This is the best news I’ve heard in a long time.

Let’s tip our glasses to loving our curves as leading figures in the fashion world go to war against underweight fashion models! It’s about freakin time.

A day after Nicole Ritchie’s was arrested and her booking sheet listed her weight as 85 pounds—GUROSS!—Diane Von Furstenberg sent a letter to Council of Fashion Designers of America, urging them to take a stand against underweight models. I think it’s a beautiful coincidence.

Fashion capitols all over the world have already taken a stand:

In September, the organizers of fashion week in Madrid, Spain, issued the world’s first catwalk ban on models who didn’t meet a minimum body mass ratio of 18, a number calculated on height and weight, which would exclude Kate Moss. (Sorry Johnny.)

In November, a 21-year-old Brazilian model, Ana Carolina Reston, died in a Sao Paulo hospital from complications of anorexia. She was 5-feet-8 and weighed 88 pounds. Brazil has joined the campaign to create guidelines.

Diane’s letter included her quoting:

“…As designers, we cannot ignore the impact fashion has on body image. We share a responsibility to protect women, and very young girls in particular, within the industry, sending the message that health is beauty.”
“I always think it’s a good idea to promote health,” she said. “I believe in strong women.”

Thank you Diane. Perhaps you should be the next President. I believe in healthy, beautiful bodies too.

Ladies, finish that last piece of holiday cake and certainly opt for the full-fat egg nog instead of light…FAT’S COMIN BACK!

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