Sao Paulo Fashion Week imposes age limit
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A major Brazilian fashion event has moved to bar models under the age of 16, part of a national effort to increase awareness about eating disorders following the death of a 21-year-old model from anorexia last month.
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The Italian government and fashion industry joined forces Saturday in a campaign against anorexic models, which includes attention to the "full-bodied" and a commitment to add larger sizes to collections.
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A leading children's charity calls for action to stamp out age discrimination against young people.
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Lo stilista presenta la sua collezione a Milano
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Italy's government and its  fashion chiefs issued a manifesto on Saturday to crack down on  the use of ultra-thin teenagers on the catwalk, requiring  models to show proof of their good health or be barred from  fashion shows.
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Milan fashion week is resisting calls for  a ban on underweight models amid a debate on super-thin girls  and eating disorders that has gripped the public but elicits  bored yawns from designers.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, vans and buses full of aspiring models brake to a stop here in front of the unmarked offices of the Daphne Agency. Coming from small towns scattered across the Brazilian countryside, the hopefuls have spent hours on the road, often...
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Italy's government and its fashion chiefs  are working on a manifesto to crack down on the use of  ultra-thin teenagers on the catwalk, as pressure grows on the  fashion world to promote healthier looks.
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Italy's fashion capital is in a tizzy  over a ban on overly thin models at Madrid's fashion week,  fearing it could be next with its own catwalk extravaganza less  than two weeks away.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Authorities in a Malaysian city have warned waitresses and female staff of retail outlets that they face a $138 fine if they wear revealing and tight fitting clothes, a news report said Tuesday.
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Sao Paulo, Brazil -- An overcrowded balcony collapsed early yesterday inside a popular Sao Paulo nightclub, killing six people and injuring at least 117, police said.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - One vagrant died and three  were badly beaten in overnight attacks in Brazil's biggest city  of Sao Paulo, raising the number of victims of a suspected  death squad to 14 in four days.
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KIDS: OUT OF THE TANNING BOOTH California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill last week barring children under 14 from using tanning salons.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - The music is pre-rock  and even pre-jazz, yet the Brazilian musicians jamming on old  "choro" standards are often in their 20's and the crowds they  gather are full of dancing teen couples.
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Maria Sharapova loves to shop, gossip with girlfriends, write and pore over photos in glossy fashion magazines. But that's where similarities with other 17-year-olds end.
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The global fashion industry is under siege from critics who want skinny models off catwalks, and with New York's fashion week in full swing the focus on models' health has shifted to the American capital of fashion.
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The Italian fashion capital Milan has formally barred ultra-skinny and under-age models ahead of its February catwalk shows, as the fashion world comes under pressure to promote a healthier image.