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Body Diversity on London’s Runway as Wider Industry Heads Ultra-Thin

Body diversity made a comeback at London Fashion Week thanks to emerging designers like Karoline Vitto and Phoebe English, despite a global, GLP-1-fuelled shift towards ultra-thinness.
Sinead Gorey model London fashion week
Emerging designers including Sinead Gorey, Karoline Vitto and Phoebe English included a wide range of body shapes on catwalks over the course of London Fashion Week. (Sinead Gorey via Instagram)

Body diversity has made a comeback at London fashion week despite a wider shift towards ultra-thinness in the fashion industry.

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