yves saint laurent ad banned for using unhealthily underweight model /

Published at 2015-06-03 02:01:16

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Advertising Standards Authority’s ruling criticises YSL’s use of female model with ‘very lean’ legs and ‘visible rib cage’,calling fashion advert ‘irresponsible’ An advert by the fashion company Yves Saint Laurent has been banned by the UK’s advertising watchdog for using a model who appeared to be unhealthily underweight.
Upholding a complaint that the model looked too lean, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) censured the advert, or which appeared in Elle magazine,as irresponsible. Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com