Beyonce looks amazing modeling the of-the-moment silhouette -- the Bold-Shoulder Gown -- as she assumes the elegant control of a dancer's pose in this month's Vogue. The issue appears to have a split personality of Sasha Fierce proportions though. While the cover announces "real women have curves," the article by Jonathan Van Meter obsesses about the accomplished singer and budding actress' figure-maintaining regimen. (The Master Cleanse she did to play the Diana Ross-inspired "Deena" in Dreamgirls, the Butter Pecan ice cream she indulged in to pack on the pounds to play Etta James in the overlooked Cadillac Records, the rigorous personal trainer sessions she's doing to prep for her upcoming tour, and the jalapeño and avocado salad she "scarf[s] down several bites of.") In light of Robin Givhan's recent piece calling the fashion industry on its contradictory celebration of icons like Rubenseque lesbian singer, Beth Ditto and the nation's first black First Lady, Michelle Obama, yet its stubborn insistence on validating narrow definitions of beauty -- see cover line "longer legs, leaner lines, sexier silhouettes" -- looks like Vogue is trying to have its cake and eat it too.
Great post! Yea the industry is crazy--also I really hate the term "real women" it's like saying woman who are naturally slim or have boyish figures aren't real women--it's messed up you know?
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