As part of her devotion to campaign against pro-anorexia and 'thinspo' sites, Franca Sozzani chose to feature three plus-size models on the cover of Vogue Italia's July issue, giving lingerie-clad Candice Huffine, Tara Lynn and Robyn Lawley little to hide. Lensed by Steven Meisel, the provocative black and white cover has the girls women looking particularly sultry in the best way possible. That's all well and good in the realm of progress, but I'm still kind of disappointed.
I know I
should be happy to see these women confidently posed on a major cover,
but perhaps dedicating an entire issue to the matter is a slightly
off-putting move by Sozzani, as it only draws attention to the fact that they're different. When
it's no longer bizarre to see a plus-sized model posing next to Abbey
Lee or even Lara, who's known for a different sort of curvy, we'll see
some marker of progress. The editor-in-chief
even recently launched the anti-thinspo campaign in conjunction with the
debut of a 'curvy' section on the vogue.it site. Sounds a little separate but equal to me, no?
Sozzani said earlier this year, "Fashion has been always blamed as one of the culprits of anorexia, and our commitment is the proof that fashion is ready to get on the frontline and struggle against the disorder ... why should these women slim down? Many of the women who have a few extra kilos are especially beautiful and also more feminine." Meanwhile, the last time the mag decided to forego a "straight-sized" model was with Sophie Dahl circa
2000. So why not incorporate more plus-sized models into every issue, sans headlines of dedication?
Thoughts?
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