Comments for yaan fashion 2010 http://www.yaancn.com Different people have different ideas about fashion Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:26:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Does the power exist ultimately for women to force the fashion industry to change? by anonymous http://www.yaancn.com/does-the-power-exist-ultimately-for-women-to-force-the-fashion-industry-to-change.html/comment-page-1#comment-4487 anonymous Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:26:59 +0000 http://www.yaancn.com/does-the-power-exist-ultimately-for-women-to-force-the-fashion-industry-to-change.html#comment-4487 First of all, a good number of models are the preferred ideal for all, which is thin with curves. Very rarely do I see twigs and I'm an editorial/runway nerd. Our views of what is healthy and what is not have been skewed. A lot of the models out there today are the same size that the average American woman was a generation ago. I have tons and tons of high school yearbooks from across the nation to prove this. Ask your mother what size most women were in the 70's and before. Honestly, let's stop pushing the definition of curvy until it becomes what we now truly know is overweight and unhealthy. Our desire to keep things the way they are on the runway comes from our issues with obesity as a culture off of the runway. Once our culture has a healthy view on weight and what is "thin", "fat" and "curvy" and everything in-between, we won't mind seeing models of more varying sizes. But as more and more people become obese, we want an escape. We want a place we can look and not deal with reality. Clothes on runways are often exaggerated and wouldn't be worn in reality, just as models are exaggerated and far better looking than most people on the street, anyway. First of all, a good number of models are the preferred ideal for all, which is thin with curves. Very rarely do I see twigs and I’m an editorial/runway nerd. Our views of what is healthy and what is not have been skewed. A lot of the models out there today are the same size that the average American woman was a generation ago. I have tons and tons of high school yearbooks from across the nation to prove this. Ask your mother what size most women were in the 70’s and before. Honestly, let’s stop pushing the definition of curvy until it becomes what we now truly know is overweight and unhealthy.

Our desire to keep things the way they are on the runway comes from our issues with obesity as a culture off of the runway. Once our culture has a healthy view on weight and what is “thin”, “fat” and “curvy” and everything in-between, we won’t mind seeing models of more varying sizes. But as more and more people become obese, we want an escape. We want a place we can look and not deal with reality. Clothes on runways are often exaggerated and wouldn’t be worn in reality, just as models are exaggerated and far better looking than most people on the street, anyway.

]]> Comment on Does the power exist ultimately for women to force the fashion industry to change? by God(s) Of Thunder http://www.yaancn.com/does-the-power-exist-ultimately-for-women-to-force-the-fashion-industry-to-change.html/comment-page-1#comment-4486 God(s) Of Thunder Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:46:29 +0000 http://www.yaancn.com/does-the-power-exist-ultimately-for-women-to-force-the-fashion-industry-to-change.html#comment-4486 For intelligent women like yourself, the answer is yes... ultimately! As others have correctly stated, it is a supply and demand market. The solution would seem to be obvious, would it not??? "Fools and their money..." For intelligent women like yourself, the answer is yes… ultimately!

As others have correctly stated, it is a supply and demand market. The solution would seem to be obvious, would it not???

“Fools and their money…”

]]> Comment on Does the power exist ultimately for women to force the fashion industry to change? by Tina Vashniche http://www.yaancn.com/does-the-power-exist-ultimately-for-women-to-force-the-fashion-industry-to-change.html/comment-page-1#comment-4485 Tina Vashniche Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:05:04 +0000 http://www.yaancn.com/does-the-power-exist-ultimately-for-women-to-force-the-fashion-industry-to-change.html#comment-4485 Yes. Women can and do effect change especially in the fashion industry because we have purchasing power and can use that muscle to voice our objections. A "Hollywood" driven (anorexic young women) industry perpetuated by people in the television and movie industry needs to be tackled head on with a great big smack to the head. Most of the actors are young, most of the actors are thin. Old and curvy is discarded by this industry, and if we do nothing then we are accepting that and endorsing it. Women with curves and large bodies are real and the sickly looking thin models are projecting a false image of every day women. I once wrote to a big company complaining about their t.v. ad and their skinny model. Whether one complaint made a difference I don't know but if enough women reacted and complained we could show them who has the power. I refuse to buy anything from their store and haven't heard that they would stop using skinny models. Until I hear differently I told them I won't ever shop in their store again. And I haven't. Write to the companies that advertise with these type of models because they are making a hit on our impressionable teens, make your voice and opinion heard. Your teenagers, like most teenagers that are probably starving themselves to fit into the "look" that these twerps in Hollywood set for a standard will thank you and just maybe enjoy their meal for once guilt free! Realizing the problem exists is a one step but following through with the courage to speak up is key. If enough women are bothered by this then, we would begin to see the effect. Yes. Women can and do effect change especially in the fashion industry because we have purchasing power and can use that muscle to voice our objections.

