Comments on: Post Rerun: A Defense of Fashion http://wendybrandes.com/blog/2009/10/post-rerun-a-defense-of-fashion/ Wear What You Want Thu, 24 May 2012 01:28:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Christina http://wendybrandes.com/blog/2009/10/post-rerun-a-defense-of-fashion/comment-page-2/#comment-29599 Christina Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:28:48 +0000 http://wendybrandes.com/blog/?p=2717#comment-29599 I completely understand your points, and I agree with you for the most part. However, I think a large part of the uproar is in regards to children. Yes, adults should see an ad like that and think, "WTF? Not humanly possible. Also, hilarious." But children do not have the same capacity for logic. Their cognitive development doesn't reach that level until well into high school. And sadly, young girls do feel pressure from images like these. Eating disorders are now common in the very young. Hang out with a group of middle schoolers, and you're bound to hear them talk about dieting. 10% of eating disorders have an onset at 10 years old or younger; 33% report onset between the ages of 11-15. Those are children, and they cannot separate reality from what they see in a magazine or on a billboard. Maybe it's not the responsibility of the fashion industry to fix that problem, but it's difficult for anyone else to, and that's a sad state of affairs for our society. I completely understand your points, and I agree with you for the most part. However, I think a large part of the uproar is in regards to children. Yes, adults should see an ad like that and think, “WTF? Not humanly possible. Also, hilarious.” But children do not have the same capacity for logic. Their cognitive development doesn’t reach that level until well into high school. And sadly, young girls do feel pressure from images like these. Eating disorders are now common in the very young. Hang out with a group of middle schoolers, and you’re bound to hear them talk about dieting. 10% of eating disorders have an onset at 10 years old or younger; 33% report onset between the ages of 11-15. Those are children, and they cannot separate reality from what they see in a magazine or on a billboard. Maybe it’s not the responsibility of the fashion industry to fix that problem, but it’s difficult for anyone else to, and that’s a sad state of affairs for our society.

]]> By: Prêt-à-Porter P http://wendybrandes.com/blog/2009/10/post-rerun-a-defense-of-fashion/comment-page-2/#comment-29466 Prêt-à-Porter P Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:37:28 +0000 http://wendybrandes.com/blog/?p=2717#comment-29466 i dont get the big fuss this thing made. the model herself said she wasnt even going to go public w/ the story until she saw the ad. i mean it is so obviously mutated, but however there are "consumers" out there that arent very bright. great 2007 post!! :) i dont get the big fuss this thing made. the model herself said she wasnt even going to go public w/ the story until she saw the ad. i mean it is so obviously mutated, but however there are “consumers” out there that arent very bright.

great 2007 post!! :)

]]> By: Rollergirl http://wendybrandes.com/blog/2009/10/post-rerun-a-defense-of-fashion/comment-page-2/#comment-29411 Rollergirl Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:18:21 +0000 http://wendybrandes.com/blog/?p=2717#comment-29411 Oh gawd, 'real style for real women' must be the most hackneyed phrase ever in fashion. Ugh. Oh gawd, ‘real style for real women’ must be the most hackneyed phrase ever in fashion. Ugh.

]]> By: K @ Blog Goggles http://wendybrandes.com/blog/2009/10/post-rerun-a-defense-of-fashion/comment-page-2/#comment-29385 K @ Blog Goggles Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:24:28 +0000 http://wendybrandes.com/blog/?p=2717#comment-29385 Went back and read your column - loved it. It's so true. Then again, I totally do not understand my boyfriend's obsession with boats (just like he doesn't understand mine with shoes) so I'm probably just as guilty. Oops! Went back and read your column – loved it. It’s so true.

Then again, I totally do not understand my boyfriend’s obsession with boats (just like he doesn’t understand mine with shoes) so I’m probably just as guilty. Oops!

]]> By: Alya http://wendybrandes.com/blog/2009/10/post-rerun-a-defense-of-fashion/comment-page-2/#comment-29317 Alya Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:08:26 +0000 http://wendybrandes.com/blog/?p=2717#comment-29317 "Anyone who saw this and thought, “I should look like that” instead of “Wow, someone really fucked up at Ralph Lauren!” is not in his or her right mind anyway" EXACTLY!!!!! Also, I would like to point out that I too want to despenser people who say "real women" and "curvy" especially when they are referring to overweight people. No offense to overweight people (because I'm no skinny minnie myself) but just because you have more meat on your bones does not make you more real than a natural waif. I am completely against the unbelievable standards set on models with regards to their weight, however, that does not mean that we should call them names yet give a glamorous title to someone who is equally unhealthy albeit in an opposite way. “Anyone who saw this and thought, “I should look like that” instead of “Wow, someone really fucked up at Ralph Lauren!” is not in his or her right mind anyway”

EXACTLY!!!!!

Also, I would like to point out that I too want to despenser people who say “real women” and “curvy” especially when they are referring to overweight people. No offense to overweight people (because I’m no skinny minnie myself) but just because you have more meat on your bones does not make you more real than a natural waif.

I am completely against the unbelievable standards set on models with regards to their weight, however, that does not mean that we should call them names yet give a glamorous title to someone who is equally unhealthy albeit in an opposite way.

]]> By: Thumbelina Fashionista http://wendybrandes.com/blog/2009/10/post-rerun-a-defense-of-fashion/comment-page-2/#comment-29287 Thumbelina Fashionista Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:35:48 +0000 http://wendybrandes.com/blog/?p=2717#comment-29287 Hallelujah for this post and the one from 2007, which I somehow missed. You said it perfectly, girlfriend. My mind is percolating now... Hallelujah for this post and the one from 2007, which I somehow missed. You said it perfectly, girlfriend. My mind is percolating now…

]]> By: Couture Cookie http://wendybrandes.com/blog/2009/10/post-rerun-a-defense-of-fashion/comment-page-1/#comment-29286 Couture Cookie Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:21:08 +0000 http://wendybrandes.com/blog/?p=2717#comment-29286 Thank you for bringing this up. I cannot stand all the current BS talk about "real women" as opposed to models. It is insulting and seems uneducated. Thank you for bringing this up. I cannot stand all the current BS talk about “real women” as opposed to models. It is insulting and seems uneducated.

]]> By: elena http://wendybrandes.com/blog/2009/10/post-rerun-a-defense-of-fashion/comment-page-1/#comment-29285 elena Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:26:22 +0000 http://wendybrandes.com/blog/?p=2717#comment-29285 oh i think you did fine writing a post :) and im not sure why someone passed that ralph lauren ad i mean really?! someone didnt see that as a bit off? oh i think you did fine writing a post :)
and im not sure why someone passed that ralph lauren ad i mean really?! someone didnt see that as a bit off?

]]> By: PinkBow http://wendybrandes.com/blog/2009/10/post-rerun-a-defense-of-fashion/comment-page-1/#comment-29284 PinkBow Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:39:32 +0000 http://wendybrandes.com/blog/?p=2717#comment-29284 good post, that pic is dreadful good post, that pic is dreadful

]]> By: Stef M http://wendybrandes.com/blog/2009/10/post-rerun-a-defense-of-fashion/comment-page-1/#comment-29283 Stef M Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:52:27 +0000 http://wendybrandes.com/blog/?p=2717#comment-29283 Another response to the Ralph Lauren ad that won't go away: those clothes are not very inspiring. Another response to the Ralph Lauren ad that won’t go away: those clothes are not very inspiring.

]]>