Fashion Trend: Super Thin is Out

For years women have starved themselves to unhealthy weights just to fit in with what the fashion industry said was sexy. If you were above a size 4 you might as well hide in a closet and wear a bag over your head. But lately it appears that the wheel of fashion is turning again and it is becoming more and more acceptable to be a little curvier and a little healthier looking, and the women of America are breathing a sigh of relief.

Throughout history in other countries it has been more acceptable and even desirable to have a fuller figure. Even being slightly overweight was a sign of wealth because it meant that you could afford to eat well. In Brazil, home of some of the most beautiful women in the world, being too skinny is a huge turn off for men. So why have women in America been depriving ourselves for years to achieve a goal that is unattainable and unhealthy for most of us?

I'm so pleased to see women like Kim Kardashian now getting media attention and praise for showing off some curves. Advertisements from companies like Dove are using real women to reach consumers. Finally we can open a magazine and not feel like complete failures for not being able to fit into the jeans we wore in high school. Many of the ads show women that resemble the super models of the early 90's instead of stick thin models. We are finally reverting back to the time when strong was considered beautiful, not looking like a slight breeze could knock you over.

America is often a country of extremes. We are home to some of the richest and the poorest, the fattest and the skinniest. The happy medium is usually forgotten and middle America is left out in every way. I'm ready to see strength become beauty. I want to see stores stocked with size 8 and size 10. I want to hear someone say, "Wow you look so great, so strong!" instead of pining away for someone to to tell me I look skinny. And it appears as if that day is coming. Celebrities are turning their noses up at the media that calls their normal-sized bodies fat. And if they can stand up against the criticism and live a healthy life than surely the rest of us can too.