Nicole Richie has been grabbing headlines because of her weight for the better part of a decade now. Sure, she may have started off as Paris Hilton's reality show sidekick, but Richie pretty quickly proved that she actually wanted to do something with her life. Her House of Harlow brand has helped to morph Richie into a solid, well-respected business woman that also juggles a young family. Unfortunately it seems like the media often gauges the real status of Richie's life on how skinny she is, and the young mom may have handed them ammo with a photo that she posted.
Richie went to a Baby 2 Baby holiday party last weekend wearing skinny jeans and a fluffy looking jacket. Richie later posted a photo of herself in the coat on Instagram and thanked her daughter Harlow for allowing her to wear it. Harlow is just 6-years old! Of course this has raised some eyebrows, especially since a few short months ago there was concern that Richie had fallen back into some of her old patterns of disordered eating.
While Richie seems to really march to the beat of her very own drum, some believe that she's quiet proud of how skinny she actually is and she was proud of the fact that she can wear her daughters' clothing. Do you think that Richie might be back to dealing with her old issues all over again? Or do you think that she has never actually had a problem with food issues, and that Richie is just someone that is always going to be extremely thin?
Is Richie sending a negative message or contributing to the notion that women need to be pin thin to look good? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below!
