Karl and the Importance of Being Earnest

Fashion king Karl Lagerfeld has never been known to mince words.

In response to German magazine Brigitte’s decision last week to completely replace cover models with “real women” (interpret that as you may), Lagerfeld insisted that only “fat mummies sitting with their bags of crisps in front of the television” are the ones objecting to thin fashion models, insisting also that the size issue is something inherent in society, rather than something brought on by photoshopped magazine covers.

Now, we at Signature9 believe beauty is beauty no matter the size or shape or color, and we certainly don’t agree with Karl’s prognosis — but we can understand his reluctance to accept Brigitte’s strategy as an “answer” to the question of weight in the fashion industry.  Although the attempt of the magazine is commendable, to blame fashion is not the answer: at the end of the day, consumers — not fashion professionals — are the ones in control.

Read the full story {Guardian UK}