Cfda health initiative seminar

CFDA Health Initiative Seminar
Date: Monday, February 7th 2011
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: dna model management

555 WEST 25TH ST, 6TH FL NEW YORK, NY 10001 TEL 212.226.0080 ext 4 FAX 212.226.7711 dnamodels.com

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he Council of Fashion Designers of America, the CFDA,
is a not for profit organization founded in 1962 made up of over
350 of America’s leading fashion and accessory designers. The
CFDA is dedicated to advancing the status of fashion designers and the fashion industry as a whole. Designer Diane Von
Furstenberg is the current President of the CFDA and members
of the board include such prominent designers as Oscar de La
Renta, Ralph Lauren, and Narciso Rodriguez among others. Steven Kolb serves as the CFDA’s Executive Director.
In January 2007 the CFDA formed a Health Initiative to address
a concern in fashion: whether some models are unhealthily thin
and what could be done in such cases. Working in partnership
with the fashion industry (model agencies, designers, casting
directors, etc.), medical experts, nutritionists and fitness trainers, the CFDA formed a committee to promote wellness and a
healthy work environment for models.
Natalia Vodianova spoke at the first event of the CFDA Health
Initiative in February 2007 sharing her personal experiences
and recommendations to foster a healthy environment. Recommendations of this initial panel included: educating the fashion
industry about early signs of eating disorders, not hiring models
under the age of 16 and not allowing those under the age of 18 to
work past midnight, as well as supplying healthy food backstage.
A copy of these health guidelines, re-distributed to the fashion
industry twice annually just prior to the New York fashion shows,
is attached. In March of 2010 Natalia was invited to speak at the
Harris Forum at Harvard University alongside Vogue Editor-in

Chief- Anna Wintour and American Fashion Designer Michael
Kors. The event, “Health Matters: Weight and Wellness in the
Fashion World” was conceived by Dr. David Herzog, founder
of the Eating Disorder Unit of Massachusetts General Hospital.
Doutzen Kroes spoke at a February 2010 panel entitled “The
Beauty of Health: Resizing the Sample Size” aimed at addressing the issue of small sample sizes which perpetuated unrealistic
expectations of models body size and increasingly young models
who are more likely to be able to fit in such a size. Doutzen Kroes
spoke at the event and shared her experiences as a model who,
having started full time in the fashion business at age 18, often
found sample sizes unrealistic. Other events of the initiative have
included a 2008 a panel titled “The Beauty of Health” which
included model Coco Rocha, and meetings for specific segments
of the fashion industry such as casting directors, model agencies,
and fashion show producers.
On Monday, February 7th dna will participate in a new venture,
the CFDA Health Initiative Ambassador program. Renowned
model Stella Tennant has graciously volunteered her time to
share her insight and advice based on her own personal experience. Alongside Stella and CFDA Executive Director Steven
Kolb, Dr. David Herzog will also be available to offer his guidance
and expertise as a health professional. The goal of this meeting is
to provide a comfortable and open environment in which insights
can be shared and questions can be asked. You should walk away
with practical advice on how to not only survive but thrive during
the whirlwind of Fashion Week and for the rest of your career.


Participants:
- Steven Kolb
As Executive Director of the Council of Fashion Designers of
America, Kolb oversees all operations and activities of the American fashion industry’s preeminent designer trade association
and affiliated charity. Membership consists of more than 350 of
America’s leading apparel and accessories designers. His responsibilities include all member services, trade association activities,
and philanthropic initiatives. He reports to and works directly
with Board President Diane von Furstenberg and the board comprised of 27 of America’s foremost designers.

- Doctor David Herzog
David B. Herzog, M.D. is Director of the Harris Center for Eating Disorder Education and Advocacy at Massachusetts General
Hospital (MGH) and the Endowed Professor of Psychiatry in the
Field of Eating Disorders at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Herzog
is an internationally renowned expert on eating disorders credited
with over 250 publi ations and he is board certified in Pediatrics,
c
General Psy hiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He is
c
the Prin ipal Investigator of a National Institute of Mental Health
c
(NIMH) funded naturalistic longitudinal study of 246 women
with anorexia and bulimia nervosa, which is now in its 23rd year.
He has a longstanding collaboration with the Neuroendocrine
Unit at MGH as part of a multidisciplinary research team, and is
currently Co-Principal Investigator on an NIMH funded study
investigating the effects of hormone treatment on women with
anorexia nervosa. In 1981, Dr. Her og founded the multidiscipliz
nary Eating Disorders Unit in the MGH Department

of Psychiatry, and later founded the cross-institutional Harvard
Eating Disorders Cen er, now the Harris Center at MGH. Heavt
ily involved in mental health advocacy, he founded the Eating
Disorders Coalition in Washington D.C. and frequently appears
in the press in his efforts to reduce the stigma of eating disorders
and other mental health conditions. Dr. Herzog has received
numerous honors and awards, including the Blanche F. Ittleson
Award for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry from the
American Psychiatric Association, the Simon Wile Leadership
Award and the Eating Disorders Scientific Achievement Award
from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
and the Meehan/Hartley Leadership Award for Public Service
and/or Advocacy presented by the Academy of Eating Disorders
in recognition of his tireless efforts to champion eating disorders
as a national health policy issue.


