Plus One
Plus-size modeling has received quite a bit of attention in recent years. First there was model Lizzie Miller’s belly shot in Glamour magazine’s August 2009 issue. Then there was V Magazine’s ‘Curves Ahead’ piece, which featured plus size models both dressed and undressed. Ever since, there has been steady editorial growth for plus size models,...
For The Love Of
Trigger warning: Eating disorders and body dysmorphic disorder. Around me, in the semi-darkness of my 12th-grade health class, my female classmates and I sat rapt as we watched “For The Love of Nancy”, a made for television movie about overcoming anorexia. It was Eating Disorder Awareness week, and this movie was our introduction to the...
Breaking Up With My Mirror
In July 2009, while promoting his film Public Enemies, Johnny Depp confessed that he hates looking in mirrors. Speaking after the film’s European premiere in London’s Leicester Square, Depp said: “If I could avoid a mirror when I brush my teeth in the morning, I would.” I live in a house with a large mirrored...
