Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Not Everyone Wears a Size Zero

http://www.racialicious.com/2007/04/06/making-the-fashion-industry-think-beyond-a-size-6/

“The most popular dress size in America- a 14, so why can I never find one?” These are the words of plus-size model, Liis Windischmann, who, along with plus-size model Diane Pellini, is sick of the fashion industry ignoring the fact that not everyone wears a size zero. If it is fact that a size 14 is the most common size in America, then why is it that the fashion industry focuses its business toward people of small sizes? These models are trying to act as voices of the common women of America, letting the fashion industry know that people who wear larger sizes should be able to find nice clothing that fits them. Pellini states that because of the fashion industry, "voluptuous beauty went from sexy to fat." This is another example of the fashion industry acting like the larger population does not exist and that the only people who are worthy of nice clothing are the same people who are thin enough to be models in the fashion industry. This webpage relates to my blog because it focuses on how insignificant the fashion industry can make a person feel and how it only cares about slim people.

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