Plus Size Model

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by hispanic

Thin, gaunt and vertically endowed models no longer have the whole runway to themselves. Today, plus-size, thick, and horizontally endowed models are also strutting their catwalks fiercely. The birth of the plus-size industry actually marks the return of idea of Classical beauty, where being voluptuous and full is attractive.

Yes, it is back-the beauty of being large. This Classical idea of beauty which refers to round hips and lesser waist-to-hips ratio is depicted in old sculptures like the “Winged Victory of Samothrace” and in paintings like the “Birth of Venus”. Until the 20th century, this type of body proportion was considered the desirable body shape.

Working in plus-size modeling industry does not mean you have a different modeling lifestyle. A plus-size model has the same activities as that of a normal model. You have to undergo the same photo-shoots for advertising materials and magazine pages, do live TV work, shoot commercials, become part of advertising campaigns, walks under the lights of the runway, and many more. The only difference between these two types of models are their bust-waist-hip ratio measurements.

Popular fashion designers are beginning to consider the plus-size industry and the potential earnings that they can gather by serving customers who need plus-size clothing. Some fashion designers have already taken the step by using plus-size models for their showings.

Many magazines and advertising campaigns show plus-size models as women who represent the return of the voluptuous, Classical ideal of what beauty is, shown in the old sculptures like the Venus de Medici and the Winged Victory of Samothrace. This is the type of beauty that was popular in the West until the 20th century.

Though their bust-hip-waist ratios differ, there is not much difference when it comes to what a plus-size and a normal model does. Both have photo shoots for magazines, runway shows and also live TV campaigns. Plus-size models, however, also participate in or stimulate talks and forums about overly thin and sometimes anorexic or bulimic models in the modeling industry. Body image and self-esteem issues are also addressed.

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