Between Garance Dore’s comments regarding the health of plus size models, Francisco Costa’s alleged vow to stop using size zero models for Calvin Klein, and Crystal Renn’s sort of shocking French Vogue editorial, I don’t think anyone’s mentioned the name of a skinny model all week.
But even if fashion’s ready for Mark Fast’s lineup, America apparently is not. We’ve heard grumbling over the past few days about the Lane Bryant commercial Fox refused to air during American Idol, because they thought it too racy. We’ve finally seen the commercial, and the most obvious thing to compare it to is Victoria’s Secret, which gets to air spots like this and like this, in which Giselle spreads her legs, girls are handcuffed to the bed and Heidi Klum begs, “Bring me to my knees,” whenever they want.
Lane Bryant says the network complained because their model has, “too much cleavage.” While fashion fills its pages with plus size models and untouched celebrities (this month at least), a major network won’t air the above commercial, so who’s not to blame for worshipping skinny?
Tags: French Vogue, Lane Bryant, Victoria's Secret
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I definitely would not consider this to be too racy for TV, however I understand the complaint that there is “too much cleavage.” She has a healthy bosom which most traditional models do not have, that bounced through out the commercial. Although I am a skinny girl, I have a healthy rack and It was sexy and refreshing to see a girl with real boobs finally doing a lingerie commercial.When you see the VS models they don't have those curves they are just rolling around in sheets biting their lips.
However at the end of the day they should have aired the commercial in the slots requested! In the meantime Lane Bryant should air the commercial on the major women networks (Oxygen, WE, Lifetime).
What shouldn't be allowed to air on TV at any particular time is Ciara's new video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp6W4aK1sbs) that is too much everything!!! Yikes!
Too Racy! that is ridiculous there is nothing wrong with this ad. Tisk tisk Fox
Ian is tired of this whole “the average American woman is a size [insert size here]” debate.
Who wants to be an average anything? Hence the proliferation of the super-skinny, SUPERMODEL! Get it? Get it? Get it? I do!
*runs to bathroom to throwup breakfast*
I had an icecube and a 1/4 tsp. of celery salt for breakfast. YUM!
It's odd how the debate kees popping up on women with larger bodies. Models are naked everywhere but as soon as a curvier ( no I don't mean fat ) woman shows some sexuality its taboo. lets get over it
and Fox sucks
I LOVE this commercial. It only got cheesy with that whack ass text. Other than that…DOPE! Fox is on that BULL! Have they SEEN how racy Glee can get?
That girls gorgeous, whats the problem? And she seems healthy to me!
oh god. this a is sickening.
dirty stop out…
As a fat woman I'm for anything anti-Lane Bryant. They sell massively ugly clothing that no fat woman should wear. Sleeveless tops, huge patterns, horizontal stripes – all things meant to make someone look FATTER. These things are fine for girls so skinny their chests are concave, but not for normal weight to fat women.
So good for Fox! Everyone should refuse to run LB ads until they start selling actually attractive fat women clothing. Not stuff that makes us look three times bigger then we are and walking jokes worthy of PeopleOfWalMart.com
shopPrincess you are spot on about the Ciara video..not only is it disgusting and demeaning to women..maybe it's Ciara demeaning herself..the lyrics are stupid, the music has no dimension, and it is damn near porn. “Yikes!” indeed!!!
I'm just sick of hearing about plus-sized models. I would really be ok if they were never used in anything again.