Zara Bans Ads Featuring Unhealthily Thin Models

TL;DR
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned two Zara advertisements for depicting models as 'unhealthily thin,' citing irresponsible portrayal and ordering the company not to use the images again. Zara responded by removing the images and asserting the models were medically certified in good health, but the incident highlights ongoing scrutiny of body image in fashion advertising.
- UK watchdog bans Zara ads for 'unhealthily thin' models Euronews.com
- Zara ads banned for 'unhealthily thin' models BBC
- Zara Takes Down Two Images From Its Website Following Single Complaint to Britain’s Ad Watchdog WWD
- Two Zara Ads Banned For Unhealthily Thin Models With "Protruding Collarbones" NDTV
- Zara ads banned over models who appeared 'unhealthily thin' CBC
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