Lawmakers in France are french-kissing goodbye digital enhancement of models in fashion photography, saying these photographs could pose health concerns including eating disorders.
Some 50 parliamentarians, led by Valerie Boyer, of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s UMP party, have now proposed a law that requires such photographs to carry a warning, like those printed on cigarette packets.
They proposed the warning to be worded something like “digitally enhanced to modify a person’s body image” or “photograph retouched to modify the physical appearance of a person.”
“Such images can lead people to believe in a reality that often does not exist,” Boyer said. Non-compliance could result in fines of up to 37,500 euros (US$55,000).
Imagine having this picture of super model Lara Stone carry the warning 
There was no mention of the font size required to print the health warning; so fashion magazines and TV commercials could probably get away with printing the warning in 10-point Bickham Script Pro Regular.
