No, not that fat Barbie, sadly. According to WWD, shoe designer Christian Louboutin, who recently designed some high fashion Barbies, had to “reshape” the dolls because “He found her ankles were too fat” (according to a spokesperson). I’ll let you sit with that one a minute. *wanders off, pours some booze, comes back* Barbie’s ankles … Continue reading »
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“The most beautiful girl in the world would be completely picked apart”
Behold! The Queen of the Fat-o-sphere and the, uh, Fairy Princess of Plus-Size Modeling have combined powers! Kate interviews the lovely Crystal Renn for Salon. They talk about eating disorders, the treatment of models, and Crystal’s new book (cowritten by Marjorie Ingall, who delurked here recently — hi Marjorie!). It’s a terrific interview, and I … Continue reading »
Becoming visible
Lesley at Fatshionista is posting scanned pages from her epic archive of MODE magazine, a fat fashion magazine from the late ’90s. MODE’s run corresponds almost precisely with my time in college, and my dorm had a subscription for a while (thanks to FJ, I believe). I remember almost nothing about the written content of … Continue reading »
Elsewhere on the internet
I wrote about anonymous cyberbullying for The Guardian’s Comment Is Free: Yet all over the web, people operating under the illusion that their identities are thoroughly hidden continue to prove John Gabriel’s famous theory of internet behaviour: Normal person + anonymity + audience = total prat.* And too often, particularly when it comes to misogynistic … Continue reading »
Don’t be this boring, ever
Actual sentence appearing on cnn.com today as a caption to a photo: Jessica Ordona (in white) disliked the fit of her jeans, so she signed up for a class she says addressed the issue. Dear inhabitants of planet Earth: If you need a special class to make you like the fit of your jeans, YOU ARE … Continue reading »
Quick Hit: Pretty Pear Giveaways
Happy 6th birthday to the Pretty Pear! In celebration, Colleen’s giving shit away all week, revealing a new giveaway each day. (She’s already revealed a $50 gift certificate for B & Lu and a $30 gift certificate for SWAK designs.) She’ll also be doing separate giveaways on Twitter, so follow her over there, too!
Hidden Plus Sizes on Etsy
You may already know that Etsy is a middle-class fat girl’s dream when it comes to stores like Jane BonBon, MissBrache, and SelenaEon (reviewed by stitchtowhere on Fatshionista), all of whom specialize in or at least explicitly advertise plus sizes. If you’ve got the money to buy new clothes but don’t think you have the … Continue reading »
Read ‘Em
-Lauredhel: Fat acceptance and Oppression Olympics fail on The Gruen Transfer An excellent elaboration of Rule 11, among other things. The critique of the panellists completely fails to connect this one simple fact: That arguing “you wouldn’t tell racist or homophobic jokes, so why tell fat jokes?” misses the point that people do tell racist and homophobic … Continue reading »
Faith 21: I give it 3 months
Faith 21, the new “plus-size” line from Forever 21, is out. The bad news: The goods pretty much range from “meh” to “WTF?” (I realize I’m like 20 years older than the target market here, but still: Not a dress, not a dress, not a dress. I would consider buying this AS A SHIRT.) The … Continue reading »
Links!
Miriam: I want you to stop stalking overweight women First of all, this guy is like a stalker, following her around, monitoring her. He’s creepy beyond belief. Secondly, this once again, for the millionth time perpetuates the myth that everyone who is overweight is secretly and guilty sneaking ice cream sundaes. We should know by … Continue reading »
