As a Gen Xer who lived through the “heroin chic” years, when skeletal models were celebrated for jutting bones and sallow skin, the recent popularity of the #Y2KSkinny trend fills me with dread.
This return of size 00 bodies is fuelled by the fashion industry, looksmaxxing and SkinnyTok influencers who promote thinness as wellness. But increasingly, the biggest driver is a drug class: GLP-1s.
