The stick-thin models that dominate the runway have sparked the public’s concern because of the negative self-image that they evoke in ordinary women. Popular German magazine Brigitte took this concern to heart prompting it to ban skinny models from its pages; instead it will use “real, ordinary women” in its ads. But fashion guru Karl Lagerfield just shrugged it off saying that curvy women have no place in the catwalk. His exact words, “No one wants to see curvy women” and that only fat people who are jealous say that thin models are ugly.

In Karl Lagerfield’s point of view, the world of fashion is all about illusions and dreams, so curvy or round women have no place in it. And when asked whether the fashion industry is to blame for the eating disorders that many women suffer, his answer was a strong “No.” Well, his stand in this hot issue in the fashion world doesn’t come as a surprise if his recent slimming routine is any indication. It’s quite clear how he has shed a lot of weight recently.

What is your reaction to his statement that curvy women don’t have a place in the catwalk?