Finally they are recognizing that not all models are meant to be tall, thin and blond. It's even worse when plus size stores use thinner models than the sizes they actually carry. I mean how am I supposed to even get a clue on how an outfit would look on me if the model is 10 sizes smaller than I am.
But here are some stores about plus size models making strides in this ultra-thin world:
Didn't really like the title, but it is great story about the beautiful plus size model Kate Dillion who starved herself to be thin, but now is finding success as a model who happens to be size 14.
Beautiful Size 16 model Chloe Marshall,becomes Miss Surrey. She's now in the run for Miss England. I wish we could have these kind of role models with American Pageants.
Rise Of the Real People The thin and beautiful have had their turn. The hippest models today look more like the rest of us.
Finally the Adipositivity Project The Adipositivity Project aims to promote size acceptance, not by listing the merits of big people, or detailing examples of excellence (these things are easily seen all around us), but rather, through a visual display of fat physicality. The sort that's normally unseen.
Important reminder: If you live in Massachusetts please read last week's post! This is mucho important. MA is on it's way to be only the second state to have a law against height and weight discrimination.
Shops and catalogs that refuse to use proper sized models and mannequins for displaying their clothing is one of my major pet peeves. Sorry, but a size 16 blouse on a size 6 mannequin that has been pinned to the nth degree for it to even remotely look good on said mannequin doesn't even come close to showing what it would look like on me.
Posted by: JeanC | March 24, 2008 at 05:54 PM
The model the store or catalogs use is an indication to people what kind of clothes they offer. To use thinner model in a plus size store isn't wise enough. They may lose some potential customers for that. I would not enter a plus size store with a thinner model. I have asked some of my friends about this at largeplace.com. Most of them think the same as me.
Posted by: bigangel | March 25, 2008 at 05:18 AM
The model the store or catalogs uses is an indication to people what kind of clothes they offer. To use thinner model in a plus size store isn't wise enough. They may lose some potential customers for that. I would not enter a plus size store with a thinner model. I have asked some of my friends about this at largeplace.com. Most of them think the same as me.
Posted by: bigangel | March 25, 2008 at 05:19 AM
I'm glad the fashion industry is finally seeing that big is beautiful. Now if only they could see the same thing for us short girls. At 5'2" I have NO chance at being a model.
Posted by: guest | April 01, 2008 at 10:42 PM