Fashion’s New Line-up

October 10, 2009

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From the catwalk to the magazines, fashion is redefining beauty -- by going plus-size. Media sources question if it’s a passing fad or if the tides are really turning this time.

Sources:MSNBC FOXProvidence.com New York Daily News BBC

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RoseF
October 20, 2009
01:43 PM

Amen to plus size models. About time!

aradi
October 18, 2009
02:36 PM

I hope this trend stays but I am concerned because yes you can find plus size women with incredible bodies but please do not use bodies with no curves or excess fat on unwanted areas these are things to watch for while selling a garment

Sarah Canavese
October 17, 2009
07:59 PM

I think this is something that is LONG over due.... I don't think it is a fad. And I don't know if necessarily using plus size women will last, but using non-models as the cover of a magazine, I think that is what it should be about. Not models. We are all trying to look beautiful, and if we see someone who is just as average as the rest of us, rocking it out and looking great, what harm is there in that?

caleblargo
October 15, 2009
02:18 AM

omg that's a plus size??????? They're nuts! Those girls were actually pretty thin! at least they're not anorexic. Well I'm glad that they're going "plus sized" so that we don't have to vomit at these skeletons on magazine covers.

Stewart
October 14, 2009
11:47 PM

Since when is obesity a good thing? Sure, it's nice if fat people have good self esteem, but it's a problem. It should be frowned upon, and if they have lower self esteem because of their shame of being overweight, all the more incentive to lose the weight. Not to say that anorexia is a good thing, in fact I think the fashion industry should use models of a healthy weight. That means not fat, or even a little chuuby, or anorexic. To me, the healthiest weight is as light as possible for the individual before it starts to have harmful effects.

That should be what people strive for.

real50yroldwoman
October 14, 2009
04:59 PM

My response to me not wanting real women I want pretty women is BITE ME! Who says real isn't pretty and I haven't met man who really thinks a size 0 is pretty.

real50yroldwoman
October 14, 2009
04:56 PM

As a mother of three daughters I really resent a gay man telling mr that I don't wnat a real women I want pretty women. My reponse

mr g
October 14, 2009
04:25 PM

I think this is a wonderful thing, I had a girlfriend that would starve herself just because of the image that was protrayed as beautiful, it's wrong to cause someone pain just because their bodys diffrent, yes people think small girls are cute, but they will never be as fun as plus size girls, there not focusing on their image, they are real!!!!!

ACrimaldi
October 14, 2009
03:18 PM

Thank you Kayla! That is EXACTLY what I was thinking! These models are plus sized? In my opinion, they look healthy, and somewhat thin. The reporter on Fox who says shes not a size zero is still probably several sizes smaller than the average woman. I'm all for more realistic representations of women, and more diversity in magazine in general (race, class, ethnicity, nationality, body size, hair type etc.).

MitchellSB
October 13, 2009
01:36 PM

I'm glad that this is happening. It's unrealistic for magazines and catwalks to use these incredibly skinny models because it doesn't give women and girls who are looking at these magazines realistic views on what beauty is and can be. The sources in this video said it all. Women are looking for more authentic portrayals of what these clothes will look like on them.

Chiguy87
October 12, 2009
12:15 PM

This is VERY good marketing. Think of all the news coverage these publications/designers are getting by pulling this stunt. Also, there are way more plus sized women than minus sized (?) out there. Obesity is a growing trend in the UK and the USA so this will definitely cater to the knew larger population of larger individuals. As long as the clothes look good there shouldn't be a problem. The question is, does this make obese ok?

Billy
October 12, 2009
11:42 AM

Since when does thin and healthy take away from "authenticity?" As if professional models, who happen to be many of my friends, aren't "real, live women." Of course Glamour would put this garbage between their pages, would Vogue? NO. Point proven. This is a fad, just like animal prints and depression sheik, and will soon retire.

akorozco
October 12, 2009
09:53 AM

I think it's important to remember that there's a separation between high fashion and what people really wear. What's on the runway isn't actually worn by people - it's purely art. So, the models aren't supposed to be representations of real women, they're canvases. People need to understand the difference between having a healthy standard for their personal beauty and appreciating fashion as an art - something that's totally impractical and useless.

robotsoul
October 12, 2009
09:45 AM

I think Rubenstein is right, fashion is about ideal form, not that plus size models can't be "ideal" but you are really limiting your options artistically by using them. A size 2 12 year old from Rio can wear any cut and pull off any trend, this isn't true of a size 14 model. It's not about who buys the clothes it's about why they buy them. In the words of Karl Lagerfeld "The clothes are anorexic, not the models".

metakid
October 12, 2009
09:43 AM

I agree with the guy on BBC. I think magazine readers want to be transported into a more ideal world when they read magazines. Sure there's no need to use size-zero models, and there shouldn't be an emphasis to use plus size models too. Have a good mix, and use models that accentuate the clothing. Why's that so hard to grasp fashion people?

Kayla
October 11, 2009
10:24 AM

First of all, those girls are plus-size? Second, who does that guy at the end think he is? How does he know how women feel and what they want? I'm a fan of this... perhaps it can finally teach young girls to be realistic and love their bodies more.