Karolina Under Fire Hysteria

posted by rachael

Jun 25, 2008 2:22PM

http://www.theimproper.com/Template_Article.aspx?IssueId=4&ArticleId=1781
Here's the pics.
Its seems to be that shes sticking her chest out so far that shes creating rolls in her back. Also, the but of the bathing suit bottom is less than unflattering.

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 2:36PM

if she is fat, i am obese...

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 2:42PM

I am not sympathetic towards models and the pressure they're under to stay slim...that is exactly what they are paid TONS of money to do!

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 2:48PM

i think they're just trying to oust the older, less sprightly models to make way for the new waifs. 'Goes to show not even models are up to modelling standards these days. Even as a fashion lover, it seems it's getting to the point of sexualising child-like features...

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 2:51PM

honestly, in these photos, no she does not look supermodel size, or even close - http://www.tmz.com/2008/06/23/karolina-kurkova-packing-on-the-pounds/

but it could also be a randomly bad camera angle, etc.

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 2:54PM

How old is she? Is 24 now old? I must be ancient...

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 3:01PM

That TMZ photo looks kind of photoshopped...

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 3:08PM

http://ego.globo.com/Gente/Noticias/0,,MUL606418-9798,00-KAROLINA+KURKOVA+EXIBE+GORDURINHA+E+CELULITE+NA+SAO+PAULO+FASHION+WEEK.html

looks pretty squishy.. maybe not "fat," but definitely "skinny-fat."

and if looking thin and toned was my whole job, i think i could do it better than that :-P

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 3:12PM

This is so funny because I saw her a week or so ago on 10th street and I didn't recognize her! I was like "oh, thats a hot tall girl in a cute dress and gladiators" but my model-dar didn't go off at all.

She always had a "healthy/athletic" body but she has definitely gone away from model territory. She's not a high fashion model anymore, though, so I guess the girl can eat now. Is it bad that I think she kinda looks like ANTM's Whitney, who is a "plus size" size 8?

posted by madelineXOX

Jun 25, 2008 3:16PM

I agree with 3:01 about the tmz photos looking photoshopped.
And with the picture fashionista showed it just looks like the position she's in is unflattering.

posted by etoilee8

Jun 25, 2008 3:18PM

This makes me so mad. She's not fat. She's normal looking, oh heaven's forbid there be someone on the runway who looks like the rest of us. I love fashion, don't get me wrong, but I never understood why they use people that don't even look like the majority of the audience they are selling to, to sell the clothing. Perhaps I'm pissing in the wind here but that's just my two cents (meaning: don't try and turn this into an argument, I simply won't agree with you or argue back). I clapped my hands with glee during the reign of Sophie Dahl. . . I should have known it was just a fad and it would pass.

posted by bastylefilegirl

Jun 25, 2008 3:25PM

Like I have said before if she is fat and cellulite riddled I want to be just like her!

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 3:33PM

its just amazing how hypocritical the media is. two weeks ago it was all about the CFDA , Coco, and Ali promoting healthy body image, and now a model is publicly blasted for being "fat".... i don't get it.

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 3:33PM

She is a MODEL. She is paid to look good, fit and toned. That is her job. She is paid a lot of money. So she should deliver.
She is definitely not thin.

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 3:36PM

I agree with the guest at 3:08. She's not fat, just looking kind of flabby. She just needs to work out and tone up to get that model look back.

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 3:49PM

Wow - She's certainly not fat, not even "flabby." She just had ummm lots of skin. That's pretty ridiculous that people are calling her fat. She still doesn't look 'just like the rest of us' because seriously, who has a face like that? She's gorgeous and she still has a fab body, despite unflattering photos. i say whatever, it shouldn't even be an issue.

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 3:50PM

Isabelle Fontana called her unprofessional today in Folha de São Paulo (only the biggest circulation newspaper in Brazil).

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 3:54PM

If one's walking down the catwalk in a bikini I expect her to look hot, not fat.

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 3:54PM

I do agree with you, but I think you haven't seen the pictures used in brazilian press. Check those out.

http://ego.globo.com/Gente/Noticias/0,,MUL606418-9798,00-KAROLINA+KURKOVA+EXIBE+GORDURINHA+E+CELULITE+NA+SAO+PAULO+FASHION+WEEK.html

posted by bastylefilegirl

Jun 25, 2008 4:18PM

I'm sure the the TMZ and photoshoppin assumption would typically be right but it's NOT! The photo's from TMZ are the same photo's from the Brazilian Newsite that called her fat....so if there is any photo shopping done blame the Brazilain Press!

http://ego.globo.com/Gente/Noticias/0,,MUL606418-9798,00-KAROLINA+KURKOVA+EXIBE+GORDURINHA+E+CELULITE+NA+SAO+PAULO+FASHION+WEEK.html

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 4:27PM

It's sad that there's so many people out there who need to make themselves feel better by putting down someone else- someone who probably looks better than they could ever hope to look. And to basically say that someone gets paid to be anorexic is just as bad. I think she looks amazing. Maybe we should be asking ourselves what is wrong with us that we think those other models actually look good?

