Saturday,
December 02, 2006
The
ANNOTICO Report
A Code of Conduct
will require models to have a minimum 18.5 BMI (body mass index)
which use height and weight measurements to determine body fat, Minimum age
limit of 16 for models, and a ban on using make-up to achieve an 'anorexic
look' with dark shadows under the eyes.
The
Observer
Guardian Unlimited
Barbara McMahon in
Sunday December 3, 2006
Stick-thin
women are to be banned from February's fashion shows in
The code of
conduct, to be issued this month, means that models will be scrutinised
for body mass indexes, which use height and weight measurements to determine
body fat, before they are allowed to work. Any girl with a BMI of less than
18.5 will be sent home. Other measures are a minimum age limit of 16 for models
and a ban on using make-up to achieve an 'anorexic look' with dark shadows
under the eyes.
The guidelines have been drawn up in the wake of
the outcry earlier this year over ultra-thin models on the catwalk. The row was
given impetus after two models died suffering from eating disorders.
A panel of
doctors, stylists, models and politicians has been hammering out the new
strategy at the request of the Italian government.
Eating disorders
are a growing problem in
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