Fat For A Day

Rhonda SG

This is a truly interesting account of a 'fat' reporter who attended UK's Fashion Week recently.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1155735/What-happened-sent-fattie-London-Fashion-Week-Kate-Faithfull-reports-week-fatwalk.html

Kuali Baba SG

The readers have said it themselves - the pink dress and green cardigan simply clash, and it's very obvious that she's wearing a fat suit.

What was real was the superficiality of the crowd, but it does not appear much worse than what a plus-sized person would encounter in a cafe or on the bus. We're all superficial creatures and we pick whom we want to be seen with. And when you don't fit in one way or another, confidence is something that's difficult to come by, but when it's mastered, it's impressive and refreshing.

The designs of the tents were done with the median person's needs in mind, as is almost always the case. Thus I can't say much aside from the fact that in the world outside the fashion circle, the median has shifted long ago, but mannequins have not changed much.

kopiosatu SG

i think its also not an excuse to say fat is good (from a health perspective). too thin isn't good either.

Kuali Baba SG

i think its also not an excuse to say fat is good (from a health perspective). too thin isn't good either.

However, it's being promoted through the vocabulary such as 'voluptuous' and 'realistic'. At the same time words like 'fat' and 'overweight' are increasingly regarded as politically-incorrect. While "celebrating" one's size might help with the confidence hurdle, those who can do something about it (not those with thyroid problems) through proper exercise and nutrition should for health's sake.

When even fit celebrities like Ms. Alba and the girls in slimming salon ads here get the living shit airbrushed out of them, it's difficult for impressionable people to find fault with themselves, even if they're size 10 folks.

It's tricky in the first place because there's no universal way of defining where the line between 'healthy' and 'overweight' is. Using body mass is an inaccurate means, and appearance-wise, the line varies among and within societies. Even where the fat is located in the body also has different bearings on one's health.

trendz SG

hmmm.. KLBB’s opinions are pretty agreeable.