| All women remember since they are young their | | | | this social problem by implementing real women in |
| mothers always telling them to have their hair | | | | their ads for the consumer to consider the |
| brushed, to wear clean undergarments, to wear a | | | | product even more just by confirming that you |
| little lip gloss. The ballet teacher will always | | | | don't have to be as perfect as the models that |
| complain about your posture or a little love handle | | | | were associated with it before. Also, some |
| here and there. The fashion industry also has its | | | | designers and runway producers are implementing |
| ugly face, sarcastically because of the "perfect" | | | | weight restrictions for models to appear on their |
| women seen in television and runways worldwide. | | | | shows, showing that they are healthy, since this |
| It is a world where the stress and pressure to | | | | has been some of the biggest polemic in the |
| remain thin reigns so much that even little girls as | | | | industry for the past years. |
| young as 5 years old are starting to worry about | | | | These dilemmas not only relate to the runway, it |
| their bodies and becoming fashion slaves. | | | | can also translate to a regular shopping day, not all |
| Fashion dictates an esthetic very difficult to | | | | clothing lines count with bigger sizes for regular |
| achieve, especially for the younger generation. | | | | bodies and this is a great downer for a girls |
| Some models are extremely skinny, some in an | | | | shopping day out when you have skinnier friends |
| unhealthy state, and the younger girls believe that | | | | who can fit in any mini skirt or tight dress. |
| this is how they have to look, because these are | | | | Clothing should adapt to people, not people to |
| the women they look up to and the women who | | | | clothes because then, comfort plays a huge part |
| sell the clothes that they want to wear. At an | | | | on the depressing and mental problems this |
| early age, every woman learns that to be | | | | person can go through due to mental overweight |
| successful in love or work; makeup, fashion and | | | | issues. |
| beauty always play a main role, but limits exist. | | | | It is true that the female image is used to sell |
| Some girls envision that being skinny is the same | | | | everything, but it is important to know that these |
| as being beautiful and this is the greatest | | | | models selling the clothes are not perfect, it is a |
| misconception in this industry leading to mental | | | | profession and their pictures get retouched and |
| and eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia. | | | | manipulated to accomplish the perfect form and |
| Beauty is skin deep, a beautiful body is not | | | | figure. Health is not measured in numbers, being a |
| precisely the fit and skinny one, and teenagers | | | | size 14 is a reality in our population, but we can |
| for example are always making fun of the "fat" | | | | sometimes confuse being skinny with being |
| girls at school. | | | | healthy. You should always be yourself and quit |
| Some advertising campaigns have tried to help | | | | being a fashion slave. |