A WORLD OF HYPOCRITS Style is so much more than fashion

About the recent debate on skinny models, Karl Lagerfeld has been reported saying on WWD: "The idea of ‘regulation' is revolting [...]. Models are about looks, not about weight. For me, it's not even an issue; it's part of this new politically correct fascism."
As much as I agree with Karl Lagerfeld, I cannot help but commenting on the irony of the situation.

Mr Lagerfeld has (in)famously claimed to uniquely design for slender figures. In other words, plump fashionistas s'abstenir! God forbid that curvacious girls access to the heights of their clothing designs: fashion is something to be deserved! And starvation is one way to go, Mr Lagerfeld showing us the way by loosing 42kg. His only - and admitted - goal was to be able to wear Hedi Slimane sylphlike designs.

While Mr Lagerfeld is the sole designer I know to be honest about his intentions, the demand for size zero models follows a general fashion diktat. So much so in fact that the fashion crowd just looks the same. It is so boring that on The Sartorialist Blog, one raptures over a blue matching scarf here, a red pair of shoe there...

Mr Lagerfeld should not be too quick on slamming fascism when fashion diktats precisely make his bread-and-butter bycontributing to building the myth of fashion design. It is without any surprise that after a first democratisation of fashion through Ready-to-wear and the possibility for the crowd to afford - with blood and sweat sometimes- luxuries such as it- bags, they had to come up with something to make it even more unaccessible. In our over sustained society, weight loss is an issue and is what makes fashion unreachable by the commons... Again, Fashion has to be deserved, a reaction to the attitude of entitlement that characterize our society.

The furore about skinny models is a false debate and I do not believe in regulation. Why even bother when the world already is looking away to shift towards new fashion icons such as Beyonce and the Marilyn Monroe revival? These are only trends and as such, are only destined to disappear to reapper.

Fashion often offers an illusion of elitism for weak and conformist minds. It isalso the apanage of people who like to follow and expect other people to dictate them what to wear and decide about who they are, with disregard as to their personal features, would they be skinny with or without bust, hips etc.

Personal style says about you, Fashion says about who you follow.