According to Anna Wintour, Wicked Witch of the Upper West Side, the only reason why Oscar-nominated, break-out star Gabourey Sidibe hasn't graced the pages of Vogue is because of her size. Quelle surprise. There was a bit of talk about her being in the upcoming issue of the Fashion Bible, but those rumors were instantly quashed.Earlier in the year Sidibe was snubbed from the pages of Vanity Fair's annual Young Hollywood issue, so it's not like she's a stranger to this sort of discrimination. However, this is the sort of thing to which no one should ever be desensitized.
I've blogged about this dilemma before. Everything for Vogue is in a sample size, and there's just no room for plus size, even when plus size is just a size four. There must be some way to combat treatment like this in the fashion industry. Progress has been made with runway models being required to maintain a BMI of over 17, but how strictly is that regulated? I just feel like there is so much more that needs to be done.
I've blogged about this dilemma before. Everything for Vogue is in a sample size, and there's just no room for plus size, even when plus size is just a size four. There must be some way to combat treatment like this in the fashion industry. Progress has been made with runway models being required to maintain a BMI of over 17, but how strictly is that regulated? I just feel like there is so much more that needs to be done.
Thanks for continuing to hilight this important issue. While fashion as art has continued to evolve, the healthy self image of women as been a casualty. Where are the fashion icons of old who's curvy figures were considered beautiful?
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90's supermodels were not plus size but they looked healthy, that's quite the difference with today models. Sidibe is not healthy either, you have to admit. Between two extremes, anorexia and obesity, fashion should show NORMAL girls. I think this is the real problem
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with the last comment. There are too many extremes out there. I do think that Sidibe should be recognised in magazines for her talent, but I don't think that the world should be celebrating her figure when she could be one burger short of a heart attack. Don't get me wrong, its great to have curves, but I think that people should take responsibility for their bodies whether they are too big or too skinny. Vogue should be showing normal girls - right now they are promoting extreme dieting/anorexia which is not right either.
ReplyDeleteits shamefull and ridiculous for sure... i get that sometimes even from my readers..one guy actually had the guts to write a comment, " u look good but u would look sexier if u were thin" ...i lost my head completely..which honestly doesnt happen in public too much..but i wrote to him a in page fulls and asked him to defollow my blog...
ReplyDeletei am comfortable in my skin, a lot of bigger women could be if the world just left us alone!! u know..and i want to find that one person who said first that skinny was sexy? if i find him ill shoot him..idiot..
and its even more ridiculous that someone like anna wintour promotes this.. i think very highly of her business skills and this is shameful