Excuse me Vogue

Like a lot of fashion students, I subscribe to Vogue- it's almost the obvious choice in what to read. Basically, its the classic 'fash mag'. I can't believe they have printed this comment in their '30 New Codes of Cool' article. 

"Break away from the cult of skinny. The woman who plumps for a generous cleavage goes intriguingly against the grain".

Maybe I've read this wrong but it really got to me. Women cannot choose what body type and shape they have. You can't simply "break away" from being slim if that is your natural body type. The fashion world is changing, it is becoming widely accepted and celebrated that not everyone is the same. Now, icons range all the way from Kim Kardashian to Tilda Swinton- polar opposites. Body types is not something that should be noted as in fashion the way a pair of shoes is. Yes, we see trends in this throughout all of history - the Edwardians saw the S shaped corset, 1920's boyish Flappers, Dior's hourglass New Look, Heroin Chic of the 90's. I think in this age, men and women a like feel heavy pressure to look a certain way. Everywhere we look is a model or celebrity forcing a certain image on you. Times are changing and a powerhouse such as Vogue shouldn't be advocating this.

It is also hypocritical. Next to it is a photo of the beautiful Lara Stone who has this curvy "on trend" body type. However, if you flick through the entire magazine the majority of women in it are this skinny cult which we should be breaking away from. Can we believe what they say?

I am certainly not the first person to write a post like this and I won't be the last. Will we ever be a totally accepting society? We'd like to think so. This small comment in Vogue is just the tip of the iceberg.  I think positive body image and acceptance is the next thing to hit fashion, there is definitely  a feel for change and certainly a need.

Tell me how you feel about it in the comments below,

Anna