Dozens of curvy ladies staged a style show near the Eiffel Tower Sunday, braving cold rain in skimpy clothing to defy style diktats with the easy slogan: “My frame is stunning.”
Transparent nightgowns, stockings, and lingerie were out in full force in conjunction with white-winged fashions lightly mocking US undies Victoria’s Secret to the pride of Parisians and travelers who snapped away with cell telephones and cameras.
Plus length models and “ordinary women” took part in the 2nd version of the “frame tremendous” show, stimulated via a movement released in nations which include Britain and the United States.
Organizer Georgia Stein informed AFP her purpose become “to symbolize most of the people of girls, display they are stunning no matter their ‘faults’ which might be in truth, not faults because they’re absolutely natural, like tummies, cellulite or stretch marks”.
The message becomes underscored by way of symptoms in English that read “My frame is stunning” or “Your beauty via your variety”.
Stein, 32, said she desired to make a distinction for “girls who do not sense excellent approximately themselves and fall into despair as an end result”.
“In France, we lag far at the back of at the difficulty,” she brought in connection with fashion for larger women.
“We don’t see any range in advertising campaigns or on catwalks. The marketplace for larger sizes is minimum.”
Leslie Laughlin, who wears a French length forty four-46 (a US size 10-12, a UK length 14-sixteen) stated she had trouble locating elegant apparel in stores.
SEXY LINGERIE
“Finding something contemporary at a good fee is sort of not possible. We ought to fall lower back on matters with little vegetation, clothing which are pretty obsolete,” she stated.
“Finding sexy undies in case you are curvy, with a proper guide, is complex. We are doing this in order that the style global receives going,” she introduced.
The city of Paris in February organized a campaign against fats shaming in the course of the brand new fashion week, however, the message had hassle being heard. Fashion houses contacted by AFP favored now not to remark publicly.
Karl Lagerfeld, the overdue dressmaker recognized for speaking his mind, as soon as said that “no person desires to see curvy women” on catwalks.
Stein mentioned there have been fewer plus sized ladies in France than in Britain or America.
“In the USA, they’re who they may be, a lady size 50 will wear a quick, tight dress with a plunging neckline or heels.
“In France, we’re much more likely to cover that of which we’ve got too much or now not enough.”
VICTORIA’S SECRET WINGS
“Ladies, take into account your wings,” Stein is known as out as she adjusted a crimson puff at the arm of a sparkly-lipped model wearing a fuchsia nightgown in a cafe north of Paris ahead of the show.
Stein herself turned into wearing a lacy white slip and makeup but all were protected with blankets as they headed to a bus that took them to the Trocadero plaza in which the show had the Eiffel Tower as history.
She said that after the body of workers at Victoria’s Secret were requested why there has been not greater variety amongst their models — who’re on occasion referred to as angels — that they had replied: “due to the fact we sell fable”.
“They had been hit by way of a huge boycott on social media,” Stein said. “With the wings we wanted to send a touch wink, to mention we too are angels who promote fantasies.”