A “Hollywood” driven (anorexic young women) industry perpetuated by people in the television and movie industry needs to be tackled head on with a great big smack to the head. Most of the actors are young, most of the actors are thin. Old and curvy is discarded by this industry, and if we do nothing then we are accepting that and endorsing it.

Women with curves and large bodies are real and the sickly looking thin models are projecting a false image of every day women. I once wrote to a big company complaining about their t.v. ad and their skinny model. Whether one complaint made a difference I don’t know but if enough women reacted and complained we could show them who has the power. I refuse to buy anything from their store and haven’t heard that they would stop using skinny models. Until I hear differently I told them I won’t ever shop in their store again. And I haven’t.

Write to the companies that advertise with these type of models because they are making a hit on our impressionable teens, make your voice and opinion heard.

Your teenagers, like most teenagers that are probably starving themselves to fit into the “look” that these twerps in Hollywood set for a standard will thank you and just maybe enjoy their meal for once guilt free!

Realizing the problem exists is a one step but following through with the courage to speak up is key. If enough women are bothered by this then, we would begin to see the effect.

]]> Comment on Does the power exist ultimately for women to force the fashion industry to change? by Rio Madeira http://www.yaancn.com/does-the-power-exist-ultimately-for-women-to-force-the-fashion-industry-to-change.html/comment-page-1#comment-4484 Rio Madeira Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:49:14 +0000 http://www.yaancn.com/does-the-power-exist-ultimately-for-women-to-force-the-fashion-industry-to-change.html#comment-4484 It does. If enough women stood up to the designers and the fashion media and said, "This is what we look like; deal," they would die. It does. If enough women stood up to the designers and the fashion media and said, “This is what we look like; deal,” they would die.

]]> Comment on What sort of fashion statement are women making who wear sweat pants as pants for the day? by Fashion news » What sort of fashion statement are women making who wear sweat … http://www.yaancn.com/what-sort-of-fashion-statement-are-women-making-who-wear-sweat-pants-as-pants-for-the-day.html/comment-page-1#comment-4433 Fashion news » What sort of fashion statement are women making who wear sweat … Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:06:54 +0000 http://www.yaancn.com/what-sort-of-fashion-statement-are-women-making-who-wear-sweat-pants-as-pants-for-the-day.html#comment-4433 [...] Visit link: What sort of fashion statement are women making who wear sweat … [...] [...] Visit link: What sort of fashion statement are women making who wear sweat … [...]

]]> Comment on What sort of fashion statement are women making who wear sweat pants as pants for the day? by professorc http://www.yaancn.com/what-sort-of-fashion-statement-are-women-making-who-wear-sweat-pants-as-pants-for-the-day.html/comment-page-1#comment-4430 professorc Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:23:45 +0000 http://www.yaancn.com/what-sort-of-fashion-statement-are-women-making-who-wear-sweat-pants-as-pants-for-the-day.html#comment-4430 The fashion statement is "I want to be comfortable today". Today mine are bright pink and the sweatshirt is a 15 year old light gray that is about 6 sizes too big. Tonight I will get dressed up and try to go dancing- pain and all. The fashion statement is “I want to be comfortable today”. Today mine are bright pink and the sweatshirt is a 15 year old light gray that is about 6 sizes too big. Tonight I will get dressed up and try to go dancing- pain and all.

