Are cover girl models on magazine too thin? This article is about a new advertisement for Ralph Lauren that just came out a few days ago. The picture shows model Filippa Hamilton wearing destroyed jeans with patched on them and a plaid short sleeve shirt with ruffles down the front. The problem with this advertisement is that Hamilton's waist is a lot smaller than her head. A website called Photoshop Disasters stated that retouching models does not make them look real, and it gives them a very fake look. Ralph Lauren's spokesperson stated that Photoshop Disasters stole his image and they demanded them to take it off of their website. While Photoshop Disasters did not take off the picture, they issued a statement saying that Ralph Lauren's company can not handle criticism and they are creating a fake image to young women. They went on to say that the fake image is not showing people to embrace themselves, but showing them that they need to have work done to look beautiful.
My Response:
I think that the models shouldn't be airbrushed and touched up because it shows that it is not their real body being shown on the cover of the magazine. I also understand why photos are touched up, because there is a certain image that people " have to" look like, so magazine want to reach that standard. Photoshop Disasters stated that the images are effecting young women, and I understand how it effects young women. But women should also understand that no one really looks that way, and they should just embrace the way they are, with out the re touching.
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