Fashion

Amsterdam Fashion Week comes with good news

Too thin models on the catwalk and in magazines. We talk about it, and we will probably keep talking about it. Because what is too thin? When is something offensively unhealthy? Why do designers keep creating outfits that only fit skeletons? It remains a sensitive issue. I wrote here already: I will NEVER underestimate the life of a model again, what a top sport that is.

The fact remains that too thin (and again, what I consider too thin a designer might still call plump) often goes hand in hand with an unhealthy lifestyle. And that is not only harmful to the models themselves, but also to the many young kids who hope to one day become the next Doutzen .

”The goal? To protect the health of their models and therefore they sign for good commissioning, good guidance of their aspiring Gigi's”

News that can make me happy? Amsterdam Fashion Week announced yesterday that twenty parties from the Dutch fashion world have joined forces to set a good example. The goal? To protect the health of their models and therefore they sign for good commissioning, good guidance of their aspiring Gigi's, involving the parents in their child's modeling career and realistic representation in the media. Meanwhile, the overarching fashion network Fashion Council NL keeps an eye on whether everything is going well with the rules. Look, there has been thought about this.

In the coming time, it will become clear how all this will be shaped, but the fact that there are 20 parties who want to engage in this is very pleasing to me. State Secretary Martin van Rijn happy, me happy, parents happy, new generation of models happy. This is good, people. And let's damn well stick to this, okay?