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 4:32PM

She looks great for a woman, but not for a supermodel. They get paid to be perfect or close to it.

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 4:37PM

After further examination of the photos....I believe her to be fat, it's not the rolls (though they don't help) it's that her back bones aren't showing the way they use to(i know..i know..i can't believe that the indusrty has come to this).....for a model though. I think all she needs to lose is like 10lbs or so..nothing more.

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 4:41PM

Can the fat police please target someone OTHER than the really beautiful model? Like, maybe the incredibly high percentage of Americans who are obese? What a waste of time!

posted by Malibu

Jun 25, 2008 4:54PM

I'm sorry but she looks awful in those pictures! She is paid millions of dollars for these shows and campaigns. She's not going to work at nine and coming home at five. As a model she has a responsibility to have a personal trainer and exercise! What else does she have to do during the day?

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 5:32PM

I'm surprised her agent along with the client let her walk because she does not look fit for modeling bikinis.

I don't think she is fat and yes I think she looks normal - many of us should look so good. But, she's a professional body hired to show off a product. The fashion industry has notoriously high standards and is famously critical and catty. She made a choice, she picked up a paycheck. No I don't think she looks fabulous in these shots. We've all seen her look better.

Should we be spending this much time on it? Probably not.

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 6:01PM

To echo what so many have said already: It is her job to look her best. Quite simply, it is what she is paid to do.

posted by bananahana

Jun 25, 2008 6:22PM

everyone gets cellulite.
i don't think she looks skinny or fat. she looks healthy and glowing. she's beautiful while that bathing suit is hideous. it looks like the designer attached a bandana to her bum and called it a day.

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 6:38PM

She looks amazing and healthy.

But high fashion models are paid to be sickly thin.

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 6:38PM

I think that if she was truly a model doing her job, there wouldn't be this much talk about her but rather about the actual garment she was wearing. People are supposed to be buzzing about the clothing they've seen at a show, not the model's back fat or cellulite. Clearly not the case here.

posted by urple

Jun 25, 2008 6:59PM

Geez, leave them alone! This is what a real woman looks like!!

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 7:28PM

I think she's perfect as a Victoria's Secret model. Stills always make for awkward photos- I bet she looked great in the show. No-one wants to see beautiful lingerie on skinny, skinny girls (like Lily Donaldons- yuck!), with their ribs sticking out, and boobs not even big enough to fill a bra. That's not sexy at all. The photo above isn't even that bad- it's just her skin rolling up, not fat. If you just look at her arms and shoulders, you can tell she's still thin.

posted by BunnyB

Jun 25, 2008 7:40PM

I think these pics don't do her justice at all. While I agree that model are paid to look a certain way, I feel terrible that she's been called fat (which she is NOT)

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 8:10PM

so true @ 3:25!!

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 9:00PM

I hope those photos from the Brazilian news site aren't real! Even if they are real though, she is still gorgeous. If she were to deviate from her career as a model, it wouldn't be the worst thing since there is so much pressure to be thin and it's hard.

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 9:59PM

Models may be paid to look thin, but very few are paid a lot.

http://jezebel.com/5019688/dear-models-of-the-world-are-we-all-too-busy-starving-ourselves-to-form-a-union-already

I support the fashion industry, and I love being skinny, but let's not kid ourselves.

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 11:39PM

she is not paid millions of dollars to walk runways and be skinny. although it seems she is not high fashion skinny, i think she has gone on the the more profitable commercial stuff. plus its brazil fashion week...not exactly haute couture...

The only contracts that would equal millions of dollars is victoria's secret, makeup or perfume because they are used for many years and in many high volume magazines. And those are photoshopped so it doesn't matter that she's not stick thin. I once read that models aim for victoria's secret and makeup/perfume contracts so they can relax about the weight a bit and earn money from residuals since those are not seasonal ads and can go for years. ie become a commercial model

posted by guest

Jun 25, 2008 11:44PM

I agree with guest @ 6:22...the problem isn't her body -- it's that ugly bikini! And maybe the bigger issue we should be addressing is the notion of a fashion week that focuses primarily on skimpy bikinis (see: sao paulo, miami) Isn't that the real travesty here??? Maybe this story is just to provoke interest in an otherwise dull event...

posted by Softel

Jun 25, 2008 11:58PM

I love how fashionista's link doesn't show just how ridiculous this woman looked on the catwalk.
I don't think she's fat, I think she's being a ridiculous brat for not shaping up and delivering her part of the bargain: look ridiculously good looking. In model terms that means THIN, not an inch of jelly on you. This isn't about comparing her to normal standards, this is about laziness on her part and lowering what should be super model standards.
If I had booked her I'd be naar.

