clothing to fit correctly. If the
clothes do not fit correctly then
no amount of editing will ever
make them look good. These
companies are hiring the women
who are able to show off their
clothing in the best possible way,
and are actually promoting a much
healthier look than companies
who push their models to loose
more and more weight. This being
said, today with the modeling
industry becoming a healthier
environment most models still
get scrutinized for their figures
when they too are simply a
stretched out version of a size
6/8. Again, only when we start
looking into the BMI’s of these
models should questions about
health be raised.
However, it is still not arguable
that some items of clothing
don’t look better in certain sizes,
as plus size model Jenni Runk
claimed in a recent interview.
Jenni, measuring in at 5ft 10”
and a size 1
4/1
6, has worked
for plus size brands such as
Evans, but has most recently
posed for H&M. Throughout her
teenage years she struggled
with her height and size, being
5ft9” at the age of 1 She has
3.
recently used her popularity and
success to promote confidence
within women, both plus size
and slimmer. She claimed that
there are ‘far too many negative
connotations associated with
both thickness and thinness.
Just as bigger women get called
fat or chunky, thinner women
get called gangly or boney.’ This
perspective comes from years in
the modeling industry and seeing
it from all angles.
These reasons can begin to slowly
pave way to give the general
public a much broader view on the
modeling industry. Understanding
what is required of the modeling
industry can help from all aspects.
From personal experience of being
told that I appear ‘too big’ to work
in one store, but being criticized
for working in a plus size store
for looking ‘too slim’ it’s hard to
find a middle ground for those
of us who actually represent an
average. A size that can shop in
both plus size and regular sized
clothing, but does not fit into
the two main extremes. It is vital
that, though the views of some
may still remain extreme, the
fashion industry finds a balance.
A balance where young girls can
understand that it isn’t all about
fitting into the tiniest of sizes,
but that they remain healthy and
confident. These factors can build
them into stronger women who
have the potential to go on to
be the faces of tomorrow’s ever
changing fashion.
If you’re between a size 1 8
4-1
and are 5ft9 or above, why not
consider becoming a plus si