Rise Of the Real People

Unfortunately, we have been led to believe that if you resmble someone who is anorexic or bulemic that you have a sought after figure, this is the reason that eating disorders have expanded in the last few years. What ever happened to the days of Marilyn Monroe and Betty Page figures, they were not overweight, but healthy. Isn't that what it is all about, being healthy, and having the shape and figure made for your body? I just can't believe that this has become a day to day topic, with all of the other issues that are effecting our country.

I think in real life there is a reverse bias towards very thin people. I'm pretty thin naturally, without dieting or working out much, and I have people I don't know come up to me and tell me that they hate me because I'm so thin. I also have trouble finding clothes that fit me because in "regular" stores (rather than disigner's stores) sizes sometimes don't go down further than a 4.
I am from the Netherlands and people are generally thinner and much fitter than people in the U.S. Sometimes I think that the "big is beautiful" campaign is just an excuse for people to not get in shape or think about what they eat. Some people cannot help being overweight, but in some cases it definitely shows some kind of decadence, laziness and overindulgence that is just selfish, in a way.
I am all for having different shape models, but don't discriminate against people who are naturally thin.

good. it is about time that the fashion industry sees that all people now mater what size can and do have fashion sense. maybe this will help make the turn in the store for those of us who are to "big" for normal stores yet to "small" for the plus size stores. (the size 11-14 range is hard for shopping!)

There really shouldn't be any reason to bash someone on their opinions. Everyone is different and personally I think the fashion world hasn't done a very good job of relaying that. All we ever see on the runways are very thin models and plus size models. What happened to the in-between sizes that exsist in the everyday market place. I think it would be a great idea to start having models that relate to your everyday average consumer.

I think the article is very enlightening. I think its a good idea to have your more normal size women as models. As MR. White Collar lives in a fantasy world and clearly cant think with the right head, there are many beautiful women out there that are not stick thin. I believe what they are looking for are down right beautiful people with some weight on them and not over weight and out of shape couch people!

There really shouldn't be any reason to bash someone on their opinions. Everyone is different and personally I think the fashion world hasn't done a very good job of relaying that. All we ever see on the runways are very thin models and plus size models. What happened to the in-between sizes that exsist in the everyday market place. I think it would be a great idea to start having models that relate to your everyday average consumer.

I'm sort of mixed. I hate the look of models nowadays. They are too emaciated. I think that the models of the 1980's and 1990's were probably the best.

However, I'm not all about the ordinary person becoming a high end model. I'm not about fat (you can call it curvy) women strutting their stuff and calling it haute couture.

Haute Couture is not about the average person, it's art for the designer and the model is their canvas. It's not how things fit on ordinary or fat people. If I could use a car analogy, Ford wouldn't highlight their Ford Focus at the Detroit Auto Show. So why would we expect Ugly Betty's on the cat walk shilling clothes that is definitely NOT off the rack?

fashion is about the produces being displayed anything that does not enchance the produce is distracting and useless. healthy is the way to go. I am 5,6 103llbs. i eat whatever i can get my hands on whatever is health for that particular person works but if that person is too beatuiful and distracts from the sale and admiration of the item then the model is not doing her job and should seek another profession like maxim and sport illustrated cause ur not acomplishing the job well. like I said beforeAlso as a designer and a person who sews it is easier to buy fabric for a slimmer person. Fabric and others materials are so expensive theses days and sometimes it is easier. Also if a designer can make a pencil have curves then maybe that says alot about a designers ability to give the clothes it self movement and curves rather than depending on the models curves to bring out the clothing Just some things to concider.
And any person is as real as they make themselves and as much as they make others see then. if you drown you out competely your just a lump, twig, or patch of bones, meat, fat or just skin

ducttapedemotion-you are not doomed, or you should not feel doomed. You are taking ownership of your health and working with what you have. Again, that's my point. And that's the distinction. You are being responsible for your health. The people who I take issue with are those who don't strive to take care of themselves. And IT IS TWO VERY DIFFERENT THINGS. It's about doing your best and make smart choices which is what it sounds like you are doing. You have to believe in who you are and make the decisions that will keep you healthy and vibrant for your entire life.

This is just another instance of pushy fat people trying to make others cave in. Let me guess, your role model is the actress Monique? Who loves dissing skinny girls, and is pround of weighing 300+ pounds. Get over it. The only designers who start using big woman are doing it because no one else is yet. It's a novelty that will hopefully wear out. While some of the girls modeling today are admittedly too thin, letting fat people model is only going to tell "the next generation" that being unhealthy is just fine.

Blah blah blah and how old are you?

I'm sort of mixed. I hate the look of models nowadays. They are too emaciated. I think that the models of the 1980's and 1990's were probably the best.

However, I'm not all about the ordinary person becoming a high end model. I'm not about fat (you can call it curvy) women strutting their stuff and calling it haute couture.

Haute Couture is not about the average person, its the best of the best for the designer, not how things fit on ordinary or fat people. If I could use a car analogy, Ford wouldn't highlight their Ford Focus at the Detroit Fashion Show. So why would we expect Ugly Betty's on the cat walk shilling clothes that is definitely NOT off the rack?

It's about time, excellent idea. People come in all sizes, shapes and forms. Normal folk buy clothing also, let's show them in magazines and on television.

good. it is about time that the fashion industry sees that all people now mater what size can and do have fashion sense. maybe this will help make the turn in the store for those of us who are to "big" for normal stores yet to "small" for the plus size stores. (the size 11-14 range is hard for shopping!)

I think it's time we see real people with real clothes instead of the designer clothes none of us real women could afford even with two jobs. Us plus sized women are tired of being told we are fat! We are not, we are curvy,like the women in the Victorian Age