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Loftin, Mara
Dr. Colombo
UWRIT 1104
13 February 2017

How Does the Fashion Industry Shape Individuals Perspectives of Body Image for Themselves

and Others?

Amed, Inram. The Fashion Industry (Still) Has an Image Problem. The Business of Fashion,

Business of Fashion, 18 Mar. 2013, www.businessoffashion.com/articles/right-brain-left-

brain/the-fashion-industry-still-has-an-image-problem.

This website refers to the stigma in the fashion world that the only acceptable standard

size for beauty is tall and skinny. In this website, there are many connections between the

portrayal of the fashion industry and the perspective of body image. This is a great reference for

realizing the pressure and influence that the aspects of the fashion industry have on an

individuals self-image.

Amiel, B. Saving the Fashion Industry. Macleans., vol. 122, no. 31, 17 Aug. 2009, pp. 14-15.

Fashion, Fashion Industry.

This journal has an excerpt on how important and urgent it is that people start to realize

the negative factors that the fashion industry have on how people portray themselves. It explains

that if something is not done then self-esteem and self-confidence will virtually become ruined

due to the negative influence of the fashion world. There are many eye-opening facts on how the

population needs to reevaluate the stigma of body image.

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Dicke, Michael J. The Perceived Effect of Fashion Industry Advertising on Eating Disorders.

2000, p. 63. WorldCat[OCLC], Fashion.

This journal explains the relation between the fashion industry and eating disorders. It

explains that because of the distorted image that the fashion world portrays, people are going

through harsh, and even life-threatening, disorders. Eating disorders are not solely due to the

fashion industry; however, the use of only a skinny image can contribute. There needs to be

more attention on the eating disorders that arise from the fashion industry.

Frazier, Barbara, and Wanda Cheek. Fashion Industry Career Matrix: Encouraging Students to

Explore Fashion-Related Careers. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, vol. 23, no.

4, 2005, pp.375-384. Fashion, Fashion Industry.

This journal reveals the various fashion careers that are beneficial to students. This is

important because it shows that people can use their talents, skills, and voices to aid in the

fashion industry. This is important to my research due to my interest in the field, and to the fact

that students can go into this field and put a stop to the negative influence of body image it

portrays.

Fruth, Carey. Photographer Challenges American Beauty Standards With 14 Women Of All

Shapes. Edited By Paulina Tikunova, Bored Panda, Bored Panda, Jan. 2016,

www.boredpanda.com/body-positivity-women-photography-american-beauty-carey-

fruth/.

This website has a very interesting and captivating article on a photographer who is attempting to

break societal and fashion industry norms by photographing models of all shapes, sizes, and

colors. Carey Fruth is the photographer who decided to go against the typical tall and skinny
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models for her photoshoot, and instead decided to pull women of every size. She did this to

capture the true beauty of every woman and prove that all women are beautiful, whether they are

skinny or not.

Graham, Ashley. Ashley Graham Explains Why You Shouldnt Call Her a Plus-Sized Model.

Edited by Charlotte Alter, Time, Time, 30 May 2015, time.com/3902544/ashley-graham-

body-acceptance-talk/.

This is a TedTalk video done by the model and body activist, Ashley Graham. She is

considered a plus-sized model in the fashion industry but expresses that she should not be

considered plus-sized just because she does not look like the typical fashion industry model.

She is a great reference for my research because she is showing how easy it is to stand up and

start making a change to the image of the fashion industry and the models in it.

King, Amanda. Body Image, Self-Esteem and the Influence of Society. Live Life Get Active,

Live Life Get Active, 2 Aug. 2016, livelifegetactive.com/blog/body-image-self-esteem/.

This is a healthy-lifestyle inspired website that lists the benefits of having a positive

attitude and high self-esteem regarding body-image. The website lists the standards of the

fashion industry and how it is easy to overcome those battles if people learn to love themselves

for who they are. The website promotes a healthy lifestyle not only physically, but also mentally

and emotionally.

Oakes, Summer Rayne. The Skinny of Fashions Body-Image Issue. The Huffington Post,

TheHuffingtonPost.com, 22 May 2013, www.huffingtonpost.com/summer-rayne-

oakes/the-skinny-of-fashions-body-image-issue_b_3308004.html
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The website lists the many ways that the fashion industry praises only the skinny body

type in clothing and modeling. It refers to the industrys influence on women, and even men,

regarding the standard beauty size. This website expresses the importance of self-love and self-

acceptance and how the fashion world tries to defy that.