Eating Disorders Blog

Andrea Shulman, editor of British Vogue magazine, was recognized this week by a British charity that helps individuals with eating disorders. Ms. Shulman has recently written to clothing designers to highlight the small size of clothes that they send to the magazine for photo shoots. In one letter, not intended for publication, the editor berated a designer for forcing magazines to hire super-skinny models with "jutting bones and no breasts or hips" because these are the only women who can fit into the "miniscule" items of clothing supplied by the designer for photo shoots.

Ms. Shulman commented, "Nowadays, I often ask the photographers to retouch to make the models appear larger. ... I am finding that the feedback from my readers and the general feeling in the U.K. is that people really don't want to see such thin girls either in editorial or advertising."

Emma Healy, the director of a UK charity which assists individuals with eating disorders, commented on the editor's actions: "This is very welcome. The whole controversy over size zero models has been a wake up call. ... British fashion is leading the way on this, and it is very encouraging to see Vogue, which is THE fashion magazine, taking a stance like this."

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