In the “fashion world” there are only two main sizes, the double zero and the 40+. Only extremes seem to make it onto the runways and in our magazine advertisement. Unless you are Sophie Dahl, you girls who are anything between these two sizes, might as well forget any career as a model (there are more than just Sophie Dahl, I know, but they are still very rare.)
Maybe we can also expect some kind of big surprise from the fashion world (which is unlikely) like a sudden appearance of normal or more standard size women. I love plus size fashion but it wasn’t always welcome either. It’s been around for a while but some designers just couldn’t rap their mind around the idea. Even today, designers like Christian Louboutin have said that Barbie’s ankle too fat and Karl Lagerfeld had recently stated that fashion is for size 7 and under.
Thankfully, we all know this is a lie. At least I hope you all realize it’s a ridiculous statement. As a designer the clothes created should fit a person. A person shouldnt have to fit the clothes, especially when the clothing is made ridiculously small. If you can’t make your clothes look good on anybody who is over a size 7 you are clearly failing at the task of designing. A statement like the one from Karl Lagerfeld would deserve him a severe look from a great designer like Coco Chanel. She made her clothes for all women.
Any who, this is also a reason why his statement was most likely said in the heat of the moment.
These are from a recent photo shoot which was supervised by Lagerfeld. I am slightly mad at this, not because it’s a plus size model, but the fact that it come from this same Karl who said fashion was only for a size seven and under. It’s a pretty hypocritical move on his part but still very smart. It’s a nice move for his image and commercialization. Since fashion is mostly just marketing, this was a good idea. So Lagerfeld might be an a*hole but he sure isn’t shtupid.
On the other hand, he’s kind of late. Like I mentioned before, many designer have used plus size models on their runways and photo shoots so there’s nothing really avant-garde about this set.
I enjoy the photo shoot though. The kinda fancy trashy look of the model nicely contrast Chanel’s more traditional outfit.
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