Thursday, 15 October 2009

RALPH LAUREN APOLOGIZED FOR SKINNY MODEL PHOTOSHOP

Ralph Lauren apologized for this ad with model Filippa Hamilton heavily-photoshopped.



















A Ralph Lauren representative said "For over 42 years we have built a brand based on quality and integrity."

"After further investigation, we have learned that we are responsible for the poor imaging and retouching that resulted in a very distorted image of a woman's body."

The model, 23-year-old Filippa Hamilton, size 4 model (she is 5'10" and weighs 120 pounds) has been fired as a result of "her inability to meet her obligations under the contract with us."
She claims she has been fired for being too fat.

5 comments:

  1. Siempre es interesante ver que después de una década de proclamar la extrema delgadez ahora se vean forzados a disculparse por ella. BTW, no tienes la foto "heavily-UNphotoshopped"¿? Just to compare...

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  2. Look at www . popcrunch . com / filippa-hamilton-photos/

    There is also a video of her talking about being fired for being a size 4. I remember her formal RL ads from Romance perfume and such. I think she's gorgeous. Yes, she has gained weight, but the photoshop work they did was beyond human proportions even for an anorexic. It made no sense!

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  3. PS - on the website above, you need to eliminate the spacing. Your blog will not allow links in comments (it's a spam filter).

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  4. Thanks for the web Kate!! I have added the link!
    Elena, I have uplodaded one picture of the REAL model. You can also see more on the interview page.

    It looks completely grotesque and absurd for me!!

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  5. Wow! Now I also remember her in RL ads...thanks Kate for the website and i´ve read the Times on Line article that María talked about too.

    I don´t think this is going to reduce their sales and that´s the problem in the end for...because sadly i´ll keep buying things even though i don´t agree at all with this image.

    María, thanks for keeping us informed..y entretenidas! :)

    Besitossssss,

    EG Manzanares

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