They said/We said: The real reason why Vogue Italia took down Karlie Kloss’ photo is revealed

Last week, we discussed the possible reasons why Vogue Italia took down a photo of Karlie Kloss’ editorial from their December 2011 issue. The photo in question, which displayed the model’s thin figure and protruding hipbone, looks a bit unreal and considering the editorial deemed her “the new body,” negative reactions soon followed.

Now it’s being reported that the reason behind the photo’s vanishing act is that the photo was beginning to appear on numerous pro-anorexia sites as “thinspiration” a popular term used by those suffering from the disease for someone with their ideal weight. This summer, Kate Middleton came under fire for appearing on many of these sites, after undergoing a noticeable weight loss. This is an unfortunate turn of events, especially considering that editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani has previously campaigned to help fight the disease. Models’ weight is an ongoing controversy and sensitive issue and although it’s great that Vogue Italia took the photo down, the fact that it was published at all should be considered as part of the problem’s origin.

THEY SAID…

Lynn S. Grefe, president and CEO of the National Eating Disorders Association: I think it’s great that [Vogue Italia] pulled it. If they recognized that it was a bad image, that it was having a bad effect… I’m sorry they put it up there in the first place, but good for them for pulling it.” [Fashionista]

Fashionista: “We have to admit, some of the extreme poses and angles in the shoot did seem to emphasize Kloss’ slight figure and the protrusion of her bones—something eating disorder sufferers often latch on to. And regardless of Kloss’ weight, magazines should probably think twice before printing a nine-page spread featuring an extremely thin model and labeling it ‘Body.’” [Fashionista]

Telegraph UK: “There’s no denying Kloss has an incredibly slight and toned figure, but the healthy 19-year-old would no doubt be horrified that a shoot designed to celebrate her incredible physique has been interpreted in such a negative way.” [Telegraph UK]

WE SAID…

Michael White, managing editor: “The larger issue here, I think, isn’t that Vogue Italia may be complicit in promoting an unrealistic and unhealthy body ‘ideal,’ but that there is actually such a thing as ‘pro-anorexia websites.’ I’m too horrified by this revelation to make a joke.”

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