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"Nobody wants to see a round woman." Karl Legerfeld
What does the term “real women” mean to you?
Well according to the media, “real women” are not the women you see in magazines, movies or on television. That might soon change.
Have you heard Glamour magazine is now publishing "real women". Real women are women who aren’t a size 0, 2 or 4 but who are considered average weight.
How it all started… Glamour magazine September issue issued a photo of Lizzie Miller, a 20 year old model. She had a bit of a tummy, thick thighs and she is a size 12. Readers started to write in how much they appreciated the photo of Lizzy, even if she was only on page 194. With those comments Glamour magazine publishers decided they were going to feature more real beautiful women. Check out the photo of Lizzy at http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c9mN8p_ZQAg/Sp-WTfHwygI/AAAAAAAABVo/AZYMbQYjOf0/s400/Glamour_America.jpg
Other companies who have already started to feature real women:
In 2004, Dove launched its real beauty campaign. The goal was to redefine beauty. The Dove mission is to make women feel beautiful everyday and to break away from stereotypes. The dove campaigns feature “real women”.
I love the new Dove commerical. It shows women who look like women I can relate to. Check it out… at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FowHP01j-Oo. All the women in this ad are beautiful.
Not everyone is onboard with the change of ultra skinny models to real women. Recently, Karl Lagerfeld, a clothing designer, was quoted ‘"nobody wants to see a round woman.” He said this after Brigitte, one of Germany’s top selling magazines decided to feature “real women” in their magazine barring professional models from their magazines.
Do you think real women will be accepted in mainstream magazines or will ultra skinny still win?
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