Skinny

A lot of things are happening in the fashion industry these days. It seems a rebellion is in the making, a rebellion against the picture of the perfect model, the perfect woman.
The german women's magazine, Brigitte, now only wants to use normal women in their editorials and articles. Also Ralph Lauren is being critisised for photoshopping an already very slim model even slimmer.


Generally I appreciate that attention is being drawn to the unrealistic expectations to women set by the fashion industry. Nobody can look like Jennifer Aniston on a magazine cover, not even Jennifer Aniston herself.
On the other hand modelling is a job and a model can offer more than a normal girl, simply because it's her job and what's she's good at. But models can be good models even if they are not 175 cm tall and weighs 50 kg. If I understand everything correctly being pretty as a model is not enough, you also need charisma and a whole lot of talent. So theoretically any girl with the right personal qualities should be able to do the job.
Let's hope all of this fuss can help give a more diverse picture of women.