“Ozempic face” has been in the news lately.\u00a0 Celebrities like Kelly Osborne, Mary Kay and Ashley Olsen, Meghan Trainor and and have come under fire for the drastic, unhealthy, and in most eyes unattractive changes to their faces that seem to suggest the use of Ozempic or related weight loss shots.\u00a0 \u00a0They now have very angular jaw lines, their eyes appear to be sunken, and their chins look larger.\u00a0 Most also have significantly more wrinkles, especially around the lips.<\/p>\n
Also in the news is the shift in the fashion industry back towards the very slender models of the early 90s.\u00a0 It was called heroin chic then – I haven’t found a term for it this year.\u00a0 But it is a significant shift away from the fuller (but still very slim) models of just a couple years ago.<\/p>\n
So are we going backwards?\u00a0 In stores I think the answer is yes.<\/p>\n
I wear a size 16 in most brands.\u00a0 A size 14 to 16 is the average size of the American woman.\u00a0 Yet I have a very difficult time finding anything that fits me in a store.\u00a0 The “plus size” sections in Target and Kohls in the town I shop in most frequently are both much smaller than they used to be. In Mankato MN there used to be 2 plus size clothing stores I went to when I was in that area.\u00a0 They have both closed.<\/p>\n
But the good news is that we live in the world of the internet.\u00a0 There are many extended size brands and brands that are truly inclusive- stocking size 00 to 48-\u00a0 available online.\u00a0 \u00a0 There are many plus size “influencers” online promoting body positivity and promoting brands that support them.<\/p>\n
So I don’t think that size inclusivity is dead, but it’s not exactly thriving either.<\/p>\n
This is bad, not just for someone like me who is just above “mid size” in the words of the fashion industry.\u00a0 I am old enough to understand that high fashion has no bearing on my life.\u00a0 And due to my height, buying clothes in stores has been an exercise in frustration since I was a teenager.<\/p>\n
I worry more about young girls who are a lot more susceptible to media coverage of women. They are seeing ads for Ozempic and related drugs and and celebrities looking dangerously thin and think they need to look like that.\u00a0 \u00a0That can lead eating disorders and even suicide.\u00a0 This is not OK.<\/p>\n
So what can we do?\u00a0 The best way is to buy from brands that support size inclusivity.\u00a0 \u00a0We can talk to the girls in our life about the dangers of trying to emulate the looks they see online and compliment them on their non-physical good features as often as possible.\u00a0 And most importantly, we can live our best lives in whatever size we are.\u00a0 You never know who is looking to you as a role model.<\/p>\n
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