Variantes
to be thin as twigs
Contexto
A PowerPoint presentation on the symptoms of anorexia and bulimia is not the solution to getting rid of sickly thin models. Nor can the answer be found in a crudites platter. As one model agent put it, the industry needs to start at the top of the pyramid. If there's no demand for skeletons on the runway, there won't be any skeletons.

Models are as thin as twigs because that's what a vast number of designers and fashion editors want -- or at least tolerate. The industry has always liked thin, and over time eyes have adjusted to ever shrinking physiques. The definition of thin has been redefined from the hourglass to the waif to the toothpick.
Tipo de fuente
newspaper
Título de la fuente
The Washington Post [online]
Año
2007
Web
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/18/AR2007011801891_pf.html
Idioma
English
Nivel de uso
Sin definir
Marca dialectal
Sin definir
Frecuencia
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