So now the increasingly censorious moralism of our times, where people project their sanctimonious sense of victimhood onto others, extends itself to the fashion industry.

Welcome to illiberal Britian where public health mandarins and insecure public demand to be protected from everything from people playing their radios to loud, smoky pubs to their sense of jealousy and resentment at seeing young, thin women in the fashion mags.

Nathan Coombs, Bath, UK

I hope that by underage girls means girls that are suppose to act like women, Because if they do ban underage girls from the catwalks, who will then show kids' clothes? I can not picture a grown up girl acting like a 6 year old... And yes it is all about sexualing girls...but we do live in a culture where kids are not kids anymore because televison shows them a different point of view of how to be kid or at least are not the kind of kids from my time.

Mario, London, uk

Some girls pubertal girls are already young women and are sexual. Nature has made them so but the authoritarian mind with its desire to control our bodies sees sex as evil therefore the the visual truth that some young girls are sexual has to be denied.
Sex is an emotion that is neither good nor bad and what I say to the control freaks is "honi soit qui mal y pense."

Mike Freeman, London, UK

It is absolutely rediculous to see "children" trying to be grown-ups and I don't appreciate seeing this nor do I really wish to wear the clothes they model! It is so unnatural!! So...good!! Ban the children from catwalks and print ads for my type of clothes! Thank you.

Isabel, Minnesota, USA

I am disappointed with the Times Online for the first time since I became a Times addict shortly after the new site's launch.

This article, discussing an industry's outcry about the psychological damage imposed on very thin fashion models, is flanked by images from the Times' fashion section portraying the latest in style. Every modelled image is of an ultra-thin girl presumably posing for the Times.

Is this hypocritical?

Zach Beauvais, Hertfordshire, UK

It's pretty ironic that on the very same webpage as this story, you can see a prime example of "concentration camp" beauty in the "Silver Wear" story. That gal looks like her body can barely support the weight of her head. Maybe that's why she's holding on to something in every picture. Put together your "sexy, sophisticated summer look" and then just go sit down and shut up, cause you're too weak from hunger to do anything else.

Gilda, austin , texas

In my opinion,under 18s are too young to be models:forst of all,they start thinking and planning their life in order to became models,that's all for those girls8a friend of mine did it).Indeed,many girls who start this career(or want to start it),stop,from the other hand,to study!
Furthermore,size zero should be banned by stilist and people who arein contact with models should convince them that being too thiny isn't nice to see,a model should have a small size,but a bit of curves are wonderful!the size zero should be an already ol myht!
I also think that everybody have to work before the problem to avoid it! I don't think it's right to bann bulimic girls(remember,medias convinced them tat size zero is perfect!);those girls are ILL,they need psychological help,they really need cares! Banning them,they just fall into a deeper coil...I saw some friends of mine in thins situations,it's horrible....

Giulia, Parma, italy

They, the models, should be kept out of the way of potential predators until they are old enough to look after themselves.

Helen, London, United Kingdom

What a disgusting industry...boycott labels that do not act responsibly

Mother with 2 children, London,