V Magazine’s Plus Size Issue Isn’t So Plus Size

Paul @ Gone Hollywood | Monday, December 14, 2009

V Magazine have decided that their January 2010 issue will feature a bunch of plus-sized models, this of course means there is going to be some controversy.

That is Crystal Renn in the photo above from the May 2009 issue of Glamour magazine, which also did a plus-sized issue, and she is expected to be in V’s January issue.

According to Page Six the likes of Terry Richardson, Bruce Weber and Karl Lagerfeld are all set to take photos of the models which will range from fully dressed to fully nude.

Stephen Gann, the editor in chife of V Magazine, said “Big, little, pint-size, plus-size â€” every body is beautiful. And this issue is out to prove it.”

But are these models actually plus sized? It seems not because Jezebel have come up with some very good points…..

- Lagerfeld, you may recall, once said: “No one wants to see curvy women. You’ve got fat mothers with their bags of chips sitting in front of the television and saying that thin models are ugly.”

- Since V usually uses “regular” models â€” especially for its “beauty issue,” how does a one-off plus-size issue “prove” that “every body is beautiful”?

- Much like when Italian Vogue did an “all-black issue,” the flipside of highlighting one kind of model in a “special” issue is that they’re actually being segregated, placed in a ghetto, away from the other “real” models.

- This is mentioned often on this site, but worth repeating: A plus-size model is not the same as a plus-sized woman. A “plus-size model” is a model who is at least 5’9″ but has measurements above the requirements for “straight size” models, which are, roughly, 34-24-34. Basically, a plus size model could be a US size 8, 10 or 12, despite the fact that those sizes are not considered “plus” by clothing manufacturers, So they don’t exactly represent plus-sized women.

What do you think about this? I mean Crystal Renn isn’t exactly a fattie is she? But in the model world she would be considered a whale. Yet again the question of what is too skinny is brought up in the fashion world.

source: The Pros & Cons Of V Magazine’s Plus-Size Issue [Jezebel]

V Magazine’s Plus Size Issue Isn’t So Plus Size

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