A long time model for the Ralph Lauren label, Filippa Hamilton-Palmstierna, has t
he appearance of a bobble head in her latest ad campaign for Ralph Lauren. One blog points out, "Dude, her head is bigger than her hips." The emancipated state of the model can only be answered by the work of the photoshoppers. It is rumored that the model has recently been fired for being too large in size (about 120lb at 5'10in). Even she is outraged, she told the Today show: "I saw my face on this super-extremely skinny girl, which is not me; it's not healthy, it's not right." This distorted image seems to be her final run with Raplh Lauren. This, however, is not slipping by without scandal. People are outraged by this altered idea of beauty and believe that the model and the public are all being hurt by this act of technology altering reality.Recently, the company has released their versoin of an apology stating,
"The image in question was mistakenly released and used in a department store in Japan and was not the approved image which ran in the U.S. We take full responsibility. This error has absolutely no connection to our relationship with Filippa Hamilton."
Still, the effects of technology are begining to bring outrage to the fashion industry and demands for thinner and thinner models continue. The question to ask is this, will there ever be change?
(Photo property of Ralph Lauren)
-A
Ugh, I saw this ad the other day and I wanted to barf. Who thinks of these things? It's so ridiculous. That model is gorgeous. Whoever thought her arms should be shrunk down to look like twigs should be slapped across the face. Not cool Ralph, not cool.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, the photo is so weird looking. It looks so strange and not even human. Literally, her body is narrower than her head. It is gross that whoever photoshopped this picture would want the model to look this way. I agree with you that sometimes technology can have negative effects.
ReplyDeleteThis is truly disgusting. I'm glad that at least most people are in agreement that this is should not be the new "altered idea of beauty." I looked up some pictures of this model, and she is actually close to normal size in reality. She is nothing like this gross, distorted photoshopped version.
ReplyDelete