French fashion giants ban size zero models

The owners of Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior have signed up to a new charter

A catwalk at New York Fashion week
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Two of fashion's biggest and best-known companies have announced they will stop hiring 'size zero' models as part of a new charter developed in response to continued claims that the industry encourages eating disorders.

French companies Kering and LVMH - which own Gucci, Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent and Christian Dior - have said the charter, which "guarantees the well-being of models" and forbids the hiring of girls under 16, will go further than current French legislation.

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