As a fan of fashion, I would
say that I have a lot of respect for models.
I feel that all types
of models should be used. Different races, different heights and different
weights.
In my opinion, variety
in the models is what sells the product.
Take Victoria’s Secret
for example.
Tyra Banks couldn’t
find work anywhere because of her proportions. She was expected by many big
designers to lose weight.
But, like many women,
Tyra couldn’t get rid of the boobs and the booty coming in.
So she signed with
Victoria’s Secret and is now one of the most well-known models in the industry.
My point here is that
women shouldn’t hate the parts of their body that they can’t do anything about.
If you’re not a healthy
person and you want to change that, you can. But if someone is built bigger,
there’s nothing they can do about it.
Unless, of course, they
develop an eating disorder to counteract their body changing.
And that’s what many
models have done through the years.
As a huge fan of the
industry, it’s sad to see models destroying the name of the industry by being
so unhealthy.
That’s why I’m so happy
that Vogue has taken a stand against hiring any model that appears to have an
eating disorder.
The fashion industry
promotes beauty, and nothing is more beautiful than being healthy.
Take Miranda Kerr, for example.
She’s one of the
biggest supermodels out there right now and she had glowing, healthy skin and
follows a strict diet to keep her body looking amazing.
I would like to see
more models like Miranda Kerr. Not stick thin and posing in lingerie (though I
love that too!) but healthy.
I want to see healthy,
beautiful, glowey skin plus-sized models.
And petite models.
Of course, I would
never want models like Heidi Klum and Lindsay Ellingson to go away. I love
stick thin blonde models too, but I like variety.
The fact that Vogue
wants healthy models is setting a great example for the industry.
Vogue is one of the top
magazines out there, and I’m hoping that other magazines (and designers!) will
follow their example.
I understand that
models are supposed to show off clothes, but designers need to understand that
not every woman is a size 2.
I feel that sample
sizes are the problem.
Designers should have
sample sizes to fit a variety of women. Tall, petite, plus-sized, whatever. No
models should feel inadequate for being herself and representing other women
like her.
For more on this story,
see here. I especially like this article because it doesn’t ignore a guy’s
involvement in the fashion industry. There are male models too, you guys. They’re
gorgeous and I think a plus-sized male model (husky?) would be fantastic.
