Jameela Jamil has hit out at the fashion industry following Elle Fanning fainting at Cannes because her dress was “too tight”.
The young actress attended the esteemed event in a sample size Prada dress, and reportedly fainted during a dinner at the French film festival on Monday evening because of the snug fit, according to Variety.
The 21-year-old later posted a selfie to Instagram, blaming the incident on her 1950s Prada dress being too tight, adding a hashtag about it being her “time of the month”.
British actress and TV presenter Jameela, a vocal body-positivity campaigner, said it was proof of a deeper issue within the fashion industry.
Never one to shy away from conflict, the Good Place actress slammed the tiny dress design during a rant on Twitter.
Writing on Twitter to her 824,000 followers, she said: “Jesus Christ, reading about Elle Fanning, a very thin actress FAINTING because her sample size Prada dress was too tight, and then blaming it on her period, rather than the fact that sample sizes are f**king insane these days… is symptomatic of a huge problem in fashion.”
A few minutes later she replied to her original tweet, and wrote: “Incredibly slender Elle shouldn’t be blaming herself for being a few pounds heavier on her period.”
Making sure no one made assumptions on what she had previously said, Jameela put: “To be clear this is not me hitting out at Elle Fanning, but at the fashion industry for making a grown woman faint in their clothing.”
Many fans took to Twitter to praise the TV star for taking down the fashion industry.
One wrote: “Louder for the ones in the back. Bless you for speaking the truth.”
While another put: “Do you know why I love you? Because you don’t hesitate to call out any type of s**t.”
Jameela has been vocal about her body issues among women, and the need to shut down celebrities promoting unhealthy diet products via their Instagram.
The 33-year-old set up a new initiative called I Weigh which hopes to break down the stigma of body shaming.
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