XL

   This symbol could mean either Extra large. ..or as some of my friends would put it: extra little. But why do we have such bipolar opinions about women's bodies. When is it going to be fashionable to just be healthy. Men don't seem to have the same problem...except for that one time when they wore heels and that one time they were all popping steroids.

   Don't get what I mean?  Exhibit A: the  roaring 20's (1920's). Women would actually bandage their boobs to their chests in pursuit of a boyish figure. There was also this thing about short hair and very loose-fitting dresses. Everything designed to downplay their femininity.
The 20's

   Then there's the 50's. The goal was voluptuous. Not curvy or plus size, but voluptuous. All those vintage dresses we're now so in love with were designed to enhance hips. Whether they existed or not.
The 50's

  Then in the 90's we had a 'dangerously thin' phase. And here we are in 2015 with fat -shaming and skinny- shaming and the war between the two. My point is that society keeps changing it's mind about what's 'ideal'...so with all that inconsistency why are we still letting society tell us how we should look? The solution is simple: Be healthy and be happy with it!

Ciao...

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