Beauty
What is Sample Size?
August 1, 2016
Photographer: Kristiina Wilson
Stylist: Rachel Donelan
HMU: Michael Chua
Model: Liz Black
Shapewear worn throughout: Yummie by Heather Thomson
Rings: Sterling King. Necklace: Erickson Beamon
Rings + earrings: Erickson Beamon. Shoes worn throughout: model’s own
Necklace + ring: Erickson Beamon
Rings: Sterling King
Earrings: Erickson Beamon
Rings: Sterling King
Even with the increase in body acceptance, thin models still dominate the high fashion runways. The “sample size” body is still an industry standard, a far cry from 67% of US women who wear a size 14 or larger. Fashion writer Liz Black shows the jarring dichotomy of the average woman’s body attempting to breach those sample size garments, reminiscent to how the plus-size movement is attempting to breach the fashion industry today.
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