It’s been five years since Body Mass Index minimums were implemented for runway models in Milan and Madrid, spurring on the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) to make recommendations intended to result in more healthy, well-rested models, rather than the standard size-0 starved zombies.
In reviewing some photos from Fall Fashion Week in New York, Milan, Paris, and London, I’m not sure how far we’ve come…







What do you think? Are these models emaciated or chic?
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