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Big is beautiful on the Milan catwalk
The Observer ^
| September 24, 2006
| Barbara McMahon
Posted on 09/24/2006 7:10:09 AM PDT by MadIvan
Milan Fashion week kicked off with another band of glamorous models sashaying down the runway, yet there was one notable difference: they had flesh on their bones.
With the row over too-thin models rumbling on, it was ironic that the opening show in the famously chic Italian fashion capital featured clothes for the fuller-figured.
Size 14 and 16 models strutted their stuff at the Elena Miro fashion show, displaying busts, hips and bottoms with abandon. Curves were confidently on show and body mass indices, the measure of body fat based on height and weight and the rating that has caused so much controversy in the past week, were clearly not an issue.
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Regards, Ivan
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:10:10 AM PDT
by
MadIvan
To: DCPatriot; Deetes; Barset; fanfan; LadyofShalott; Tolik; mtngrl@vrwc; pax_et_bonum; Alkhin; ...
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:10:36 AM PDT
by
MadIvan
(I aim to misbehave.)
To: MadIvan
Sorry, couldn't resist!
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:12:48 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Democrats are guilty of whatever they scream the loudest about.)
To: MadIvan
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:13:03 AM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: Fresh Wind
They said "big" not "barmy".
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:13:24 AM PDT
by
MadIvan
(I aim to misbehave.)
To: MadIvan
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:13:33 AM PDT
by
tubebender
(Growing old is mandatory...Growing up is optional)
To: Fresh Wind
I'm suing you for HTML malpractice!! Gag. I actually know guys who think she's good looking.
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:14:20 AM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: Still Thinking
"Gag. I actually know guys who think she's good looking"
They must be ugly looking guys.
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:16:54 AM PDT
by
The South Texan
(The Democrat Party and the leftist (ABCCBSNBCCNN NYLATIMES)media are a criminal enterprise!)
To: The South Texan
Or they walk with white canes.
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:17:26 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Democrats are guilty of whatever they scream the loudest about.)
To: MadIvan
A model wears an outfit by Elena Miro' during the Spring/Summer 2007 women's fashion collection, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Sept.23, 2006. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) AP - Sep 23 3:37 AM
A model wears a creation by Elena Miro' during the Spring/Summer 2007 women's fashion collection, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Sept.23, 2006. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) AP - Sep 23 3:38 AM
A model wears a creation by Elena Miro' during the Spring/Summer 2007 women's fashion collection, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Sept.23, 2006. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) AP - Sep 23 3:39 AM
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:19:40 AM PDT
by
michigander
(The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
To: Fresh Wind
If Issac Newton had seen that he'd never have discovered gravity, thats for sure.
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:21:31 AM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(1 year guarantee against congenital defects.)
To: MadIvan
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:21:58 AM PDT
by
rface
("...the most schizoid freeper I've ever seen" - New Bloomfield, Missouri)
To: Fresh Wind
Thank you for the belly laugh.
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:22:05 AM PDT
by
StACase
To: The South Texan
Gag. I actually know guys who think she's good looking" They must be ugly looking guys.
Guess it depends on your taste in women
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:22:47 AM PDT
by
digger48
To: MadIvan
Curves are definately better. Why is Vida Guerra so popular...
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:23:34 AM PDT
by
King Moonracer
(Bad lighting and cheap fabric, thats how you sell clothing.)
To: King Moonracer
Curves are definately better. All good things should be enjoyed in moderation, imho.
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:31:47 AM PDT
by
the invisib1e hand
("...peace is the result of victory...")
To: Fresh Wind
YOU... owe me ONE breakfast!!!
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:53:44 AM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: Fresh Wind
You ought to warn people with a barf alert before posting stuff like that. It's bad enough having this stomach bug....
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:56:51 AM PDT
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: Fresh Wind
Those are dugs, not boobs.
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:58:31 AM PDT
by
wimpycat
(Hyperbole is the opiate of the activist wacko.)
To: michigander
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posted on
09/24/2006 7:58:59 AM PDT
by
spokeshave
(The Democrat Party stands for open treason in a time of war.)
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