Size 10 is Plus Sized? Really Calvin Klein?

Plus sized, huh?

We all see it everyday, magazine ads, commercials, billboards, the tall stick, thin girl sporting either the latest in underwear trends, or what's fashionable at the time. As women, we strive to look like what those women look like in the magazine ads. But many of us will never achieve that unhealthy image of what beauty is "supposed" to be by society.

Calvin Klein recently introduced a new line of clothes called the Perfect Fit line, which features a model that is a size 10. Now, while size 10 is commonly referred to as plus sized in the fashion industry, Klein never once calls the line a plus sized line and in fact model Myla Dalbesio, says she supports the line. She says she has never once been referred to as a plus size model in this line and was placed in with girls of all shapes and sizes. Dalbesio even calls the line groundbreaking, stating that there aren't many places in the modeling world for size 10 girls.

Now, even though Calvin Klein doesn't come out and call her a plus sized model, that is essentially what is happening. They created a line for larger (what is actually average sized women) and put her in the ads. I find it interesting with such a larger percentage of the United States being over-weight or obese, that the fashion industry still reaches out to only those who are anorexic thin. They are still placing images in your girls' heads that they need to look a certain way in order to be pretty. It's unfortunate really.

Everyone, even men struggle with self image, and nothing seems to be changing. Companies think that if they introduce a new line for "plus sized" it will help, well in reality, it makes people feel worse about themselves. Because these "plus sizes" are normal sizes. Woman have curves, they aren't going to fit into a something made for a model with no meat on her bones. And the same goes for men, not all men are built in a V shape.

As far as the Calvin Klein ad, they're trying I guess, and you can't be mad at them for that. We need to be upset with the industry as a whole, and take a look at what we're teaching the youth. Well, we know what we are teaching them, let's try to fix it.


Source: http://m.today.com/style/model-myla-dalbesio-calvin-klein-using-me-groundbreaking-1D80280707