The fashion industry is very good at establishing wrong stereotypes of beauty, which are far away from reality. If you have a look at fashion stores, most of the clothes sizes are tailored for ultra thin women. The effect is that more women try to do everything to fit into this false reality – on behalf of their health.<\/p>\n
Spain’s government has put some effort into this subject and reached an agreement with fashion designers to standardize women’s clothing sizes with the aim of promoting a healthier image.<\/p>\n
\nThe program, designed by the Health Ministry, will also prevent those companies from using window displays featuring clothes smaller than a European size 38 (10 in Britain, 8 in the United States). They will have five years to phase in the change.
\n“It is not reasonable for a modern and advanced society to establish stereotypes of beauty that are far removed from the social reality of a community. It is everyone’s commitment that beauty and health go hand in hand,” Health Minister Elena Salgado said at a signing ceremony Tuesday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nTo get back to reality, the Spanish population is being measured:<\/p>\n
\nAs part of the effort to standardize sizes, the ministry plans to measure 8,500 Spanish girls and women between the ages of 12 and 70 to determine the true shapes of Spanish women’s bodies.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It seems that “physical” items like clothes are a media – immersing you into the same wrong reality like – let’s say – television. Fashion items seem to pin down the shape of your dream body to a number: 34, 36, 38. “Form follows function” is outdated – “Flesh follows form” is the sad reality.<\/p>\n
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