Wednesday: Fashion News: Karl Lagerfeld

Hello Fashionista's

This wednesday's fashion news is about Karl Lagerfeld and what he thinks of the models at his and other runway shows. First a little background on Karl Lagerfeld. He is 71 and a German designer who designs for Chanel. In a recent interview he stated, "People perfer to look at 'skinny models' and those who do not are 'fat mummies'". In this magazine interview he is repsonded to the modeling industry and other designers who are opting to go for a more healthier, realistic look on the runways. He goes on to say, "...the decision by Germany's most popular women's magazine was "absurd" and driven by overweight women who did not like to be reminded of their weight issues". I think it is trying to that the runway shows shouldn't use models that are bigger because that is just saying to women that if you gain weight and are unhealthy that's okay. When it really isn't.

Carl Lagerfeld is known in the fashion world as always having super skinny, emaciated-looking models in his shows and even Lagerfeld himself has been moving toward a skinny body type. He has dropped a lot of weight on his strict low-carb diet and has shared his tips with others. One thing he said was, "I only like the things that I'm allowed to eat, so it's not like I have to avoid anything, which is how I don't put on weight".

Another thing that Lagerfeld says is that models are not anorexic, they want to be skinny to get work and be able to walk in the shows. He says that not all models are super skinny, don't eat or use drugs. Just a select few that get brought to the media's attention. He backed up his point by adding, "Ninety per cent of them are quite normal, properly proportioned girls with less fat and more muscles who also eat pizzas and burgers".

Here's the article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/oct/12/lagerfeld-size-zero-thin-models

Fashionista's, do you agree with Karl Lagerfeld's point of view of do you want to see healthy or realistic models represented in runway shows and in top fashion magazines?

I think designers should use healthy models that are an appropriate size in proportion to their height and body for different body types in societies (in Europe and the US). I don't think there should be models that are the average size of the US women's size which is a 12 or 14; because that isn't healthy. Models cast for shows should be different heights, ranging from 5' to 6', to show women of all heights that something is out there for them.

I'm interested to hear what the rest of the Fashionista's out there think!!

Stay classy, Fashionista's!

XoXo FashionGirl