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The skinny on male models
In the ’90s, runways were filled with chiseled biceps and six-pack abs. What happened?
Nearly every day another women’s fashion magazine or designer is under fire for its use of lanky and, in some cases, skeletal models. And when those models are not willowy enough, Photoshop can be used to help make normal women look like human lollipops: Think Filippa Hamilton, the poor Ralph Lauren model who was digitally altered to impossible and grotesque ... (Full article: 800 words)
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