Friday, August 31, 2012

Let's hear it for the (Big) Girls! (NSFW)

To quote my husband, "Curves are not bad".

After struggling with my size my whole life, I have mostly accepted myself, curves, fat and all. I am more than my dress size or a number on a scale!

So it's AWESOMELY REFRESHING to see a magazine spread from PLUS Model Magazine, featuring "plus size" model Katya Zharkova--wearing nothing but a gorgeous smile.

You can read the article HERE on Styleite.com (more photos, also NSFW).

Here is my favorite photo from it--and I'm not just attracted to her Louboutins ;)


I wish more magazines featured ALL sizes, ages, abilities, etc. I cannot relate to a magazine where the women look completely starved and look nothing remotely like me.

So, BRAVA to PLUS Model Magazine for pushing the boundaries on what we consider "beautiful"!

4 comments:

  1. Yes! You make a brilliant point about the media featuring differing abilities, ages etc. It's like half of the world falls through some photo filtered black hole... sad :(

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    1. Not to mention that GOD FORBID the ad suggests non hetero coupling. Over here, JCPenny was getting threatened by boycotts because *gasp* they had 2 moms and 2 dads for Mother's Day/Father's day ads. But that's a whole 'nother rant.

      I am tired of seeing ads of people in wheelchairs who are only elderly. How about a younger person, someone like me?

      But yes I loooove this ad. I tease my husband and say that if I went to some countries, the men would be all over me and treat me like a goddess ;)

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  2. Absolutely, she is gorgeous! I love both photos. The one of her holding the much smaller woman is so powerful. I do wish mainstream magazines would do this more.

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    1. I know, right? All the photos are sooo pretty but these jumped out at me...even though I am much larger, it reminds me a little of me and my GF--she's smaller than I am.

      Ahhh someday, I still have hope for this world!

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