I wrote a blog in April called, #NOMAKEUP #MFD #BECAUSEIMBEAUTIFULANYWAY.
It's about beauty. I skim the topic of how media and advertising has molded us to think about beauty.
My main point is "...articles have inspired me to voice my opinion about it (perseption of beauty)...but this time not pointing the finger at the advertising agencies (I guess they are just trying to sell products) but instead, looking at ourselves and changing the way we perceive beauty in ourselves and others. "
My statement about how we perceive beauty still stands, but this company has now joined in the fight to change the social standard and I am ELATED by it!
British Department store DEBENHAMS set new standards for their models. Not only is the fashion spot on, but it's far more realistic than anything we have seen to date. (The company is diversifying but they do still have your "standard" runway models. Either way, I think this is a great start.)
Fashion is about aesthetics, a woman's beauty is not!
Beauty is not about the physical it's about personality, it's about confidence. It's about supporting one another and accepting each others differences.
After all, that is what makes you, you isn't it?
Peoples descriptions of us are not what should not define who/what we are.
*Yes, these social pressures also apply to men
Here is an excerpt from the Inquisitr Article about Debenhams.
"As previously mentioned on Inquisitr, the department store that is looking to ban airbrushing feels that they have a moral obligation to customers to provide a realistic image.
“Here at Debenhams we believe that anyone can look fabulous in our range – which is why we’ve decided to break with convention…” says their blog regarding diversity in fashion.
They assert that they “want to help customers feel confident about their figures without bombarding them with unattainable body images,” according to The Daily Mail.
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/1257984/beautiful-models/#kkPYh2p2jxDwClhv.99
All images were used from the Inquisitr article called,
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