To be big in bras,supermodels are out and real women are in

To be big in bras,supermodels are out and real women are in

Bendon is the latest underwear company to abandon glamazon marketing and focus on real women in a bid for survival.

  • byDamien Woolnough

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‘I felt like something was missing’:Emily Ratajkowski is a work in progress

‘I felt like something was missing’:Emily Ratajkowski is a work in progress

The supermodel’s first book,titled My Body and out on November 9,is a collection of essays that “were written to try to figure out what I believed,” she says.

  • byLauren Christensen
‘Like the worst kind of bully’:Spike in video calls leads to image problems

‘Like the worst kind of bully’:Spike in video calls leads to image problems

The rise in video conferencing is leading Aussie workers to grow more self-conscious about their appearance,to an unhealthy extent,new studies show.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Paris thin to the Kardashian butt,it’s boom time for cosmetic ‘cowboys’

Paris thin to the Kardashian butt,it’s boom time for cosmetic ‘cowboys’

The advent of “Instagram face”,and the normalisation of “mummy makeovers”,boob jobs,and now Brazilian butt lifts and “designer vaginas”,has cosmetic surgery being promoted as proudly aspirational - despite the “lack of transparency”.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Booker winner Bernardine Evaristo on a society where we say,‘I look good for my age’

Booker winner Bernardine Evaristo on a society where we say,‘I look good for my age’

The British writer discusses how religion impacts the way she writes,what she inherited from her father,and the societal expectation she still plays into.

  • byBenjamin Law
Why body confidence actually grows with age

Why body confidence actually grows with age

Improving how you feel about your body has nothing to do with trying to alter it.

  • byEvelyn Lewin
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As lockdown ended,Nik’s anxiety about his body returned

As lockdown ended,Nik’s anxiety about his body returned

Social media posts about shedding COVID kilos may appear harmless but experts are issuing firm warnings,with even subtle posts about fitness posing a problem.

  • bySophie Aubrey
What does a tween want? Swimwear that’s not skimpy

What does a tween want? Swimwear that’s not skimpy

Unimpressed by the lack of practical and sustainable swimsuit options available,Myla and Olivia spent lockdown hatching their label Cinnamon Cove.

  • byRachelle Unreich
How worried should you be about outgrowing your old jeans?

How worried should you be about outgrowing your old jeans?

Excess body fat can be an indicator that we need to tweak our daily habits. But unfortunately it is more complicated than just jean size.

  • byJessica Salter
Fed up with sexism and snobbery,these artists are reclaiming women’s bodies

Fed up with sexism and snobbery,these artists are reclaiming women’s bodies

Women artists have long been frustrated by the male objectification of the female body in art. But the situation is changing.

  • byMadeleine Gray
I flouted COVID rules and risked my life,desperate to lose weight
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I flouted COVID rules and risked my life,desperate to lose weight

Feeling exposed from my book tour is one reason my eating disorder came back during lockdown. But it’s not the only reason.

  • byLucia Osborne Crowley