Comments on: You have never seen anything like this in a fashion magazine!

By: Malaina

Malaina — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:49:16 +0000

So many good comments. I agree that we need to see a variety of women as they truly are until it just becomes truth – that a woman can be beautiful in many different ways. (I was saying it long before I really believed it)

By: fracas

fracas — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:10:23 +0000

Hi there, I’ve found you again! Tim Gunn’s quote about having forced the model (for the recent winner of Project Runway) to wear the garment after it had been dyed in the toilet just really ticked me off and I did two things.
1. I wrote about it (click my name to get there) and asked readers to sign their agreement to it being a reprehensible thing to do to her.
2. I looked you up to see if you had something to say about it.
Hope you’ve been well. I’m still at fracas, but the link goes to my other site, fraccers since that’s where I posted the story. How awful this industry really is!

By: MCP

MCP — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:27:32 +0000

I am not a professional- I can not say that this theory is accepted by all. What I was trying to say, based on the numerous experts I have seen and leaned toward for advice is that mental illness can manifest itself in many different ways, but generally, it runs in the family.
My extended family has a shit load of a long history of alcoholism, drug abuse and depression with extended relatives. I never had a problem with either, but I did end up with an eating disorder.
An eating disorder is an additction like any other- no relative has to have one to make you have one, but addiction can take many forms is my point. When mental illness runs in a family, you are immediately at risk.
I would suggest you read up on studies by Dr. Evelyn Attia, and Dr. Timothy Walsh- reknonwed eating disorder experts at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital who dedicate their careers to understanding of eating disorders.