Big Beauty and Plenty of Booty

OK. So glamour promised to show more regular ladies in their mag. OK. So I guess for the promise kick-off they decided to be over-the-top and show the "plus" sized model in the buff... hmmm. Beautiful they are but I hope they didn't bare it all for nothing. Glamour better make good on actually showing these "real" women in some real clothes in great ads! To me, putting them on the cover naked was like saying, "We don't have clothes to fit them yet, but we're getting there"! I mean wow. Some of you may be thinking that I'm looking too deeply at it and that they were just trying to show how beautiful their bodies are. But let's be honest, the only people who determine what's beautiful in the fashion realm, are those that run the industry. That's why plus women haven't been the majority in the first place. In my opinion, they should have shown them in some of the hottest trends that would give plus size women the understanding that high fashion is for them just as for any waif! In my belief, that would have opened up a whole other demand and stream of revenue for designers. But of course... the sample issue always arises, yes? Money and sample sizes are the bottom line, and more fabric means more costs and overall, more overhead. I mean, what is it? Do designers feel that by making plus sizes available that they are condoning over-eating? I mean c'mon!

So I'm excited to see where this will lead. The magazines have a lot of power. They say what's in and what's not. So if being thick is okay, I think we'll finally see fewer ladies hitting the bathrooms after meals; they may just undo that hidden button on their pants instead!


Quick Mention - Designer Mark Fast (who offers great collections)...
How obscene will this be for some? Idk... If the fashion industry reacts anything like Mark Fast's staff, then it's gonna be a fight! In London, newer Canadian designer Mark Fast wanted to let average sized ladies know that his clothes are for them too. His casting director and stylist both walked out on him in strong disagreement to using the plus models - depending on who tells the story. He used 3 regular sized (8 & 10) models for his show and he lost his help! What oh what will fashion do if there is change? Some people are just not confident in the very look of the woman that they may likely reflect!