Teens see through fashion's frauds

Updated: Wednesday, 18 Aug 2010, 10:54 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 18 Aug 2010, 10:31 PM EDT

TAMPA - Cigarettes have them; so does alcohol. Will fashion magazines be next? Some fashion models are nipped, tucked and airbrushed to within an inch of their lives.

Are these images dangerous to your health, and should there be a warning label?

In this segment, we take a look at how fashion, image, and health collide -- and whether those airbrushed photos should carry a warning label to send a message to young, impressionable teens: this is -not- normal.

Some links to check out:

On Facebook: "In a world where superficiality has been made our culture, why be a follower? Dare."

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dare/139405992752671?v=wall&ref=search

Article on the UK politician who wants warnings on photo-shopped models:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/25/fashion-industry-airbrushing-clampdown

Super-skinny Ralph Lauren models on the runway:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/19/emaciation-proclamation-r_n_321197.html

Ann Taylor website glitch reveals severely photoshopped model:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/04/ann-taylor-website-glitch_n_670030.html
 

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