Fashion Expert Talks about Effects of the Fashion Industry

“I think the fashion world portrays a certain image of what beauty and happiness and perfection are. In reality, it is so far from all of those things. The beauty is fake, the happiness is staged and the perfection is flawed.” Health advisor Eva Lemak has seen her fair share of health issues related to eating disorders. Working with both men and women of all ages, Lemak has seen the different patterns and commonalities between people who suffer from eating disorders and related diseases. She explains that though there are many reasons for disorders like anorexia or bulimia, being thin is usually the case. This is especially true for females. In males, however, the most common reason for these habits to start are stress and control issues. She too, believes that the fashion industry plays a part in this problem. Girls and given the image of what they need to look like in order to be truly happy and have the best possible quality of life. “It’s natural for girls to idolize celebrities and models for the work they’ve done, but this will usually lead to them wanted to pursue every quality of their idols; both the good and the bad,” she says. Other health issues that can arise from people who idolize the industry are depression, physical harm to oneself, and attitude problems such as mood swings and temperament issues. Eating disorders, however, are the most common. She goes on the mention that there are many aspects of the fashion industry that we do not see and we only get the stories that these industries want us to get. Girls need to have their own perspectives and find beauty within themselves. Lemak mentions that these issues are really starting to get out of hand and she is seeing more and more people with these problems as her career continues.