Milan fashionistas fear Spanish skinny model ban
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Italy's fashion capital is in a tizzy  over a ban on overly thin models at Madrid's fashion week,  fearing it could be next with its own catwalk extravaganza less  than two weeks away.
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Models younger than 16 should be banned from catwalks during London Fashion Week over fears that some girls are developing eating disorders because of their work in the industry, fashion experts have recommended.
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Organizers of Spain's top annual fashion show on Saturday rejected five models as being too thin to appear in this year's event.
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Politicians in Spain slammed the use of models to be stand-in ball girls for the Madrid Masters. The 19 to 28-year-olds, who are likely to be in action when Tim Henman plays tomorrow, were drafted in to replace
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The Italian fashion capital Milan has  formally barred ultra-skinny and under-age models ahead of its  February catwalk shows, as the fashion world comes under  pressure to promote a healthier image.
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SA0 PAULO, Brazil  - Models taking part in Sao Paulo's big fashion show next month must show proof of their good health as part of a campaign launched in response to the death of a Brazilian model from complications from anorexia.
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After the clobbering Italian fashion has taken of late, Isabella Rossellini is making a stand for Milan.
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The Italian government and fashion industry joined forces Saturday in a campaign against anorexic models, which includes attention to the "full-bodied" and a commitment to add larger sizes to collections.
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The organizers of Spain's top annual fashion show on Sunday rejected five out of 69 fashion models as being too thin to appear in this year's event, acting on a decision to bar underweight women from the catwalk.
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A chorus of designers have registered their displeasure with the showiness pervasive in fashion today with clothes so subtle they beg to be viewed at close range.
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A major Brazilian fashion event has moved to bar models under the age of 16, part of a national effort to increase awareness about eating disorders following the death of a 21-year-old model from anorexia last month.
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Models strutting catwalks at London Fashion Week should provide a certificate attesting their good health, but there should be no outright ban on wafer-thin women, the British Fashion Council said on Friday.
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Spanish fashion designer Paco Rabanne has  criticised John Galliano and Steve McQueen, calling them  "fashion hooligans" whose provocative designs had chased people  away from Paris fashion.
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Female fashion models and many celebrities are "too thin", say four in every five consumers from around the world, a new online survey showed on Thursday.
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Fearing that young models strutting down the runways in New York City are too skinny, a state lawmaker proposes that weight standards be established for the fashion and entertainment industries.
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Italian designers seem to be on a mission to get guys to dress up again.
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Italy's government and its fashion chiefs  are working on a manifesto to crack down on the use of  ultra-thin teenagers on the catwalk, as pressure grows on the  fashion world to promote healthier looks.