![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/miami-swim-week-slammed-for-lack-of-body-diversity-amid-very-risque-black-tape-swimwear/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_Black-Tape-Project-At-Miami-Swim-Week-Powered-By-Art-Hearts-Fashionjpghe.jpg&description=Miami Swim Week 2023, which runs from July 4-12, has been criticised for using "unobtainable body shapes" along the catwalk. It also has a "lack of diversity", according to critics Miami Swim Week 2023 has been slammed for a lack of body diversity - with social media fans claiming "all the models look the same." The show, which runs from July 4-12, shows off the best swimwear this year but the event has come in for criticism after having a "lack of diversity" among the models. Criticism has also been levelled at the runway show with many believing it should not take place in 2023. Victoria's Secret's runway shows were cancelled in 2018 amid a number of controversies surrounding the contentious event. One social media user commented: 'I'm confused. Wasn't Victoria's Secret's runway shows cancelled because of the unobtainable body shapes among models? "How come this fashion show can take place? Can't understand the fashion world.' Another said "all the models look the same" and one Instagram wrote "great show but where's the variety of bodies?". During "The Black Tape" project, designs were aimed at showing off tiny swimwear which showed women walking down the runway in a design comprised of a single strip across the bottom of their bodies. Joel Alvarez, the man behind The Black Tape Project, revealed on Instagram he personally hand-applied an array of studs to a number of the designs during Miami Swim Week. But after thousands of images from the event were splashed online, many have attracted criticism after social media users noticed a lack of "body diversity." According to the Miami Swim Week's website, "model castings only happen a couple of weeks before shows, i.e, in early July. However, casting announcements may happen several weeks before." The event comes after Victoria's Secret Fashion show was cancelled in 2019 amid a number of controversies surrounding the event. The parent company's former chief marketing officer Edward Razek was accused of creating a 'cu){kind=link}
Miami Swim Week 2023, which runs from July 4-12, has been criticised for using “unobtainable body shapes” along the catwalk. It also has a “lack of diversity”, according to critics
Miami Swim Week 2023 has been slammed for a lack of body diversity – with social media fans claiming “all the models look the same.”
The show, which runs from July 4-12, shows off the best swimwear this year but the event has come in for criticism after having a “lack of diversity” among the models.
Criticism has also been levelled at the runway show with many believing it should not take place in 2023.
Victoria’s Secret’s runway shows were cancelled in 2018 amid a number of controversies surrounding the contentious event.