Sunday 2 January 2011

Task 4 Additonal Web Research

1.  Size zero is bad news for bones
http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2010/6775.html 
''There is a good deal of pressure on teenage girls to be thin, but they need to be aware that this could endanger their developing skeleton and put them at increased risk of osteoporosis''.
This relates to my study as it is raising awareness about the dangers of being size zero, as teenage girls are being influenced by the media to being pressured into becoming a size zero. It shows academic results for proof of teenage girls suffering from size zero diseases.

2.  Paris fashion week declares slender, young models out of style
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/03/paris-fashion-week-unconventional-models
"When the fashion is really excellent, it looks even better on older models, because they have more presence. The clothes take on personality, and that is a huge part of what fashion is about."

"Instead of a fuss being made about a few cause célèbre exceptions on the catwalk, what I'd really like instead is for most models to be a size 10 rather than a size eight,"
This relates to my study as it is showing the improvements the fashion industry is making to influence the younger generation as it is bringing the controversy of size zero to an end as the media will also follow the trend of this and use this to influence young teenage girls.   

3.Paris fashion week heralds the post-size zero age
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/sep/30/paris-fashion-week-plus-size-models
Posen said backstage after his show that he wanted to make clothes "for women who love life, and all the best things in it – sex, friendship, food".

4.London fashion week women storm catwalk to end tyranny of size zero
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/sep/19/london-fashion-week-size-zero
Franklin, explains: "It's a real shift since last year, when no one had an opinion about body shape. Now you can't move for soundbites about Christina Hendricks." 

 Westwood said: "Ideal beauty is not what interests me." She simply likes a woman, she added, "who takes the trouble to look good and show off her best assets".

"I'd like to see it expanded," says Franklin. "Use a standard woman. Not a woman who is six foot and UK size eight. That was never what Cindy Crawford or Linda Evangelista were. They were much curvier."

5.Teen girls starve to look like 'size zero' role models
http://health.ninemsn.com.au/healthnews/1011005/teen-girls-starving-to-look-like-size-0-role-models
"Controlling weight and shape has become a moral imperative for many young girls," she told the Daily Mail. "It's almost a sign of goodness to be slim," she said

"There is a risk of getting into a starve-and-binge routine which is very unhealthy and has been rapidly increasing in recent generations."

6. Size zero = twig… nice
Zeal writer Kimberley
The 'size zero' debate is an issue for young people. Zeal writer Kimberley looks at the pressure on teenage girls to be thin.http://www.bbc.co.uk/essex/content/articles/2007/04/04/zeal_size_zero_feature.shtml
''I'm a comfortable size 10 and when I look at all these size 0 models I feel happy as I know I am healthy and not at risk to any health problems''. 

7.Young teen models may face catwalk ban
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL1175770420070711
"We have grave concerns about other health areas, such as drug and alcohol abuse and the stress caused by working conditions for model," the panel's interim report says.

"We are also concerned that modelling is very much a hidden profession with very little transparency about the working conditions that many models have to endure."

8.'Plus-size' models still rare on NY and London catwalks
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/plussize-models-still-rare-on-ny-and-london-catwalks-2080929.html 

"Every year I watch the shows and I hope to see it, you know, 'is she a size 12, is she that little bit bigger?' and so far every year I've been a little bit disappointed,"

"We are getting more editorial work and more of that high fashion work, which is great, but it still needs to get a bit bigger and we need those high fashion brands catering for these beautiful curvy women."

9.Size zero or plus-size: all models bad for self-esteem
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/news/size-zero-or-plussize-all-models-bad-for-selfesteem-1803952.html
 "Underweight women's self-esteem always increases, regardless of the model they look at,"

10.Fashion for size zero fuels rise in eating disorders among models
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/fashion-for-size-zero-fuels-rise-in-eating-disorders-among-models-456174.html
"They are purging or drinking huge amounts of water to conceal their weight. It is highly dangerous because it deprives the body of potassium. Women can drop dead."

11.Size-zero debate: fashion industry is told to 'grow up'
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/sizezero-debate-fashion-industry-is-told-to-grow-up-449862.html
"I feel very strongly that curves are natural, womanly and real."

12.Size-zero hero: Fashion's high priestess calls time on 'size zero'
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/news/sizezero-hero-fashions-high-priestess-calls-time-on-size-zero-1704680.html 
"It's about expanding the imagery that comes out of LFW so that women can for once see themselves mirrored [in the catwalk photos]."

13.Size zero girls 'less attractive'
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8327750.stm
''People in the normal weight range were judged healthier and more attractive than under or overweight individuals.''
Professor David Perrett
University of St Andrews


14.When a Size Zero Isn't Thin Enough
How the Media Perpetuates Negative Body Image
http://www.suite101.com/content/when-a-size-zero-isnt-thin-enough-a124709
“the media is the main source of information about women’s health issues” for adolescent girls. In addition, NEDA finds that,
 “1 out of every 3.8 television commercials sends some sort of ‘attractiveness message,’ and the average adolescent sees an estimated 5,260 attractiveness messages per year.”

15.Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2735440/Kate-Moss-reveals-her-life-motto-Nothing-tastes-as-good-as-skinny-feels.html
"Millions of girls aspire to be like Kate Moss. These comments are shocking and irresponsible."

16. Size Zero Models Fuel the Rise In Eating Disorders, UK
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/104263.php
"dangerous influence on the public"

17."Negative" Sizing: The Size Zero Debate
http://www.piercemattie.com/blogs/2006/10/what_happens_after_zero.html"I've noticed that other companies are sizing up. I used to go buy pants and would wear a 6, but they started to be too big. Now a 4 is too big," Miller said.

18.Skeletons on the Runway: The “Size-Zero Debate”
http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2006/11/skeletons-on-the-runway-the-size-zero-debate
 
“I don’t think it is fair to say that I’m responsible because I’m a thin person, that because I’m influencing their style I’m influencing what they eat.”

19.Why women must win the size zero debatehttp://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/beauty/article6890572.ece“Campaign for Real Beauty”,
20.Is our obsession with size zero damaging health?http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8510160.stm''Acquiring healthy self-esteem which is not based predominantly on body shape and weight is critical for lasting emotional and physical health. ''

21.Skinny model is airbrushed to make her look FATTER on front cover of health magazine
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1278795/Skinny-health-magazine-cover-model-Kamilla-Wladyka-airbrushed-make-look-fatter.html'She looked beautiful in the face, but really thin and unwell. That's not a reflection of what we do in our magazine, which is about good health.'
22.Do thin models warp girls' body image?
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-09-25-thin-models_x.htm
," Lamb says, from ads, catalogs and magazines to popular TV shows such as America's Next Top Model and Project Runway. "They are seeing skinny models over and over again."

23.Models' threat to sue blocked size zero ban
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/feb/11/deniscampbell.vanessathorpe
'It was one of the points we made. You can't say to models, "you can't work because you are black or because you are blind", so why should you be able to say "you are too thin to work"?.

24.Naomi defends fashion industry over size zero
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23385371-naomi-defends-fashion-industry-over-size-zero.do
"You can't blame the industry for a psychological disease.
"It is a disease, like alcohol or drugs, and the industry is not to blame."

25.Why are models still so thin?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/mar/14/kira-cochrane-thin-models
 "jutting bones and no breasts or hips"

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