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ENGLAND: Designer Paul Smith shows spring/summer collection at London Fashion Week; says he would like to see larger models on the catwalk

Paul Smith showed a sharply tailored collection at London Fashion Week on Tuesday (September 19) drawing influence from his famous menswear line. Trousers were either tightly fitted or loose and mannish, worn with a cheeky inch of striped boxer short showing over the waistband. Jackets were blazer style and shirts were long and masculine, in crisp white cotton. When it came to colour, though, Smith chose a feminine, fresh palatte of salmon pink, lime green, mustard and lilac. Floral prints and the Paul Smith signature stripe were used sparingly. For evening, little black shift dresses, long, fluid silk gowns in pastel colours and tailored tuxedo trousers with fitted shirts were shown. Joining the debate about whether some thin women are too skinny to be used as models because their appearance may encourage eating disorders, Smith said he could like to see some larger models on the catwalk. "Clothes do work well, you know, on a slim girl and also when you're doing a fashion show, you don't have the opportunity to make the clothes perfectly for a girl, so if they're skinny, you can alter them a little bit and they'll be OK. Personally, I would like to see them a little bit bigger. When I first started in the industry, they were probably one size bigger and I don't know where this obsession about getting smaller and smaller has come from, but I think because we're talking about it, it will probably start changing," he said. London Fashion Week has found itself under siege after health experts and British Culture Minister Tessa Jowell suggested it should consider following Madrid which last week announced it would ban too-thin women from its shows. The fashion showcase runs until Friday (September 22), with shows by cult 1960s label Biba and a much-anticipated one-off appearance by Giorgio Armani's younger line Emporio Armani.

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