Fashion + Beauty
Monday, November 30, 2009
Newsflash: German Magazine Says No More Models. Skinny Actresses, Maybe.
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- by SheFinds, on Wed Oct 7, 2009 4:15am PDT
Brigitte, Germany’s most popular women’s magazine,
has decided to stop using models. Period.
Beginning six months from now, the magazine will feature a mix
of regular readers and more prominent women (we're still
wondering about skinny actresses).
From the country that brought us Heidi Klum – who claims she had
trouble breaking into the modeling world because she was curvier
than the other girls, and refused to lose weight – we’re not
surprised. Still, we’re
definitely impressed by this level of commitment to women’s
self-image issues, and will be keeping a close watch on Birgitte
(and what its new non-model models look like) a few months from
now. Even if that means going to the one international magazine
store all the way across town.
Look as good as a non-model model in some of our favorite fall
clothes:
denim for your shape, gorgeous
cocktail dresses, and versatile blazers.
Related: models, magazines, body image, birgitte
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Posted by Gina Wed Oct 7, 2009 4:55am PDT
thats way awesome I would rather look at that mag then one with waifs
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Posted by Rebekah Wed Oct 7, 2009 8:53am PDT
Bring us some pictures when the new, improved version of the mag does start coming out! I don't know of any place I can get it around here, and I'm really curious as to what they'll look like.
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Posted by Ahleah G Wed Oct 7, 2009 8:59am PDT
The only problem with this is that some of the readers are skinny, perhaps some even model thin. It's unfair to exclude them for fear of contributing to the self image issues of more average sized women. So I hope they find a balanced perspective and include women of all sizes instead of just exclude the skinny ones.
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Posted by Sour Girl Wed Oct 7, 2009 9:13am PDT
that's pretty great! and no more airbrushing!
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Posted by HuneysuckleLuv Wed Oct 7, 2009 9:17am PDT
fat..skinny....we all have opinions on what each looks like.
How about HEALTHY? If a doctor say's she's healthy, but her on the cover. Modeling agencies, fashion shows, magazine companys, all should hire physicians to clear girls for work. Drug test them, too! LOL
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Posted by MiLLY Wed Oct 7, 2009 10:50am PDT
Not fair im freaking skinny. Im talking 107 lbs. skinny. They should keep the skinny models and add more models with different body types. Simple.
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Posted by Doktor Eevol Wed Oct 7, 2009 11:10am PDT
Well it's about time that REAL WOMEN, skinny or not, are going to be featured on the cover of a magazine. Who keeps the magazine in existence? The reader. Thankyouverymuch.
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Posted by Lizbeth Thu Oct 8, 2009 6:49am PDT
It's a nice gesture, but does anyone remember Mode? I'm pretty sure it tanked.
It seems there is some alluring element to super thin women jutting out from the cover a magazine. We buy the fantasy (as we b---- in shock and awe "my god she's thin! sheesh!")and even though it makes women feel worse about themselves (a study shows)we can't seemt to get enough. Hmmm..
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Posted by Kai Thu Oct 8, 2009 10:39am PDT
Ahleah- I think the idea is that the magazine is catering to average-sized women, who vastly outnumber women who are slender or "model-skinny" as you call it. Besides, if they want to read magazines with tiny models in them, there are plenty of other magazines they can read. Personally, I'd love to get my hands on a magazine advertising clothing ABOVE size 0 to 2.
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