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Kate Middleton slimmed down by Grazia? – Telegraph
Kate Middleton slimmed down by Grazia? – Telegraph. If this story is true then I am totally shocked and disappointed by what is usually one of my favourite magazines. According to the Daily Telegraph, Grazia used photoshop to slim down Kate for their special Royal wedding day issue. Kate’s waist appears notably slimmer than in the official shot the cover was based. This is puzzling considering that many thought Kate had lost too much weight in the lead up to the big day. Grazia have denied that they altered the picture to make Kate look slimmer, so compare the two shots and see what you think!
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Is the Fashion world in love with curves – an update.
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog posting about how curvy women were finally making some progress in the world of fashion. Since then, the topic seems to have exploded everywhere, with Grazia magazine in particular taking up the mantle in support of the curvier women, putting Christina Hendricks on its front cover, and devoting their lead article to the stunning actress and her rise to superstardom. In addition, it questioned key stylists, bloggers and fashionistas about the move towards more shapely women in fashion. But the question for many would be, is this just a one week wonder, or are magazines actively admitting that real women come in…
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Christina Hendricks – A modern siren.
And so this week it happened. A truly curvy, beautiful woman made the cover of Grazia Magazine. And whilst the photograph of Christina Hendricks at the Emmys that made the cover is beautiful, am I the only person who found the tagline and some of the comments used in the article slightly patronising? ‘Christina fever’ the headline screamed, ‘the week this size 14, 38e body stormed Hollywood’. And whilst it is undoubtably true that Emmy week did see an explosion of interest in Christina and other curvier beauties (Crystal Renn, Amber Riley etc), why did Grazia feel the need to splash her vital statistics all over the cover. Would it…
