Thank you to
@voguebusiness for including me in this important conversation. Growing up as a teenage girl, surrounded by only heroin chic body types in advertisement really messed with my self esteem. In 2016, it felt like things were finally starting to shift. It was so cool to see curve models begin to have a place in high fashion. I could finally recognise myself in some of the women I saw in editorials and on the runway and it made me realise how important visibility is for the youth.
Now we’re in 2026 and it feels like we’re back to pretending those women don’t exist. I see fab and stylish women everyday on the streets of New York who aren’t sample size. Luxury fashion houses act like allocating three or four looks is impossible whilst emerging brands continue to try to make change. It is perpetuating a misogynistic view of women deeply rooted in fat phobia and patriarchal beauty standards. Just do better, it’s honestly so boring at this point. Love to the girls 🩷
