Waif or Plus-Size - But Where's Regular Size?

by Dorothee Royal-Hedinger · 2009-09-03 08:32:00 UTC
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I'm just as happy as anyone that former cover model Crystal Renn didn't die of anorexia for her work - when she gave up starving herself, she also thought she had given up her career. Luckily, Crystal has found great success as a plus-size model, even walking down the runway for Jean-Paul Gaultier.

Despite this great news, it bothers me that in 2009, having a size 12 woman walk down the runway is a revolutionary act. Does it seem strange to anyone else that the women representing us in fashion are either size zero or size twelve and above? It's like the whole industry skips the entire size 4-10 category even though those sizes are what the majority of women are!

It's no wonder that younger and younger girls are starting to define their self worth according to their body weight. The message we're getting is: either you're perfect or you're fat, there's nothing in between. I know this topic has been raised many times before but I think it's important to ask, would it be so terrible to see someone who represents the average size woman in magazines and catwalks?

Photo via New York Post.

Dorothee Royal-Hedinger
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