I'm fat

That is one of the most common statements I hear from teenage girls and a lot of other women around me. Airbrushed, anorexic images of models have flooded the media and that has become a new standard.  What makes being skinny more attractive than not. I've noticed that the clothes have become geared towards all bones and no flesh kind of bodies. They don't seem to fit correctly for most part and that makes one feel dowdy, fat and unattractive which feeds into the already poor self image that is being encouraged.

It is not necessary that all the clothes one wears should cling to the body to be attractive. I was looking at older pictures of how people dressed and the flowing skirts and dresses are pretty attractive. I'm not talking about the Victorian dresses that you couldn't get into without assistance but just regular clothes of the 1950s etc. Wearing regular classic for jeans are as attractive or if not more on most people than the skinny jeans being promoted. I've heard folks call the high waist jeans "mom" jeans. The practical aspect of it is if you buy a decent fit, you don't have the rolls jiggling about as it does on the low rise one and I would think these jiggling rolls is what makes one feel unattractive.

Its so important to dress the way that suits ones body frame, life style and personality. It will not only make a person feel more comfortable but will also promote the feeling of feeling good and contentment because one does not have to be a size 0 all the time.

If most of us are ashamed of shabby clothes and shoddy furniture, let us be more ashamed of shabby ideas and shoddy philosophies.... It would be a sad situation if the wrapper were better than the meat wrapped inside it.  

~Albert Einstein