Tuesday, 6 August 2013

Body Concious?

Models in the fashion industry are skinny.

Many people are respond to how Victoria Secret's models looks anorexic. (Neomoda, 2012)

Malaysia has Victoria's Secret, so their perception of beauty will be brought in. Is skinny in that way pretty?

Not too long ago, Melissa Field of Yahoo! New Zealand took an image of six women in a line-up, ranging from size 6 to 16, and asked people on the street whose body they thought was most appealing. (Medical Daily, 2013)

Women with size 8 from image above doesn't look fat, but fashion industry only want models less than size 4, the smaller the better. Girls I hang out with are constantly on diet - Even my mom does.

"I don't know what you expect me to do. There's nothing in this whole closet that'll fit a size six. I can guarantee you. These are all sample sizes - two and four." (The Devil Wears Prada, 2006)
Andy was being called "fat" when she started to work at Vogue editorial in size 6.

On the left: Size 6; On the right: Size 4. (US Weekly, n.d.)


On the other hand, Jean Paul Gaultier does use plus size model (size 20+) frequently.

Crystal Renn with Jean Paul Gaultier (Vogue News, 2010)

Beth Ditto and Jean Paul Gaultier (20 Minutes, 2013)


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