Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2015

Wishing You and Your Family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2015!

XOXO from Cindy ( http://www.curvysea.com )

Controversy Over "Victoria Secrets' Perfect Body" Advertising

For years in fashion industry, designers especially well known brands never change their standard setting on so call "a perfect body' image. To them, the more a model looks thin, the more she looks perfect. It's why they give gen Z girls a wrong thinking that they must be very thin to look beautiful and many young girls starve themselves in order to get the prefect bodies!
I'm not here to judge who would look nice nor who wouldn't but today when I read an article on Yahoo!Style regarding the company (Victoria's Secret "perfect body" Ad. controversy),  Julie Sygiel, the founder and CEO of Dear Kate said she wanted "to represent as many different shapes as possible,”
I think we, as designers, should create fashion for different shapes or body types, and I call that "realistic fashion design"

(Image: Courtesy of Yahoo!Style)
(The 1st image: from Victoria's Secret ad and the 2nd from Dear Kate, a New York City-based retailer)

Sizing Problems for Women's Clothing in Australia

Yesterday I watched the Current Affairs about the problems women have faced when they shop for their clothes size at different shops or at department stores with different brands/designers. Not only Australian sizing is inconsistent, the problems are all over the world especially when people shop for their clothes over the internet; it would be difficult for having an international sizing standard for all countries; it's why I wrote articles, videos ( http://youtu.be/PoAHh-lpjMI ) to give plus size women some tips on how to buy a good fit swimsuit online.

Plus Size Lingerie Tips for Plus Size Women

Posted by Cindy from Curvysea Swimwear and Lingerie for Plus Size Women http://www.curvysea.com

Real Women in a Real World

I've just found an interesting article whilst surfing on the internet. It's about how women's body shapes have changed after having children in the real world; their bodies are far from perfect as some celibrities' post-childbirth bodies in two tiny pieces of swimwear. And then there is a link to a forum website for real women to share their pictures, stories...
If you're interested in joinning the community, here is the website:  http://theshapeofamother.com/

Plus Size Lingerie for Body Shapes at OneTrueMedia.com

Posted by Cindy from Curvysea Plus Size Swimwear and Lingerie http://www.curvysea.com

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Tips for Shopping Plus Size Lingerie

Posted by Cindy from Curvysea Plus Size Swimwear and Lingerie http://www.curvysea.com

The False Body Image Perception in Fashion Industry

I have just found this article on Yahoo:  https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/fashion/features/article/-/23498591/lingerie-brand-la-perla-removes-stick-thin-mannequin-after-online-outcry/
The luxury lingerie brand had displayed their underwear on a stick thin woman dummy.
They 'd gone too far by showing a skeleton-like mannequin wearing the lingerie; what message they wanted to send to young girls through the figure? Is it "Look at me, you should have ribs and bone sticking out like mine" body image message they wanted to tell teenagers? unfortunately, because of that, many girls will starve themselve till they become anorexics.
I have been in a lot of fashion shows and I have seen many stick thin flat chest models on runway; I think it would have to go a long way to change the body image perception in the unrealistic fashion world.

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia - Swim Show 2014 at #MBFWAGLA Sydney

Brought to you by Cindy from Curvysea Plus Size Swim

Swimsuit Advice for Plus Size Women

 Plus size swimsuit tips uploaded on YouTube (by Cindy from Curvysea Plus Size Swimwear )

Celebrating International Women's Day 2014

Happy #International #Women's Day 8.3.2014! Proudly to be a woman and a business manager (#Curvysea #Swimwear http://www.curvysea.com )

 

 

A Courage Plus Size Woman!

The Sydney Skinny is a fully ticketed event for swimmers and supporters in order to raise fund for the Foundational of NSW National Parks and Wildlife. The event will be on the 23rd of February this year, people who join it will swim naked. They are males, females, all shapes and sizes but among them, there is a courage plus size blogger, Pip Giles who is a size 22.

While constant media and fashion industry promote the beauty of slim women, they make plus size women feel like they are unwanted and the nice side of luscious curves are often overlooked.

Pip Giles thinks different! She is proudly to say "I'm a size 22 and I'm swimming naked". To her, the beauty of bodies depends on different perceptions, just like people with different personalities. Most of our women, thick or thin, are shy of exposing their naked bodies but this very brave lady wants to inspire other women by doing it for a cause. She wants to tell people, who are obsessed with their perfect body image, should stop thinking because it would be unachievable. 

