V Magazine published a Plus Size/Regualr size model issue a while back. Always up for a bit of controversy and pushing the boundaries of fashion, beauty and culture they orchestrated an editorial shoot featuring two models, one of regular model proportions and the other, with 'plus size' proportions. The two models, 19 year old Jacquelin Jablonski and my favourite 23 Crystal Renn were pitted side by side in the same outfit, both striking similar poses in the hopes to portray that clothes and outfits can look good on any size, and it does not purely have to rely or depend on super thin models to make the clothes look good...
. Here are their stats to compare:
The ladies are both are tall, and facially beautiful so really the comparable thing here is the size issue. Take a look at some of the images below.
So what do you think? I know I surely have my opinions. For me I would admittedly say that looking at Crystal in comparison to Jacquelyn is a little strange, not neccesarily in a bad way but due to the constant conditioning of fashion models being quite thin coming in to play she seems out of commonplace. However, the second photos of the girls in the black hot pants and bikini I would give that to Crystal as the curves she posseses seem more appropriate fo that type of outfit. It seems to not wear her, as it looks like it does on Jacquelyn. The last photo comes down to the styling...for this reason I would say Jacquelyn looks pretty good. Short socks on meatier legs are more prone to cut them off and make them look shorter as there are defining differences between the thighs and the calf region where as on a girl with thinner legs, their thighs are not that much bigger than their lower leg and therefore, visually have a longer more column looking leg where the socks do not cut them off.
I think it all comes to style and they type of clothes that a model wears that require whether what size model to choose, and this will enhace the image. Too be honest, I do like images of smaller models, not over someone that may be of a different size but due to the industry, the styling and art direction of these photos have been built on over the years with this look and this is how experts in the field are used to working. Take a bigger girl and a lot of people do not know what to do with them, and that needs to change. Less money is spent on shoots when using bigger models, there are of course so many less designers willing to make samples of their designs to advertise before the launch of seasons and therefore stylists have less to work with. These things are the things that need to change before we can honestly see more models of different sizes make it in both high fashion and commerical markets. In real life however my opinion is that a model never looks as good in these outfits when among regular people like you and me. They look thin and strangely tall and the glamour seems to be lost. I have met a few models in their down time when working in a london hair Salon and it really does become noticeable. Take a beautiful girl with Crystal's height and size, put her in a nice dress from Topshop and send her to a party and I am sure she would be the most attactive person there, old siren kind of beauty.
I don't really have a final concluding thought on this but it really does make you think and consider what the issues in Fashion really are and that it really isn't all black and white, thin and fat and tall and short. Let me know your opinions!
I think it all comes to style and they type of clothes that a model wears that require whether what size model to choose, and this will enhace the image. Too be honest, I do like images of smaller models, not over someone that may be of a different size but due to the industry, the styling and art direction of these photos have been built on over the years with this look and this is how experts in the field are used to working. Take a bigger girl and a lot of people do not know what to do with them, and that needs to change. Less money is spent on shoots when using bigger models, there are of course so many less designers willing to make samples of their designs to advertise before the launch of seasons and therefore stylists have less to work with. These things are the things that need to change before we can honestly see more models of different sizes make it in both high fashion and commerical markets. In real life however my opinion is that a model never looks as good in these outfits when among regular people like you and me. They look thin and strangely tall and the glamour seems to be lost. I have met a few models in their down time when working in a london hair Salon and it really does become noticeable. Take a beautiful girl with Crystal's height and size, put her in a nice dress from Topshop and send her to a party and I am sure she would be the most attactive person there, old siren kind of beauty.
I don't really have a final concluding thought on this but it really does make you think and consider what the issues in Fashion really are and that it really isn't all black and white, thin and fat and tall and short. Let me know your opinions!
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