British Vogue editor concerned about 'way too skinny' models

The editorial director of British Vogue magazine has said she is concerned about the return of "too" thin models, linking the trend to the widespread use of anti-obesity drugs.
"We're at a point where the pendulum is swinging back to skinny being in, and often these things are treated as a trend and we don't want them to be," Chioma Nadi said in an interview with the BBC, as quoted by AFP.
"We should all be concerned, I am very concerned and I know many of my colleagues feel that way," added Nadi, who took over as editor of the fashion magazine in October 2023.
"Ozempic, a popular diabetes treatment that also works against obesity, "has something to do with it because we see a lot of celebrities using it," she said.
"I think there's this shift in culture in terms of how we think about our bodies and how we treat them," Nadi added.
Nadi, who succeeded Edward Enniful at the helm of the fashion bible, said her magazine tries to feature models of all sizes.
The use of ultrathin models was widespread in the 1990s and early 2000s, with the so-called "heroin chic" trend epitomised by supermodel Kate Moss.
Some brands have made efforts to feature models of all sizes on the catwalk, but Nadi, 44, said there was still not enough size diversity and some models were "particularly skinny".
"I don't think that's something that we as a magazine can change on our own because obviously designers are making clothes that are sample sizes," she added. | BGNES