I am so happy a Fashion Magazine is finally stepping up and showing healthy, normal sized, beautiful women. In this video link Glamour Magazine shows us a spread of “plus” sized women in their spread. I am so happy this is becoming increasingly popular. I know this is stepping away from the fashion industry traditions on clothing sizes, but lets be honest: this is more realistic.
Numerous studies have shown that healthy women are MORE attractive to males than skinny women by an overwhelming majority. They also find that the skinnier women’s figure looks sickly. Read following link on bbc news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8327750.stm
It is a suprise to me even today that women over the size of 6 (the vast majority of the population) is considered a PLUS size. I am a size 8 and have been told I look sexier than I did when I was size 6 and practically starving myself. I do not feel that I am a plus size. I do not have roles of fat, I have toned arms and abs but because of my wider hip structure fight to fit into anything smaller.
Trust me, I am still fighting with all that brain washing of my dance teachers and peers (mostly woman) to feel good about my size. Yes, I do think some styles look better on skinnier women but there are styles for all body types, and if designers are wanting to sell their clothes to a normal population that want it, I think it is smart to market to bigger sizes or have more size options.
I watched a few runway videos on Karl Lagerfeld site. If you look closely, the clothes are actually a little big on the models. Take a look at Fall ‘09. The women’s skeletal figures are pretty obvious with the black pants.
Is this attractive to you?? I would love to hear your comments.
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