The average American woman is a size 14 and weighs around 163 pounds, the majority of fashion-forward labels and high-end designers don't make anything bigger than a size 10....Americans are getting larger, and 62% of females are already categorized as overweight. Why is the fashion industry still pretending she doesn't exist?
"Are all big girls supposed to dress like Midwestern farm wives?" asks one reader. "We have money -- why don't they want to sell to us?" Another adds, "I don't want any more polyester, hip-hop gear, frumpy jeans and themed capris! I want the designers not to assume that I am a frumpy 55-year-old, middle-management employee. . . . Is anyone listening to us?" Read the article here.
I share this article simply, to highlight the challenges and frustrations of real women. As a pastor, I have walked with so many women who wrestle with the weight demon and his prophet...the fashion industry. So many tears, struggles, self perception illusions built by a ruthless money making, culture shaping system that brutalizes sensitive souls. One of the beautiful things about coming into the way of Jesus is watching women begin to heal from the inside out. Seeing them discover a healthy view of life, body and relationships. Listening to them rediscover who they are apart from the culture. Helping them connect with a biblical understanding of life, love and truth as it relates to oneself, the world and realistic expectations of our bodies.
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