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…

 

thin runway model
New York Fashion Week

 

skinny runway model
New York Fashion Week

 

skinny runway model
Paris Fashion Week

 

Size 0 models
Paris Fashion Week

 

Super thin models
Milan Fashion Week

 

Ultra skinny models
Milan Fashion Week

 

Thin runway model
London Fashion Week

 

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

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