Hey all! Happy 20-10! Hope you OD-ed on fun and fashion in the holidays, I know I did :-)
It all started with chocolates; lots and lots of them over the holidays. Now that I’m going back to school I just can’t stop feeling guilty every time I look in the mirror (Not that I’ve ever been skinny or ever can be). And that’s when the latest issue of Vogue India came to my rescue. The January issue is usually the shape and good thing too cuz once you’re over the holiday hangover you notice all those extra pounds on you. The issue is great but I wish they’d start featuring regular models atleast for the Shape Issue; skinny cover girl for the shape issue so does not do the trick, and the fact that she lost 40 pounds is a bigger nay (call me sour grapes :P). Yay! for Vogue India anyway.
Then came the pictures from Vs size issue and a truck-load of criticism along with it. Karl Lagerfeld has shot a spread for the magazine with full figured burlesque dancer Miss Dirty Martini. This does come as a surprise considering his caustic comments about regular women are still fresh in our memory. The shoot is brilliant though. Check out the complete shoot on Models.com. (Image courtsey Fashionologie)
What really got me outraged though was The Cut’s take on this. According to Amy Odell, this is nothing but a publicity stunt and so is Marie Claire’s (<st1countryregion w:st="on"><st1place w:st="on">Australia</st1place></st1countryregion>) decision of putting a nude and unretouched photo of Jennifer Hawkins on the February cover. I really don’t understand why the Size Issue is still an issue! After the Mark Fast show and Lara Stone haven’t regular figures become, well, regular. And with full-figured phenomena like Beth Ditto, Gabourey Sidibe and Adele its high time fashion comes to terms with the reality of the situation. The way I see it, this is yet futile attempt by Amy Odell to hog the spotlight.
So, as I write this (while taking breaks and snacking up on instant noodles), I can’t help feel a little more comfortable in my skin today. Fat may not be the prettiest thing on this planet but it’s the reality. Face it!<op></op>
<op>Later all.</op>
