LINK: UNATTAINABLE BEAUTY

Unattainable Beauty

Newsweek's 'Unattainable Beauty' examines the decades most egregious retouching scandals. It is shocking to see the level of retouching that occurs on images of people who are already attractive or very thin. This relates back to the idea of digital photography lacking truth.

VIDEO PROJECT: THE IMAGE OF FASHION

The Image of Fashion

The Image of Fashion from Maegan Fidelino on Vimeo.

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A stop-motion experiment examining fashion's image as perpetuated through media such as the magazine.

LINK: THE CUT

The Cut - Articles on Body Image

New York Magazine's "The Cut" section features a variety of articles concerning body image and issues related to body image. This particular article about former model Gemma Ward was particularly interesting to me because she was once one of my favourite models. However, she has recently been receding from the industry simply because her body has matured and she now has more curves since she was just 16 when she did her first Vogue cover. This article really opened my eyes to how the image of the ideal female body is portrayed because really, Gemma at her peak did not exemplify the body of a woman, but rather, that of a beanpole thin adolescent.

FOUND MEDIA: NUBBY TWIGLET ARTICLE

Does Your Stuff Define Who You Are?

Nubby's article is an interesting examination of marketing and whether or its effect, even on those who are educated and know about the impact of brand identities and advertisements. She asks the question of whether the purchases she makes is defining who she is, or if she is making, conscious, informed decisions to buy particular products for their quality. I personally find this article very relatable as I myself am "a stereotypical 20-something college educated creative female."

LINK: STYLE ROOKIE

Style Rookie

Tavi is a 13-year-old fashion icon and Style Rookie is her blog. That statement in itself throws the image of fashion. She is weird, and eclective...but probably would not be seen as glamourous. However, she is smart, and important people in fashion have taken notice of the little fashion blogger's wild style. The Mulleavy sisters, of the high fashion brand Rodarte have collaborated with Tavi and taken her in as a sort of protege and thereby, her eclectic style has become influential in changing the face of fashion.