Height and thinness are markers of class - over an entire population of women, you will find that the upper class women are taller and thinner. Secondly, taller women, as well as men, have far more presence - and presence is exactly what you're after when advertising your brand's wares. Same goes for broad shoulders - they draw attention. Haute couture is about nothing if not looking posh. Art these days is far from pretty - but it is eye catching. Perhaps fashion modeling is not so different.
So, the relevant comparison group is not average girls versus models, but TALL and THIN girls, and perhaps broad shouldered ones as well, versus models. The difference between those two groups is considerably smaller. I haven't yet read the author's essay.
So, the relevant comparison group is not average girls versus models, but TALL and THIN girls, and perhaps broad shouldered ones as well, versus models. The difference between those two groups is considerably smaller. I haven't yet read the author's essay.