Society
has evolved as new fashions have emerged
and today's standards of beauty reflect what society
currently perceives to be
in vogue. Members of fashion have been criticized in more recent years
over
fashions that seem to go to the extremes, with overly thin models and
outrageous
styles that seem unlikely to be reproduced in everyday style. Others
have sided
with the fashion industry, stating that fashion has always gone above
and
beyond and today's current extremes are what are actually in
demand.
One of the
most criticized aspects of today's fashion industry has to do
with models. The
models currently seen within fashion tend to usually be very tall and
extremely
thin. In reality, only 5% of the world has a body type similar to this.
Models
have resorted to extensive dieting to keep their figures and many
people worry
that young people, who many look up to models, may also resort to such
extremes.
There is a call to the fashion industry to take a look at the models
they are using and to adapt their fashions to fit
"normal-sized" people. Some
avenues of fashion have done so, by choosing to use models with a
relatively
healthy weight as their runway stars and by using models that are
full-figured
(what used to be known as plus-sized). At CYSERA, we want to see
everyone healthy
as well as comfortable with their personal style. We encourage young
people to
make healthy choices in their lives and to live for themselves, not for
the
views of others.
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