Bey Does it Again!!

My BFFIMH (Best Friend Forever in My Head… Duh!) Beyonce (Who else?!) has done it again!

With the release of her highly entertaining workout video aimed at getting today’s youth moving towards healthier lifestyles for the Michelle Obama, “Let’s Move” campaign, Bey is motivating all of us!

LOVES  it!!

XOXO,

Mia

Barbie Gets Real

In an effort to bring awareness to National Eating Disorders Awareness Month, Galia Slayen decided to create a life-sized Barbie based on the iconic dolls dimensions. 

If Barbie were a real person she would be about six feet tall, and have 39-18-33 Bust-Waist-Hip measurements.

Slayen, a former anorexic, fashioned her Barbie in a size “00″ jean skirt that she herself wore in the midst of her disease.

I think this is a powerful message on body image and the effects it has on girls, young and old alike.

You can read much more on Slayen and her message HERE

XOXO,
Mia

Marquita’s Curves

Plus size super model Marquita Pring has spoken out about the use of the word, “Curvy” to describe her body.

“I think we need to phase out the category ‘plus-size models,’” (and spoke of her unyielding fondness for Mama Cass). This time around, she told Fashionista, “As for the word ‘curvy,’ I see nothing wrong with it. I don’t need to stress it as my title but I am a curvy, voluptuous, sexy woman and I think the word ‘curvy’ relays a much more positive image. You can be a size 4 or 14 and be considered ‘curvy.’”

Wondering how she got “discovered?” Read on!

Growing up I was always the biggest girl in my grade. I had always been told that I had “such a pretty face,” but everyone seemed to feel the need to stress that it was only my face that was so pretty, never any mention about me just being beautiful, only my face. It was always a compliment but I always wondered why just my face?

Around the age of 15 I really wanted to give modeling a try. I figured I could do beauty work but I never even considered I could model clothing. My mother and I went to a casting agency call in Canada where I met with dozens of agencies. A few were interested, some told me they’d need me to get much smaller but I knew that wasn’t happening. At the time I was seriously active in competitive basketball and my body was extremely toned and fit. There wasn’t much weight for me to lose.

Luckily there were a few agencies telling me I could work at the size I was but I needed to do a test photo shoot so they could see if I was comfortable in front of the camera. I was, and I brought my photos to an agency an hour after the shoot and they signed me on the spot.

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I want you to weigh in…

How do you feel about the terms, “Curvy,”  ”plus-sized,” and “full-figured” to describe models sized 8-20?  Should we all just be categorized as “models” for all genres in sizes 0-20?

Also, if you are a consumer who wears a size 8-24 or higher does it matter to you what size the models for your favorite retailers wear?

XOXO,

Mia

Slim Takes Some Getting Used To

Jennifer Hudson’s fiance, David Otunga, loves her but thinks her fab new look will take some getting used to!

“Jennifer Hudson’s fiance and father of her son, David Otunga, is still adjusting to the singer’s new body and incredible weight loss.”

“The ‘Where You At’ singer lost 80lbs after the birth of her son, going from a U.S. size 16 to a size 6, but during her interview on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, J-Hud said that her partner is having difficultly getting used to her new shape.

She said: “He’s getting adjusted to it. He’s not really into change that much.”

The Oscar winner also claims that she’s adopted a new sense of style to go with her body, and her fiance prefers the way she used to dress.

Jennifer explained: “He fusses at me like, ‘Why do you have to have to get all dressed up to go out, and why can’t you just go out like you used to?’ And I’m like, ‘I’m a walking billboard now, honey!”"

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JHud looked smoking hot at her album release party last week!

So happy she’s finally embracing her body!

XOXO,

Mia

Jordin Sparks Shines

American Idol winner and former plus size model Jordin Sparks debuted a brand new look this weekend at Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night.

A svelte, size 6 Sparks showed off her recent 30 lb. weight loss on the red carpet!

She’s always been a stunning young lady and I’m happy for what looks like a brand new confidence…

Another American Idol alum Jennifer Hudson is also celebrating a new body after her 82 lb. Weight Watchers enabled weight loss. 

Hudson’s new album artwork is stunning

Kudos to both ladies and I can’t wait to hear all of the new music!

XOXO,

Mia

DWTS Star Struggles With “Fat”

Two-Time Dancing With The Stars Champion, Cheryl Burke spoke out to People Magazine about her struggle with weight and being called, “fat” in the tabloids.

Here’s a portion of what she had to say:

“One night I was supposed to go out with my friends but I couldn’t do it. Every time someone looked at me I was like, ‘That person thinks I’m fat…You don’t have to be anorexic to be beautiful”

Ultimately, the estimated 5-10lb. weight gain did come off when she returned to DWTS after their hiatus.  Burke admits to trying to starve herself but later adopting a more sensible approach to eating.

Attacking someone with a body as beautiful as Cheryl’s in the press puts the self-esteem of women everywhere at risk.

