Here is another very liberating article that I came to read this morning... Have a read at the preview below.
Reshaping fashion: New documentary 'A Perfect 14' about plus size models sheds light on dark side modelling industry
It is safe to say that in the world of fashion, models Elly Mayday, Laura Wells and Kerosene Deluxe stand out in sharp contrast to their size 0 colleagues.
The trio of plus size models have become the subjects of a new documentary titled 'A Perfect 14,' which follows their struggles to make a name for themselves in an industry dominated by painfully restrictive beauty standards perpetuated by equally narrow-minded mass media.
The documentary, produced by Canadian filmmakers James Early O'Brien and Giovanna Morales Vargas, offers an unflinching look at the modelling business and its often unforgiving treatment of women with curves.
Giovanna Morales Vargas, Film Director/Producer
James Early O'Brien, Producer/Editor
In the making of the film, its creators interviewed Mayday, Wells and Ms Deluxe about their experiences in the industry and the discrimination they had faced because of their weight on their way to the top.
The creators of ‘A Perfect 14’ also spoke to modelling agencies, fashion photographers and designers to shed light on the public’s wrapped perception of body image and what is considered beautiful.
For the full article, please checkout the link below :
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2614202/Reshaping-world-New-documentary-A-Perfect-14-plus-size-models-sheds-light-dark-fashion-industry.html#ixzz3094I3mSz
A short pick out about the documentary :
A Perfect 14 is a film that exposes a world which people know very little about, a world of women fighting against traditions and obsolete standards, a world of women revealing beauty through diversity, a world of models representing a large group in society that has been neglected and forgotten for years by the fashion industry and the mass media.
This film follows the journeys of three plus-size models as they struggle against the distorted perception of body image that is being perpetuated in people's minds. These women share their personal experiences of challenges and successes to help empower themselves and others to eradicate the currently held standards of beauty. In addition to being successful models they are also driven to make a positive impact in the world.
This film explores the controversial term plus-size and the divisive influence it has on society by interviewing designers, photographers, standard models, agencies, magazine editors, industry leaders and plus-size pioneers in the meccas of the fashion world. It combines the stories of the models with an exploration of the largely ignored topic of weightism, one of the last acceptable types of discrimination. Interviewing experts in the field of fat studies and body image, the film also exposes the collective unconsciousness of size-based segregation. It also asks the question of the media's responsibility in its single focus portrayal of thin role models and how it takes a heavy toll on the self confidence and body image of women.
http://igg.me/at/aperfect14
All I can say is...WOW!!! Can't help but watching the preview of the documentary itself made me a little emotional cos one way or another I think I can relate to them in a manner of speaking. Believe me after watching it, you will too.
I am so gonna get the full documentary. What about you?
