beautiful comes in all shapes and sizes

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With fashion week fast approaching, there's been a certain buzz in the air. It's an exciting time for editors, stylists, and bloggers. Even the general public gets sucked into the creative whirlwind as designers rev up to display their masterpieces. Fashion week is extravagant, decadent, and most of all, just plain fun.

However, fashion week can also be very damaging.  

These shows receive a ton of attention from every visual media outlet. Consequently, the general public looks toward these designers to forecast what shapes, sizes, and colors are beautiful. And it's clear to anyone watching that designers favor a smaller frame.

While being six feet tall and a size zero is great, a curvy size six is great also. In fact, most men prefer women with a little more meat on them. Ask your boyfriend, husband, brother or father whether they find the models that walk down the runway attractive, and you'll most likely be met with a resounding no.

On a daily basis, we're bombarded with images of the "ideal body" left an right. Whether it be on a billboard, magazine, or commercial. It seems that as a society we forget that beautiful comes in all shapes and sizes. So this fashion week, please don't allow yourself to get sucked into the hype that skinny is better.  

It's not. It's equal.

It would be nice if as a society we began to embrace a healthier ideal. Especially in the fashion industry. It would be nice if these incredibly talented designers created clothes for a size six, or ten, in addition to a size zero. But until this happens, please keep reminding yourself that you are beautiful. Just the way you are.

P.S. Happy fashion friday and labor day weekend everyone!