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Fashion focuses eyes on women's chests.
Upper chests, that is. It's all about the clavicle, the clavicle that you've etched out through hardcore exercise and stringent dieting.

Because what could be sexier that a woman who is shockingly, graphically demonstrating how thoroughly she has excluded all pleasure from her life?

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my coment:
while this article does point out a trend in beauty and fashion (although not a new one) it does so in a vile manner. This kind of sarcasm really pisses me off, if you're going to write an article do it in an unhateful and intelligent manner.

the article is filed under feminism yet the tone of the article is sarcastic and hateful towards women and femininity.



do you guys feel the same way I do?
am I alone in this opinion?
I'm curious to know what all of you guys think

I agree it's a bit condescending...I'm used to people like that though...so I just say things like "oh yeah, of course I'm anorexic, it's the only way to look good"...very sarcastically of course...I think a lot of people think fashion is about thin...well, damn it, I saw coco rocha eat a plate full of food.

I'm not getting the link between lack of pleasure and the appearance of collar bones?

Post by Allan

I'm not getting the link between lack of pleasure and the appearance of collar bones?

implied self starvation and anorexia for the sake of a la mode looks

Thats, what I mean... Because someone is fit and you can see their collar bone it doesn't automatically mean they have no fun. you can see my collarbones and Im sure not starving.

im not anorexic but damn i got some collar bones.
according to my mom, collar bones have been regarded as a sign of beauty for a long time- dont remember where its from but i do remember her telling me when i was younger, because mine are very..apparent.
and i hardly work out :P

another browser wrote in response to my comment

Rachel said...

Losing weight to the extreme that you're skin and bones is probably the furthest thing from femininity there is. It's not feminine to resemble a starving African child.

I don't think its anti-feminist to ridicule something which in itself is anti-feminist.

and here's mine to her...

Diran said...

~rachel~ eating disorders are a relatively new phenomenon collar bones have been a sign of beauty since the 17th century.

the fact that a woman's bone is prominent is not a signpost to eating disorders and this articles patronising tone is offensive to anyone who has this elegant build and to all healthy models in the fashion business.

as one who sees (and cares for) healthy, stunning women on a daily basis as well as some sick girls, it's even hurtful

sorry about being a nut about this post but it's really getting to me.

we'll see where it all leads to

Great response D ^^ Very eloquent. It's true, it's not a "a signpost to eating disorders".

shoot, I'm very far far away from starving myself and you can see my collarbones.

it's when you see the ribs above and between the breasts, that's scary