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    aimeeg: I really hate to be critical, but stories like this only seem to reinforce for me the idea that a woman's most important feature is what she looks li... more »
    bess marvin, girl detective: is that cover photoshopped? more »
    miss_msry: Shit, I'm a hetero female and I thinks she's hot. Fat? On whose planet? It's all about matching the model to the outfit. more »
    Ananelle: After reading comments here and there, can we all just please agree that we have different healthy weights? Some are exceedingly healthy at a size 0 a... more »
    flufffox: I love this piece. I really like how casual the tone in the conversation is and yet there are so many disturbing stories being brought up. And the end... more »
    Flackette Goes Retro: I read an interview wherein she said Nigella Lawson inspired her to understand a woman can like food, be curvy and still be hella sexy. I have a simil... more »
    hej hej: I just realized Crystal's book is co-authored by ex-Sassy magazine writer Margie Ingall! If I had any doubts about how good this book would be before,... more »
    sybann: This should be required reading for agencies, designers and anyone who publishes fashion mags - not to mention anyone who is thinking about letting th... more »
    msAnthrope: also what i don't get about clothes sizes and dieting to fit into a 2 or 0~~ you can't shrink your bones. at my most fit, i weighed 120 and i was a si... more »
    sandwiches78: i am for the most part sympathetic here, but i also have to wonder, for women that have chosen the Modeling Industry, why they balk at being measured?... more »
    b4nt4: didn't doree, who writes for jez, write about this 3 days ago on the daily beast? [www.thedailybeast.com] more »
    RonMwangaguhunga: As an African-American man, I can honestly say that I never quite got the whole stick figure= great beauty thing with the fashion world. more »
    Wit is periodically disensouled: Thank you for this interview. I'm glad she's in a good place now and I really enjoyed hearing the stories and rumors (Japan - who knew?) and other sn... more »
    LuvEwan: That reprehensible "fat ass" comment reminds me of that episode of ANTM when Cassie's hips were measured and the designer was a total asshole about it... more »
    GorillaB: I am so done with fashion and fashion industry. When I see those skinny girls walking the catwalk, I do not see myself in those clothes. Crystal Renn ... more »
  • #weightymatters

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

    Everyone knows Crystal Renn. You've seen her in magazines. Yesterday, when I met her at the 34th St. Lane Bryant — which is decked with pictures of the dark-haired plus-size supermodel — even a customer was telling Crystal's life story. More »
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    Oldies But Goodies