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In the wake of Madrid Fashion Week's controversial ban on underweight models, battle lines have been drawn in Hollywood and the fashion world. There are those like model Frederique van der Wal, 39, host of TLC's style show Cover Shot, who in her heyday walked for Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan but says, "This season, it seems they went too thin on the runway – I could have never been in the uniform of what you see today." Others, however, are crying foul at Spain's stance, which has drawn support in countries like India and Israel but was flatly rejected by major fashion capitals Paris and London. "I think it's not fair that people who can be naturally thin are getting attacked for it," says superstylist Rachel Zoe, 35, who has been criticized for her roster of skinny clients – including Richie, Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton – even as she transforms them into Gen-IM style icons. Has she ever suggested to any of her clients that they lose a few pounds in the name of fashion? "Not in a million years," says Zoe, "would I do that."
