Ok, so this posting is a few weeks late, I understand, but I recently had a discussion about this topic with a friend, so I wanted to share.
Everyone knows the fashion industry is notorious for promoting an extreme "thin" - women that are drastically thinner than the average woman, both American and worldly. For as long as I can remember, any time a woman talks about clothing and trying on clothes, the "it looks so much better on the model" line always makes it in somehow. And this is because clothing is art, and designers want their clothes to look and move exactly how they envisioned, so they use thin models for optimum perfection. The focus is on the beauty of the clothes, their movement, their essence.
However, this year, Louis Vuitton made a statement at France's fashion week when he broke away from tradition and used models that, for the industry, are considered large. By my or most normal women's standards, these women are still small and beautiful, but Louis Vuitton faced heavy criticism from onlookers. His models included 46 year old Australian top model, Elle Macpherson, and size 4 model, Lara Stone.
I say Keep it Up Louis Vuitton!!! More designers need to celebrate the figure of real women. Maybe when I am a famous fashion designer I'll use size 6 models on my runway!
Well, I don't quite agree with that. I think the media still needs use thin (but not emaciated) models to try not to promote obesity. As society is getting fatter, the obesity has become more accepted, and that needs to change.
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree. It's a very fine line and there comes a moment when you have to decide between social responsibility (or answer the question for yourself of "do you have one?"), and needing to make money for business and compete in an industry. Obesity is definitely a pressing issue and one, sadly, that is extending past the reaches of the US. Fashion, unfortunately, is an industry that constantly exists in the two extremes (obese and emaciated)
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