Comments on: Enhancing images to make models look… fatter http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/ Free advice from a fashion pro Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:12:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: My Apologies « Classically Clothed http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-18705 My Apologies « Classically Clothed Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:37:36 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-18705 [...] now, however! So expect some posts from me soon and in the meantime read this story linked to from You Look Fab. *Warning* You may be slightly disturbed by Cameron Diaz’s [...] […] now, however! So expect some posts from me soon and in the meantime read this story linked to from You Look Fab. *Warning* You may be slightly disturbed by Cameron Diaz’s […]

]]> By: Angie http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-17677 Angie Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:06:12 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-17677 These are great perspectives. My preference would be to see photos that are NOT digitally enhanced. Remember that they are every time you page through an editorial. I love the links to the Bollywood celebs, Maya. Thanks for sharing them. Those women are beautiful. Very refreshing. The key is to be accepting of our bodies. This is hard to do. We can all run our bodies into the ground. This is indeed a difficult habit to break. Men seem to be less critical of women’s bodies than women. This has been my experience, anyway. Would you agree? Dress for the body you are in today. “Beauty is not the key to happiness; strive instead for elegance, grace and style” (Coco Chanel). These are great perspectives. My preference would be to see photos that are NOT digitally enhanced. Remember that they are every time you page through an editorial.

I love the links to the Bollywood celebs, Maya. Thanks for sharing them. Those women are beautiful. Very refreshing.

The key is to be accepting of our bodies. This is hard to do. We can all run our bodies into the ground. This is indeed a difficult habit to break. Men seem to be less critical of women’s bodies than women. This has been my experience, anyway. Would you agree?

Dress for the body you are in today. “Beauty is not the key to happiness; strive instead for elegance, grace and style” (Coco Chanel).

]]> By: Nicole http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-17660 Nicole Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:07:52 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-17660 I spent my childhood in a fragile home enviorment because of an older sister who had a severe eating disorder. From the time she was 11 until adulthood she battled bulemia and anorexia and had been hospitalized half a dozen times. At her lowest weight, she was 67 pounds and comatose for 3 days. I don't know if her disease was a direct result of celebrity thinness. I think it was more of a control issue for her. But, as a mother of an 11 year old girl, I am afraid that the images she sees on television and in magazines will make her feel that she is somehow not normal. I think the best approach with our daughters is to point out the abnormalcy of celebrity thinness. I will probably remove my bathroom scale if she starts weighing herself. I have a lot of issues with how clothing companies chose to sell their items. Many stores will use regular size women to model plus size clothing. Or 14 year old girls to model sexy lingerie. I think the practice of making women look curvier than they are will have the same effect on women's self confidence. It's a modern day, technological way of corsetting women, binding feet, and removing lower ribs. I spent my childhood in a fragile home enviorment because of an older sister who had a severe eating disorder. From the time she was 11 until adulthood she battled bulemia and anorexia and had been hospitalized half a dozen times. At her lowest weight, she was 67 pounds and comatose for 3 days. I don’t know if her disease was a direct result of celebrity thinness. I think it was more of a control issue for her. But, as a mother of an 11 year old girl, I am afraid that the images she sees on television and in magazines will make her feel that she is somehow not normal. I think the best approach with our daughters is to point out the abnormalcy of celebrity thinness. I will probably remove my bathroom scale if she starts weighing herself.

I have a lot of issues with how clothing companies chose to sell their items. Many stores will use regular size women to model plus size clothing. Or 14 year old girls to model sexy lingerie.

I think the practice of making women look curvier than they are will have the same effect on women’s self confidence. It’s a modern day, technological way of corsetting women, binding feet, and removing lower ribs.

]]> By: Lynette http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-17657 Lynette Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:59:55 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-17657 That picture in that link you included, Angie, is disturbing. No wonder models always look so crabby! I once read an article in my local paper about the runway shows in NY, and the lady reported that the models were back stage eating Kleenex because they were so hungry! It would be very refreshing if they started using normal-sized women for these things and quit using skeletons. Let's hope sanity returns to the industry. That picture in that link you included, Angie, is disturbing. No wonder models always look so crabby! I once read an article in my local paper about the runway shows in NY, and the lady reported that the models were back stage eating Kleenex because they were so hungry! It would be very refreshing if they started using normal-sized women for these things and quit using skeletons. Let’s hope sanity returns to the industry.

]]> By: T http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-17653 T Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:27:27 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-17653 Answer to Ronni - we have to be accepting of our own bodies for our children to accept theirs. If we are constantly being self-critical, they learn to be self-critical. This is such a difficult habit to break - and it is a habit. I wish I had learned this lesson years ago, but I didn't. Better late than never. Answer to Ronni - we have to be accepting of our own bodies for our children to accept theirs. If we are constantly being self-critical, they learn to be self-critical. This is such a difficult habit to break - and it is a habit. I wish I had learned this lesson years ago, but I didn’t. Better late than never.

