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One of the more depressing lines was from Doutzen Kroes (pictured below), a Dutch model, who was told she was too fat to be cast in the Gucci show. She says:
"I like the Versace show best so far. The collection is really beautiful and at Versace femininity is important. Feminine shapes are allowed. In contrary to Gucci where I got rejected because I was too fat! Gucci likes slim girls only."
That Kroes is not skinny enough for Gucci is a depressing thought, but it certainly confirms that Gucci is offering up a look that is so beyond aspirational it is unhealthy.
Too Fat for Fashion nails Vogue and the fashion industry for their squishy and blame-shifting response to the problem of anorexia. Perhaps the editors of Vogue and the folks at Gucci aren't thinking straight. After all, cognitive impairment is a common side-effect of eating disorders.
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doutzen is going to be the next supermodel after gisele...because when that time will come (problably 2008)... a lot of people will 'hate' gucci for saying doutzen is too fat)
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The criticism is valid, but Too Fat For Fashion is a terrible blog. The owner regularly censors any comments that run counter to her own statements -- even if those comments are soberly written, use no profanity, and are size-positive. TFFF is a dictatorship where the owner allows no one to disagree with her opinions, even on important topics, and such a heavily-censored blog, we can all do without
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