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    Beth Ditto Is Breaking All The (Fashion) Rules

    Glamour's "Big" Issue: Plus-Size Models, Plus-Size Problems

    Marie Claire Adds Plus Size Writer To Fashion Roster

    Study: Even Plus-Size Models Lower Self-Esteem

    Shark Tank: Investors Debate Whether "Plus-Size" Fashion Can Be Profitable

    Mannequin Sales Mirror Fashion Industry Prejudices

    Glamour's "Plus-Size" Model Photo Unveiled On Ellen

    Crystal Renn On Being A "Plus-Size" Model

    Model Crystal Renn On Self-Acceptance, Size, & The Fashion Industry

    GMA: Forget More To Love — Men Still Prefer Skinny Women
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    Image of RollsRoyceRevenge RollsRoyceRevenge
    11/03/09

    In reply to Beth Ditto Is Breaking All The (Fashion) Rules
    She looked fab on that magazine cover with the red chocolate foil lipstick treatment but the style in the pic above does little for her in my opinion. It's just too barroom brassy regardless of her body type. #bethditto
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    11/03/09

    In reply to Beth Ditto Is Breaking All The (Fashion) Rules
    I was thisclose to dressing as Beth Ditto for Halloween. But standing in an American Apparel dressing room, looking at myself in a lame microdress that left NOTHING to imagination (she wears similar things all the time), I realized I didn't have the guts to go out dressed like her.

    So hats off for Beth Ditto, for being way braver than I will ever be. #bethditto
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    11/03/09

    In reply to Beth Ditto Is Breaking All The (Fashion) Rules
    I love Beth's look in this interview. She looks like a character in a John Waters movie brought to life.
    She could totally hang around Turkey Point or rock out on the Corny Collins Show in that outfit. #bethditto
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    11/03/09

    In reply to Beth Ditto Is Breaking All The (Fashion) Rules
    I liked hearing her talk about how she felt like fashion was out of reach when she was young, and how that prompted her to find her own style and stand out. It seems like the people who grew up without access to the means of looking good turn into the most well-dressed and creatively dressed people, while those girls you thought were sooo trendy and fashionable in the sixth grade rarely seem to stay that way. Maybe if plus-sized fashion were really given an opportunity to take off, it could start leading in trends-- because people who've spent a long time dreaming about great clothes but have never been able to find them always have the best ideas. #bethditto
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    11/03/09

    In reply to Beth Ditto Is Breaking All The (Fashion) Rules
    I like her confidence, but I *whisper* don't like the clothes she wears....

    But I think that's because I'm more "classic" dresser...vs the trendy, 80's redux that's going on right now... #bethditto
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    11/03/09

    @divinelioness: Yeah I have to agree. I think it's great that she's comfortable with herself and owns her style, but I also happen to think her style is terrible and wouldn't look good on anyone regardless of size #bethditto
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    11/03/09

    @colormeroutine: I know! And I feel weird and bad, because I know I'm supposed to like it, cause all these high fashion people decided she's the *one* acceptable person who is not model thin; and all these other women feel like she represents them, a real sized woman who is considered cool and fashionable on her own terms.

    But I feel like it's not a coincidence that the larger woman who is considered "ok" by the fashion world says she likes to dress "like a clown"...

    I'm not articulating it correctly...but like somehow her body type is acceptable because she has outrageous get-ups. Like somehow, she is an oddity....A half joke. A token figure. I just think there wouldn't be the same reaction if she wore more "sophisticated" wear. #bethditto
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    11/03/09

    @divinelioness: Yeah, I get what you mean. I'm looking at the picture with this article and I keep thinking that if a thinner person was wearing that exact outfit and hair and makeup, we'd be mocking them #bethditto
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    11/03/09

    @divinelioness: She fronts a band, so her style is going to be more intense than the average person. I don't think you have to like it. But I do think it works for her personality and creative expression. #bethditto
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    Image of MerlotWinters MerlotWinters
    11/03/09

    @colormeroutine: Dunno. Lady GaGa seems to be doing pretty well these days. #bethditto
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    11/03/09

    @MerlotWinters: ....Point. #bethditto
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    11/04/09

    @LisaMc: Yeah, I thought one of the benefits of being a rock star is getting to dress all crazy-like. Like David Bowie!

    I mean, I love Nirvana and Pearl Jam as much as the next late 20/early 30s lady, but jeans, flannels and a ratty cardigan are not exactly rock star clothes, you know what I mean? #bethditto
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    11/04/09

    @whynotshesaid: I know what you mean, jellybean. Dressing up is part of the job description as far as I'm concerned. She's vibrant and she expresses it well. #bethditto
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    11/03/09

    In reply to Beth Ditto Is Breaking All The (Fashion) Rules
    Sometimes when Beth Ditto appears in these mainstream, high fashion avenues, I feel concern that she's being made into a sideshow or a gimmick by people whose lives have revolved around keeping women like Beth marginalized. Look at the fat girl talk about style! Look at all that eyeliner!! BREASTS!

