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Last night I saw this article and thought I'd share it...nope, nothing else to say. Just enjoy more nude pictures of normal chicks. :-)
'Most runway models meet the BMI criteria for anorexia', claims plus-size magazine in powerful comment on body image in the fashion industry
By Tamara AbrahamLast updated at 12:08 PM on 12th January 2012
A magazine dedicated to plus-size fashion and models has sparked controversy with a feature claiming that most runway models meet the Body Mass Index criteria for anorexia.
Accompanied by a bold shoot that sees a nude plus-size model posing alongside a skinny 'straight-size' model, PLUS Model Magazine says it aims to encourage plus-size consumers to pressure retailers to better cater to them, and stop promoting a skinny ideal.
Size 12 (U.S.) model Katya Zharkova, 28, stars in the shoot, which has a powerful statistic accompanying each image.
Size matters: PLUS Model Magazine has shot size 12 Katya Zharkova pose with a 'straight-size' model to demonstrate the difference between them
Another states: 'Ten years ago plus-size models averaged between size 12 and 18. Today the need for size diversity within the plus-size modeling industry continues to be questioned.
'The majority of plus-size models on agency boards are between a size 6 and 14, while the customers continue to express their dissatisfaction.'
And finally, further highlighting how poorly the fashion world caters to plus-size women, the magazine tells us: '50% of women wear a size 14 or larger, but most standard clothing outlets cater to sizes 14 or smaller.'
Body image: The Russian beauty poses with a tape measure around her rear alongside a statistic that shows how different models are from real women
She writes: 'We are bombarded with weight-loss ads every single day, multiple times a day because it’s a multi-billion dollar industry that preys on the fear of being fat.
'Not everyone is meant to be skinny, our bodies are beautiful and we are not talking about health here because not every skinny person is healthy.'
Ms Figueroa-Jones says consumers can no longer identify with models; the disparity between real woman and those that grace ad campaigns and the covers of magazines is to wide now.
Body image: The model proudly bares her U.S. size 12 curves in the magazine shoot
'Small women cannot be marketed to with pictures of plus-size women, why are we expected to respond to pictures of small size 6 and 8 women?' she asks.
The PLUS Model Magazine feature has generated a mixed response from its readers though.
While some have praised the statements the shoot makes, others believe that positively endorsing a fuller figure is as dangerous as advocating a skinny one.
Big deal: The magazine wants to encourage women to embrace their bodies as they are, and not strive to emulate an unrealistic ideal
Another adds: 'I don’t think the fashion world should support obesity, just as I don’t think it should support anorexia.'
The article has also generated an equal share of agreement, though. Reader Danae writes: 'We all women are brainwashed to believe that we are ugly and men will never look at us if we are not starving... We need more variety of healthy female body images.'
The January issue of PLUS Model Magazine is on sale now; plus-model-mag.com
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2085226/PLUS-Model-Magazines-Katya-Zharkova-cover-highlights-body-image-fashion-industry.html#ixzz1jH124k5Y
That was awesome! Thanks for sharing~
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! Thanks for reading. :-)
ReplyDeleteI think she is beautiful! I agree that advocating extreme body types on either side is not healthy but rather advocating self love through a healthy lifestyle. I didn't learn to be healthy until after i learned to love myself regardless of how i looked. Why would i take care of myself if I didn't care?
ReplyDeleteAlways love your thought provoking articles and links. :)
I definitely agree that we should love ourselves at any size. But also recognize that, at a certain point, too much weight does create a health risk. But I do think that we don't need to be a size zero to be happy and healthy (and if you are a size zero, hope you are still happy and healthy!!). :-) And, thank you!!
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