When I was younger trying to be fashionable and express myself was hard. The only place I could really find clothes was the plus size section at Farmers, and no-one wants to dress the same as their Mum or look 20 years older than they are.
Being Fat and Fabulous
Someone made a comment to me recently that my Fat Girls Shouldn’t Wear Stripes project was glamourising obesity. This wasn’t the first time that this comment has been made, and I doubt it will be the last considering that my project is about to be featured on one of our national current affairs shows, so I decided that it was something that I should respond to.
In case you’re unsure, here is a diagram to help you out…
Cassie
“The next logical step is fat acceptance in fashion. Plus sizes in New Zealand Fashion Week, mainstream magazines and clothing labels would be a sign that New Zealand really has made it. This would then lead to all over acceptance of fat people as being people and stop discriminaton in the workplace, gym, beach, and everywhere! A girl can dream…” View Post
- Newer Posts
- 1
- 2