By Nyshie Perkinson
Campbell Brown Producer
Move over skinny-minis! A meatier version of the supermodel is catching the eye of the fashion world and capturing the hearts of regular women everywhere.
That model is 20-year-old Lizzie Miller, whose glorious smile and visible tummy pooch prompted a stampede of ecstatic responses after her picture appeared in this month’s Glamour magazine.
Glamour Editor-in-Chief Cindi Leive tells CNN’s Campbell Brown she was surprised by the effusive reaction.
“I loved the picture. As a woman you love it. But I was surprised at the fever pitch of the letters, Leive says. “I think it was that little detail¦ the roll in her belly, which is so natural. It’s what so many women see when they look in the mirror everyday but you don’t see it represented that often.
Miller, whose size 12-14 body matches that of the average American woman, tells Campbell she wasn’t crazy about the photo at first.
“I’m just like every other girl, says Miller, “You want to have the best looking picture and it was, okay, not the most flattering shot.
But Miller tells CNN she gives credit to photographer Walter Chin for catching her off-guard. “He captured a genuine moment of me being comfortable. That was a real laugh, not a pose. And that’s what people are responding to.
Sized 3×3 inches and buried on page 194 of the magazine, the photo, itself, hardly seemed poised to start a revolution. Although the shot was part of an article on body acceptance, Leive rejects the idea that models like Lizzie can’t make it into the primary fashion spreads.
“The picture, on its own, doesn’t really change things, Leive says, “But it points the way towards more reality in general. You see that kind of passionate response and you want to show a broader range of images.
Miller says that’s exactly what she would like to see in the fashion future.
“This picture has just started people catching on. People are hungry to see this and to see it go mainstream — to where it’s not about fashion for the pear-shaped, it’s not the body confidence piece. It’s just being there, being beautiful.
And while some critics argue fashion magazines will lose readers if they lose the fantasy, Leive thinks the definition of that ideal image is ripe for expansion.
“Fantasy is great and all fashion magazines are always going to have some element of fantasy. But you want an achievable fantasy. If it’s a fantasy that is only there for people who are richer than you, or thinner than you, or luckier than you — then that’s not a very good fantasy.
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“Fantasy is great and all fashion magazines are always going to have some element of fantasy. But you want an achievable fantasy. If it’s a fantasy that is only there for people who are richer than you, or thinner than you, or luckier than you — then that’s not a very good fantasy.”
People that are in good shape dont have to be rich, they have to put the work in.
Theyre not a fantasy, theyre real.
People that are in good shape dont have to be rich, they have to put the work in.
Theyre not a fantasy, theyre real.
I AM AWESOME MAN
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Yet on the cover of the magazine the main headline article is:
3 Flat Belly Secrets
Don't get me wrong, that ultra-skinny look does nothing for me, but the fasion world and rag magazines still bombard woman with all that cr@p. They slag woman for being fat even after having a baby, and people keep buying and reading all that sh!t.
3 Flat Belly Secrets
Don't get me wrong, that ultra-skinny look does nothing for me, but the fasion world and rag magazines still bombard woman with all that cr@p. They slag woman for being fat even after having a baby, and people keep buying and reading all that sh!t.
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mikeinie;1234416 wrote: Yet on the cover of the magazine the main headline article is:
3 Flat Belly Secrets
Don't get me wrong, that ultra-skinny look does nothing for me, but the fasion world and rag magazines still bombard woman with all that cr@p. They slag woman for being fat even after having a baby, and people keep buying and reading all that sh!t.
That's why I don't buy any of those magazines as I will never have the flat belly after having 4 kids, don't have a personal trainer.
3 Flat Belly Secrets
Don't get me wrong, that ultra-skinny look does nothing for me, but the fasion world and rag magazines still bombard woman with all that cr@p. They slag woman for being fat even after having a baby, and people keep buying and reading all that sh!t.
That's why I don't buy any of those magazines as I will never have the flat belly after having 4 kids, don't have a personal trainer.