posted by hannah

Jun 26, 2008 6:19AM

I think the whole thing is outrageous. She probably shouldn't have been wearing such an unflattering bikini, but seriously. "Fat"? She's not runway-model skinny, but that's almost never healthy. I think the people calling her "fat" need to get over themselves and admit that they probably weight a hell of a lot more than Karolina. In the real world, Karolina would still be considered skinny. Fat police, fuck off.

posted by guest

Jun 26, 2008 8:09AM

She looks okay for an ordinary person at the beach, but awful for a model! Cia Maritima should get the millions they probably paid her back. Can you imagine the amount of Photoshop Victoria's Secret would have to use on her? I agree that in this case here, she was unprofessional. How come Naomi Campbell, in her late 30s, and Isabeli Fontana, two kids on tow, look amazing? And guest @ 11:44PM is completely wrong about SP Fashion Week being about bikinis.

posted by guest

Jun 26, 2008 9:34AM

Agree with the poster who asked why her agent and the client let her walk if she wasn't up to standard?

The first photo -- of her sideways -- isn't bad. It's the behind shot that's really unflattering. But I always thought she was one of the healthier-looking models, so I don't think it's that big a deal. Mildly shocking just because we're not accustomed to seeing extra weight on the runway, but certainly no reason for an outcry.

posted by guest

Jun 26, 2008 11:19AM

She's not fat but she could sure hire a personal trainer and tone herself up especially if she's going to be on a runway where there's going to be so many pairs of eyes judging and criticizing. There are a lot of haters out there but unfortunately, in this situation, she's not making a very good case for herself. Fat or not toned for 364 days of the year but on the day it counts, she should have pulled herself together. It is her job.

posted by guest

Jun 26, 2008 11:41AM

It IS her job, but she was hired by the client, she didn't parade in and demand to walk.

If the client wanted her to walk, then that's all that matters. If she were larger, and plus-size, no one would be having this discussion, and everyone would embrace how 'the industry is changing.'

As for Isabeli Fontana and Naomi Campbell stil being in shape, I tell you this: It is HARD work for a high fashion model to keep the same body for years and years, and you are basically fighting genetics every step of the way. Everyone's bodies are different, obviously.

Sure, she could use toning, but you're not going to change your bone structure now, which has obviously widened her.

What if you were to find out that she DOES work out and train and tone her body? And that her 'real body' would be a lot bigger, and this is the thinnest she can now get? You can't say 'then stop modeling' to someone like KK who still earns about 6 or 7 million a year.

Lighten up, people. It's a human being we're scrutinizing.

posted by guest

Jun 26, 2008 12:31PM

Guys I was there, I saw it... She is really out of shape and shouldn't have been. I mean it was a swimmwear show... Have a look and decide for yourselves:
http://blogoh.blog.uol.com.br/arch2008-06-01_2008-06-30.html#2008_06-19_15_06_55-126917973-26

posted by guest

Jun 26, 2008 1:24PM

hate to say it but she was UNFIT to be walking around in a bikini on a runway. There is a big different between being fit and healthy which IS A LARGER size than model fit but she was flabby skinny - completely untoned and looked like she was sucking in a small tummy. A good body for average woman - not one that should have been on a runway for bikiniwear.

posted by Model Liberation

Jun 26, 2008 1:45PM

Ok, maybe she needs to tone up, but why are we expecting this woman to remain a size 2. I've had cameras catch me at bad angles that show my cellulite, so what. It happens.

posted by mckeb753

Jun 26, 2008 1:49PM

my boyfriend and i saw her on the street the other night...she looked like a really hot, tall, normal girl...but obviously there are different standards for models

posted by neenersh

Jun 26, 2008 4:44PM

First of all she is NOT fat. I think her skin is just getting a little saggy. A few leg lifts might do her some good. Hey, that's about how I look and I'm still trying to lose weight, so I could see where she's a little "big" for the swimsuit. I certainly wouldn't feel comfortable in it!

posted by guest

Jun 26, 2008 4:49PM

"model thin" maybe not.

but the guest at 3:33 who posted above that she "IS NOT THIN" is either blind or suffering from starvation-induced delerium.

so sad to see women turn on one another.

WE DON'T STAND A CHANCE ALONE.
jin

posted by guest

Jun 27, 2008 1:46AM

Lots of people are going on and on about how she is not too fat or she looks normal but her job is to be a model. She is paid to look gorgeous, make clothes look gorgeous, and entice potential buyers that the clothes she wears on the runway are for them. Point blank: in those brasilian fotos she looks very unflattering.