ANTM's Nigel Barker on the New Diversity in Fashion

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Along with giving us his take on what trends he's spotted so far during Fashion Week, America's Next Top Model judge and model-authority Nigel Barker gave us his take on the burgeoning diversity we've been seeing in the editorial spreads, ads and the runways.

"I think it's great, I think it's important," says, Nigel, who is of English and Sri Lankan descent. "All too often the runways have been devoid of ethnicity or mixtures of different demographics. So, I think it's important for designers to dress for everybody. And if they really look at the people they're selling to, they're not stick skinny, thin models that only look one way. It's a multitude of people and body shapes and sizes. I wish we could see more diversity in body shape, not just skin color."
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