Examining an ethical
issue in fashion design
Here i have selected an ethical issue in the fashion industry.
Fashion models have been created and “shown off” in a way
that it seems like every young girl must look like them, be like them even if
it means having a body mass index of 16 when the average BMI of a healthy
female adult is 18.
“The average high fashion model is 5'9'' and weighs a
shockingly light 110 lbs, which calculates into a BMI of only 16.2.
Keep in mind that a healthy body mass index is between 19
and 25, and that a female of above size would be 33 pounds underweight. A plus size model of the same height would
probably weigh about 175 and have a fairly healthy body mass index of 25.8.”
Ms. Lovett♥ Member since: January 09, 2008 (22/3/11) (12:57)
The fashion industry have in a way hypnotised young girls to
want to be size 6 jeans and they have this image of a beautiful, elegant size 6
model in their head and they would do anything to be them or just like them.
Models are plastered everywhere from T.V, magazines,
billboards etc... So you can’t help but feel ugly when they are constantly in
your face.
Well you need to know the ugly side of beauty...
Most models have never had the perfect body some have had to
train and exercise to be so perfect and even doing this is not enough some
models make themselves sick and some starve themselves to lose weight that they
don’t even need to lose because it has been drilled into their heads that they
need to be as skinny as possible, unaware that young teenage girls follow in
their footsteps creating diet obsessed girls, which are losing vital vitamins
and iron leaving them anaemic.
"Having a perfect body is a must for models. It’s part
of their work. Most models are always on a strict diet and spend at least
two-three hours a day exercising. They often must skip meals and rest periods
because they are too busy and they have to jump from one fashion show or photo
session to another one without interruption. Clearly this is not a healthy
lifestyle, but rather a stressful lifestyle. And it's well known that stress
often leads to disruptions of physical and emotional well-being. So much so
that some fashion models fall into depression, self-destructive behaviours or
other mental disorders."
(ritu Junior Member 02-10-2010, 12:13 AM)
(http://www.weightism.org/thread-360.html) (11:41, 26/04/11)
Young girls need to know that they are not fat or ugly and
that everyone is different and you should be happy in your own body.
Young girls need to know that they are not fat or ugly and
that everyone is different and you should be happy in your own body.
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