A girl can dream... I don't think I'd be brave enough to tackle such a project or willing to spend that much on clothes but I'd love to see it exist somewhere. Perhaps in time...
Wednesday 11 November 2009
Thoughts on Fat and Fashion
Just now I was reading the article 'Fat is a humanist issue' by Marianne Kirby over at Comment is Free in the Guardian (don't read the comments). It made me think about the role of fashion for fat women, and yes here I'm referring to what Kirby describes as the 'marginally fat' (I imagine this means those that struggle to fit into mainstream shopping sizes - even a size 14 can be plagued by this phenomenon). This led me to ponder whether fashion blogs such as What Katie Wore, where a photo is taken of a slender woman (probably size 8) in a different outfit everyday, would a similar blog be as popular if it was someone that was a size 16? size 20? size 24? size 28? Or is it that she has such a slender figure that makes us so excited by the blog? Would such a blog be possible if it were by the fatter woman? You know what, I'd like to see a fat woman try a similar project - wear a different outfit everyday for a year. I mean it'd be amazing if they could catch the interest of designers etc.
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I think what would stop me from doing such a project would not be fear of not being popular, but not being able to find enough cute clothes. Even once a week would be a problem.
ReplyDeleteAlso, who needs a new outfit every day? Lol.
I think it wouldnt be as popular, 'cause the fatties just arent that mainstream. But I hope that wouldnt put people off.... It would just be awesome. The Fatshionista community of livejournal often has people showing off new outfits.