Topic: anorexia

Gallery: The 15 Most Controversial Ads Of 2011

Gallery: The 15 Most Controversial Ads Of 2011
Nivea
Lake & Stars
Donna Karan
Marc Jacobs
Cadbury

Yes, we know it’s 2012, but 2011 was such a banner year for polarizing fashion and beauty campaigns that it took us a few days to make sure we got them all: Dakota Fanning reclined suggestively for Marc Jacobs, racism and extreme thinness were all over the place, truth in advertising was dashed in favor of thorough photo editing, and a hair salon in Canada promised to give you the perfect haircut for enduring domestic violence. Check out all the questionable decisions and bad taste from Nivea, Miu Miu, Dior, Donna Karan, and many more. More »

Marisa Miller’s ‘Diet Tricks’ In Women’s Health Read Like Pro-Ana Tips

Marisa Miller’s ‘Diet Tricks’ In Women’s Health Read Like Pro-Ana Tips

Victoria’s Secret model Marisa Miller is on the cover of Women’s Health‘s first issue of 2012, catching readers’ attention so far with her tiny bikini and quotes about her “shy” personality. But what shocked me the most about her interview were her “diet tricks”; they read more like pro-ana tips than handy advice from a healthy woman. This is shocking, I know, given that Victoria’s Secret models are known first and foremost for their health. But seriously—even if she doesn’t realize how psychotic her weight management techniques sound, shouldn’t some editor at Women’s Health?

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I Accidentally Triggered My Boyfriend’s Anorexia

I Accidentally Triggered My Boyfriend’s Anorexia

When my parents began pressuring my younger sister, who had recently gained a few pounds, to lose weight, I almost lost it. They knew about my previous bouts with bulimia and disordered eating, which at least partially stemmed from some of their attitudes towards food and weight as I was growing up. Somehow my sister hadn’t internalized it as much as I had, though, and damn if I was going to let them induce any doubt in her rather-well-adjusted body image. How could they?, I thought at the time. But this was before I sparked an eating disorder in a guy I was dating. Sometimes, apparently, these things happen. More »

Ads Featuring Skinny Model Banned In UK, Deemed “Socially Irresponsible”

Ads Featuring Skinny Model Banned In UK, Deemed "Socially Irresponsible"

Yesterday, we told you about how UK watchdog group the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned a Marc Jacobs fragrance ad starring Dakota Fanning for its obvious riff on Lolita. In the same fell swoop, they also banned the following ads for British fashion label Drop Dead, after showcasing the model’s extreme thinness was deemed “socially irresponsible.” More »

Anorexic Mother Weighs Less Than Her 7-Year-Old Daughter, Wears Kids’ Clothes

Anorexic Mother Weighs Less Than Her 7-Year-Old Daughter, Wears Kids’ Clothes

Although The New York Times seems to find something glamorous in women throwing on their kids’ clothes, this case study is far from chic. Single anorexic mother Rebecca Jones made a startling realization one morning when in her daughter’s room. The 26 year old picked up her 7-year-old daughter Maisy‘s skirt and it fit perfectly. Now the mother and daughter share everything from tops to jeans, and while Rebecca’s illness continues to challenge her own abilities to eat, she encourages her daughter to follow a different path.

Rebecca survives on soup, toast, and energy drinks, despite doctor’s warnings that she is currently at risk for a heart attack. Although the young mother has her own barriers with food, she encourages her daughter to enjoy foods like chocolate, cupcakes, and pizza. She told Daily Mail that her daughter is well aware that her mother has an eating disorder and that Maisy is concerned for Rebecca’s health. More »

Jessica Simpson: “Not Being Anorexic Was Good For Branding”

Jessica Simpson: "Not Being Anorexic Was Good For Branding"

Do you remember when Jessica Simpson wasn’t just famous for being Jessica Simpson? You know, way back when? When she was famous for real things like wearing denim short shorts? Or, even further back, when she was famous for being “that blonde girl who isn’t Britney Spears? No, no. Not Christina Aguilera. The other one. No, not Mandy Moore. The other other one. The one with the song.” Well, that was a long time ago. Now Jessica Simpson just embarrasses herself. More »

Allegedly Anorexic Model Codie Young Has More To say About Topshop Controversy, Blames ‘Photoshopping’

Allegedly Anorexic Model Codie Young Has More To say About Topshop Controversy, Blames 'Photoshopping'

Australian model Codie Young become a little infamous when Topshop removed images of her online after accusations from The Daily Mail (and the Mail’s collected eating disorder activists) that Young looked outrageously thin. Though Young already ranted on her blog about the unfairness of the situation, WWD jumped into the fray this morning when they caught up with the 18-year-old and asked her if she thought she looked too thin. More »

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