What does plus size mean? What is appropriate clothing for women
over 40 and women over 50? In fact, what is seen as beauty? In fact
all these things are ever shifting. Statistics show that women's figures
have changed over the last 100 years. We seem to have larger waists and
narrower hips. Fashionable figures have moved through periods of gamine,
voluptuous, athletic and now, sadly, a computer generated, artificially
enhanced porn star look seems to dominate.
As women who are aging, as we all do, the question of how to
manage this in today's youth market is increasingly complex. Cosmetic
interventions are now almost mandatory. This is not to say we disapprove,
in fact, it is a wonderful thing when done wisely. But the use of Botox
as a preventative on girls aged 20? I wonder if we will have a generation
who doesn't register facial expressions properly.
My take on this, is that we should aim to look youthful rather
than young. And that means avoiding 'mutton dressed as lamb clothing' and
having cosmetic enhancements which are subtle. We want people to see our faces
not our treatments.
Plus size clothing can be anything from a size 16- size
36. This is far too broad. If the average woman is an 18, why is
the average considered to be plus size?
