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REAL WOMEN

11/8/2013

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Most of us are glad that Fashion Magazines have started publishing articles on what the average woman looks like, but sometimes I feel like they still haven't quite got it. 
They go on about how "The Real Woman" has curves. Reality check, not all real women do.
The average woman can be thin as well as medium or full figured, so using "the plus size" as a representative for the normal body is at best inaccurate. 
Also, there is a much greater number of skinny models being used for regular fashion spreads, commercials and so on, and on the other side, mostly amateur, regular people for the "curvy woman" articles. Thus, giving us the impression that anything other than straight figures aren't model material, and therefore less fabulous and desirable.

Research stated that when thin women looked at pictures of thin or full figured women, it didn't change how they felt about themselves. But larger women on the other hand felt worse about their apperance when looking at pictures of women of the same size or larger.
I believe this is a result of the fashion industry not using equally talented "models" to represent both groups (Thin vs. curvy).
The professional model knows how to pose, create beautiful angles, and express emotion. Not everyone can do that! 
I have seen great models make cellulite beautiful, wobbly bits sexy and disproportion interestingly attractive. 
I guess what I'm trying to say is, that people identify with appearances of similarity to their own and therefore jump to the conclusion that they look the same. So, if you see a pretty person that has features resembling your own, you might think "Hmmm.. maybe I'm not so bad?", Or on the other side you have the "Omg! Do I look like that? I will only wear black tents from now on!"

In a perfect world we would find everyone to be of equal beauty. But for some annoying reason, we are not made that way. 
It seems that a bigger variation of models is better for our self esteem. So, to do some damage control (After the unforgiving photo-camera was invented), maybe some jobs are better left to the professionals? I'm not saying the magazines should stop making their "What a real woman looks like" articles, but perhaps use a more variated selection. More importantly, start using talented models of all shapes, sizes and colors on a more regular basis. 
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The rising number of (Plus Size) Supermodels such as Tara Lynn, Crystal Renn, Amber Rose and Whitney Thompson (Winner ANTM Cycle 10), and the full figured actresses Mindy Kaling and Christina Hendricks, have rendered things to take a turn for the better. They have given us a more variated list of role-models to identify with and shown us that size has nothing to do with beauty, being fashionable or simply fabulous. 
There are many opinions about what a body should look like, but I feel it's important to remember that there is such a thing as preferences and genetics. 
A thin woman should be allowed to feel pride in her figure without getting nagged about promoting an unhealthy body image, and a full figured one should not have to take dieting advice from every angle. 
Just chill, and let the body just be a body. Trying to fit everyone into the same mould is not a very good idea, especially since the mould keeps changing.
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(All the ladies in the images above are professional models or actresses. I didn't use any pictures of these so called "real women" without modeling skills, because I felt it would be the wrong focus. But I am sertain that most of us have seen the articles to which I refer, and might have had the same experience as myself and many of my friends. For those of you who have never seen a photo that didn't challenge your self esteem, well done! For you are a mature, strong and advanced human being. I hope to join you soon. 
All the photos in this post are random pictures from Tumbler or borrowed from Google. Unknown source.)


60% of the worlds female population are more or less pear-shaped, most of The Hollywood celebrities are Lollipop-ladies and almost all models are Cornets, Columns or Bricks. No wonder we get a little confused about what's "normal". 
4 Comments
caril harris
17/8/2016 07:27:10 am

How do I upload my photo so that you can tell me what body type I am

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IDEALIST STYLE link
29/8/2016 10:58:04 am

Hi, Caril. You can send the photos to idealiststyledotcom@gmail.com, and then I can assist you by e-mail. This way you don't have to post them online, and will only be seen by me.

Xxx, Sun.

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30/12/2020 02:08:56 am

For so many years, we have been made to believe that real women are supposed to be skinny. According to society, beautiful women are supposed to have glowing skin, skinny body, and no fat at all. Growing up, I used to believe that I was ugly because I was a little chubby. I felt very insecure of how I looked that I never wanted to be seen at all. I hope that women will realize that we are all beautiful, even if we are not skinny. As long as we are confident in our own bodies, we are worthy of love.

IDEALIST STYLE link
25/1/2021 08:13:28 am

Well said, and so true!

Xxx, Sun.




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