Thin is still in at London shows

Organizers of London Fashion Week said Thursday they would not ban ultra-thin models from the catwalk, but stressed they had asked designers to use only “healthy” people in their shows.

The British Fashion Council said barring stick-thin models -- as fashion weeks in Madrid and Milan have done -- “is neither desirable nor enforceable.”

The council, a consortium of major fashion retailers and publishers that oversees London’s twice-yearly fashion weeks, said it recognized its responsibility to help promote a healthy body image.