Le weekend
It’s still convertible weather here in LA.
If you have any Eileen Fisher pieces on your shopping list, today is a good day to purchase, as it’s their annual Shop & Donate event, with $25 off, and 10% of proceeds being donated to local organizations supporting leadership in women and girls. (And if you don’t live near an EF store, order from eileenfisher.com today and shipping is free.)
If you’re a Nespresso fan, you must try the latest limited edition – Crealto. I think this is one of the best blends they’ve done in a while, dark and earthy with just a slight bitterness and really reminds me of the wonderful espressos I enjoyed in Italy. I’ll bet this one sells out quickly.
From Huffington Post, this article about “plus size” (size 12) Robyn Lawley starring in Ralph Lauren’s new ad campaign also has a nice slide show of “plus size” models. (h/t Girls of a Certain Age) I use the quotation marks to indicate my derision at referring to size 12 as “plus”, though I applaud the effort at including models who look a bit less emaciated. Remember the flap a few years ago about the Ralph Lauren photoshop FAIL and the model who said she was fired for being “too fat”?
As I mentioned a few days ago, beginning next week I’ll be posting Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. So far it’s looking as though next week’s theme will be Accessories. Stay tuned!
And in the meantime, go read this most excellent post about vanity sizing from Fish Monkey’s Writing Stuff.
Bon weekend!
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Oh the little girl in the convertible! It is so poignant to me — my dad had one right about that period, and I loved it so much. Size 12 is “plus”?????
I agree. Love the move to other sizes of models, but don’t like the label. Perhaps we could change it to “traditional” sized? Every time I read about Ma Ramotswe in Alexander McCall Smith’s Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency novels referring to her physique as “traditional”, it makes me smile.
At 6’@” and size 12 there is no way that this model is “plus” size — she’s just a healthy weight for her height and probably older than the average near-anorexic model. I am (sadly) a plus size and I am tired of the fashion industry pandering to sizes 2 and under. Yes, I know people who are size 2 but they are very small petite people — not 5’11” and 110 lbs.
I’m officially a plus size now…
she looks totally normal and healthy not plus size at all.
Really Ralph?
I read that this model is 23 years old now. She is also 6’2″. Actually she looks quite slim (to me) in many photos and quite lovely. Something about her seems prettier than many models—is it her size? And no, size 12 is fairly average for many (including me) and not plus size. I’m just happy for her success as she is spearheading some change.
Yet another example of how out-of-touch the fashion industry is. I get that fashion photos are meant to be aspirational, and quite honestly I don’t care to see pictures of unattractive, overweight models. But I also don’t care to see emaciated teenagers whose knees are wider than their thighs! And only in the rarefied air of the fashion biz, I guess, could this lovely model be considered “plus size”!
So to steal a phrase from Joan Rivers: hey Fash-holes! Enough with the anorexic teens! And, women over 40 (50, 60…) have a LOT of buying power, so why do you ignore us? Make us some elegant dresses with sleeves, or some well tailored pants that don’t show our bum-cracks, and we will be your devoted customers. Oh, and shoes that don’t look like hooker shoes, that we can walk in, but which don’t look like we’ve bought them for Aunt Mildred to wear at the nursing home. How hard is that really?
Size 12 as “plus” size. Could it get more ridiculous?
Is that model meant to be “plus sized”? If so, that is just positively insane and inane.
Looking forward to your accessory posts next week.
Have a lovely weekend!
Thank you, thank you , thank you for saying that size 12 is NOT plus size!! That really bothers me!! And I am not size 12…though I wish I was! The Crealto looks like something I would love…thanks for the recommendation! Wish I had the funds to make an EF purchase…would love to participate! Have a great Saturday!
Dear Anonymous – I am sad that you are “sadly” plus sized. I am plushly plus sized. Lushly plus sized. Awesomely size 16 – if it’s not a ‘slim’ cut. The only thing that makes me sad about being a size 16? Is that most fashion makers seem to think that all I would want to wear are shapeless sacks or garish twee things with ruffles and awful prints. Please try not to let society’s disdain for women who are not very thin make you think poorly of your body. Society’s size-ism be damned!
How about we flip the situation, and we start calling models from size 8-14 or 16 “models,” models size 18 and up “plus sized” (we could do it at size 16 or 20, not wedded to the number, but wanted it to reflect actual average body size range) and those models who are under size 8 “undersized”?
Oh wait, would that be offensive? It shouldn’t be. Because if a model who is larger than the norm is “plus sized,” then a model who is smaller than the norm should *also* be so designated. (And it is ridiculous that “plus sized” is actually average size, and “regular” models are by no means reflective of the vast majority of women who actually consume these products!)
PLUS. SIZE.
Really????!!!!!
And @Hostess of the Humble Bungalow, I agree! She looks fabulous! I look at regularly models with thighs that wind could gust through, drawn faces, and lollipop-looking heads and just shake my head. They don’t look pretty at all!
Being a size 12 myself….I am too old to even take offense at the label plus size…I am what I am….and spent too many years locked in the horrors of eating disorders to vey much mind any more…
But I certainly do wish the fashion industry would awaken to the notion of a broader range of women to represent ‘aspiration’ marketing.
Plus sized? Amazing – she looks normal to me. Is this size 12 USA presumably? which in UK and Australia is size 16 i think… even so, she looks as I said perfectly gorgeous.
And what a great idea from Eileen Fisher. Other retailers should do the same – nice to know that are giving something back to the community.
That coffee sounds DELICIOUS. Missing my wonderful coffee in Melbourne – one of the best places for good coffee IMHO! X
If you had not mentioned her size, I would have never noticed and never guessed she was designated as “plus size.” In my life I have been between size 4 and size 20. I’d be lying if I said that I wouldn’t rather be a size 4, but the reality is that I struggle every day to stay at a size 18W. I dream of the day when I can easily find attractive clothing and can find it in someplace other than the farthest, darkest corner of the store. Perhaps someday, but not until manufacturers get past the idea of size 12 being a plus-size can we hope that it will happen.
Excellent post!
I saw this model in the news today!
Oh how I wish it was convertible weather here in the UK! sold mine and bought a 4×4 because I could not get enough use of a convertible with our climate..
Elle x
What a wonderful photo, with the convertible!
We discovered nespresso when we were in Paris. I was surprised at how good they were. I would not use it at home, where we grind our own beans, but while traveling, how convenient and good they are!
I just bought two Eileen Fisher pieces from Nordie’s for my job search wardrobe.
So insane. I thought it was a UK size 12, which is actually a US size 8 – is this possible? And she’s over 6′ tall.
Anyway, whatever, she’s totally gorgeous, and I think quite slim. Too hot here in LA.
“dark and earthy with just a slight bitterness” – are you talking to me?? xx