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This move, which began taking place before the night of New York Fashion Week, was announced by French groups LVMH and Kering, owners of a number of high-end French fashion brands such as Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Christian
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The fashion industry has long been accused of promoting images of models’ thin, unhealthy bodies.
In France, nearly 40,000 people, most of them adolescent women, have anorexia, an eating disorder with a high death rate.
In the LVMH-Kering group’s charter on the employment welfare of models, designers and fashion houses are prohibited from using French size 32 women – equal to US size zero.
In addition, the clause also emphasizes: `Models under 16 years of age are not recruited to participate in fashion shows or photo shoots that represent the image of adults.`
François-Henri Pinault, son of Kering owner François Pinault, also added: “We want to execute quickly and seriously so that things really change.
Kering and LVMH said the rules would apply to all other companies in their group.
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Although the laws will be strictly enforced, Antoine Arnault admitted that it may take some time to implement.
The decision of two major fashion corporations has brought joy to model Ulrikke Hoyer, who was criticized for being `too fat for Louis Vuitton` at the company’s Cruise 2018 show.
Danish model Ulrikke Hoyer was fired from Louis Vuitton’s Cruise 2018 show in Japan because she was considered too fat.
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In addition to the decisions of the two major fashion groups, a French law enacted in December 2015, which came into effect this year, requires models working in France to have a medical certificate