]]> By: Maya http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-17648 Maya Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:05:41 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-17648 My mom and I have a guilty pleasure of watching Indian serials, but it always strikes me how natural the actresses are. Their makeup is quite heavy, but their weight is always just right--not too fat, not to thin. Many of them are former models although they would be "fat" by American standards. So I'm going to share a different cultual perspective that I think many ladies here would find refreshing :) Divya's hips would vanish if this were an American publication (she's on the left): http://media.santabanta.com/gal/bollywood/ZeeUtsavAwards/2.jpg All dolled up: http://aycu17.webshots.com/image/38576/2001829937060777035_rs.jpg But wait, what happened here?: http://maxupload.com/img/B37B9E4C.jpg This would have been on every tabloid in town in the US, but in India, everyone was raving about how beautiful she looked because she did! http://www.radiosargam.com/gallery2/d/362520-2/t071.jpg http://www.radiosargam.com/gallery2/d/362468-2/t054.jpg Again, no airbrushing, and this is at an awards ceremony. http://i16.tinypic.com/73fd507.jpg Not even any makeup this time (though her outfit isnt the greatest) http://i18.tinypic.com/85061b8.jpg This is what she's like with just some foundation, eyeliner, and mascara: http://i31.tinypic.com/v2r0cz.jpg When I first saw a lot of these pictures, I couldn't believe my eyes. I thought they weren't really pretty at all. Then my eyes adjusted and I realized that I have gotten so used to seeing phony pictures all these years that I could no longer see natural beauty. That was a real wakeup call for me. I'm actually a bit disturbed when I see these Photoshopped disasters now. My mom and I have a guilty pleasure of watching Indian serials, but it always strikes me how natural the actresses are. Their makeup is quite heavy, but their weight is always just right–not too fat, not to thin. Many of them are former models although they would be “fat” by American standards. So I’m going to share a different cultual perspective that I think many ladies here would find refreshing :)

Divya’s hips would vanish if this were an American publication (she’s on the left):
http://media.santabanta.com/ga.....ards/2.jpg

All dolled up:
http://aycu17.webshots.com/ima.....035_rs.jpg

But wait, what happened here?:
http://maxupload.com/img/B37B9E4C.jpg

This would have been on every tabloid in town in the US, but in India, everyone was raving about how beautiful she looked because she did!
http://www.radiosargam.com/gal.....2/t071.jpg
http://www.radiosargam.com/gal.....2/t054.jpg

Again, no airbrushing, and this is at an awards ceremony.
http://i16.tinypic.com/73fd507.jpg

Not even any makeup this time (though her outfit isnt the greatest)
http://i18.tinypic.com/85061b8.jpg

This is what she’s like with just some foundation, eyeliner, and mascara:
http://i31.tinypic.com/v2r0cz.jpg

When I first saw a lot of these pictures, I couldn’t believe my eyes. I thought they weren’t really pretty at all. Then my eyes adjusted and I realized that I have gotten so used to seeing phony pictures all these years that I could no longer see natural beauty. That was a real wakeup call for me. I’m actually a bit disturbed when I see these Photoshopped disasters now.

]]> By: Ana http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-17644 Ana Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:25:41 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-17644 Ha! Well said, Sarah! Even celebrities are really just moderately more attractive "normal" people in most cases, they just have a whole slew of clothing stylists and make up artists and hair stylists who look after them. I think that anyone can look amazing when they have 15 people whose sole purpose is to make that person look fabulous all the time. I love the Dove ads that feature real women of all sizes and shapes and heights. Have you all seen this ad? I think it's brilliant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNFpoAt5PkA Ha! Well said, Sarah! Even celebrities are really just moderately more attractive “normal” people in most cases, they just have a whole slew of clothing stylists and make up artists and hair stylists who look after them. I think that anyone can look amazing when they have 15 people whose sole purpose is to make that person look fabulous all the time.

I love the Dove ads that feature real women of all sizes and shapes and heights. Have you all seen this ad? I think it’s brilliant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNFpoAt5PkA

]]> By: Christie http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-17643 Christie Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:23:20 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-17643 I've actually noticed this. For example, I've seen photo of Giselle playing in a bikini naturally, and then seen photos of her taken professionally from the same time, and in the professional photos they make her look curvier w/bigger breasts and a less "six-pack" like stomach. I’ve actually noticed this. For example, I’ve seen photo of Giselle playing in a bikini naturally, and then seen photos of her taken professionally from the same time, and in the professional photos they make her look curvier w/bigger breasts and a less “six-pack” like stomach.

]]> By: Angie http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-17641 Angie Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:04:02 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-17641 http://www.physorg.com/news127475038.html The image of this ramp model is mind blowing. I think it was her that stared off the skinny model controversy last year. http://www.physorg.com/news127475038.html

The image of this ramp model is mind blowing. I think it was her that stared off the skinny model controversy last year.

]]> By: Ronni http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-17639 Ronni Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:23:34 +0000 http://www.youlookfab.com/2008/04/15/enhancing-images-to-make-models-look-fatter/#comment-17639 I think it's out of control. How are we supposed to help women and young girls accept their not quite perfect bodies if all they see are perfection. ??? I think it’s out of control. How are we supposed to help women and young girls accept their not quite perfect bodies if all they see are perfection. ???

]]>