Paris, Oct 16, 2025 (AFP) - Thinness is back on catwalks -- and the data proves it

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2025-10-16

After a short interlude of pushing "body inclusivity" and plus-sized models to the fore, the fashion industry has returned to promoting thinness as a beauty ideal. Data published this week from Vogue Business, based on catwalk shows in the most recent Spring/Summer 2026 Fashion Weeks, corroborated what models with regular or larger body sizes have been reporting: their work is drying up. Of the 9,038 looks analysed in New York, London, Milan and......

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