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History of Feminism

One_Life_To_Give

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13. As a Project Runway fan

Reply to seabeyond (Original post)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 03:50 PM

Mar 2014

The "real Women" challenge is always interesting to see how the designers react. So many are afraid when they have to design for someone with curves. Yet the size 00 market is negligible. Would think if I was a Corporate buyer at one of these shows, would like to see 14 or 16 as that is more in the range of what will actually be sold.

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Looking At Models Changes Your Brain! [View all] seabeyond Mar 2014 OP

"Standards of beuty are pretty fluid" Scootaloo Mar 2014 #1

actually, now that you mention it, we had some men that were arguing that very point, seabeyond Mar 2014 #2

Really? Scootaloo Mar 2014 #3

That usually pops up as some variation on 5/B on Evo Psych bingo. JoeyT Mar 2014 #5

Huh Scootaloo Mar 2014 #6

yes. lol. i thought more 13, needing/liking young for optimum in birth, though seabeyond Mar 2014 #7

Oh yeah ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #8

Well, that's because the bonobos "naturally" desire skinny blonde 17 year olds with Squinch Mar 2014 #10

That's fucked up ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #4

Wrong BainsBane Mar 2014 #9

You women bust me the fuck up. I love each and everyone of you. The best. Wwbd seabeyond Mar 2014 #11

I don't know about the less space you take up part, models are usually above average in height. jakeXT Mar 2014 #12

As a Project Runway fan One_Life_To_Give Mar 2014 #13