Jennie Runk in H&M’s campaign
woman between the ages
of 1
8-39 is currently a size 1
1,
sitting right between a 10 and
1 whilst the actual average is
2,
a size 1 Now taking this into
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consideration it is fair to say that
most women who see models
they do not in fact represent
that actual look.
Oddly, however, the models
criticized the most today are Plus
Size models. With the idea of the
fashion industry encouraging the
idea of underweight models and
the negative responses coming
from this is it surprising to see
that so many Plus Size models
can be seen as being ‘too thin’
for women who shop in these
stores. So why are the women
who actually represent the size
1 average being criticized? It’s
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all down to 2 extremes. Those
from the ‘regular’ sized fashion
industry see them as too big,
whilst the plus size community
can see the girls as too thin.
However there is one factor
that most people forget when
it comes to selecting models,
whether they are plus size or
regular, and that is proportion.
The average height of a model
is 5ft9”, which is far taller than
the average height of women in
the UK according to last years
survey is 5ft
4.5”. The height
difference
between
models
and the average model is a clear
indication of why there is a clear
difference in their size upon
appearance. Imagine if you took a
ball of blue stack and stretched
it, it would appear thinner,
right? Well this is exactly what
happens with people. A woman
who is 5ft 5” and is a size 1 will
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look completely different than a
woman who is 5ft9” and a size
1 the most important factor
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is health, which we can only
discover from BMI calculations.
The required size for all plus size
models is 1 8, to allow the
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