Fashion Advertisement

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Fashion Advertisement

• By Kristen S, Caitlyn C Daniella H

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Issue

• Young models dying to be skinny.
• Must be addressed because there are too many
  girls becoming ridiculously skinny.

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Personal Connection

• Caitlyns family friend was affected her senior
  year in high school. She weighed about 90 pounds
  at 58. She was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa
  and was sent to a rehabilitation center. She was
  treated with psychological help and was released
  after a couple months. It affected her family,
  friends and especially her health. As of now she
  is doing fine weighing at 137 pounds.

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Community

• Most teenage girls in high school feel their body
  is not up to par with the super models displayed
  in magazines.
• Girls are constantly trying to lose weight even
  if they are not diagnosed with an eating
  disorder.
• Bad publicity for the community because they are
  not doing anything to prevent the damage girls
  are doing to themselves.

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Position/Solution

• That modeling agencies should require models to
  have a Body Mass Index of at least 18.
• Girls will then see that they do not have to look
  super skinny to feel good about themselves and
  look good.

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Support Evidence

• Organizers of Madrids Pasarela Cibeles showed
  that they have rejected 5 out of 69 models for
  failing to have a BMI of 18.
• Girls and young women are looking at magazines
  trying to copy their rail-thin looks and
  developing eating disorders
• --CNN World
• Fears that some girls are developing eating
  disorders because of their work in the industry,
  fashion experts have recommended
• --CNN World
• The thin models that we have seen on the
  catwalks have been a cause of the increase in
  this illness which has also caused numerous
  deaths.
• --CNN World

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Form of Legislation

• Format the issue into a bill addressing the
  problem and how it has created a major impact on
  young girls.
• A law needs to be made to end the display of
  grossly skinny models because of the influence
  they bring to the unhealthy habits girls are
  practicing.

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Why our solution is reasonable

• Agencies will not be allowed to show underweight
  models .
• Girls will see and understand that models do not
  need to be stick thin.
• Girls will get a better self image of themselves
  and learn that forcing their bodies to become
  extremely skinny is unhealthy.

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Addressed to

• 230 South Dearborn 3900, Chicago, IL - (312)
  886-3506 Senator Mark Kirk
• The Honorable Dick DurbinUnited States
  Senate711 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington,
  D.C. 20510-1304 Senator Dick Durbin
• 350 Madison Ave(between 44th St 45th St) New
  York, NY 10017Neighborhood Midtown East Vogue
  Magazine

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Process of Sending

• Put power point on a flash drive and mail the
  project to both Senators and Vogue Magazine.
• Also mail them the bill proposing for a change to
  be made in the fashion industry.

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Thank You For Your Time!

• We hope that everyone has thought about
  everything and spreads the word on this issue.
  There are many people around you that could be
  affected by it. Hopefully the bill will follow
  through and be of major help.