]]> Comment on What sort of fashion statement are women making who wear sweat pants as pants for the day? by Nikki http://www.yaancn.com/what-sort-of-fashion-statement-are-women-making-who-wear-sweat-pants-as-pants-for-the-day.html/comment-page-1#comment-4429 Nikki Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:28:10 +0000 http://www.yaancn.com/what-sort-of-fashion-statement-are-women-making-who-wear-sweat-pants-as-pants-for-the-day.html#comment-4429 One of four things. They're fat & nothing else fits. They are CPTs. They like to be comfortable & don't care for fashion. Nothing else was clean. One of four things.

They’re fat & nothing else fits.
They are CPTs.
They like to be comfortable & don’t care for fashion.
Nothing else was clean.

]]> Comment on Old fashion girl names that are less than 6 letters? by ♥♪ яαιnε яαчs ♪♥ http://www.yaancn.com/old-fashion-girl-names-that-are-less-than-6-letters.html/comment-page-1#comment-4385 ♥♪ яαιnε яαчs ♪♥ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:52:07 +0000 http://www.yaancn.com/old-fashion-girl-names-that-are-less-than-6-letters.html#comment-4385 1800's: Adelle/a, Claire, Cora, Eva, Flora, Geneve, Gladys, Hattie, Julia, Lila, Nellie, Nora, Patsy, Phoebe, Sylvia, Vivian Old-fashioned names (not sure if they are from the 1800's): Althea, Cecily, Cecile, Delia, Elise, Eliza, Ida, Iris, Lydia, Mabel, Mena, Myra, Opal, Pearl, Simone, Sonya, Stella, Viola, Violet, Willa, Zella btw: The sibling's names are really cute :) 1800’s:
Adelle/a, Claire, Cora, Eva, Flora, Geneve, Gladys, Hattie, Julia, Lila, Nellie, Nora, Patsy, Phoebe, Sylvia, Vivian

Old-fashioned names (not sure if they are from the 1800’s):
Althea, Cecily, Cecile, Delia, Elise, Eliza, Ida, Iris, Lydia, Mabel, Mena, Myra, Opal, Pearl, Simone, Sonya, Stella, Viola, Violet, Willa, Zella

btw: The sibling’s names are really cute :)

]]> Comment on Old fashion girl names that are less than 6 letters? by Gillian http://www.yaancn.com/old-fashion-girl-names-that-are-less-than-6-letters.html/comment-page-1#comment-4384 Gillian Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:02:46 +0000 http://www.yaancn.com/old-fashion-girl-names-that-are-less-than-6-letters.html#comment-4384 Sarah Mary Tessie/Tess (usually a nickname for Esther) Anna Minnie Emma Ida Alice Clara Ella Cora Laura Maude Mabel Julia Hattie Louise Ethel Lula Pearl Myrtle Daisy Agnes Ruth I could go on or just tell you that the U.S. Social Security Administration has records dating back to 1880 of the top 1000 baby names for every year since then. I pulled most of these names from that list. (Just type 1880 in the space at the left and click Go). http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi Sarah
Mary
Tessie/Tess (usually a nickname for Esther)
Anna
Minnie
Emma
Ida
Alice
Clara
Ella
Cora
Laura
Maude
Mabel
Julia
Hattie
Louise
Ethel
Lula
Pearl
Myrtle
Daisy
Agnes
Ruth

I could go on or just tell you that the U.S. Social Security Administration has records dating back to 1880 of the top 1000 baby names for every year since then. I pulled most of these names from that list. (Just type 1880 in the space at the left and click Go).
http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi

