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Mark Fast's Plus-Sized Models Cause Staffers to Walk Out


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Mark Fast's Plus-Sized Models Cause Staffers to Walk Out
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London Fashion Week is notorious for sickeningly slender models tramping up and down the catwalks in the latest designer goods; in an attempt to change that, Mark Fast’s plus-sized models rocked his runway, but not before causing a backlash of his staff that resulted in several people losing their jobs.

Mark Fast’s plus-sized models, ranging from a size twelve to a fourteen, accompanied the “regular” (and by regular, I mean the skeletal norm) models in an attempt to show that Fast’s garments could be worn by women of any size.

Unfortunately, not everyone accepted Fast’s plus-sized models. Indeed, one staffer was fired after being abusive to the full-figured models while another one quit in protest, and yet another one tried to squish them into fat-sucking in Spanx to create a slimmer silhouette. One has to give the designer points for trying.

References:  markfast.net, dailymail

Filed In: fasts life lifestyle luxury luxury fashion mark models plus sized






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FOUR WAYS TO REACT: vote, favorite, add more examples of Controversial Staff Retaliations or comment about Mark Fast's Plus-Sized Models Cause Staffers to Walk Out.

Marissa Brassfield on Sep 24, 09  3,613 Trends   4,284 Comments
Wow, I can't believe how his staff reacted! Talk about a traumatic experience...
Marissa Brassfield on Sep 24, 09  3,613 Trends   4,284 Comments 0
Katie Cordrey on Sep 24, 09  766 Trends   461 Comments
Sad that the 'church of fashion' is so non-inclusive and that using real people-sized models is heresy. Kudos to Fast for giving it a try and shame on his staff.
Katie Cordrey on Sep 24, 09  766 Trends   461 Comments 0
Favorited by tania bishop on Oct 24, 09


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