Fun Friday! Oh how I have missed fun friday.
About a month ago this advert came out for Marks and Spencers…
As soon as this came on TV I noticed the Plus Sized model and was elated. Another plus size range in Marks and Spencers – I have yet to check it out in person, but I’ve had a lookie online; I was quite intrigued. For those of you who don’t know, Marks and Spencers is a department store which is mainly for the older person, but is constantly changing up it’s clothing lines to incorporate all ages. And sizes now, which is brilliant!
Already won over by the Plus Sized model, I looked up the advert on youtube to analyse weight and body shape (obviously) and then I spotted…do mine eyes deceive me? A mature model. Gorgeous, silver-haired, I didn’t even notice she was older until I looked properly!
As this article states, the model’s ages range from 20 to 57 and sizes 8 to 16 (UK). Brilliant, I love this. Diversity for the win.
How do you feel about this advertisement, from weight, age, ethnic origin to fashion?
Hayley Emma
I think it is great. However — I do think that the whole “plus size” model rigamarole is a bit … devious.
Basically — these women are models. They are just bigger models than most of the other ones. But they are still Glamazons with great proportions, long legs, toned bodies to a certain extent…..
You know what I mean? They look better than I do at a normal weight any day of the week! So I think women do need to keep that in mind because I don’t think women should be pressured by any models — and that includes plus size.
I hope that makes sense because it has potential to make me sound like a bee-otch but I just think of the real life plus size women who has the same BMI as a lady in an ad maybe but with rolls on the stomach and short legs and cankles and cellulite and arm flaps….they need to know that those women those “plus size models” are not the norm either.
Yeah i see your point, but models are always going to be astonishingly beautiful, aren’t they? Because they’re selling us a fantasy – that we’ll look like that if we wear the clothes. I still think it’s a great step in the right direction though, because i never look at a painfully thin model and think “damn, she looks so odd and a bit ill, i wish i looked like her” but i do think “that plus size model OWNS her body and yet she’s not what society expects her to be, i wish i had her confidence”.
That being said, if a person is thin but healthy looking, i can appreciate her body, but most of the time i’m analysing model’s body sizes/shapes instead of the clothes
Great comment Missy, your opinion is always appreciated
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/downs-syndrome-boy-4-to-star-1334960
I dont think we have M&S, but I love their openmindedness!!
So much love for this!
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Every woman in that commercial is FUCKING STUNNING! I LOVE silver/white hair! LOVE IT! And I want to have hair exactly like that woman’s when I get older! All the girls worked it so hard, I had to have a cigarette afterwards. *rimshot* All paired with Iggy Pop???? JESUS H, this is one of the sexiest commercials I’ve ever seen! THANK YOU for sharing! Every type of woman is accounted for in this, and portrayed in such a fabulous manner, not one type takes predominance over the other! Regardless of how one feels about or sees her own body, and what she deems is good or healthy or whatnot for her, a girl’s gotta dress herself! And beauty can be ANY size regardless of what YOU think is beautiful or not. That does not in any way mean it is not beautiful. This commercial acknowledges the FACT that we are all different sizes and we can all look sizzling in great clothes. I am impressed!
“All the girls worked it so hard, I had to have a cigarette afterwards.” – Hahaha you’re brilliant. I am impressed as well, such a brilliant advert!
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it rocks!
It does!
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it’s brilliant… but… (yeah, sorry, BUT lol) But it still feels rather NOT diverse to me. I mean, look at all the other models. They are all cookie-cutter models. You could probably change their hairstyles and clothes about and they’d look pretty much the same, like dress-up dolls. And then here we have the token ‘plus sized’ girl and the token older lady. (I say ‘plus sized’ because I think she’s closer to normal and healthy! Maybe they should call the ‘regular’ models Under sized!)
Now that’s why this ad doesn’t really work for me. There isn’t enough diversity in sizes, ages, appearances, so that the two ‘odd’ women stick out. If there was a good range of ‘every size’, they would not stick out at all. This ad is actually reinforcing that if you are plus sized you aren’t ‘normal’ and if you are older, they are doing you a favour by allowing you to wear their clothes.
Does that make sense? I hope I don’t offend. The best thing is – they are definitely heading in the right direction
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I understand what you mean, and i agree, there needs to be more diversity so plus size women and older women and all kinds of women are represented… but i still think it’s a huge step in the right direction. Your opinions are always welcome Fiona!
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Yes, it’s definitely the right direction!!!
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