Everyone knows about the model size debate that's been provoking contraversy throught all areas of the fashion industry. While some designers support the banning of size 0 models, others are less than impressed with the recent changes in the industry. Some are taking the debate more seriously than others and all extremes are being met to addresss certain opinions on the subject.
Jean Paul Gaultier, one of the most renowned designers in the industry decided to take notice and create his own contraversy related to the recent issues. Gaultier's 30th anniversary show took place yesterday in Paris' Fashion week and what happened stunned audiences to no extent. The cat walk featured a plus (and when we say plus, we mean PLUS) sized model wearing some racy lingerie. While some plus sized models are stunningly gorgeous, it was clear that this woman was being used as a publicity stunt to grab the attention of the press.
If you ask me, the modeling industry has become obsessed with size. Yes, sometimes a size zero can be unhealthy, but it can also be healthy. And yes, sometimes a plus size person can be unhealhty, but they can also be healthy as well. Making a mockery of someone's size as an attempt to gain publicity is a weak attempt at success.
Why can't the industry feature woman and men of "average" sizes, why does it always have to be one extreme or another?