Simple Savoir-Faire

Something most do not understand....
A response to why fashion demands skinny models via Madame Lamb via anonymous.

"If we're talking about fashion, we're not talking about mainstream society. like painting or opera, high fashion is really geared to a narrow audience of those who are interested in it as artistic expression and/or (perhaps more importantly) those with the means to actually participate in the market. why do they want models to be asexual? because they're showcasing fashion, not sex. a sunset is beautiful but i doubt many find it sexually arousing. my point is, there are many types of beauty that don't deal with sexual appeal. if anything, sex takes attention away from the clothes. as do curves. curves are sensuous and luxuriant. a more tenuous form is subtle and elegant. for instance, look at the third pair of pictures. i find the contour of renn's right arm to be visually more interesting than the fabric laid across it. it's captivating but it's not about the clothes. in contrast, the other models figure draws less attention away from the fabric and how it's cut. compare the figural sculptures of matisse and giacometti. while matisse's full, round forms are beautiful they do not exhibit the same simplicity and elegance that giacometti's work exudes. i believe the fashion industry's propensity for displaying thinner models is an attempt to achieve a consistently elegant or sophisticated aesthetic more fitting with the "high society" in which fashion is a real pursuit. it's an unfortunate consequence that so many are misled to view these women as examples of beauty and sexuality when, simply put, they are little more than frames for the real spectacle: the clothes. if you want to make fancy expensive clothing, you make it looks fancy and expensive, not just sexually appealing."