In 2007, I created a video at Shorty Stories asking the fashion industry, specially media to feature more designers who are specialty sized.  Five years later, very little has changed, so I’m re-issuing the challenge, with some additions, now that both sites have had much more public exposure and social media is more mainstream:

New video (2012):

Original video (from 2007):

Will big media listen in 2012 or 2013? Will so-called body image activists go above and beyond their usual spiel of dress size?  Or, will they just dismiss it like they always do?  Only time will tell.

Note: While this challenge is to mainstream and high-traffic publications, there is no reason why smaller publications, including blogs.  The important thing is discussion and going beyond the typical “let’s make things bigger!” schtick that has been going on for years.