V Magazine Spurs Model Weight Controversy
The ongoing controversy over the rail-thin gold standard in the modeling industry is one that some publications have openly addressed while others have continued to perpetuate with silence. But here comes a warning to all--even if you attempt to make positive commentary on an important issue, it can easily blow up in your face, as is the case most recently with V Magazine.
Inside the January issue of the fashion mag is an editorial called "One Size Fits All," which we're assuming was an attempt to demonstrate that every body--no matter the size--can be equally beautiful, even in the same clothes. Over the course of several spreads, size zero model Jacquelyn Jablonski and "plus-size" model Crystal Renn pose opposite one another in--you guessed it--the very same sample sized designer looks.
While the shots by Terry Richardson are colorful and crisp as always, and the similarity in appearance between the two models in uncanny, we can understand how V's purpose was misconstrued. Is it really necessary to compare the two models at all? Wouldn't hiring Renn for the entire spread alone prove their point just the same? Something tells us these are all questions that V will be responding to in the next few days...
[Jezebel]
Check out Lady Gaga's spread for V Magazine here
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5. Make an inspiration board: If visualization can work for professional athletes, it can work for you. Clip pictures from magazines or print images off the internet of women with similar body types to yourself that you think are beautiful. Then post it somewhere that you can admire often.
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8. Enlist the help of loved ones: Your parents are a great place to start because they love you unconditionally and always focus on the best. Have them verbalize all your best assets and then have your friends join in too. Seeing yourself from an outsider's perspective can make a world of difference.
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10. Eliminate the "sample size" from your vocabulary: The only reason the sample size exists is to make production cheaper and easier for designers. You're not one to take the easy way out though, are you?
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