentiment. No model should be weighing more than a Sony Trinitron, that's what God gave us cocaine for.

 

[AJUMP23]

Bring back models that look like Cyndi Crawford.

 

[Mossybrew]

Bring back models that look like Cyndi Crawford.

Hell yeah. I had her calendars for a couple years back in my high school days. Babes need some curves, they get too skinny and I nope out.

 

[Doczu]

Translated for men:

Stop liking thin girls you fucking sexist pigs. We now have to course correct again, cause no one is watching our fashion shows and we still have to pay for the contracts of all plus size "models". Do you know how much they eat??

 

[jason10mm]

There has always been a difference between "fashion models" that are usually very lean/skinny because they are wearing clothes not made specifically for them but to a generic thin tall willowy body that keeps the focus ON THE CLOTHES, and a "bikini model" type that usually a very athletic, somewhat more curvy model that radiates a healthy glow whilst running on the beach in a swimsuit.

Neither of these works with a cellulite laden sugar addict sticking implants all over her body to get to some sort of gross pillow body aesthetic.

 

[Kraz]

I don't watch women's fashion shows, worship models or care to impose my ideals as truth(atm), but pragmatically if I were a fashion retailer purchasing clothes I would want them displayed and crafted for different body types. Scaled to the market segments which might lean to different body types as things change. If oversized attributes are on the way out and skinny is the larger segment at the moment than that should be reflected.

 

[West Texas CEO]

I like fat women too, but most men don't.

 

[jufonuk]

I like fat women too, but most men don't.

Wait is that why you steal all those lunches? You are a feeder ?

 

[Doczu]

Wait is that why you steal all those lunches? You are a feeder ?

Hey, don't judge him. Food is getting pricy, he helps those BBQs in need

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Bring back models that look like Cyndi Crawford.

90's women were the best women

 

[ahtlas7]

I long for the good ole days

 

[Dr.Morris79]

I long for the good ole days

Shut it, you get Rapinoe!! You filth!!

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

runway skinny is gross -- that's the boyish bodies (no hips, etc) that were always big in the fashion world

I hope that a more feminine but still petite frame returns, not the ugly fashion kind of the past.

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Bitch, that's why your the CEO. Strike a balance somewhere.

 

[thefool]

Actually the trend is muscle mommies.

 

[Boralf]

90's women were the best women

Yessssssss

 

[jason10mm]

Yessssssss

We can close this thread now....

 

[AJUMP23]

I am glad my simple bit of common sense made this thread Great again. MTGA.

 

[navii]

The real concern should be already skinny influencers with 100s of thousands followers filtering the fuck out of their bodies to look skinnier to their followers, their reach is way more than a stupid model in Vogue magazine.

Edit; to illustrate my point. Look at these hips act like a black hole to bend in gravity and suck in the bathroom to her hips.

... On second thought she might be trying not to look like an ironing board.

 

[TheGrat1]

We can close this thread now....

Nah, ya'll missed a couple:

The 90s

 

[Gp1]

Who would have thought that with the easiness of being skinny, "that people" would abandon their entire narrative of fat glamorization/Accept your body the way you are.

And the best part is.... That bunch of spineless brands are completely lost with it

 

[bitbydeath]

She doesn’t sound qualified to run Vogue.

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

Yessssssss

Her most iconic sexy role was 1991 (Career Opportunities; mechanical bull scene in jeans).

Accordingly, I'd say that late 80s -> early 90s was the peak.

But late 90s was just horrible; it turned into the time of "boyish body + boobs" where every woman on tv had a flat rear, minimal hips, etc. I happened to browse past a late 90s Friends episode from a hotel room recently, and the love interest was gross; she had nothing remotely feminine to her body at all outside her chest, like you literally took a boy and glued some boobs on. And the fashion from late 90s through early 2000s.... women haven't looked that bad in my four decades of life.

 

[West Texas CEO]

BBQs in need

BBW's!

 

[Doczu]

BBW's!

Nuh-uh! I am sure the first one to call them that just made a fucking typo cause W and Q are next to each other.

 

[archangelmorph]

So long as we’re defining “skinny” as in slim with beautiful curves then I see no problem.

The world needs more absolute icons of beauty standards like Priscilla Ricart

 

[xrnzaaas]

She doesn’t sound qualified to run Vogue.

She was hired to spread the "being fat is also good" message. And it's not like it's the only magazine that got infected with that type of messaging, just look how low Playboy or Sports Illustrated have fallen. They've basically alienated their main groups of customers, even at the risk of losing money or closing down.

 

[MrMephistoX]

Bring back models that look like Cyndi Crawford.

Her daughter looks almost like her twin.

 

[FunkMiller]

Spoke to my boss and he disagrees.

And when I say my boss I mean my penis.

 

[bundylove]

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Bring back models that look like Cyndi Crawford.

They cant. Because if you hire hot women with great faces and bods, then nobody looks at the clothes.

That's why fashion companies often hire weird looking waifs than hire Baywatch kinds of women. Same goes for men. Usually skinny lanky guys are chosen instead of hunkier fit guys.

 

[bundylove]

They cant. Because if you hire hot women with great faces and bods, then nobody looks at the clothes.

That's why fashion companies often hire weird looking waifs than hire Baywatch kinds of women. Same goes for men. Usually skinny lanky guys are chosen instead of hunkier fit guys.

Like this?

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Now were talking!

