The skinny on Versace

For years, stick thin models have paraded the runway defining fashion and beauty and setting the standard for how high class looks. However, now that the Versace family has publicly admitted 20 year old heiress Allegra Versace is undergoing treatment for her long battle with anorexia, could that be about to change? According to an article on CNN.com () The fashion industry has recently been forced to defend itself against brutal claims that its unrealistic versions of femininity lead women to develop eating disorders. its difficult to deny the claims however, when only last year the Uruguayan model Luisel Ramos died of heart failure during a fashion show, Ana Carolina Reston of Brazil died of complications brought on by anorexia and now Versace's own heriess is publicly suffereing from the disease. Will this finally be what it takes to turn the tides in the fashion indsutry and stop glamorizing such an unhealthy look? Spain has already gone as far as banning overly skinny models from the runway and Italy has signed a pact not to use girls under sixteen or stick-thin adult models, however these measures are far from being implemented universally. Now, however, with a name with such as Versace under the microscope it is clear the message has gone far enough. when your own daughter becomes deadly ill due to the message your company portrays it brings reality home, in a way perhaps giving them a taste of their own medicine. i personally think it is horribly sad what the girl has gone through and should definitely leave an impression on her parents, family and the indsutry as a whole. It’s unlikely that the designer community could afford to remain mute to a situation when the offspring of one of the illustrious names is so publicly suffering. that in mind, i think Versace's next best move would be taking action to prove that not only do they care about Allegra and realize the harm the industry caused her, but also the pain and suffering so many others have endured trying to be thin. if handled properly, this situation really could cause revolutionary changes in the world of fashion.