"2Morrows Dress." 2Morrows Dress. N.p., 25 Feb. 2013. Web. 21 May 2015. This article describes the difference between Junior, Misses, Petite, and Tall sizes. Although it would seem these sizes are based on age groups, it’s actually more complicated than that. This article discusses actually measuring differences between clothing placed in each category. It relates because it’s a way to point out the asinine nature of women’s sizing. These are just another category clothing is placed in for no reason. I think it’s a good idea for clothing to be given age groups (the differentiate between kids and adults sections anyway) but not if those labels are just different cuts of clothes. This supports my claim that women’s sizing is very skewed. It answers the question of how the fashion world often targets women. Blalock, Meghan. "Study: You Need Really Different Sizes at These Stores." Who What Wear. Clique, 03 Dec. 2014. Web. 21 May 2015. This article talks about vanity sizing and which popular brands use it. It has a great chart that shows whether women who wear a size small had to buy bigger or smaller at certain brands. It relates to my project by pointing out how trivial clothing sizes can be. It’s ridiculous to see how many brand’s sizes differ from the standard. It supports my claim that women’s sizing system is inefficient. It answers the question of how the fashion world targets women. Felsenthal, Julia. "Why Clothing Sizes Make No Sense." Slate. Slate, 25 Jan. 2012. Web. 13 May 2015. This article discusses the changes to women’s sizes over the years and the ridiculous systems that have been used. It describes how women’s sizes used to be calculated by age, then purely bust size, assuming everyone had a proportional hourglass figure. Today sizing is inconsistent and often not based off of measurements making it almost impossible to find the right fit. I totally agree with everything in this article. I’ve long struggled with the asinine sizing system in America. It makes shopping for women extremely difficult and frustrating. It supports my claim that the sizing system in America is skewed and inefficient. It answers the question of how the fashion world targets women.
Furstenburg, Diane von. "CFDA Health Initiative." CFDA. CFDA, Jan. 2007. Web. 21 Apr. 2015. This website has the official health initiative guidelines published by the CFDA. It discusses how models should have to show id to ensure that they are 16 or older and offer adequate help for those with eating disorders to ensure the health and safety of models. Although I agree with the intent I don’t really think this initiative holds much merit. There are good ideas but they are merely suggestions that do not really push for a change. Along with that their suggestions only scratch the surface of the problem. It will support my claim that models are often portraying an unhealthy body image and that the fashion industry needs to do more to change this for the safety of the models and those women who are looking up to them. It will answer the question of whether the fashion industry presents an unreachable standard of beauty. "General Clothing Size Information." Online Conversion. BlueSparks Network, n.d. Web. 13 May 2015. This page describes clothing size conversions. It describes the proportions used to convert women’s sizes and the measurements used in men’s sizes. It’s ridiculous to look at the differences between men and women’s clothing. This supports my claim that women’s clothing sizes are asinine and make it difficult for women to find clothes that fit. It answers the question of how the fashion world targets women.
"Get The Facts On Eating Disorders." Get The Facts On Eating Disorders. NEDA, n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015. This article discusses some startling facts about eating disorders and how frequent they are. It also talks about how prevalent being thin is to young children and the health risks that go along with that. I agree with everything said. I think it’s really disturbing that this is such an epidemic, especially in kids as young as 1st grade. This supports my claim that the rail thin image presented by the fashion world has an effect on its consumers, particularly young girls. It answers the question of whether or not the standards set forth by the fashion world have a damaging effect on the public.
Krupnick, Ellie. "Tim Gunn: Fashion Seems To End At A Size 12." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 23 Aug. 2013. Web. 01 May 2015. This article is an interview with Tim Gunn about his thoughts on plus sized fashion. He discusses many things such as how preposterous it is that so many designers refuse to design for average sized women and the limited options for plus sized women. He also talks about how many designers just try to size up their clothing but to create bigger sizes you have to reconstruct the whole garment. I absolutely agree with everything he says. I think it’s really awesome that he’s discussing this seeing as he’s a prominent fashion figure. I especially agree with his points about how clothing isn’t proportional and you have to reconfigure it to create a different size. This will support my claim that fashion puts forth the idea that you have to be skinny by often ignoring the needs of plus sized women. This answers the question of whether the fashion world dismisses bigger women.
"Men's Size Charts for Clothes with Measurements." Men's Size Charts for Clothes with Measurements. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 May 2015. This page has charts that lay out all the different sizes for men’s clothing. It displays how to find men’s sizes in different departments based on measurements. It shows how simple men’s sizing is compared to women's because there are only a couple, simple, corresponding charts. I agree with the information, I think it’s a good way to display how simple men’s sizing is. It supports my claim that the fashion world often targets women. It will answer the question of in what ways the fashion world can be misogynistic.
O'Connell, Vanessa. "Fashion Bullies Attack -- In Middle School." WSJ. The Wall Street Journal, 25 Oct. 2007. Web. 06 May 2015. This website talks about the increase in bullying among young girls based on clothing. Kids have always bullied based on clothes but there has been an increase in recent years of girls bullying other girls for wearing the wrong brands. I agree, I’ve definitely seen, and experienced first hand, bullying off of clothing. It will support my claim that clothing changes people’s perception of others and that it starts at a young age. It will answer the question of how we, as a society, judge others based on their wardrobe.
