Bodypositive versus healthy lifestyle: what famous plus-size models look like without retouching

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

At one time, body positivity was a real breakthrough in the fashion world - girls with more rounded shapes, girls with darker skin and “non-standard low” models suddenly "wedged in" into the ranks of slender, if not skinny, tall models. Now "body positive" is more and more associated not so much with acceptance as with the promotion of excessive weight in women. Whether the full body is beautiful is a controversial issue, but only even the most body-positive models, as it turns out, do not shy away from touching up their photos with the help of graphic editors.

Bodypositive challenged the very notion of standardization, arguing that promoting only one type of women from the catwalk, TV screens and pages of magazines is not only wrong, but also dangerous. Constantly comparing themselves with the "ideal," the girls often rushed, and now they continue to rush to extremes - strict diets, anorexia, bulimia, depression … women, this is definitely a plus. However, is the call to “love yourself the way you are” is just as positive when it comes to being overweight, and quite a lot?

The concept of "plus-size models" appeared in fashion, which became the flagships of body positive. However, what kind of self-acceptance can we talk about if the photographs of these models are still being corrected? Cellulite and stretch marks turn into smooth perfect skin, the belly becomes flat, even if the thighs are XXXL, clothes do not bite into the folds anywhere - and there are no folds themselves, although there is excess weight … But it must be admitted that photo correction of images of models does not always lie on the conscience of the models themselves - often this is an initiative of the company, which wants to draw the attention of viewers to the clothes they want to sell, and not to the physical disabilities of the models.

Iskra Lawrence, 27 years old, 88 kg

Iskra is one of the few plus-size models who fundamentally never retouches her photos and categorically insists that all publics that use her photos do not do this. The girl is one of the key figures in the world of body positivity - she is the editor-in-chief of the Runway Riot website, which provides a variety of information on glamor for women of all shapes and sizes. In addition, Iskra works as a model for the brands Aerie and NEDA - she is called a plus-size model, although the girl herself insists that she is "just an ordinary woman."

Tess Holiday, 33 years old, 130 kg

With a height of 165cm, Tess Holiday weighs 130 kg, although there was a time when her weight was 155 kg.. Tess was never thin, and according to the memories of the girl herself, she was teased because of her weight from elementary school. Her father also often told her that it would be worth losing weight - and for more than five years, Tess cut off all contacts with him. But the mother, on the contrary, supported her daughter and at one time persuaded her to become a model. Now the girl has no shortage of work - she appeared on the cover of People, posed for advertisements for H&M and Marie Claire. Tess is married and has two sons.

Anastasia Kvitko, 23 years old, 71 kg

According to official information, Anastasia Kvitko has parameters 95-63-104, and at the same time she weighs 71 kg. The girl is often accused that her thin waist is the result of surgery, and that curvaceous forms are actually implants, but Anastasia refutes this. The girl posed for hip-hop RHYME Magazine and Kanye West Clothing. Now Anastasia lives in the USA and is building her career as a plus-size model already in America.

Ashley Glam, 30 years old, 91 kg

Ashley says that her modeling career only took off after she gave up all diets and returned to her "normal weight". Now the model's parameters are 107-76-117, and she has contracts with Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Glamor and Elle UK, not to mention the famous plus-size magazine Lane Bryant. It was Ashley who became the first "plus-size" model to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, in which until then only girls "with perfect shapes" appeared.

Tara Lynn, 36 years old, 98 kg

Tara's career was fast-paced - she almost immediately got on the cover of V Magazine, and after that - Elle France. She became the face of advertising campaigns for H&M, Forever 21 and Lucky Brand. “My body is not the result of endless trips to fast food eateries,” says Tara Lynn. “I only eat organic food. I love delicious food. Looking at the world with a hungry gaze is not my principle. In addition, I do yoga for an hour every morning. Love for your body is very important. I am just what nature created me."

Perhaps one of the clearest examples of the body positivity movement is the Lane Bryant lingerie campaigns - we just talked about one of them in our article. "Beauty is not in the standard."