Does This Mannequin Make Me Look Fat?
In terms of self-serving tactics from the fashion industry, I thought we’d seen it all, what with rampant photoshopping and the culture of eating disorders among its spokeswomen (a.k.a., models). Then, last week, we on the Proud2BMe Media Response Team were alerted by our editor Emma to the latest trend among retailers — visibly underweight mannequins. Really? REALLY? Must we go to such ridiculous lengths to make people feel badly about what real human bodies look like? Apparently, yes. As I researched this bizarre trend for my post for Proud2BMe, I found out that the store that Emma...
Read MoreVictoria’s Secret Reveals the “Perfect Body”
Just when we thought we were making progress on valuing women’s realistic shapes and sizes, Victoria’s Secret jumps in to tighten the measuring tape again. The lingerie baron recently launched a marketing campaign for their “Body” line of lingerie that features the slogan “The Perfect ‘Body’.” The lacy creations are modeled by ten of the Victoria’s Secret “Angels” — thigh gabs, visible ribs, protruding collar bones, and all. Questionably-nourished models are nothing new for Victoria’s Secret; emblazoning the word PERFECT...
Read MoreJ. Crew Size 000: Are We Shrinking? Or Is That Just The Goal?
If positive numbers no longer suffice to measure your diminutive waistline, then J. Crew has a solution for you. The popular clothing company recently announced that it added a new size to its repertoire—the 000, or extra-extra-extra small. Numerically, that’s a 30.5” bust and a 23” waist (which The Daily News points out is about the circumference of a basketball). The move immediately raised alarm, prompting responses from groups such as the National Eating Disorders Association, which issued a statement urging, “There is no such thing as a size 0 (or 000).” On Twitter, an outcry from...
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