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mikeinie;1234416 wrote: Yet on the cover of the magazine the main headline article is:
3 Flat Belly Secrets
Don't get me wrong, that ultra-skinny look does nothing for me, but the fasion world and rag magazines still bombard woman with all that cr@p. They slag woman for being fat even after having a baby, and people keep buying and reading all that sh!t.
There are all types of fitness magazines for men as well.
Ever see a fat guy posing in a magazine?
Clothes hang better on a trim body. Also whos happy with a pooch, why is that preferrable to taking care of your body?
3 Flat Belly Secrets
Don't get me wrong, that ultra-skinny look does nothing for me, but the fasion world and rag magazines still bombard woman with all that cr@p. They slag woman for being fat even after having a baby, and people keep buying and reading all that sh!t.
There are all types of fitness magazines for men as well.
Ever see a fat guy posing in a magazine?
Clothes hang better on a trim body. Also whos happy with a pooch, why is that preferrable to taking care of your body?
I AM AWESOME MAN
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I don't think the article is trying to say an unfit body is healthy/preferable, but rather that people don't have to be perfect. To me that woman looks good, although a bit too thin, but as an imperfect woman, I appreciate that she has that little imperfection herself. If we want to call it that. Too much stuff in the media and in our society implies (if not stated outright) that a person would have more worth if they fit within the range of what we currently deem beautiful.
I appreciate the comment about men. I don't often look through men's magazines but thinking about GQ and such, I do seem to remember a lot of blindingly white teeth and an appalling lack of chest hair.
Yes it probably looks good I suppose but it doesn't look very attainable. The perfection I mean.
There's a song I like that says "beauty is beauty in spite of perfection."
I appreciate the comment about men. I don't often look through men's magazines but thinking about GQ and such, I do seem to remember a lot of blindingly white teeth and an appalling lack of chest hair.
Yes it probably looks good I suppose but it doesn't look very attainable. The perfection I mean.There's a song I like that says "beauty is beauty in spite of perfection."
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I just want to get one of those picture taking jobs, flat belly or not..
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YZGI;1234441 wrote: I just want to get one of those picture taking jobs, flat belly or not..
You'd run screaming from the room and giggling like a 5th grader..:yh_rotfl
You'd run screaming from the room and giggling like a 5th grader..:yh_rotfl
I expressly forbid the use of any of my posts anywhere outside of FG (with the exception of the incredibly witty 'get a room already' )posted recently.
Folks who'd like to copy my intellectual work should expect to pay me for it.:-6
Folks who'd like to copy my intellectual work should expect to pay me for it.:-6
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Nomad;1234419 wrote: There are all types of fitness magazines for men as well.
Ever see a fat guy posing in a magazine?
Clothes hang better on a trim body. Also whos happy with a pooch, why is that preferrable to taking care of your body?
Clothes hang better on a trim body only because clothes are designed for unrealistic body shapes. That's why one in twenty look good, no matter what they put on... designers design for what we'd like to look like.
Ever see a fat guy posing in a magazine?
Clothes hang better on a trim body. Also whos happy with a pooch, why is that preferrable to taking care of your body?
Clothes hang better on a trim body only because clothes are designed for unrealistic body shapes. That's why one in twenty look good, no matter what they put on... designers design for what we'd like to look like.
I expressly forbid the use of any of my posts anywhere outside of FG (with the exception of the incredibly witty 'get a room already' )posted recently.
Folks who'd like to copy my intellectual work should expect to pay me for it.:-6
Folks who'd like to copy my intellectual work should expect to pay me for it.:-6
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flopstock;1234497 wrote: You'd run screaming from the room and giggling like a 5th grader..:yh_rotfl
He he he he he he he he
He he he he he he he he
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A perfect body is not a realistic goal.
A healthy body is.
Healthy bodies can come in all shapes and sizes and ages.
A healthy body is.
Healthy bodies can come in all shapes and sizes and ages.
Life is a Highway. Let's share the Commute.
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What is on the inside is what really counts.