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 […]
Recently, Jersey Shore’s Snooki announced that she had reached her goal weight of 98 lb. Now, I don’t watch the show – I think Jersey Shore is tacky and low brow entertainment to the core – but I can’t help but find her critics – those who say that she’s “gone too far” when it […]
After a season’s break, new pieces from Allison Izu‘s petite-focused denim line will launch at her online store on November 21. The new collection consists of six pieces, including skinnies, boot cut jeans as well as a pair of 1980s-inspired ripped jeans and sell between $138-142 US. Shipping is free for all US orders over […]
Screen handle: Kate (aka: Petite Adventures) Twitter: @PetiteAdventure Website: petite-adventures.blogspot.com Where are you based? Ottawa, ON Why did you start your site? After moving to Ottawa in the middle of winter, I was looking for a creative outlet. I love fashion and fashion blogs, and I love to write, so I thought “why not”. I […]
From shorty-stories.com: I first saw this on Refinery29 yesterday and again today on Jezebel. Basically, My Body Gallery allows you to input your height, weight, body shape and dress size and then find other people who are similarly sized to you. It’s supposed to improve women’s perceptions of their bodies since they’re able to see […]
I can’t believe how often I see posts from style websites about the lack of plus size models in the industry or criticize the use of lingerie when plus sized models are featured – this is a major issue for me as I often wonder why they just don’t promote specialty designers more often. I […]
The Huffington Post and UK’s Daily Mail published articles on the lack of diversity in the fashion industry recently. No real surprises in either (the HuffPo one was actually a reaction to the Daily Mail) – just the same old facts about how many non-white models (if used on the runways or catalog shoots at […]
When Vogue Italia put three larger-than-normal models on its recent cover, both major media and bloggers were all over it (including this site), discussing whether Vogue did the right thing. Many complained about the fact that the models were wearing lingerie and not, say, evening gowns or casual wear. Many times, the excuse is that […]
People seem to be very positive about Vogue Italia‘s choice of celebrating curvier women with three non-standard sized models on their latest cover. While this is certainly a good thing, I feel that it is more of a gimmick. Vogue will go right back to using tall, impossibly thin girls (yes, they’re girls, not women) […]
At Shorty Stories yesterday, I wrote about Toronto model agent, Ben Barry, who a few years ago, opened a modelling agency which promoted a wide range of sizes. I criticized him for the lack of true size diversity, considering that he only has six models shorter than 5’7″ or below on his roster (make that […]
