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#TheTummySeries From The Editor
@nandinibhalla :”Ah, the tummy. Recently voted the most hated body part by women. Hidden under layers unless it is flat enough. Not taken to the beach unless it is decorated with abs. Deprived of carbs, fed salads, stared at with disgust.
Our tummies--poor things--are deemed too ‘curvy’, too ‘paunchy’, too ‘full’, too ‘bulging’, too 'boyish'...because social conditioning has taught us that flat tummies are the only acceptable kind, and the ultimate sign of fitness (untrue).
And so, Cosmo invited 12 fabulous women to bare their tummies. To remind us what real stomachs really look like. To remind us that our stomachs are to be celebrated, no matter their shape. To remind us that every body is a bikini body, dammit! And to remind us, without a doubt, that all tummies truly are good tummies."
Much love,
Nandini
Roshini Kumar (
@rosh93 ) Photographer and Activist
“Having a flat stomach is a ‘beauty standard’ that cannot fit everyone. For example, I have never had a flat stomach except when I was battling cancer… I shouldn’t be made to feel that having a flat stomach makes me any less ‘fit’ or worthy.”
Diya Basu (
@_diyabasu ) Fashion Stylist
“I started gaining weight, especially around my stomach, during the pandemic. And I was very conscious about it... remember covering my stomach with a pillow around my friends...and I felt compelled to do it all in order to feel ‘socially accepted’.
Editor: Nandini Bhalla (
@nandinibhalla )
Interviews By: Meghna Sharma (
@sharmameghna )
Photographs by: Neha Chandrakant
@nehachandrakant
Styling by: Who Wore What When
@who_wore_what_when
Styling team: Shubham Jawanjal
@d.shubham_j Swanand Joshi
@swanand.joshii
Hair and Make-up: Karishma Bajaj
@makeupartistkarishmabajaj
Photographer’s Assistant: Tushar Tara
@tushartara
Hair and Make-up Assistant: Arbaaz Shaikh
@arbazshaikh6210
Production: Niharika Singh
@studiolittledumpling
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#thebeautyissue
