Thursday, October 22, 2009

The Skinny On Fashion

When fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld recently proclaimed that no one wants to see curvy women in magazines, I could not have agreed with him more. The German couturier who also designs for French fashion brand Chanel made the statement when he heard women's magazine Brigitte was banning skinny models in favour of "real women".

While I find the idea of portraying real women fresh and modern even, let it be known that, to quote Lagerfeld, "fashion is about dreams and illusions".

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