Stylish with Substance

Lara Stone is busty (left, for Prada) but in the 2nd photo
more stick than full figured with jutting hip bones.

I'm about to depart a bit from my usual "Ella" demure professionalism today in this rant. (Warning: it bad language will show up further down the page.) Still somehow when I'm sick with upset, surprisingly, eloquence conquers more through lyrical prose. So you'll now receive oddly & seemingly-schemed poetic flow with the partial drawback of - well, a hissy fit? At least you can not see the temper tantrum I feel inside me wanting to break out. But it is not masterminded; it is a gift (in my opinion, as I like my style). Perhaps I am blessed in my strangeness, but I digress too much.

I'm weary, bleary, hungry and rife with personal strife currently. It'll be OK soon, don't worry - life happens. OK I'm still a lady, yes, I didn't cuss. But later on, I know the bitch me will surface - and Ella even refers to that as a chienne or female dog instead of the B word! (Oh my.) But it is a part of me. I won't deny it as a woman it is in me. Hear me roar. And that's not anti-feminist. (Men can be worse - or just plain bitches themselves. Maybe that's un-PC. Maybe it's human.)

On to the "story"... So model and it-girl hype ... I never follow it. You might know that. I don't care if you care not for it. But of course I do try to keep up with a lot of fashion article reading whenever I can. I'm not mad when bloggers follow business-as-usual whereas it's my nemesis - so the source of this news does not matter. Oh it does as a link source, of course, I happily oblige - I mean just that I mean no offense. Who does not chatter - amongst the trendy writers - of trends, news, current... That's fine, as "fine" is defined.

But back on topic, this happens to mean, yes-I've heard buzz of Lara Stone and her status in the modeling world. Whatever.

But her very popularity (or is it sheer f...abbing presence on top catwalks?) is marked as exceptional to the modeling biz. Why? Because she's a size 4. Yes, 4, or 6 on bloated days. But models are "supposed to be" a 0 or 2. So she's heralded as "curvier" or worse "fuller figured".

View our Gallery from W Magazine's August issue declaring Stone Fashion's IT Girl. Our Ttitle: Beauty or the Beast?

The real thing, true visual difference, between Lara and her runway colleagues (not all models, mostly just runway) is that her breasts are 2 1/2 sizes more grown than her nearly A peers. Her bust is reportedly a C cup.

Quel shock! Alert the press! She's got TITS! Oh my go... Really?!?

The concepts of a standardized sample size and the clothing taking more focus than the girl walking to display the art is initially benign. But we all know where these bases have gotten us. My anger is so very not about the reports of Stone being or looking different from other catwalkers or surprise she doesn't solely get gigs for lingerie and photo shoots, let alone be the It girl for fashion shows. No of course not.

And it is - or it could be - great that this gives thought to change in the industry, but fashion pundits have jumped straight to claiming she is the start of fuller figures for models.

Throughout the tone behind those announcements alone but moreover in the sick after details hinting to Lara as akin to overall heaviness complete with their-presumed-obvious doubts of or surprise by her attractiveness.

You think I'm kidding.
It's important you know I'm not imagining this
when you read my reaction below.

You can bet somehow this very fit celebrity worries about the slight extra meat on her bones and not at all her actual faults I can't help but notice right off. Not her almost missing brows atop a cavemanly forehead, serial killer sneer, and how about those gapped teeth anyway? No one cares.

And yes, I said it. I said it for all those who feel insulted by the insinuations. Like a woman who's: size 6 or even just 4; busty; bootylicious or just plain rounder than pancake; can't be mistaken for anorexic - any of those - should feel or worry about looking overweight?

In this age, we've even rubbed off women's monstrous anxieties onto men; men who are fit and athletic might even fuss over BMIs when they look slim and feel toned. A person, anyone, who lacks confidence can be influenced into never seeing their own beauty. This used to be unheard of for the carefree sex, but it's a growing issue.

The lean toward change is because of weightism and eating disorders, yet this specifically does not help one bit. This marginal change that relates more to something most of men and women already want/love/accept/prefer etc. = bigger breasts.

Oh gee thanks. They're accepting big breasts now,
that's exactly what humanity needed!
I feel so much effing better! Never realized bazoombas were so uncool.
Women everywhere will be thrilled that TATAs are finally IN! Oh wait...

And obviously the fashion industry will make responsible changes only out of outside pressures, not genuine care or original thought. So I do get the feeling some insiders are popping anxiety pills chased by their usual diuretics. Freaking out that the trend will be obesity thanks to those infectuous hick Americans. Some might think of a mass exodus from New York, crowding Paris where thin is "easy" and smoking is still cool, to boot.

Alright, I got a little nuts there. But making such a point of the difference of a size 6 model reads like shock that it's not "Lara Stone for Lane Bryant" (and she can't get another job now that Kate Moss is back). Sixes are women's old "skinny" jeans; that other, previous definition of our youthful denim in the back of closets. It is not plus sized. And don't forget the biggest difference is her lingerie tag, not an extra chin.

So how does this make the normal girl feel facing all of her flaws? Like we can never catch up if a size 6 is "full" - forget the long ago dream seen in ads & articles of reaching that size 8. Remember those days?

So instead of a future with tolerance and diversity, proclomations of such marked change over actual trivality worries me for the future. In a world where body size beholder-beauty changes by the century, and trends change in 3 months---In the business where it's possible for another color or another object entirely to be "the new black"; I imagine a Twilight Zone where...

a C Cup is the new Plus Size

And now I'll direct the argument to men to get on board with my fight. Of course no one should be more frightened than men! Already the butts they love so dearly are dieted away. Next to go? Breasts? No! Save the boobies!

"Busts are fab, not fat!
Breasts are the best
Not a 0 dress!"

Repeat, retweet, pass on or even just pass me by. But for humanity's sake; for certain, show your lover's body some admiration and teach your children well.

More sources, links & fun comments:
News.com.au (who just had to point out Stone's bra-lessness even though that's catwalk norm)
Discoteque Confusion
& a found photo

If you enjoy this side of me, there's more on my new more personal blog, I'm Sorry But I'm Not. (Finally this nice girl's been pushed too far.)