An article was published recently on the LA Times online called Digital Anorexia. They are referring to the issue of altering photos in the fashion industry to make the models look thinner or "better" than they actually look, therefore creating an unrealistic view of beauty in our society and in some ways contributing to eating disorders.

This article does show an interesting altered photo that Ralph Lauren used in a catalog of a model who's photo was corrected to the point that she looked unreal. Many people are starting to take notice of these common practices and speak out about it. What is also interesting is that this particular model was already thin at a size 4 and was fired by the company saying that they didn't like that she couldn't fit into the runway sizes they use. What size is typically used on runways if a size 4 woman can't fit into them!!

Here is an excerpt from the article: "Ralph Lauren has apologized, but that doesn't mean blogs or feminist groups are about to let go of the  grotesque retouch job on a fashion shot that makes the model's waist look like it was squeezed into an illegal torture device."

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