Weekend Round-Up

LOVE that picture

Is it really yay to the size 12-14 models at fashion week?

I’m not claiming that there shouldn’t be size 12-14 models used there but, in this particular instance, was it really done for the right reasons? Some of the photos suggest that the clothes weren’t actually the right size for the models and they don’t particularly suit their body shape. In one shot (the girl in black) the bottom of the girl’s breasts are clearly visible in one of the cut out sections of the dress, which is not how that dress would have been supposed to look.

If he really wanted to use these models then he should given them clothes that fit properly. On top of this he could even have gone to far to only use size 12-14 models in his show.

This is from the BBC article on Mark Fast,

>His clothes used to be one size fits all but his spring/summer 2010 collection features garments in different size groups. However, they are not categorised numerically to “challenge traditional notions of fit and idealized body shape”

How does that challenge anything or anyone other than the girl trying to find a dress in her size? If you want to show people that it’s okay to be a size 14 you shouldn’t be using an arbitrary sizing system. All that can do is suggest that being a size 14 is something of which to be ashamed.

Doesn’t his choice of models just have publicity stunt written all over it?

Yes – publicity stunt it undoubtedly is. True altruism and fashion are rare bed fellows.
But it is still a small step in the right direction.

There’s no such thing as true altruism. But that’s an aside.

It’s only a step in the right direction if it is followed through. This isn’t the first time someone has done this. Nothing has changed as a result of it being done before. Mark Last gets some extra press. The models are still discussed as the ‘larger’ models and not just models. And he’ll probably never do it again. Status quo preserved.