When I was in college I decided I wanted to be the first designer to have a runway full of only size 6s and above. I felt so strongly about it my bones ached. Only, problem? I don't actually make clothes. Nope, not a designer. Just someone who is so obsessed with Project Runway in a previously life I must have designed for royalty or something.
So, as I came to grips with the fact that I would never show with Versace, Gucci, and Chanel, I worked to calm my heart while I waited. waited for someone who saw the world in the same way I did to make the statement that things need to change.
I enjoy the rising awareness of the blond plus size model. I love that Jennifer Lawrence loves the way she looks (and, yes, she is skinny!), and I love that the high school girl petitioned Seventeen magazine to only show women with real sized figures.
But then I turned on E! and saw Giuliana Rancic and just wanted to feed her a peanut butter sandwich through the TV on the spot. Sweetheart, Holocaust-like bone structure is so not attractive. Seriously, Bill, feed your woman something with some fat...and on a regular basis. Seconds after I had that thought, I saw Kelly Osbourne. She is gorgeous. If we, the world, could work on celebrating real-size beauty (shape differences, size differences, healthy realities) we would be in such a much better place. ...and I don't mean going to the "My Big Fat Fabulous Life" size either, which suggests to viewers you're either going to be skinny and happy or you can be super fat and heavy. No. I'm talking putting a spotlight on health, and sizes 6-12 that are represented by healthy, curvy, true-sized women.
That is all.
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