The Fashion Week skinny model debate

id have to say jennifer aniston. her body is fit, toned and a strong looking woman. her bones dont stick out and she has always looked amazing no matter. im skinny and when i see even skinnier girls i think are you not hungry. ive seen rebbeca judd in person and she is so tall and her legs were the size of my skinny arms. id rather have more meat on my its just finding the time and effort to eat healthy 5 meals a day .

I think Robyn Lawley is a wonderful role model, in particular because of her views about the words ‘plus size’ -she doesn’t like to use them, because she sees them as unnecessary. I totally agree with that!! There is no reason to put a label on someone like this at all, seeing as we all come in different shapes and sizes. On that note, labels like ‘skinny’ or ‘pin thin’ etc are not helping either!

Exactly how I feel! Plus size has so many negative connotations, it’s like it a “special” size. Really it’s just about making money.
If I were more into business and/or fashion I’d probably have a dream to start a fashion line or store where I strictly used natural, average (when I say average I mean all shapes and sizes, normal girls) models.
I myself have been scouted once by a local agency and had a couple people say I should be a model. Of course I am flattered but it always depresses me a little too when I have to say “no I’m too big” or explain how the previously mentioned agency dismissed me right quick, most likely because of my size. I don’t think I’m big enough to be plus sized or small enough to be a regular model. What gives?

I think Robyn Lawley is a wonderful role model, in particular because of her views about the words ‘plus size’ -she doesn’t like to use them, because she sees them as unnecessary. I totally agree with that!! There is no reason to put a label on someone like this at all, seeing as we all come in different shapes and sizes. On that note, labels like ‘skinny’ or ‘pin thin’ etc are not helping either!

Hi beauties!

There’s has been a lot of talk in the media lately about the size of models at this year’s MBFWA (Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Australia).

A few shows and models have come under fire for being “too skinny” and sending the wrong message to women.

But instead of focusing on those who represent an unhealthy body image, I want to focus on celebrities who represent a HEALTHY weight and are great role models when it comes to body image.

So tell me, who do you look up to when it comes to body image?

Sam x

I would like models to be a healthy normal weight for their height they would not be fat but would have a nice womans body with curves in all the right places.It would be much healthier for models then not eating correctly plus they would look more beautiful and it would not put the wrong image out there for the young age group.
Dianne 542

I too applaud Alex Perry for admitting his mistake in the choice of skinny models.

Being healthy is not just body size, it is a holistic thing from eating to exercise to stress and sleep. Therefore, I look up to the ones who make an effort to educate people about how to lead a healthy lifestyle eg Michelle Obama who pushed for all the above, Tracy Anderson who gave sensible advice against fad diets.

I don’t applaud him. Why make samples that small in the first place that girls have to starve to fit into them? I think he was just trying to save face after the fact. It’s about time designers realised the average woman isn’t six foot tall & a size zero. Put a variety of sizes on a runway not teenage girls who are yet to properly develop into women.

In answer to the question though, I think Robyn Lawley is stunning.

I too applaud Alex Perry for admitting his mistake in the choice of skinny models.

Being healthy is not just body size, it is a holistic thing from eating to exercise to stress and sleep. Therefore, I look up to the ones who make an effort to educate people about how to lead a healthy lifestyle eg Michelle Obama who pushed for all the above, Tracy Anderson who gave sensible advice against fad diets.

Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Watson and Jessica Alba. All are healthy and not stick thin.

I look up to Jessica Alba – she gives really helpful dieting and exercising advice…and her beauty & fashion sense really gets me motiviated

I’m glad Alex Perry said he wished he had spoken out before his collection, to have ensured his models ‘looked’ healthy. Models and their agencies may say that they are healthy, but legs that just look like skin and bone do not ‘look’ healthy to me.

When I was growing up, and in my teens I was a ballet dancer. Our view of healthy had to a body that was intaking healthy foods, and was muscular. Thigh gap was non existent. It was emphasised by my teachers “I don’t want to see daylight, make those leg muscles work”.

I’ve come to really like a lot of the women involved in the pinup / retro fashion industry. Women like model and designer Bernie Dexter, with a range of normal body sizes and who smile in their photos.