21- year-old Ana Carolina Reston, who had worked in China, Turkey, Mexico and Japan for several modeling agencies, died Tuesday, according to Sao Paulo's Servidor Publico Hospital. The hospital said the infection that killed the 5-foot-8-inch model was caused by anorexia nervosa, a disorder characterized by an abnormal fear of becoming obese, an aversion to food and severe weight loss. She weighed 88 pounds. (Reuters)
Dahlings -
I know that I have railed in these pages against thin models, decrying the prevalent mode of stick-figuredom that is the standard of contemporary fashion. I myself am anything but thin, for which I am profoundly grateful. Dying for Fashion is intolerably sad, and I will use this bully pulpit to say:
Shame on the fashion industry for promoting this horrendous ideal
Shame on the entertainment industry for encouraging actresses to do likewise
Shame on those who believe that womanly curves constitute obesity, or that anything short of this unrealistic, deadly ideal is bad, ugly, worth starving yourself and cutting off parts of yourself for.
Bravo for those women who stand up to this and say NO. A short honor roll:
- Rosie O'Donnell
- Mo'nique
- Camryn Mannheim
- Every Marilyn Monroe impersonator, because you have to be voluptuous to be believable
- Delta Burke
- Queen Latifah
And let me leave you with these two images, one of the late Ana Carolina Reston and one of the fashion model known as Velvet. Rest in peace, Ana.
Ciao,
Elisa
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