My love affair with fashion shifted when the size of my body changed

My love affair with fashion shifted when the size of my body changed

For a shamefully long time,I was blissfully unaware of the fat-phobia and discrimination perpetrated by the labels I loved.

  • byJamila Rizvi

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One Facebook post changed my life – now my message has reached millions
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One Facebook post changed my life – now my message has reached millions

One night in 2013,I hit “post” on a pair of unconventional before and after photos on Facebook and went to bed. I had no idea what that mouse click was about to spark.

  • byTaryn Brumfitt
Australian of the Year a win for body acceptance,but there’s still work to be done

Australian of the Year a win for body acceptance,but there’s still work to be done

Activists and academics in the body image space hope Taryn Brumfitt’s victory will open the door for other voices to be heard.

  • byLauren Ironmonger
Body positivity advocate Taryn Brumfitt named Australian of the Year

Body positivity advocate Taryn Brumfitt named Australian of the Year

Taryn Brumfitt,who is credited with reaching 200 million people to embrace body positivity,has been chosen as 2023’s Australian of the Year.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Fashion has finally caught up with me. Waxing is now considered déclassé

Fashion has finally caught up with me. Waxing is now considered déclassé

Even style guru Gwyneth has confirmed that she now prefers to “rock a ’70s vibe down there”.

  • byKathy Lette
After years of progress,are ultra-thin models making a fashion comeback?

After years of progress,are ultra-thin models making a fashion comeback?

The runways of fashion weeks showed some promise and some disappointing throwbacks. Fashion Editor Melissa Singer and Style Editor Damien Woolnough discuss.

  • byMelissa Singer andDamien Woolnough
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‘It’s a myth that women love shopping’:Why online styling services are taking off
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‘It’s a myth that women love shopping’:Why online styling services are taking off

Online styling services are finding a growing market of people who are time poor,hate shopping,or can’t easily find clothes that fit.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Why skin is the forgotten frontier of the beauty acceptance movement

Why skin is the forgotten frontier of the beauty acceptance movement

From psoriasis,to acne,to vitiligo,the beauty industry has been slow to take up the question of skin diversity.

  • byLauren Ironmonger
Standing strong:Mass nude photo a stark(ers) display of empowerment

Standing strong:Mass nude photo a stark(ers) display of empowerment

A group of Melburnians braved the pre-dawn chill on Sunday to pose nude inside and outside the State Library for a photo by Lauren Crooke,who aims to have the female figure desexualised in art.

  • byAshleigh McMillan
Fat suits are dehumanising,so why do so many actors still wear them?
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Body image

Fat suits are dehumanising,so why do so many actors still wear them?

An image of Emma Thompson in the upcoming adaptation of Matilda has sparked a fresh controversy about how fat people are shown on screen.

  • byRebecca Shaw
Hate your beautifully imperfect body? Worry less,dance more
Opinion
Body image

Hate your beautifully imperfect body? Worry less,dance more

Many of us - particularly women - spend a lifetime seeing our bodies as problems,or sources of embarrassment,shame,sin and guilt. Don’t waste your time.

  • byJulia Baird