Size continues to matter, everywhere – on the runway, in films and now even on television. Just when international fashion houses gave a thumbs down to super skinny, size zero models and termed Kate Moss and her ilk as 'unfashionable' (some even threatening to ban them), in urban India, you've got to blame Bebo for starting off a new fitness fad.
Ever since the curvaceous Kareena Kapoor slimmed down to a 48 kg and announced her intentions of becoming a size zero, you have other Bollywood beauties heading that way and can expect young fans heading for a crash diet and rigorous exercise regime to be a size zero in a not-too-distant future.
Even the slim-and-sexy bombshell Priyanka Chopra, was reportedly asked to get in shape for a Karan Johar film. While Kareena's enviable figure comes from a dedicated power yoga and a soup-salad diet, do we see more such waif-like figures in the Indian glam biz?
Says actor Tanushree Dutta, "Even if models with size zero figures are banned internationally, it is a trend for sure. I'd personally never aspire for such a skeleton look as Indian women are genetically voluptuous. But, there are some people who can look good even as a size zero, so no harm there."
Fitness consultants also do not agree. Says fitness consultant Leena Mogre, "Kareena Kapoor has lost weight but she is definitely not a zero yet. Her chiselled face, good hair and shining eyes are signs of a well-toned body. Size zero is anorexic and it is definitely not the correct way to lose weight."
And do our fashion gurus want that kind of figure? "Definitely not," says choreographer Prasad Bidappa, and goes on to say, "Even top designers like Rohit Bal and Hugo Boss sell their goods to plus-sized customers. So, in India, we have never wanted zero figures. For women, we want a size two or three for western wear and three and four for traditional wear. Size zero will give gaunt faces and nobody is aspiring to be a skeleton."
Ever since the curvaceous Kareena Kapoor slimmed down to a 48 kg and announced her intentions of becoming a size zero, you have other Bollywood beauties heading that way and can expect young fans heading for a crash diet and rigorous exercise regime to be a size zero in a not-too-distant future.
Even the slim-and-sexy bombshell Priyanka Chopra, was reportedly asked to get in shape for a Karan Johar film. While Kareena's enviable figure comes from a dedicated power yoga and a soup-salad diet, do we see more such waif-like figures in the Indian glam biz?
Says actor Tanushree Dutta, "Even if models with size zero figures are banned internationally, it is a trend for sure. I'd personally never aspire for such a skeleton look as Indian women are genetically voluptuous. But, there are some people who can look good even as a size zero, so no harm there."
Fitness consultants also do not agree. Says fitness consultant Leena Mogre, "Kareena Kapoor has lost weight but she is definitely not a zero yet. Her chiselled face, good hair and shining eyes are signs of a well-toned body. Size zero is anorexic and it is definitely not the correct way to lose weight."
And do our fashion gurus want that kind of figure? "Definitely not," says choreographer Prasad Bidappa, and goes on to say, "Even top designers like Rohit Bal and Hugo Boss sell their goods to plus-sized customers. So, in India, we have never wanted zero figures. For women, we want a size two or three for western wear and three and four for traditional wear. Size zero will give gaunt faces and nobody is aspiring to be a skeleton."
Source::Desihotmasala.com