Ambassador:
- Stella Tennant
From the beginning of her remarkable career, Stella Tennant has inspired and captivated from the pages of countless magazines and
fashion campaigns. Raised on a sheep farm in northern England, Stella was an art student hoping to pursue a career as a sculptor before she was discovered by the late Isabella Blow and shortly thereafter was photographed by the legendary Steven Meisel for Italian
Vogue and the Versace campaign—despite a pierced septum, that she refused to remove. Meisel was inspired by the unsmiling six-foot
reed thin patrician beauty and she immediately became one of his favorite muses.
Overnight, Stella became one of the most in demand models on the runways of Paris, London, New York and Milan, and found
herself in constant demand for American, Italian, French and British Vogue, Numero, Bazaar, and W Magazine. Not only a favorite of
designers, Stella became a favorite of not only Steven Meisel, but Mario Testino, Patrick Demarchelier, Irving Penn and Annie Leibovitz, among a host of the world’s top photographers. With the world of fashion buzzing about her, Stella did the unthinkable---she took
time off to marry photographer, David Lasnet, and start a family. However, in 2001, Stella answered fashion’s call: first designing a
knitwear line for Burberry and then appearing in the iconic brand’s advertising campaigns. Later that year, Karl Lagerfeld brought her
back into the Chanel fold by shooting her for the 2002 Spring/Summer campaign.
Once based out of London and New York, today Stella, David and their four children call a farm in the Scottish countryside home
where she engages in her passion for family, gardening and sculpture. Though Stella may have moved away from the fashion industry’s bright lights, she remains one of its brightest stars with recent appearances in campaigns for Celine, Balenciaga and Chanel.


Council of Fashion Designers of America Health Initiative Guidelines
In January 2007, the CFDA formed a health initiative to address what has become a global fashion issue: the overwhelming concern
about whether some models are unhealthily thin, and whether or not to impose restrictions in such cases. Designers share a responsibility to protect women, and very young girls in particular, within the business, sending the message that beauty is health. While
some models are naturally tall and thin and their appearance is a result of many factors, including genetics, youth, nutritional food, and
exercise, other models have or develop eating disorders. Although we cannot fully assume responsibility for an issue that is as complex
as eating disorders and that occurs in many walks of life, the fashion industry can begin a campaign of awareness and create an atmosphere that supports the well-being of these young women. Working in partnership with the fashion industry, medical experts, nutritionists, and fitness trainers, the CFDA formed a committee to propose a series of positive steps designed to promote wellness and a
healthier working environment. We recognize that change will take time and are committed to industryspecific educational efforts,
awareness programs, support systems, and evaluation and treatment options that advance our recommendations.

Guidelines:
- Educate the industry to identify the early warning signs in an
individual at risk of developing an eating disorder.

- Encourage models who may have an eating disorder to seek

- Supply healthy meals, snacks, and water backstage and at
shoots and provide nutrition and fitness education.
- Promote a healthy backstage environment by raising the aware-

professional help in order to continue modeling. And models who
are receiving professional help for an eating disorder should not
continue modeling without that professional’s approval.

ness of the impact of smoking
and tobacco-related disease among women, ensuring a smokefree environment, and address underage drinking by prohibiting
alcohol.

- Develop workshops for the industry (including models and
their families) on the nature of eating disorders, how they arise,
how we identify and treat them, and complications if they are
untreated.

The CFDA Health Initiative is about awareness, education, and
safety, not policing. Although we do not require a specific body
mass index to work, we do recommend that models receive regular medical care to ensure their well-being.

- Support the well-being of younger individuals by not hiring

The CFDA Health Initiative is committed to the notion of a
healthy mind in a healthy body, and there
cannot be one without the other. The industry is determined to
foster a balanced approach to
nutrition, recreation, exercise, work, and relationships.

models under the age of sixteen for runway shows; not allowing
models under the age of eighteen to work past midnight at fittings or shoots; and providing regular breaks and rest.

For more information, contact info-cfda.com


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