Month: August 2016

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Photos: Kristina Wilson for YDY

Liz Black is used to handling runway samples, having worked in the high-end fashion industry for years.

“I’ve always been shocked when I’ve seen those runway samples up close because these sample sizes are so different from my clothing size,” the P.S. It’s Fashion blogger — who, at a size 16, is just slightly above the national average  — tells Yahoo Style. Sample sizes, which are the sizes created by designers for runway models and celebrities to wear, usually come in somewhere around a size 2 to a size 4. read more

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The billboard in question. (Photo: Carter’s)

Fit4Less gym, based in the U.K., has found itself in the midst of a controversy over one of its billboards this week. The gym’s ad, which features a furry green monster, is making people upset because it specifically mentions “fat” people.

“Tired of being fat & ugly?” the sign asks. “Just be ugly at Fit4Less.” The billboard popped up in the largely rural county of Derbyshire, and some people there are reportedly concerned that it perpetuates negative body-image attitudes. This isn’t Fit4Less’ first experience with outrage over its ads. Months ago, folks were up in arms over another one of its billboards, which featured an alien and a flying saucer, and read, “They’re coming … and when they arrive, they’ll take the FAT ones first!” read more