This is the way all womens fashion shows should be. Hot women in any kind of clothes whether it's beachwear, dinner gala gowns or Gap jeans.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Like this?

Ugh. The women is this video you posted are gross. Some of them dont even look human.

 

[Mistake]

We don't need "skinny." Just a normal healthy woman would be great to start, jeez. No need to bounce between two extremes. At this point their models might as well wear striped colors to look like hamburgers

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

Yessssssss

She was pure perfection during the 90s. My favorite actress too! There's just something unique about her cause there's plenty of really hot woman but Jennifer Connelly got that extra charm to her.

The Hot Spot, Career Opportunities, The Rocketeer, Heart of Justice, of Love and Shadow, Dark City.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Bring back models that look like Cyndi Crawford.

Less mole, more stems.

 

[jason10mm]

That's the "beautybrainswithatwist" chick, right?.

She does cosplay and lots of flips and stuff. Great looking girl but then you see her mom and oof, she's on a clock

 

[TVexperto]

i remember the good old 90s but I wonder .. what changed? What is todays "Beauty standard"? Is it not the same anymore?

 

[jason10mm]

i remember the good old 90s but I wonder .. what changed? What is todays "Beauty standard"? Is it not the same anymore?

Standards always change. Men are driven by novelty so naturally we tire of the "same old, same old". You can see the cyclical pattern.

The disruption was trying to push fat women on us, but even that has historical precedent.

 

[rm082e]

I'm as against the "beautiful at any size" bullshit as most people are. But models starving themselves and being praised for it isn't any better. My high school girlfriend fell into that trap and it wasn't appealing to me. Skinny eating disorders are just as bad as fat eating disorders.

Looking at this rough guide below, keep in mind that many women in that 15-17% body fat range are going to have amenorrhea - a condition where they have irregular or even zero menstrual cycles. Society might think of them as "fit" or "athletic", but if their hormones are in a state where they don't have regular body functions, are they really healthy? Obviously the model in the image below lifts weights, so she's probably eating healthy as well. Most women in that body fat range won't put in the work, so they're going to be worse off health wise.

The 20-25% range is what's actually healthy and sustainable for most women if they eat right and exercise consistently. A few women at the tail ends of the distribution can be healthy at the 15-17% and 26-30% ranges.

 

[Mihos]

I had posters and calendars of of the models in the 80s and 90s. I am not putting up a Lizzo poster in the garage.

 

[Vyse]

And what does ozempic do?

Make you stop STUFFING YO DAMN FACE!

Thats pretty much it for these tubbies. Just like bariatric surgery with the lap band or stomach staple, its just keeping people from sucking down sugar 24/7.

Maybe we just cut out the sugar????

I stopped eating sugar 2 months ago and I am down 12 lbs. Diet is so critical to maintaining healthy weight.

I know a few people on Ozempic and they lost a tremendous amount of weight. They are starting to look sick at this point and lack energy. There are no short cuts in life and it is not meant to be long term. Be curious to see how this plays out.

 

[SlimySnake]

I stopped eating sugar 2 months ago and I am down 12 lbs. Diet is so critical to maintaining healthy weight.

I know a few people on Ozempic and they lost a tremendous amount of weight. They are starting to look sick at this point and lack energy. There are no short cuts in life and it is not meant to be long term. Be curious to see how this plays out.

i quit sugar (only processed, still having fruits) 3.5 months ago and have gained weight because i get so fucking hungry i am eating more than i should. i also have no energy to work out.

i might have to go on ozympic but like you said, its not a permenant fix and i will go back down the same path as soon as i stop taking it.

I'm as against the "beautiful at any size" bullshit as most people are. But models starving themselves and being praised for it isn't any better. My high school girlfriend fell into that trap and it wasn't appealing to me. Skinny eating disorders are just as bad as fat eating disorders.

Looking at this rough guide below, keep in mind that many women in that 15-17% body fat range are going to have amenorrhea - a condition where they have irregular or even zero menstrual cycles. Society might think of them as "fit" or "athletic", but if their hormones are in a state where they don't have regular body functions, are they really healthy? Obviously the model in the image below lifts weights, so she's probably eating healthy as well. Most women in that body fat range won't put in the work, so they're going to be worse off health wise.

The 20-25% range is what's actually healthy and sustainable for most women if they eat right and exercise consistently. A few women at the tail ends of the distribution can be healthy at the 15-17% and 26-30% ranges.

25% is my favorite. i love that body type on my wife. my wife hates it. no matter what i tell her she thinks shes fat.

That's the "beautybrainswithatwist" chick, right?.

She does cosplay and lots of flips and stuff. Great looking girl but then you see her mom and oof, she's on a clock

yep. big women generally dont age well. she has just 10-15 years left. cameron diaz fell off a cliff but charlize theron is still hot though im not sure how much of that is makeup.

that said, now with good diets and some fancy doctors, you can extend it far better than you could a decade or two ago. she definitely wont age like her mom who didnt have the money or resources to do the upkeep necessary for looks.

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

That's the "beautybrainswithatwist" chick, right?.

She does cosplay and lots of flips and stuff. Great looking girl but then you see her mom and oof, she's on a clock

Yep that's her, love that she's the first model that successfully did a cartwheel on the runway. Hopefully genetics from her dads side and her being so active and fit will make her age better. At least try to get a good superhero role like Wonder Woman or something while she's still in her primes these next 10 years.

 

[DeafTourette]

As long as there's no return to "heroin chic"

 

[INC]

Size 6-8 only please