Anna Kerslake: A photographer on a mission
Anna, a 23 year old photographer born and bred in Dublin, Ireland, has something to say. Be on the lookout for Anna’s work in our future issues, but in the meantime here is what she revealed about her photography and how she uses it to make a statement about body image and the sexist portrayal of women in the media! Oh, and don’t forget to check out Anna’s two page spread in The Women’s Issue! Before I went into photography I had planned on becoming a professional singer. I attended…
Your body is perfectly normal
Check out our Body Acceptance Mini-magazine! I was lucky enough to find an awesome blog called Escher Girls – which tries to shed light on the way that woman are portrayed by pop media. There was a particular post about breasts that I felt was very important, and I added a few little things to it…because the bodies that are portrayed in the media, movies and adult films just do not show the diversity of reality. It’s important for us to show real and raw human forms so that we…
H&M Puts Real Model Heads On Fake Bodies
The bodies of most of the models H&M features on its website are computer-generated and “completely virtual,” the company has admitted. H&M designs a body that can better display clothes made for humans than humans can, then “dresses” it by drawing on its clothes, and digitally pastes on the heads of real women in post-production. For now — in the future, even models’ faces won’t be considered perfect enough for online fast fashion, and we’ll buy all of our clothing from cyborgs. (This news sort of explains this.) But man,…
Unhealthy model ban takes effect in Israel
I found this really interesting article on Yahoo! Shine. I love to see that legislation is being passed to regulate how images are marketed (such as stating a photo has been retouched/manipulated on ads) as well as keeping runway models healthy. While there may be controversial opinions on what is “too skinny” and what should be considered a healthy weight, I think this is a step in the right direction. I do believe that more than just weight should be considered, however – and that the mentality and workplace attitudes…
IKEA Regrets Women Erased From Saudi Catalog
Despite all the progress that women have made toward gender equality, there are still many places around the world that are in the dark ages. This ABC News article is proof – women in Saudi Arabia are still not considered to be a man’s equal and the obvious lack of women in the IKEA catalog is a visual reminder. It’s very sad that such a big company with global reach did not notice the error, however the publicity of the mistake is a reminder that these issues must still be…
