Jezebel: starvation

Dieting Causes Undernourishment In South Korea

Anna N. — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:40:00 EST

One in five women in South Korea is undernourished, most because of dieting. This is especially sad because people in North Korea are undernourished for other reasons. [Korea Times]

Mom Charged With Starving Adult Daughter, Making Her Wear Bags

Margaret — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:40:00 EDT

A New Jersey mother is facing neglect charges after her 25-year-old daughter was found dead of malnutrition, wearing a plastic bag as a shirt. She moved home after college and authorities say her mother starved and controlled her. [MSNBC]

Fashion Before Food

Maria — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:20:00 EDT

Hey look, it's a new buzzword to describe women: fashiorexia! A recent study by My Celebrity Fashion (very scientific) found that 32% of women in the UK would "rather starve" and be able to afford nice clothes than eating well and going without new clothes and are thus dubbed "fashiorexias." Of those polled, 28% of the women, mostly 18-25, said that this "diet" kept their weight in check. So basically women are starving themselves to fit into clothes that they not only cannot realistically afford, but also cannot realistically fit into. Sounds healthy! But it isn't just young women who fall prey to overspending on clothes: 56% of women between the ages of 31-40 admitted to spending more on fashion than food. [Daily Mail]

Tina Knowles Wants To Make Our Old, Fat Asses Look Bootylicious

Jennifer — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:05:06 EDT

Beyonce's mom Tina Knowles is designing a new clothing line, Miss Tina, for the Home Shopping Network that will cater to the older and more "full-figured" woman. "There's a forgotten woman who wants a pencil skirt, too, or a blouse that's a little lower cut," says Knowles, explaining the motivation behind her line. [WWD, sub req'd]
Models under the age of 16 are being banned from London Fashion Week in an attempt to quell the rash of eating disorders, bone-thin beauties. [WWD, 1st item]
The ongoing collaboration between designer Miuccia Prada and architect Rem Koolhaas now ventures into the world of... on-line charity auctions? [WWD, 2nd item]
Alber Elbaz, designer for Lanvin, says that his process for designing fragrance and designing fashion are one in the same — and both about, always, his "love of women." Which sounds a lot like what creepy guys say when they try to get us naked. [Vogue UK]

Justin Timberlake's clothing line William Rast debuted in England last night at the Harvey Nichols department store. The rich and famous on that side of the pond turned out to fete him and gave sound bites that expressed both excitement and ambivalence, simultaneously. [Vogue UK
Stella McCartney (for Adidas) to show in London. Chaos ensues. [Vogue UK]
A mystery child was seated front-row at Jean-Paul Gaultier's couture show last week. She was rumored to be a princess, wore sunglasses the entire time. So this is what JT Leroy smells like! [WWD, 2nd item]
Profits soar for UK-based on-line fashion store Asos, who doubled their profits in the past year. [Guardian]