    But then, watching this video or appreciating what she's saying in an interview, I realize that even if that's the case, Beth is taking charge of the platform she's been given and not allowing herself to be the specimen they may or may not be intending to make her. Am I making any sense?

    It's not like we're seeing a lot of larger women. We just keep seeing Beth (which is awesome--lots of Beth is amazing!) but ... I don't want her to be the mascot for high fashion. I want her to be the beginning of a new reality. You know? #bethditto
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    Image of Jessysaurusrex Jessysaurusrex
    11/03/09

    @JerseyGrrrl: Yes! I feel the same way-- especially with the way a night out with her and Kate Moss, Sienna Miller or Kiera Knightley gets covered. All of the pieces have mention of the contrast between the twiglets and the big girl, and how "fashion" made this okay because it "brought them together." Vom. #bethditto
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    11/03/09

    In reply to Beth Ditto Is Breaking All The (Fashion) Rules
    I find it interesting (but unsurprising) that the fashion world seems to be going to the other extreme with its purported embrace of Beth Ditto, who is unambiguously "plus-sized." So you can always be thin and fashionable, and you can sometimes be heavy and fashionable. Somewhere in the middle = booooring, I guess. /rambling

    (Not that the Ditto love is a bad thing, mind you! I'm not saying that at all. Just musing on the apparent love of extremes in the world of high fashion.) #bethditto
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    11/03/09

    @Kivrin: She's not really that extreme. She just isn't six feet tall. She's a sort of petite girl, which is already something we rarely see, and weight rests differently when you're smaller overall.

    & I don't know, I think it's kind of insulting to Beth to think that her involvement in fashion has anything to do with tokenism or exoticism, or making a show of political correctness & inclusion. I really believe that she is so cool, so unique, that she so exudes fashion from every fiber of her being, that the fact that she is plus sized isn't enough to keep her from being exactly where she belongs. #bethditto
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    11/03/09

    @prismatism: "I really believe that she is so cool…that the fact that she is plus sized isn't enough to keep her from being exactly where she belongs."

    I hope you're right! #bethditto
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    11/03/09

    In reply to Beth Ditto Is Breaking All The (Fashion) Rules
    "You have no swagger. Just wear flats!"

    My hero! #bethditto
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    Image of Menouthis Menouthis
    11/03/09

    In reply to Beth Ditto Is Breaking All The (Fashion) Rules
    I really don't think the idea of 'fashionable = thin' is beginning to break down. The only way that would happen is if New York, Paris, Milan, and other fashion capitals were to implode. #bethditto
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    11/03/09

    @Menouthis: true. very true. I mean give me a break. #bethditto
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Glamour's "Big" Issue: Plus-Size Models, Plus-Size Problems
    If the shapewear is so great, why is the picture so obviously Photoshopped? In the one of the woman standing with her back to the camera, her shirt lays completely flat and smooth in the "after" shot, which is not how fabric lays even on someone rail-thin. I'd rather request the Photoshop option than try to wiggle into one of those shaping garments any day. You'll know me on the street by the giant paintbrush icon following me around. #glamournovember09coverlies
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Glamour's "Big" Issue: Plus-Size Models, Plus-Size Problems
    Rum companies' websites are the new ladmags:
    [donq.com]

    This is what women really think...

    /sarc #glamournovember09coverlies
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Glamour's "Big" Issue: Plus-Size Models, Plus-Size Problems
    The NO counterpoint to sleeping with an ex is infuriating. "What's the harm? It's not adding to my number?"
    Who thinks this way anymore? What a sad, retro idea that women need to keep our number of partners small for its own sake. Can you imagine a men's magazine advising the same? #glamournovember09coverlies
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Glamour's "Big" Issue: Plus-Size Models, Plus-Size Problems
    Along with my excitement about that nekkid pileup photo, I was also really excited to see Jeff Koons' work used in a fashion shoot. #glamournovember09coverlies
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Glamour's "Big" Issue: Plus-Size Models, Plus-Size Problems
    apparently the magazine business is suffering so much they can't even afford pants for scarlett. #glamournovember09coverlies
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    10/29/09

    In reply to Glamour's "Big" Issue: Plus-Size Models, Plus-Size Problems
    Women of all sizes can agree - dating Alexander Skarsgard would be a "Do." #glamournovember09coverlies
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