Anna Wintour Thinks Models Are Too Thin??

Newsflash Ana Wintour, the editor-in-chief at Vogue Magazine, thinks that models are too thin. Tell us something we don't already know Ms. Wintour. Nonetheless it's a breathe of fresh air to hear from the authority of the fashion industry that we may expect to see a small change in the sometimes predictable world of fashion. Although her claims are hard to swallow considering her own magazine is full of leggy pencil thin models.

I wish I could say the same for the young women who were just on the runways at the New York fall collections. Overall, they were pale and thin, and entirely lacking in the joyfulness and charm that once defined the supermodel. This, of course, is not their fault: Designers now near-uniformly favor a non-vivacious, homogeneous ideal.

I agree, designers do favor a homogeneous ideal, however so do magazine editors. The desire for perfection and the 'waif' look that many consider to be ideal, is something that has been ingrained in our society for quite some time now. It will take more than a statement to affect any change. In Europe we have seen some changes such as during Madrid Fashion Week when some models were rejected for being too thin. The Association Of Fashion Designers of Spain said they wanted to project and image of 'beauty and health.' I'm not encouraging that designers begin to discriminate on either end, however I think people are ready for some fresh new concepts. Fashion is about innovation and it is about time we start to see something new.