Modelling and Weight

honorb123

So this is a question that I would love people's opinions on... both males and females!

I have been a model for around 4 years and recently I got this set of images back and I sat down and said 'I'm not doing this anymore' I refuse to push myself in modelling when my body looks like a skeleton. It is setting unrealistic standards for young girls and i understand how much this can impact a young girl, having been a sufferer of an eating disorder myself.

The question I want to ask you all is what size do you think should be a realistic size to be glorified in the modelling world?

H x

Unknown

This content has been removed.

bbell1985

No clue. I don't mind seeing clothes on slim people. I'm not someone that thinks all models should be at least a size 6. I don't think they need to be a zero either. So basically...I was no help here.

determined_ella89

What difference does it make... I've seen women who are size 20 and look absolutely stunning in their outfits.. The media is disgusting to allow this underweight thing to go on... Being overweight is bad for your health but so is being underweight. There should be no pressure to feel like you should be what the world tells you is the right size. Only you know what feels right within yourself. I've been on both spectrums.. Severely underweight and obviously overweight.. But I've learned that you will feel when you are healthy.. Because you will feel happy and you won't feel ill.
But yeah I think the media should just do us all a favour and dissappear.. Problem partially solved.

PuppetPrincess

In reality, models should come in all shapes and sizes because they are usually selling products to people of all shapes and sizes. That is what the industry doesn't seem to get. The long running trend is to have severely underweight models, however, in recent years there has been a push for plus size models. The problem is that these two groups are kept separate and are not diverse in themselves. The thin models are in the same size range and the plus models are too, while the in between sizes aren't really represented. Heaven forbid they put models size 2-20 in the same magazine.

Former_chubby_momma

I don't think you look skeletal at all, you're lovely. But it's important that you feel comfortable with yourself and don't force your body to be a size you are uncomfortable with. If this decision will make you feel happier being you, I think it's the right one.

That said, I think modelling ideally should showcase the clothing. There are brands that make especially flattering clothes for curvier women, and there are brands that make clothing that looks nicer on a slim frame. I don't have an issue with very slim models, nor plus sized models. I think they're all beautiful women and were hired because the designer felt their body best shows off the designs. Nothing wrong with that to me.