Lately I've been trying to distinguish between my love of slouchy, over-sized clothing because I simply like the look, and my love of slouchy, over-sized clothing due to it "appearing" to make me look or feel "skinny".
By the direction fashion trends have now taken most clothing is over-sized, or appears to be, so from one perspective I'd say I've adopted the look simply by following the trend and keeping it eternally as the basis of my wardrobe. But from another perspective, I think of the over-sized apparel look as something that has been adopted by the idea that "skinny" is the only way to be, especially in fashion. And as I said earlier, clothing "appears to be" over-sized, due to the incredibly under-weight models wearing the styles that encompass every magazine and Bravo/Mtv show.
In the past Matt has mentioned that I buy clothes that are too big for me. And it's strange because I never saw it that way. But lately I've realized that he's right, in many occasions, and then I think about how the fashion industry really DOES skew a person's body image, therefore leaving a person with body dysmorphic disorder, and a fucked up sense of what is reality and what is a mind game. Of course the fashion industry is not all to blame. As they say, nurture vs. nature is what one considers in a situation like this. And to me, nurture plays a huge part in who and what a person becomes, and how they react to their environment. But at the same time, the industry isn't helping matters, that's for sure.
What's even worse is that some incredibly sucky people in the fashion world who are definitely under weight, and intentionally so, are playing role model to vulnerable girls. For instance, Rachel Zoe, who most definitely gets an A+ in sucking, stars in her own T.V. show, and looks like a bobble head. Also, Nicole Richie lost loads of weight and was the wallpaper on my sister's phone for over a year, inspiring her too "get skinny". What happened to role models like Mother Theresa? She never influenced anyone into having a hate/love relationship with a mirror. I'll never understand it, and it's something I've been battling with for a good portion of my life. But at least I'm not Nicole Richie. Who could have sex with a member of Good Charlotte anyway? Gross.
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Nice post. Fuck the fashion industry. It makes me angry and sick every time I stop and think about the monotony of so many sickly bodies. You'll never be happy trying to be a shape that isn't yours, no matter how "good" you think you look in clothing. You as in you, me, one, etc.
ReplyDeleteThere is so much freedom, intellectually, spiritually, and physically, in non-obsession with food and body acceptance. Easier said than done, of course.
I'd also like to add that oversize clothing is just plain comfortable. That is a huge factor for me. Sometimes I just want to curl up in an enormous sweater and drink hot chocolate. I guess it's good to feel comfortable enough with yourself to want to wear a variety of different fits.
Look at Christina Hendricks. Normal weight, absolutely stunning in clothes. Same with Scarlett Johansson and America Ferrera. Even though Karl Lagerfeld might pummel them with a quilted tote for not being emaciated, they still manage exceptional style. It can happen.
Not that I think those women are necessarily role models, they're just examples of healthy-weight women with excellent style.
Re sex with Good Charlotte. Sick. Ew.
I wrote a huge rant on the Sartorialist about how Scott Schumann only posts pictures of emaciated women, and he deleted it. What a dick. For a fucking "street style" blog he certainly incorporates very little actual street styles.
Ew, and Rachel Zoe is a troll in person. Like, she looks like a sad, deflated plastic troll. The woman needs serious help, it's very sad.
ReplyDeleteSorry to keep posting, but I really like these chicks' blog:
ReplyDeletehttp://theowlsarenotwhattheyseem.tumblr.com/
Great style, and they seem down to earth and don't look like they just stepped out of an opium den slash fashion house.