Sightseeing

A letter from Ralph Lauren said, “We’re terminating your services because you don’t fit into the sample clothes that you need to wear.”

23 year-old model Filippa Hamilton claims that she had recently been let go by Ralph Lauren because she was too fat to fit into their clothing. She said that she considered the designer and his company her second family and had been working for Ralph Lauren since she was 15.

An extremely photoshopped ad of Hamilton has also sparked critique over the web–the photo shows a model whose head is bigger than her waist.

But the company denies that this was ever the reason in a their public statement:

For over 42 years we have built a brand based on quality, integrity and a wholesome American lifestyle. Filippa Hamilton is a beautiful and healthy woman that we have worked closely with for over 6 years and we consider her an important part of our imaging and branding. We regret that our relationship has ended as a result of her inability to meet the obligations under her contract with us. The image in question was mistakenly released and used in a department store in Japan and was not the approved image which ran in the U.S. We take full responsibility for allowing this image to run as this is completely inconsistent with our creative standards and brand values. This error has absolutely no connection to our relationship with Filippa Hamilton.