Do Larger Silhouettes Really Mean Larger Sizes?
photo by Sølve Sundsbø (for V Magazine) The current fascination with plus-size models and the introduction of plus-size models on runways and in fashion spreads seems to send a hopeful message: one of acceptance of the female form at any size, from an industry that often seems obsessed with an unattainable thinness that young girls then aspire to achieve. We applaud when we see a plus-size model on the catwalk, yet one plus-size model in a show or a season does not a trend make. When most of the world looks like that round curvy model, saluting the designer who uses her on the runway and praising him for his bravery seems artificial. Plus-size models on the runway are nothing new. From Marthae Lagache, Dianne Brill, Mia Tyler and Kate Brill to current darling Crystal Renn, fashion editors will always find their beautiful size 12 girl. But can they ever break the cemented size 2 mold? Every five or ten years I feel like a plus-size model (and when I say plus I mean a normal size 12 – sm
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