Size zero
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Size 0 is a women's clothing size in the US catalog sizes system, believed to be equivalent to a UK size 4, a European size 32,an Australian size 4 and a men's size 21.[citation needed] Size 0 and 00 were invented due to the changing of clothing sizes over time (referred to as vanity sizing or size inflation) has caused the adoption of lower numbers. Modern size 0 clothing, depending on brand and style, will fit measurements of anywhere from 30-22-32 to 33-25-35.(not really someone with measures of 33-25-35 will be size 4 or 6 not even close to 0)
"Size 0" is often used to refer to extremely thin individuals (especially women), or trends associated with them. This usage does not always relate to the clothing size - the "size 0 ban" at the Madrid Fashion Week had body mass index (BMI) as its criterion, not body measurements. The BMI ban was the result of the deaths of models Luisel Ramos, Ana Carolina Reston, and Eliana Ramos. The three had died of eating disorders, and all had BMIs under 16. Other models with low BMIs include Snejana Onopka, Natasha Poly, and Vlada Roslyakova. "Size 0" is also associated with anorexia and several other health disorders. Size 0 has become a news item in the "Page 3" with the weight of some celebrities such as Victoria Beckham and Nicole Richie being the centre of it. Karen Carpenter was known to be a size 0. Recently, in India, the Bollywood filmstar Kareena Kapoor created controversy becoming a size 0.[citation needed]
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