General Article ‘Not much has changed’: how fashion rules body image

Topic Selected: Body Image & Self-Esteem Book Volume: 446

By Tilda Gladwell

From London to New York and Paris to Milan, Fashion Weeks are being held across the globe this February. But these events aren’t without their downsides, with eight in ten Britons believing the fashion industry has harmed their perceptions about appearance.

Despite the rise of the body positivity movement, championed by celebrities such as Ashley Graham, very little progress is being made within the fashion and modelling industries to increase size-inclusive representation.

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