here's food for thought and not the body

[seldearslj]

I'm Australian size 10-12 (about US 10-12). On the catwalk, I am considered a 'plus-size'.

Stylist Walks Out As Designer Uses Size 14 Models

While the article itself is cool for the use of a range of models, it's rather sad that I'm considered 'oversized' in anyone's terminology. And not because it would make me 'fat'.

Comments

[lavidaessueno]

The whole sizing thing never fails to piss me off. I'm also on the small side of average, and yet because my hips are actually larger than my waist, I'm "oversized"? Time was, I'd be considered sexy for having curves, not "oversized."

[seldearslj]

I'm sure that guys find hips sexy; it's just that sexy-as-defined-by-guys is not the same as sexy-as-defined-by-the-fashion-industry.

And, yeah, it's ridiculous.

[allisnow]

it's just that sexy-as-defined-by-guys is not the same as sexy-as-defined-by-the-fashion-industry.

Because most of the guys in the industry are gay? Or at least metrosexual? ;)

[lavidaessueno]

The editor in me is compelled to mention that the headline for the article is completely misleading. Nowhere in the article does it explain who the stylist was, the reasons for the walkout, etc., etc. Both the headline and the subhead lead the reader to believe that this will be the focus of the article, when in fact the headline contains more information than the article about that aspect of the article.

And unfortunately, guys are learning to think that what they see in the media is sexy. They're being trained to believe that size zero with improbably circular breasts is the very definition of beauty. Sigh.

[seldearslj]

And that's just so much wrong, too.

I've heard of guys being shocked when they discover women have genital hair.