Model w/Tummy Pooch- about time?
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:29 am
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.
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.
Yes it probably looks good I suppose but it doesn't look very attainable. The perfection I mean.