Fashion is...

[tygenco_x]

I filled out an application recently that asked this question: "What person(s) do you get fashion inspiration from?"

I actually had a difficult time putting down the answers.

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[errant_variable]

"Katee Sackhoff" then?

[roseneko]

Word, with word sauce. I've said it before, and I'll say it again - since when did larger (often not even fat - size 6 is ridiculously thin on many people!) people become the last acceptable target for social hatred? Srsly, fat doesn't always mean unhealthy, folks.

Incidentally, have you seen The Devil Wears Prada? Entertaining (if fluffy) movie with a great soundtrack. Anne Hathaway plays a not-very-fashion-conscious girl who wants to be a writer and lands a job at a high-powered fashion magazine. In some ways it's a Cinderella story, as (of course) she becomes all super-fashionable in the interim, but one of the things I really liked about it was that it didn't at all hide the darker sides of the industry - both the cutthroat nature of it, and the unhealthy obsession with size. Emily Blunt plays Hathaway's rival, and they both had to shrink down to a size 4 over the course of the movie. I remember reading an interview with Hathaway where she talked about how, when they weren't filming, there were times when they'd just hold

[meganeko_mausuu]

Did you apply to be a Torrid model/cashier? That's the only place I ever remember seeing a question like that on a job application.

Also, I would suggest checking out fatshionista for some body positive stuff. They have some of the most fashionable bigger people ever, and discuss things like how to deal with people who are being rude, or even outright horrible to you due to your size. It's awesome. (Also, if you haven't heard of it, check out a concept called HAES.)