To be in the Fashion industry is to be a maker and seller of fashionable clothing and to engage in a particular kind of commerce. Society, views Fashion as something that promotes body image issues. When it comes to body image it didn’t get all of its bad rep from the people within it but the people on the outside looking in, us, the world. It’s very controversial when it comes to plus size sizing: the bigger you are, the more fabric, the more money has always been the excuse for businesses. I think the accepted definition for plus size women are women who are not 5 feet 11 inches, and super lean. People view this term (plus size) as being negative because a lot of the negativity that influences the mean comments towards plus size is the
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For many years it has been looked down upon as an industry that despises plus size people like many of us men and women. Where did this despise derive from? That, I don’t know, and maybe I’ll never know. But one thing is for sure, and it’s that way back then, many years ago the fashion industry was an inspiring business that was motivational and it was considered classy and respectful and no one minded if you had more hips and curves, and arms and legs than the next person. We never had the problem of feeling uncomfortable or invisible when it came to walking into a store or down the street. Look at Marilyn Monroe, Raquel Welch, Meryl Streep, Joan Rivers, and so many …show more content…
A lot of men and women settle for those stretchy pants in the back of their closets instead of the jeans they just bought because to be fat is to be uncool and in many ways unhealthy. Many of them are even an average size American, a size 14 which is plus size. Lululemon has stated that they put 2 digit sizes in the back room or hide them in piles up front somewhere where people don’t really go digging for things. And society wonders why plus size women and men feel the way they
For many years it has been looked down upon as an industry that despises plus size people like many of us men and women. Where did this despise derive from? That, I don’t know, and maybe I’ll never know. But one thing is for sure, and it’s that way back then, many years ago the fashion industry was an inspiring business that was motivational and it was considered classy and respectful and no one minded if you had more hips and curves, and arms and legs than the next person. We never had the problem of feeling uncomfortable or invisible when it came to walking into a store or down the street. Look at Marilyn Monroe, Raquel Welch, Meryl Streep, Joan Rivers, and so many …show more content…
A lot of men and women settle for those stretchy pants in the back of their closets instead of the jeans they just bought because to be fat is to be uncool and in many ways unhealthy. Many of them are even an average size American, a size 14 which is plus size. Lululemon has stated that they put 2 digit sizes in the back room or hide them in piles up front somewhere where people don’t really go digging for things. And society wonders why plus size women and men feel the way they