I was on the Bravo's "Project Runway" site and Tim answered a veiwer question about his comment on one of the models being plus size. It turns out she is a size six and that makes her a "Plus size" by the industry standard. WOW!
2006-09-20 19:13:40 · 13 answers · asked by NotSoTweetOne 4 in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
Tim was talking about "runway" models. These are different from fit models (who are the models that test how clothes look before they are sized and sent to stores) or catalog/ ad models, or even lingerie models. Runway models range from a 0-4 usually. 6's are usually just wide in the hips, but still only weigh ... what like 105lbs? if that. Runway couture is high fashion and most of those looks would be horrible on any normal person because they aren't meant to flatter the female body... it is like a costume... which is why they need a stick figure
2006-09-20 19:25:48 · answer #1 · answered by h2opolochix 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Well you might be happy to know that in Spain, they are banning underweight models and trying to ban the size 0. Size 6 was once considered the ideal size for a woman, so this is just ridiculous, especially seeing girls that are size 5, trying to be a size 0. It needs to stop now.
I'm not surprised the young girl above thought a size 6 was huge, because that is all the fashion industry teaches young girls today. Now this is changing, hopefully these stupid ideals will stop and regular sizes such as 4,6,and 8 will be considered ideal, including in the modelling industry. HTH : )
2006-09-22 16:44:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Lol I'm a size 0 or 1 (for jeans if they're too short) and that was considered average for runway. Print is different though, a size 6 for print would be considered normal.
2006-09-21 02:38:31 · answer #3 · answered by SuperGurlie 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The fashion industry is a biased, shallow, ignorant sort of thing...Note the fact that most "models" that are considered "normal" by the fashion industry can't even have a period because they are too undernourished...
2006-09-21 02:22:42 · answer #4 · answered by xcrimsonxphoenixofxhellx 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
doesnt that make you sick!? you can imagine where i fall at a size 26 but then im almost 60 so no one much cares about people my age and size.
2006-09-21 02:48:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's why the beauty pagents are going out of style. We want real people, not pampered stick figures. We can't even wear their megabuck creations.
2006-09-21 02:17:43 · answer #6 · answered by nursesr4evr 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
usually a plus size means a woman is wider than the usual size. Could it be maybe that guy was saying most of the models were anorexic but the one was a tad wider?
2006-09-21 02:16:19 · answer #7 · answered by sophieb 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
That is completely disgusting! No, I didn't realise that. My God. What has become of the world? That's beyond rediculous!
2006-09-21 02:16:39 · answer #8 · answered by brookesinger 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
thats ridiculous. i think our society is anorexic. I like thick girls myself and a size 6 doesn't even come close.
2006-09-21 02:22:43 · answer #9 · answered by Sleepyguy 4 · 9⤊ 0⤋
And your point is...unrealistic body images in the fashion industry is not exactly new.
2006-09-21 02:21:48 · answer #10 · answered by Sordenhiemer 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