Fashionistas nearly fell off their Louboutins when a designer sent "plus size" models down the catwalk to showcase his figure-hugging designs during London Fashion Week.
Although slightly less sensational than Sophie Dahl's rubenesque
runway modeling debut in 1997, there was still a collective gasp as a size 14 model opened Mark Fast's show on Saturday.
The latest row comes hot on the heels of a warning from a group of top psychiatrists over dangerous websites which encourage young girls to starve themselves.
The deaths of several size zero
runway modeling models led to the launch of an inquiry into models' health in 2007 - but no clear industry guidelines exist.
And Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman sparked the debate again in June this year by writing to British designers asking them to make bigger samples so they could use more realistic models in magazines.
It certainly seems not everyone is on the same page.
When Candian-born Fast decided to include size 12 and 14 girls it apparently prompted two of his team to walk out. You can find some
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The 28-year-old used models Hayley Morley, 21, Laural Catterall, 20, and Gwyneth Harrison, 25, from Guildford-based 12+ UK model agency.
After the show, Fast's director Amanda May wrote on her twitter page: "So happy we stuck to our guns about the casting of Mark Fast.Find some
galleries free of models in websites. "So proud of Hayley, Laura and Gwyneth. They looked gorgeous today." It seems Fast was inspired after designing a dress for Hayley as part of a photographic exhibition aimed at promoting diversity within the world of fashion.
Susan Ringwood, from eating disorder charity BEAT, worked with Fast on All Walks Beyond The Catwalk, which featured
model size eight to 16 and aged 18 to 65.
"Mark Fast was one of the designers we asked to create a bespoke garment for that event to show that high-end designs could look beautiful on
model girls you might not expect to see on the catwalk," Ms Ringwood told Sky News Online.
"He so enjoyed creating that garment for Hayley that he then included her in his show - in fact, she opened his show."
As Hayley strutted down the catwalk, Ms Ringwood said the room was filled with audible gasps. You can find some other
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"This frission went through the entire show," she said.
"I think everyone is ready for this change. It's a small step in the right direction, I think we have shown people that it's possible."
Founder of 12+ UK, Sarah Watkinson, admits on her website that it has been a struggle to get her models
beauties booked on "high-end" fashion jobs because "designers don't normally design for curvy models and so the samples don't exist".
She told Sky News Online: "I know that Mark and his director Amanda May felt passionately about using some curvy girls in the show.
"They didn't want publicity out of it, they just really wanted it to be a positive celebration on the catwalk and not a bit of a gimmick like some designers do.
Source: news.sky.com/
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