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Last month, Vogue launched the Vogue Health Initiative, a six-point plan adopted by its 19 international editions to stop the use of models who are under age 16 or appear to have an eating disorder.
But what, exactly, counts as a healthy body image? Vogue’s June issues, which officially kicked off the initiative, proved that it won’t be easy for all 19 titles to agree. While Council of Fashion Designers of America CEO Steven Kolb lauded American Vogue for championing the idea of “beauty as health,” BuzzFeed fashion blogger Amy Odell pointed out that the overseas editions have been infamous for using unhealthy, underage models.
