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Will the True Plus Size Please Stand Up: Australian Model Posts Untouched Bikini Photo

Will the true plus size please stand up?  I've written about this before and it continues to boggle my mind.  I like that women are becoming more comfortable with their bodies and who they are.  We are letting our hair grow out, we don't mind having belly fat (not all of us anyway), we don't mind having "muffin tops", we are OK if our thighs touch, need I go on?!

The one thing that we can't seem to get comfortable with is the monster that fashion designers have created because of their "vision" in using sizes 0-2 as their muses. They continue to create their designs on mannequin-type sizes, even today (2014).

The article linked below (and at the title) mentioned model Robin Lawley, once a regular size model, is now a plus size model.  In the photo/selfie posted in the article, she is in a swimsuit, showing off her curves.  I think that's very admirable of her because she looks quite normal, and is a beautiful woman.  The article continues that she's a plus size model and is also a plus size designer.......what?
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Ummmm.......once again I'm left speechless, shaking my head. What bothers me is that the fashion industry continues to convince society at large that a size 8-12 are plus sizes.  Why?  Because they are not a size 0-2?   Seriously?!!!! It continues to bother me because when a larger size woman is trying to get into the world of plus size fashion, she might be told she doesn't look the part. Or she won't be accepted because she doesn't fit the "plus-size ideal".  That ideal continues to be their perfect woman with just a slightly heavier built/body; this seems to be the norm for plus sizes these days!!!!

Can we get beyond this?  Will we be able to stop this expectation? Will the designers/scouts/agencies continue to dictate who or what we are supposed to be?  Will they continue to shove at us the ideal we should look up to?  Only time will tell.  

What are your thoughts on this curvy divas?


Article link:  Australian Model Posts Untouched Bikini Photo - FOX 29 News Philadelphia | WTXF-TV

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