A Summary On When Is Thin Too Thin?

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Summary of “When Is Thin Too Thin?” The article, “When Is Thin Too Thin?” written by Eric Wilson, who is a fashion reporter for the New York Times, where the article originally appeared on September 21st, 2006, talks about the crisis of underweight runway models. He made mention of how the girls looked and how some of the designers do not want to get blamed for the “unhealthy” look of the models. He also mentioned the ban of underweight models in the Madrid show. In our textbook, “Elements of Argument: A Text and Reader,” our author gave this description of a couple of models at a show in New York the week before this article was written. He wrote, “…appeared so gaunt and thin that their knees and elbows were larger than their concave thighs and pipe cleaner arms, and their bobbling heads looked as if a slight breeze could detach them from their frail bodies.”(Pg 542 Para 1) This description is very easy to envision and it is not a sight that most parents want to see their children look like. He presented this image first to show that there is a crisis in underweight models. Another point that our author made is that designers do not want to be blamed. He writes; “Some designers dispute that they are solely to blame for the models’ weight issues.”(Pg. 544 Para 3) Eric said this to show that the designers do not want to be blamed for the way models look when showing designers clothing in a runway show. The designers and agencies are not putting effort into keeping the models healthy and healthy looking. Wilson also mentions how some rules and regulations should be in position. He does this by mentioning the ban at the Madrid Fashion Week. He wrote; “Last week the organizer of Madrid fashion week…said they were banning models with a height-to-weight ratio below what the World Health Organization considered normal….models who weigh less than 125 pounds are

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