]]> Comment on Old fashion girl names that are less than 6 letters? by k❽e the Y!A freak :) http://www.yaancn.com/old-fashion-girl-names-that-are-less-than-6-letters.html/comment-page-1#comment-4383 k❽e the Y!A freak :) Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:00:51 +0000 http://www.yaancn.com/old-fashion-girl-names-that-are-less-than-6-letters.html#comment-4383 Cady Josie Abigale Elvira Hattie Molly Nora Nettie Winnie Maeve Eva Claire :) Cady
Josie
Abigale
Elvira
Hattie
Molly
Nora
Nettie
Winnie
Maeve
Eva
Claire
:)

]]> Comment on Old fashion girl names that are less than 6 letters? by Mara http://www.yaancn.com/old-fashion-girl-names-that-are-less-than-6-letters.html/comment-page-1#comment-4382 Mara Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:08:40 +0000 http://www.yaancn.com/old-fashion-girl-names-that-are-less-than-6-letters.html#comment-4382 Clara, Claire, Irene, Tess, Winnie, Pearl, Doris, Iris, Norma, Nora, Josie, Anne, Lucy, Myrtle, Enid, Stella, Hazel, Ellie, Vivian, Muriel, Miriam, Mabel, Mary, Mamie, Moira, Susie, Ethel, Cora, Alice, Marie, Sophie, Anna, Elsa, Elsie. Clara, Claire, Irene, Tess, Winnie, Pearl, Doris, Iris, Norma, Nora, Josie, Anne, Lucy, Myrtle, Enid, Stella, Hazel, Ellie, Vivian, Muriel, Miriam, Mabel, Mary, Mamie, Moira, Susie, Ethel, Cora, Alice, Marie, Sophie, Anna, Elsa, Elsie.

]]> Comment on Old fashion girl names that are less than 6 letters? by Mountains & Mayhem http://www.yaancn.com/old-fashion-girl-names-that-are-less-than-6-letters.html/comment-page-1#comment-4381 Mountains & Mayhem Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:05:51 +0000 http://www.yaancn.com/old-fashion-girl-names-that-are-less-than-6-letters.html#comment-4381 Hazel Anne Daisy Maisie Adell Clare Wendy Hazel
Anne
Daisy
Maisie
Adell
Clare
Wendy

]]> Comment on Old fashion girl names that are less than 6 letters? by Sun Burn http://www.yaancn.com/old-fashion-girl-names-that-are-less-than-6-letters.html/comment-page-1#comment-4380 Sun Burn Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:39:54 +0000 http://www.yaancn.com/old-fashion-girl-names-that-are-less-than-6-letters.html#comment-4380 think. think.

]]> Comment on Old fashion girl names that are less than 6 letters? by ♪ Łıνε & ßε ƒяεε ♪ http://www.yaancn.com/old-fashion-girl-names-that-are-less-than-6-letters.html/comment-page-1#comment-4379 ♪ Łıνε & ßε ƒяεε ♪ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:20:26 +0000 http://www.yaancn.com/old-fashion-girl-names-that-are-less-than-6-letters.html#comment-4379 Rose, Lorna, Henry, Oliver, Pierce, Nigel and.. Alice Sadie Eliza Lucy Ruby Ivy Violet Isla Audrey Elsa Noelle June Adele Lilith Renee Clara Lydia Iris Cassia Thea Eve Heidi Rose, Lorna, Henry, Oliver, Pierce, Nigel and..

Alice
Sadie
Eliza
Lucy
Ruby
Ivy
Violet
Isla
Audrey
Elsa
Noelle
June
Adele
Lilith
Renee
Clara
Lydia
Iris
Cassia
Thea
Eve
Heidi

]]> Comment on Old fashion girl names that are less than 6 letters? by Lilster http://www.yaancn.com/old-fashion-girl-names-that-are-less-than-6-letters.html/comment-page-1#comment-4378 Lilster Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:23:36 +0000 http://www.yaancn.com/old-fashion-girl-names-that-are-less-than-6-letters.html#comment-4378 Lilly Ruby Rita Julie Julia Juliet Tessa Faith Hope Sara Lilly
Ruby
Rita
Julie
Julia
Juliet
Tessa
Faith
Hope
Sara

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