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Posted on Jan 25th 2007 9:00AM by Bethany SandersFiled Under: Diet & Weight Loss
Spain shook up the fashion world last year when they banned too-skinny models from the runway of their main fashion show, Madrid's Pasarela Cibeles, because they were concerned about creating an unhealthy image for young consumers.
Now the country's Health Ministry is taking things a step further and asking designers to standardize their sizes. Do you know how you can buy a size 10 in one store and have it fit perfectly, but a 12 is too tight in the next? That won't happen anymore in Spain, and major designers like Zara and Cortefiel have agreed to participate. In addition, store mannequins are getting a makeover. Participating stores will be required to create window displays with clothing no smaller than a size 40 (an 8 in the United States). In addition, a size 46 (a U.S. size 16) will no longer be labeled as "plus-size."
The Spanish government say they developed this program so that the standards put out by the fashion industry more closely resemble reality, and they say (rightly so, in my opinion) that "beauty and health go hand in hand."
Now the country's Health Ministry is taking things a step further and asking designers to standardize their sizes. Do you know how you can buy a size 10 in one store and have it fit perfectly, but a 12 is too tight in the next? That won't happen anymore in Spain, and major designers like Zara and Cortefiel have agreed to participate. In addition, store mannequins are getting a makeover. Participating stores will be required to create window displays with clothing no smaller than a size 40 (an 8 in the United States). In addition, a size 46 (a U.S. size 16) will no longer be labeled as "plus-size."
The Spanish government say they developed this program so that the standards put out by the fashion industry more closely resemble reality, and they say (rightly so, in my opinion) that "beauty and health go hand in hand."
