Stick thin celebs are ruining the world for the rest of us!
Okay, maybe that’s an overly dramatic statement, but I can’t possibly be alone in my loathing of the endless media parade of size -0 celebs and models, right? Magazines, entertainment shows, gossip (aka news) sites, they all feature skeletal skinny women in impossibly tight outfits that normal-sized women avoid like the plague. The scene is grating on me; my appreciation for slim and trim is being overshadowed by my resentment toward a more ridiculous unnatural standard.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ve spent many, many years longing for a better body (even when I was skinny and didn’t know it) and have logged hours and hours dieting and working out, but I’m finally realizing that the ideal weight and size for me is not what many celebs are flaunting (yes especially you, Ms. Beckham!). And, for the first time I see that style isn’t a size, it’s a state of being.
Browsing through pictures of celebs who attended the MTV Movie Awards I was so thrilled to see a picture of Nikki Blonsky. Here she looks beautiful and healthy. Her dress has a paisley print in sublime colors, flowing A-line shape, kerchief hem, halter-style neck, black bust de-emphasizing top and flattering empire waist. The black cropped/bolero style sweater is an appropriate and demure addition.
Okay, maybe that’s an overly dramatic statement, but I can’t possibly be alone in my loathing of the endless media parade of size -0 celebs and models, right? Magazines, entertainment shows, gossip (aka news) sites, they all feature skeletal skinny women in impossibly tight outfits that normal-sized women avoid like the plague. The scene is grating on me; my appreciation for slim and trim is being overshadowed by my resentment toward a more ridiculous unnatural standard.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ve spent many, many years longing for a better body (even when I was skinny and didn’t know it) and have logged hours and hours dieting and working out, but I’m finally realizing that the ideal weight and size for me is not what many celebs are flaunting (yes especially you, Ms. Beckham!). And, for the first time I see that style isn’t a size, it’s a state of being.
Browsing through pictures of celebs who attended the MTV Movie Awards I was so thrilled to see a picture of Nikki Blonsky. Here she looks beautiful and healthy. Her dress has a paisley print in sublime colors, flowing A-line shape, kerchief hem, halter-style neck, black bust de-emphasizing top and flattering empire waist. The black cropped/bolero style sweater is an appropriate and demure addition.
Regardless of whether this is the right look for an awards show, it’s something real women can wear, and that’s what I love about it. It’s not pretentious, just pretty.
I don’t know about you, but I certainly have the ‘stones’ to say that stick thin wannabes can kiss my big, white, butter laden ass. Women of all sizes can be stylish and beautiful.
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