In an article published on Independent.co.uk yesterday, it was reported that Vogue UK editor Alexandra Shulman is boldly taking a stand for British women. Shulman reportedly sent a letter to some of fashion’s most prominent design houses including: Prada, Chanel, Stella McCartney and John Galliano to admonish them for sending samples that are so small that fashion magazines are forced to hire impossibly thin models to fit them. In turn, she urged designers to “recast the beauty ideal” by designing clothes that fit real women.
Haven’t women been asking for this for ages? We want clothing that fits our bodies instead of forcing our bodies to fit an impossible ideal. 
Who are the designers creating clothes for? Men? Because the models that they commonly dress for their shows have very flat chests and incredibly skinny limbs. You can dress a skeleton up in pretty clothes and makeup, but it doesn’t make them beautiful.
Please, designers I implore you stop hating women’s bodies. Instead, embrace our curves, our heath and in so doing, respect our gender.
One can only hope that American fashion magazine editors follow suit; demanding that designers supply them with samples that will fit healthy women. In the meantime, we as women need to band together to PROVE to designers that this is what we really want.
Can I get an Amen?
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3 Comments
June 16, 2009 at 2:52 pm
AMEN and WORD, from a 5′4″, 140 lb lady who lives in a place where it’s Africa hot, but fears the shorts because of her large hips/thighs and short legs.
June 17, 2009 at 8:09 am
AMEN!
June 30, 2009 at 6:09 pm
That woman is just as real as any other and no one’s forcing you to do anything. This sort of unhealthy promoting of fashion should motivate you to question what you want fashion to be to you.