French Fashion Giants LVMH, Kering Ban Ultra-Thin Models
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A host of French-owned fashion labels spanning Christian Dior to Saint Laurent pledged Wednesday to ban ultra-thin models from their advertising and catwalk shows in response to criticism that the industry encourages anorexia.
Two of the industry’s biggest holding companies, LVMH and Kering, unveiled a charter “to ensure the well-being of models” which will also outlaw the hiring of girls under the age of 16 for adult shoots or events..
