Vogue Taking a Stand

As a fan of fashion, I would say that I have a lot of respect for models.

I feel that all types of models should be used. Different races, different heights and different weights.

In my opinion, variety in the models is what sells the product.

Take Victoria’s Secret for example.

Tyra Banks couldn’t find work anywhere because of her proportions. She was expected by many big designers to lose weight.

But, like many women, Tyra couldn’t get rid of the boobs and the booty coming in.

So she signed with Victoria’s Secret and is now one of the most well-known models in the industry.

My point here is that women shouldn’t hate the parts of their body that they can’t do anything about.

If you’re not a healthy person and you want to change that, you can. But if someone is built bigger, there’s nothing they can do about it.

Unless, of course, they develop an eating disorder to counteract their body changing.

And that’s what many models have done through the years.

As a huge fan of the industry, it’s sad to see models destroying the name of the industry by being so unhealthy.

That’s why I’m so happy that Vogue has taken a stand against hiring any model that appears to have an eating disorder.

The fashion industry promotes beauty, and nothing is more beautiful than being healthy.

Take Miranda Kerr, for example.           

She’s one of the biggest supermodels out there right now and she had glowing, healthy skin and follows a strict diet to keep her body looking amazing.

I would like to see more models like Miranda Kerr. Not stick thin and posing in lingerie (though I love that too!) but healthy.

I want to see healthy, beautiful, glowey skin plus-sized models.

And petite models.

Of course, I would never want models like Heidi Klum and Lindsay Ellingson to go away. I love stick thin blonde models too, but I like variety.

The fact that Vogue wants healthy models is setting a great example for the industry.

Vogue is one of the top magazines out there, and I’m hoping that other magazines (and designers!) will follow their example.

I understand that models are supposed to show off clothes, but designers need to understand that not every woman is a size 2.

I feel that sample sizes are the problem.

Designers should have sample sizes to fit a variety of women. Tall, petite, plus-sized, whatever. No models should feel inadequate for being herself and representing other women like her.

For more on this story, see here. I especially like this article because it doesn’t ignore a guy’s involvement in the fashion industry. There are male models too, you guys. They’re gorgeous and I think a plus-sized male model (husky?) would be fantastic.