Big Girl, Skinny World: Size Matters

by Gabrielle Hennessey

No matter how much Dove may try to tell us otherwise, fashion stylist Ashley Falcon knows: size matters, and in a big way.

Falcon is, and (in her own words) always will be “the biggest girl in the room” — and in the fashion world, that’s a tough pill to swallow. But rather than (a) completely withdrawing from fashion and hiding out in sweats and flip flops, or (b) completely withdrawing from fashion and lashing out at the fashion world in a fit of bitter fury, Falcon decides to take the more constructive route by encouraging women to dress well for themselves.

Instead of essentially ignoring the existence of women like herself, Falcon says, there should be emphasis on reminding them that fashion is just as relevant to them as it is to the size 2-4-6′s. Beauty knows no bounds when it comes to size, and attempting to ignore a chunk of society just because it doesn’t conform to a certain set of numbers is missing out on a huge opportunity to truly understand what it is to be human and beautiful.

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November 15, 2009