Mon 16 Jul 2007
Fifteen models were kicked out of a Rome fashion show late Tuesday for being too thin, sparking new debate on anorexia in the fashion industry.
“I asked that girls with abnormal measurements shouldn’t work … (and) had to fire 15 who were under (French) size 36 (US size eight),” Raffaella Curiel told reporters. “One girl fainted during the trials,” he said, adding, “I had to give her a ham sandwich.”