Good on ya, Pip Giles!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embrace Your Body as Whitney Thore

Whitney Thore has inspired women of all shapes and ages by making a "Fat Girl Dancing" video and she post it on YouTube:

Choosing Swimsuits for Plus Size Women

Find out how to choose a swimsuit which flatters a plus size figure in this video:


The swimwear images on the video are from Curvysea Plus Size Swimwear collection http://www.curvysea.com

Learn to Love Your Body Image

"...I am still and will probably always be on the journey toward accepting my body. We’ve been enemies for so long that to expect an immediate truce would be asinine. I’m beginning to really feel that I am beautiful both inside and out. There are good days and bad days any given week, and when the former outweigh the latter, I call it a success..."

More at http://www.dailylife.com.au/health-and-fitness/dl-wellbeing/fat-and-easy-are-not-synonyms-20140129-31mhk.html

How to Get the Best Swimsuits for Plus Size Women

Nowadays plus size swimsuits are considered as must have items for full figured women when they go to the beach. Although only a limit selection of such swimsuits is available in physical stores; there are much more varieties available on the internet. You would save a lot of time and effort by shopping online, at your own pace, that’s why more plus size women turn to purchase clothing on virtual stores.

 

Experienced designers have designed plus size swimsuits especially for large size bodies with an aim to make them look nicer and flatter. A wide variety of colours, patterns and fabrics are used in their production. But it is essential that you know how to get the right swimsuit for wearing in different water environment in order to have it last longer. The most important factor while purchasing a swim suit is fitting. You should make sure to look at the product size chart for a right size before you make an order and a well fitted swimsuit will make you feel comfortable whether you go to a poolside, a beach or to a water park with your family.

There are different styles of plus size swimsuits available for large women such as criss-cross straps swimsuit which not only provides you comfort, but also gives you a touch of fashion trend; or halter neck swimsuits give good support to big busted women. You can also choose two piece tankinis or skirtinis with longer top length so that your entire tummy is covered and you need not worry about exposing your bulges in the swimsuit.
Because you have many choices on the internet in terms of quality, prices and styles for buying a flattering swimsuit, you should do a throughout search to make sure that the swimsuit style is not sacrificed for comfort and neither vice-versa. Both style and comfort are equally important in choosing a good swimwear.

Curvysea plus size swimsuits designs aim to provide plus size women trends and the great feeling that they experience when wearing our swimwear. Below are real testimonials from our very happy customers:

 

 “The swimsuit arrived today and I am very happy as the sizing is right - it is modern and it covers well and everything is in its place. Not too tight in fact very comfortable and I don't look like a nana. It’s just beautiful!” Nicole from VIC

“I just bought a swim dress and it was exactly as described - the skirt was a little longer than normal which was great - covered the bad bits and I will feel a little more confident at the beach! The top bit really does the eye up - which is wonderful! It's really comfortable. The service was so unbelievably quick!”

 

Learn to Love Your Body!

“We wanted to encourage a celebration of individual beauty. Inspired by the social media practice of hashtagging ‘nofilter’ to mark unfiltered photography, we wanted to empower women to get involved and celebrate themselves ‘unfiltered’. You are beautiful just the way you are – tell the world.”
- M&C Saatchi Australia

"The curved line gives the waist of an hourglass shape on one side and a bulge on the other; what you see depends on who is looking. The idea is that there is often a huge distinction between how a woman looks and how she feels, and that your body is more beautiful than you think.."
- DDB Group Sydney
Creative director Steve Jackson

Marie Claire Mag. invited some of the country’s top advertising agencies to create an ad that would convince women to love their bodies now, not later.

However, as in one comment of a reader, NONE of the ad agencies use  images of plus size women on their ads. Their ad words may be kind and encourage all women to love their bodies but the ad images won't show that.
( http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/marie-claire/features/world/article/-/20398102/could-this-ad-make-you-love-your-body/ )

When A Damage Is Done!

Some people think that they can post hurtful comments about other people on social media such as Facebook or Twitter and they don't care about consequences. I think differently and I always put myself in the audience's shoes when I post anything on my social page; by doing so, I will not go too far like this business owner (the "sexy sailor coffee shop" Sips Ahoy):
http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/20571382/bikini-barista-loses-cool-and-calls-customer-fat/
When a damage is done, it is too late to take it back!