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Originally Posted by Maggy J
...How many size 0 6ft tall women are there in the world? and yet this is supposed to be the epitome of the clothes designers idea of the perfect woman....
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The driver for this is nothing to do with art, rather the cut-throat nature of the fashion industry - if you don't make the clothes look as good as they can be, you'll soon go out of business.
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Height requirements in fashion are driven by two factors: sample size and preference. Designers and fashion photographers prefer taller models. Dresses for runway shows and editorial and advertising photography are cut to a “sample size” that reflects that preference. Once the clothes are put together it’s a lot easier to hire a model to fit than to redo the clothes for a shorter model.
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http://www.newmodels.com/height.html