"Plus Size Bodies, What Is Wrong With Them Anyway?" PLUS Model Mag. Ed. Madeline Jones. PLUS Model Magazine, 08 Jan. 2012. Web. 21 Apr. 2015. This article talks about how the qualifications for models or clothing to be “plus sized” have changed over the past few years and what changes can be made to remedy this. I agree with the points about how “plus sized” is really just how large average women are. I also agree with the fact that this cause makes it really difficult for many women to find clothing that fits because designers typically only create clothes up to a size 14. It will support my point that the fashion industry as a whole expects women to fit into an unrealistic standard of beauty. It answers the question that models portray an unattainable body image.
Rodenbough, Libby. "The Fashion Industry Promotes Eating Disorders." The Culture of Beauty. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Killer Fashion: An Industry in Denial." In These Times (28 Mar. 2011). Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 1 Apr. 2015. This article discusses how the perpetual skinniness the fashion industry promotes can have a damaging effect on its consumers. It also points out the responses from different fashion heads. I definitely agree with the points made in the article about what effect the fashion industry has on women. While I agree with the places like Madrid who did take a stand and start changing things, I don’t agree with the companies and designers themselves that refuse to help or even comment on the problem. It will support my claim that by continuing to use unhealthy models women continue to cause women and young girls to develop low self-esteem. It will answer the question of what psychological effect the fashion world has on women and how it is physically harming the women paying attention and those involved in the fashion world.
"Sales of the U.S. Apparel Market in 2011." Statista. Statista, 2011. Web. 01 May 2015. This source has statistics about the fashion industry and their demographics. It shows how women’s fashion sells twice the amount than men’s fashion does. I agree with these statistics. These statistics relate to my project because they discuss how the fashion industry is heavily aimed towards women. This supports my claim that the fashion industry typically caters towards women. It helps answer the question of whether the fashion industry is harming it’s target demographic by showing that women are the target demographic.
Sieczkowski, Cavan. "New York Fashion Week 2012: New CFDA Guidelines Cull Underage, Underweight Models." International Business Times. IBT Media, 01 Feb. 2012. Web. 21 Apr. 2015. This article discusses Diane von Furstenburg’s efforts with the CFDA health initiative and some reasons why the fashion world continues to be super thin. It discusses how there’s a cycle of designers continuing to make smaller and smaller sample sizes which encourages models to continue to get skinnier and skinnier. I agree with the points about how designers perpetuate the size of models. It will support my claim that the fashion industry holds women to an unrealistic beauty expectation. It will answer the question that models are portraying an unattainable standard of beauty.
"Vanity Sizing: Compare These 25 Retailers at Your Local Mall." Racked. N.p., 18 July 2014. Web. 21 May 2015. This article discusses vanity sizing. There is a great chart that shows the measurement differences in a size 8 between different stores. It relates to my project by helping to point out how ridiculous sizing is. It shows how there is almost a 10 inch range of measurements for clothing labeled size 8, depending on which store the clothing is in. The article discusses the ridiculous trend of stores changing sizes or mislabeling their products a size up or down. It supports my claim that women’s clothing sizes are futile. It answers the question of how the fashion world targets women.
"Women's Size Chart for Clothes." Women's Size Chart for Clothes. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 May 2015. This page has charts that lay out all the different sizes for women’s clothing. They have charts for the standard sizes in different departments depending on measurements. It inadvertently displays how ridiculous sizing is with all the different, arbitrary sizes. I agree with the information. I used my own measurements and size to gauge the validity, it matched what size I usually am. I definitely think it is ridiculous that so many variations of the same numbers are needed to shop for women’s clothing. I also think the fact that there are multiple ads for things like tight dresses and revealing costumes, when there are no ads on the men’s size page, really shows how deep rooted sexism and gender roles are in our culture. This supports my claim that women’s sizing is really difficult and stupid. It answers the question of whether there’s misogyny in fashion and how the fashion world often targets women.
Yeung, Wendie. "Berkeley Political Review." Berkeley Political Review. ASUC, 4 May 2014. Web. 21 May 2015. This article discusses the perpetuation of rape culture through dress codes. It talks about how often in rape cases girls are accused of asking for it because of the clothes they were wearing. The article relates to my project by pointing out how clothing can change people’s perception of others. There are people who see clothing as consent, and those who blame the heinous actions of others on the victim’s wardrobe. It supports my claim that clothing can be a major factor on how people perceive others. It answers the question of how clothing can affect someone’s image.
Ziff, Sara. "Industry Analysis." The Model Alliance. The Model Alliance, 6 Feb. 2012. Web. 01 May 2015. This source is a great analysis of the less than exemplary treatment of models. The website itself is an organization that aims to raise awareness of the dangers on the job of modeling and works to protect models and their rights. This page has lots of statistics about things like the health concerns and sexual harassment present in the fashion industry. I totally agree with these points. The statistics are pretty staggering and I was deeply alarmed to read about how models are so often treated like objects. It supports my claim that there is a lot of misogyny present in this industry. It will answer the question of whether or not the fashion industry portrays unrealistic standards and how fashion often treats women poorly.