Take a good look at Kate Upton’s second Vogue editorial in six months! Why the special treatment? Vogue is promoting Upton because they think she sets a “good example” for the fashion industry. I couldn’t agree more! Seeing more body and ethnic diversity in fashion is refreshing for us all! What does she have to say about her influence over the industry? Find out here:
“I don’t want to starve myself. I still want to hang out with my family and be a normal girl. You have to be confident, and that doesn’t mean starving yourself. I think it’s important to look at magazines and think a healthy lifestyle is attainable. Now that the fashion industry likes the idea of me, I’m happy if I can have an influence.”
Since Upton is, in fact, smaller than the average American woman, it’s almost absurd that anything is said about her weight at all. She looks extremely healthy and beautiful, so I can’t help but feel that expressed “concerns” about her “weight” are just… sad. Either way, Vogue’s decision to promote Upton for her healthy image is much appreciated and respected. Seeing the same look over and over on runways and in editorials not only has a negative affect on women’s body ideals but is also just plain boring. Innovate! There’s so much beauty in the world, let’s explore it instead of boxing it into something so dang predictable. Amiright? [via Vogue]
What do you think of Upton’s success? Is she a positive role model in the fashion industry?
tulip / 7 posts
I couldn’t agree more. I love Kate Upton. It’s a definite win for Vogue and for the revolution of the fashion industry! x
orchid / 103 posts
@HelloMiss_Sara - Right?! I’m so happy!
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Eh, I’m really not a fan of her. I think she’s very average.
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Not a fan of her. She doesn’t have the “umph” factor that most A list models have.
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she’s known as a bikini model, so she’s suppose to be curvier than the high fashion catwalk models.
models are tall and have a height requirement for a reason; to look like slim mannequins.
“average” women aren’t tall as models either, so not just body size, but height, too. kate moss is 5’7″ and still taller than me, but I can somewhat relate to her more lol
orchid / 160 posts
i like the bathing suit pic..reminds me of cindy crawford and the days when models were hot
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what are her exact measurements?
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it’s nice that yes she’s bigger than the usual model but still by no means is she an average size for a girl. she’s just bigger than the usual model i think which is why they’re making a big deal out of her. she’s pretty.
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Beautiful looking woman – quite the heartbreaker for sure
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Sorry, but like you pointed out, she’s still skinny for the average girl. She’s still
not
the average girl. She’s a model, in the end. She’s white, relatively thin, hair to or past her shoulders, etc… It’s completely typical and I don’t see how this is diverse at ALL. I’m not saying she isn’t beautiful or that she doesn’t deserve praise. What I’m saying is that I don’t see the “body and ethnic diversity in fashion” with her. On a completely personal, subjective manner..beauty is, after all, subjective… I don’t think she’s THAT jaw-droppingly beautiful. I don’t see anything that STRIKING about her, that different or that… wow-factor. Even as the girl next door kind of look it’s.. meh…to me, anyways.
And I most definitely think they could have used a more ‘diverse’ model…
orchid / 103 posts
@kissmycouturex@xanga - I just hope it is a step in the right direction!
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In my opinion she doesn’t look diverse at all, just not as thin as a usual Vogue model.