What are your thoughts?

XOXO,

Mia

Khloe’s Struggle

Khloe (my favorite) Kardashian has spoken out publicly about her life long struggle with weight and how the opinions of others have affected her throughout her life.

“My weight is always going up and down. I’m always fighting that, and I feel like no matter what I do, I never look good enough to everybody else…”  “…but that’s been a struggle that I think I’ve gotten a hold of, not caring what other people think. Now I just have my body to how I like it.”

“Other people’s words eventually do come and hit you hard,” she says. “My weight is my biggest lifetime struggle. It’s not the biggest thing in life, but it does get you down sometimes.”

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Khloe released all inhibitions in her new spread in YRB magazine styled by the mags Fashion Director, Darius Baptist.

(I’m SO proud of you Darius!)

I think I love this editorial so much because Khloe seems to be branching out on her own.  What do you think?

XOXO,

Mia

Crystal Renn On Losing Weight

During an interview with New York Mag at the Seven Bar Foundation fashion benefit, Super Model Crystal Renn gave an explanation for her noticable weight loss…

How do you feel about people saying you may have lost too much weight?
But then if I gained weight for them, that would be called a binge-eating disorder. And, you know, a lot happened to me in the last year. About a year and a half ago, I had a lot of personal things going on. And I went hiking and I wanted to get my shit together. I wanted to take care of myself. It had been eight years since I’d worked out. I’d suffered an eating disorder and I used to exercise eight hours a day. But I’d recovered. It’s time to change things, to give it a chance again. I guess you could say that through my life changes and what was going on, I wanted to make some changes in my life and taking care of my health was one of them.

What are you doing differently now than in the past?
Well, I’m so active. In the past, I avoided exercise because it brought back terrible feelings. I wasn’t ready. And I was scared that maybe I was going to be addicted again. That’s a fear that goes through your mind, whenever you’re getting over an addiction or a disease like anorexia, yeah, I absolutely was worried. But then I guess you could say my life changed in a really drastic way. For one, there was a split-up that I went through that was very difficult, and I thought, “You know what? I need to be in a good place. I need to find me again.” So I went with my grandmother to Patagonia. One of the things on my list was to go to this place, after seeing it in a Vogue issue with Caroline Trentini. I said, “I’m going to go there.” And I went backpacking for three weeks and I came back and I had lost some weight. And basically I’ve been traveling ever since. This is just how my body is now. It’s great. I have to be honest, when I was a size 12, I was just like, “This is how it is. Just accept it, like, love it. And I did.” And then to have it change all over again, it’s kind of been an adjustment for me. It’s been strange, actually, because it’s not something I’ve been trying to do.

What size are you now?
I would say an 8-to-10.

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There’s much more to the interview  HERE

Thoughts?

XOXO,

Mia

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Kim Cattrall Too Big for Sample Size

Sex & The City icon, Kim Cattrall says that she was often overlooked by designers who sent clothes to the set of SATC because she was too big to fit the tiny samples.

“Kim Cattrall was never able to enjoy the couture costumes on the Sex And The City set because designers only sent sizes to fit her super-skinny co-stars.

The 54-year-old actress starred in six seasons of the hit TV show and two movie spin-offs alongside Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon.

But Cattrall admits she was never as slim as the other actresses and often missed out on wearing the best designer pieces, leaving her with vintage clothes instead.

She tells Vogue.com, “I’m not a sample size like Sarah and Kristin. I couldn’t wear a lot of the clothes the young designers would send us. I’d wear a lot of vintage… Sometimes the fittings would be eight hours long and your whole body would ache from having clothes pulled on and off.”

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I personally spent weeks on set with Kim and her co-stars during the filming of SATC2 and all of the ladies were INCREDIBLY thin. A fellow actor on set commented that she could count the vertebrae on Cattrall’s spine.  To hear that even she is too big for standard sample sizes is scary to say the least.

It is my greatest fashion wish that designers would start creating clothing for women who already exist and not designing in hopes that women’s bodies will change to fit their clothing.

XOXO,

Mia

Mad for Curves

It seems I’m not the only one who’s a major fan of Christina Hendricks and the way she flaunts her hourglass. 

According to Pop Eater UK Cosmo did a study and more women covet Christina’s curves than Supermodel Kate Moss’ skinny chic!

Here’s what PE had to say:

“Lots of men would tell that they wish that ‘Mad Men’ star Christina Hendricks ran the show in their office. And apparently lots of women would tell you that they wish they were Hendricks.

The UK edition of Cosmopolitan magazine claims that young women would rather look like the breakout ‘Mad Men’ star than iconic waif Kate Moss. Need a Kleenex, Kate?

“Joan [Harris, Hendricks' character] has had a huge impact on fashion and on women having the confidence to flaunt their curves,” editor Louise Court told the Radio Times.

“This year loads of girls want to look like Christina Hendricks, not Kate Moss.”
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Loves it!

XOXO,

Mia