Ralph Lauren Takes Skinny to a New Level

It's bad enough how anorexia is promoted in the fashion industry today, but how about being invisible? Looking at this Ralph Lauren advertisement makes you wonder, if this young woman turns to the side, will we still be able to see her? Ralph Lauren has been known for using impossibly skinny models in his clothing ads and then denying the use of Photoshop and other retouching tools to make these models look so thin. Being a famous designer, millions of young women are going to see this ad in magazines, on billboards, on bus stops and pretty much everywhere else they turn. One look at this ad could leave a person striving to look the way this model does, even when this is not the model's true body. Ads like this are a major reason for eating disorders in society today. Girls see beautiful models like the one presented in the Ralph Lauren advertisement, take one look at their bodies, and think that this is what they need to look like. This is not the first time Ralph Lauren has pulled something like this out of his pocket either. He knows what he is facing and what impact he will have on millions of young women, yet continues to publish ads like this one.