Claws came out this week when the cats on stage were traded in for a slightly larger model.
Mark Fast, a Canadian designer, dared to put his skimpy knits on larger women at this year's London Fashion Week and potentially revolutionised fashion as we know it.
While his decision to use three size 12 and 14 models to wear his sculpted knitwear designs drew considerable praise, it didn't sit well with everyone as his stylist and casting director walked out due to "creative differences with regards to the casting of those girls". But the designer has no apologies for making room for regular women with serious curves.
"I think it's time really," Fast said in a telephone interview with CBC News. "There's such beauty out there and it's unfortunate that it's only representative in one size… so it's just a new celebration of all women."
And right he is. There have been some major concerns about the health of very thin models with possible eating disorders at the fashion week, and the lack of medical checks for them taking place. It has become a dangerous environment where being underweight is acceptable, allowing models with obvious weight issues to continue abusing themselves. Introducing a more tolerant attitude towards larger sizes in the fashion world could stop the pressures that models may feel to be so thin and the illnesses that come with it.
So bravo to Mark Fast. It's one large step for fashion, one small step for mankind.
