Yves Saint Laurent Ad Banned For Featuring Unhealthily Thin Model
- 9 years ago
An advertisement for Yves Saint Laurent has been banned from further publication in the UK as the model in it has been declared dangerously skinny.
Fashion magazines featuring idealized, ultra-thin women are nothing new, but one ad was recently deemed to have taken the practice way too far.
An advertisement for renowned design house Yves Saint Laurent has been banned from further publication in the United Kingdom after model in it was declared dangerously skinny.
Not only is her ribcage showing, her thighs and knees appear to be of equal circumference.
The photo in question ran in the UK edition of Elle magazine.
After its publication a
Fashion magazines featuring idealized, ultra-thin women are nothing new, but one ad was recently deemed to have taken the practice way too far.
An advertisement for renowned design house Yves Saint Laurent has been banned from further publication in the United Kingdom after model in it was declared dangerously skinny.
Not only is her ribcage showing, her thighs and knees appear to be of equal circumference.
The photo in question ran in the UK edition of Elle magazine.
After its publication a