“The bottom line is that in order to get any real work in the plus size fashion industry, you can be "bigger" but you can't really have any rolls on your body. Women carry their weight in so many different ways, and it's imperative in plus modeling that your body is proportional, even though it's thick.
It's okay to have some belly fat, but a crease in it won't work. You can have a bigger rear end, but it has to look "lifted" if you will. Of course, a body that fits this standard is just the base - plus size models also need to maintain the traits that "regular" models have like clean skin, shiny hair, and bright eyes. If your weight looks appears as a burden on you, or if you don't take extra care of everything else, then you'll be quickly passed over.”
A thought that came to my mind was: Why is there still a segregation of plus-size models from other models? Why aren't there fashion magazines that depict all sizes of models?
Thanks for the link and all!
I have an answer to your thought... are you ready for it?
It depends on who you ask.
There are "skinny" people out there who "don't want to look at fat people" just as much as there are "average" people who think that a size zero bag of bones is equally unappealing.
It'd be a glorious world if every fashion mag out there catered to women of all ages, shapes, sizes, and colors. But it hasn't been that way, ever, and likely (and sadly) probably won't ever be that way.
For the same reason they developed "plus size stores" - so that larger women don't have to wade through to the... what's it called? "Women's Section" of department stores, and as a big flashing neon sign to anyone a size 10 or under saying, "Don't waste your time here! Please just walk on by, ignore us!"
Metaphorically speaking, it says a lot, doesn't it?
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Anyway, thanks again for the link, and don't forget to check Stephanie's blog for part two tomorrow! :)
~ Lara
Posted by: Lara | October 3, 2006 10:14 PM | Permalink to Comment