A spokesperson said the MFF was unaware of models who left fittings feeling uncomfortable and action would have been taken if the festival had been made aware.
The lack of representation throughout the festival forced one model to take a stand, with Maia O‘Connor wearing a shirt with the words “WHERE ARE THE FAT B*TCHES AT? SIZE 10 DOESN’T COUNT! DO BETTER!” emblazoned on the back
Ms O’Connor sat through numerous shows at MFF this year and was appalled by the lack of diversity after the body positivity movement pushed curve models to the forefront of the fashion industry.
“What are we working for if we can just get to one festival and all of that hard work is undone? A group of people can sit together around a table and just decide that they don’t really care,” she said.
She said she saw attendees read her shirt; however, the majority of them “turned their backs” to the message.
“It was like there was this massive elephant in the room and I had just pointed it out and everyone was trying to close their eyes to it,“ she said.
Ms Bonner urged the MFF to take a different direction with their casting in the following years.
“I just hope they really deeply think about their direction for next year because it was insulting to everyone this year,” she said.
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