Trendy Plus Size Apparel Is Becoming a Reality
The madmen on Fifth Avenue want us to believe that the perfect woman weighs about 90 pounds, is flat as a board and isn't "sexy" unless you can see all of her bones sticking out under a skin stretched taut by lack of nutrition.
It is little wonder that we live in a time of anorexia nervosa and bulimia.
Our teenagers are under tremendous peer pressure and are bombarded by ad after ad of tiny girls in "skinny jeans" so that they reach a place where there is nothing they will not do to try to emulate these waifs.
What is wrong with this picture? Studies by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tell us that over 62% of women in the United States were overweight or obese during the years 1999 - 2002.
Trendy plus size apparel has been nearly impossible to find for this population in years past.
What little that could be found was relegated to a tiny corner of a large department store, or in a section in the basement.
The stigma of being overweight has caused everything from suicide to nervous breakdowns.
Something must be done.
It appears common sense is once again returning to the world of fashion, and all that needs to change is the attitude of the ad writers.
It is not a spiritual or psychological thing - it is based on the one thing that drives large retailers - the bottom line.
Mintel, the market analysts, released a report recently telling us that plus size clothing is now a $32 billion a year industry.
We now see that the plus size clothing industry is becoming more fashion conscious, and we now see gorgeous plus size models on the catwalk.
You only have to see the beauty and presence of models such as the beautiful 19-year old Johanna Dray or Canadian Christina Schmidt, to understand today's plus size woman.
Let's not forget Queen Latifah, or Oprah and other celebrities that are labeled plus size.
There is a sadness to this.
These women have real curves, are shapely, and exude a charm and presence you won't find in any of the Twiggy's that are supposedly representative of woman today.
Just because they can't get shade under a clothesline, doesn't mean that they are not vibrant, attractive and decidedly sexy.
I personally think that they should stop the use of the term plus size, or at least relegate it to women who are morbidly obese and may have medical conditions that affect their weight.
These are the plus size women of the world, and it is time Fifth Avenue learned this valuable lesson.
It is little wonder that we live in a time of anorexia nervosa and bulimia.
Our teenagers are under tremendous peer pressure and are bombarded by ad after ad of tiny girls in "skinny jeans" so that they reach a place where there is nothing they will not do to try to emulate these waifs.
What is wrong with this picture? Studies by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tell us that over 62% of women in the United States were overweight or obese during the years 1999 - 2002.
Trendy plus size apparel has been nearly impossible to find for this population in years past.
What little that could be found was relegated to a tiny corner of a large department store, or in a section in the basement.
The stigma of being overweight has caused everything from suicide to nervous breakdowns.
Something must be done.
It appears common sense is once again returning to the world of fashion, and all that needs to change is the attitude of the ad writers.
It is not a spiritual or psychological thing - it is based on the one thing that drives large retailers - the bottom line.
Mintel, the market analysts, released a report recently telling us that plus size clothing is now a $32 billion a year industry.
We now see that the plus size clothing industry is becoming more fashion conscious, and we now see gorgeous plus size models on the catwalk.
You only have to see the beauty and presence of models such as the beautiful 19-year old Johanna Dray or Canadian Christina Schmidt, to understand today's plus size woman.
Let's not forget Queen Latifah, or Oprah and other celebrities that are labeled plus size.
There is a sadness to this.
These women have real curves, are shapely, and exude a charm and presence you won't find in any of the Twiggy's that are supposedly representative of woman today.
Just because they can't get shade under a clothesline, doesn't mean that they are not vibrant, attractive and decidedly sexy.
I personally think that they should stop the use of the term plus size, or at least relegate it to women who are morbidly obese and may have medical conditions that affect their weight.
These are the plus size women of the world, and it is time Fifth Avenue learned this valuable lesson.
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