![]() Whilst Daisy Lowe and Ashley Graham may be slightly larger than the model physique we’re accustomed too, these women are still undeniably stunning, thus straining the term “real” model to suggest the category still requires immense beauty. Whilst she has been criticised for putting a pretty face on obesity as opposed to promoting healthy eating, it is a prime example that weight doesn’t reflect health as the realities of anorexia, bulimia and body dysmorphia suggest. Her aim is to make women feel good about their body, no matter what size they might be, and inspire confidence in their sexuality with her hashtag (#beautybeyondsize) that spread across the globe. More recently however the plus size modelling industry has taken off, with its front runner Ashley Graham starring half naked in Joe Jonas’s music video and launching a lingerie line with Addition Elle. For example Daisy Lowe, who has for years now been labelled as a “curvy” model, apparently stretches standard rules as a size 10 with a large bust. But what is like us? There are seven billion people in the world: who is the most “real”? This category of “real” model therefore incorporates every size it would seem. ![]() So a few members of the fashion industry are trying to put an end to this farce and instead have us believe we are being presented with models much more like us. After all, the lives of Sara Sampaio or Karlie Kloss do appear more fiction than fact through their social media. We’re being fed the image of a new woman you can clearly picture lounging around with a beer or demolishing a pepperoni pizza in less than 10 minutes. Now, we are celebrating the women who represent the “real” (aka who we should see as slightly above average) members of society. For decades now, the modelling industry has dictated that this is the definition of beauty. The worst kept secret within the fashion industry is the pressures placed on all models, whether young and aspiring or clutching onto their career. ![]() The current look of today calls for alien-like and wafer thin creatures, as popularised by Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell in the nineties grunge heyday. And there are still many cultures today of the same opinion! But in the Western World, this notion has been lost. For centuries, society celebrated the luxurious curves of a woman’s body, seen to suggest wealth, health and sensuality. ![]() It’s pretty ironic, almost laughable, if it weren’t also quite sad. It is the celebration of great beauty in women but with the addition of curves. ![]() What is it that makes one model any more “real” than the current notion of men, but specifically women, in the modelling world? Their physique (of course!). It’s an odd notion and a sure way to make my blood boil. The term “real” model started bouncing around casting rooms some time ago. ![]()
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