I’m super happy about ANTM doing a cycle with models 5’7” and under. Why should short girls be models? The answer is really quite simple; there is a market for it. As a short woman of 5’1-1/2” (yes, the half inch makes a difference) with curves who loves fashion I’m in a constant paradox between what clothes I want to wear and what clothes I should be wearing.
Now we all have body issues and if you don’t cutos to you! My good friend who is miles taller than I battles with shirts and pants being too short, sleeves never being long enough, and dresses that barley cover. I have to remind her time and time again that shopping is just as troublesome for us vertically challenged people, but for different reasons. In terms of the middle class clothing market women tall and short alike have a hard time finding pieces that fit. That just how it is, pants are too long, waistlines too high, no room for the bust; short women have just a many problems. Sure, there are petite sections which seem to me to be regular clothes that have been given shorter hemlines and are never as fashion forward as I would like.
When I open a magazine and gaze at the beautiful clothes I want nothing more than own just once piece from the collection. Then I realize what a waste it would be to pay money for something that would inevitably make me look like an oompa loompa. Fashion these days (at least high fashion) seems to be lean and lean alone. There may be some truth that clothes looks best on the tall and thin but many of the female population are short. Marilyn Monroe was 5’5-1/2” (I told you the half inch counts) and was a fashion legend, so it can be done. What’s so ironic to me is that many fashion designer themselves are short. They all look so great at their runway shows but are typically dressed in a style that is not seen on the catwalk. Why is that? An though I know finding clothes that fit me right will still be as hard as it is for everyone, I look forward to the day when my short legs and small features have the same chance to look as high fashion as women who are tall.
Now we all have body issues and if you don’t cutos to you! My good friend who is miles taller than I battles with shirts and pants being too short, sleeves never being long enough, and dresses that barley cover. I have to remind her time and time again that shopping is just as troublesome for us vertically challenged people, but for different reasons. In terms of the middle class clothing market women tall and short alike have a hard time finding pieces that fit. That just how it is, pants are too long, waistlines too high, no room for the bust; short women have just a many problems. Sure, there are petite sections which seem to me to be regular clothes that have been given shorter hemlines and are never as fashion forward as I would like.
When I open a magazine and gaze at the beautiful clothes I want nothing more than own just once piece from the collection. Then I realize what a waste it would be to pay money for something that would inevitably make me look like an oompa loompa. Fashion these days (at least high fashion) seems to be lean and lean alone. There may be some truth that clothes looks best on the tall and thin but many of the female population are short. Marilyn Monroe was 5’5-1/2” (I told you the half inch counts) and was a fashion legend, so it can be done. What’s so ironic to me is that many fashion designer themselves are short. They all look so great at their runway shows but are typically dressed in a style that is not seen on the catwalk. Why is that? An though I know finding clothes that fit me right will still be as hard as it is for everyone, I look forward to the day when my short legs and small features have the same chance to look as high fashion as women who are tall.
For you short and sexy Pittsburghers I hope you represented at the March 7th Americas Next Top Model tryouts! If you missed it there are still a few more castings http://cwtv.com/thecw/topmodel-cycle13-Casting
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Good things come in small packages!!
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