Gaultier uses heavy model on catwalk
Uuuuhhh...I would do her. What do the guys (or the girls) think?
Commenting on the controversy surrounding too-thin models, Jean Paul Gaultier included this plus-sized model in his 30th anniversary fashion show yesterday during Paris Fashion Week.
Commenting on the controversy surrounding too-thin models, Jean Paul Gaultier included this plus-sized model in his 30th anniversary fashion show yesterday during Paris Fashion Week.
posted by Basil Epicurus at 3:20 PM
7 Comments:
I respect Jean Paul Gaultier for such a bold move. I have been proud of the Dove campaign, people need to realize that half if not more of the American women does NOT look like those skinny models and it is time to recognize them.
The way everyone is labeling beauty has been disgusting and not acceptable. I read a survey that most American women are depressed only by reading magzines in hair salons.
I hate blogger I was trying to post a link to Dove campaign!!!!
i too think the dove campaign and other recognitions of normalcy are good, but i can't tell from the photo whether this woman was being celebrated or hung out to dry...it seems a bit over-the-top to counteract the beyond-anorexic trend with someone who (it appears, from the picture) is significantly overweight. then again, perhaps the industry is so jacked that a common size 6 or 8 person would appear 'significantly overweight' to them as well.
if I weren't hetero...
La Gitana: I thought all women liked other women anyway.
I'm KIDDING. Please don't write and complain about my sexism, ladies!!
Just a Bint: I think he went for someone over-weight, for dramatic effect, not as a representation of normalcy or a celebration of real bodies. In that respect, it's different from the Dove campaign, as that seems to genuonely promote healthy body image. JPG is objectifying this model, only at the other end of the spectrum. I know, I never thought JPG was the type to go for shock value either...(not).
I have to say, I think women take this the wrong way. I mean, weight, like any other issue, has an ideal we all admire but probably won't reach. And accepting that, IS the healthy middle ground. Like men with atheletes: I wish I could be like Mike...but it ain't happenin'!
I don't see the harm of super-skinny models being allowed to work, as long as young girls aren't taught to value that above all else. It's all about the perspective they're fed.
And also, don't tell me that women who weigh five hundred pounds should love themselves and be content with their weights. That's not healthy and it's certainly not attractive.
Now THAT you can write hate mail about!
La gitana,
I have been trying to tag you and your blog and profile is not showing at all. Did you shut down your blog?
Basil,
I will be back with more :)
This pics has been circulating on a few different blogs today!
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