L.A. is notoriously known for their stereotypes of the “Thin is in†mentality- yet something is in the air in Southern Cali… Although you cannot drive down the 60, 10, or 15 freeways without the Lap Band ads knocking you on the head or the commercials with the Lap Band jingle, the plus size women of LA and its surrounding ... Read More »
Have you noticed an ever-increasing awareness of advocates for positive body images, size acceptance, and fat activism? If not, then let me introduce you to advocates like Jessica Weiner, Ben Barry, NAAFA, Every Body is Beautiful. The newest organization to join the campaign for a positive body image is the Girl Scouts. Why are these advocates so important? Beauty Redefined: ... Read More »
Mexico.  France.  Now the Australians have taken a stance on body image. Over the weekend, news broke from down under that the government has backed a voluntary code of conduct on Body Image. I have been sitting on this, thinking about the implications, societal implications, and perceptions that would be shaped and/or changed- all of this coming from a country ... Read More »
A few weeks ago, I came across a post by LaCara of Oh La La Curves and I loved it.  I invited her over to share her thoughts and elaborate a bit more on this topic which rang true to me, AND along the theme of this blog. Curvy.Conifdent.Chic. Please welcome Guest blogger, LaCara… Fat is not a feeling. “I ... Read More »
Vogue Italy D2 Elle France Evans UK French Glamour V Mag What do these all have in common? Yesterday on Twitter, news shared most recently, that French Glamour featured a full spread on their full figured fashion bloggers- AND it included two US fa(t)shion bloggers, Gabi and JFatshionable. Most notably, Times UK listed Gabi amongst one of its top 50 ... Read More »
Reflections of the Beauty oft Ignored Last week, news erupted throughout the internet about the blatant slight on not only Lane Bryant’s ad, but on plus women as a whole. One I take extreme personal offense to. While browsing through various blogs, who have shared the video, compared it to the Victoria Secret Commercial, and expressed rightful indignation, I had ... Read More »
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