For my topic, I decided to focus on women’s clothing. There’s a few reasons why I picked this, and one being how much clothing and body image have tied into my personal life. I am somebody that has been a plethora of sizes throughout my life, and the clothing designed today for thinner women compared to plus size versions show a lack in style diversity, comfort, material, etc, making it more difficult for plus size women to confidently shop and feel good in their clothes. This topic today is something personal to me, and I have learned that a size 24, 14, and 4 can all enter a dressing room, and feel a sense of discomfort, insecurity, and confusion. My paper goes back in time to analyze these issues we still see today, but in a more intense way, as society has progressed in confidence, body positivity, and judgement. I want to learn more about the progression we have made, it is easy to say society has progressed in this topic from 1800-now, but I am really excited to deep dive into these books and thoroughly grasp the progression, along with challenging myself to read in between the lines for hidden symbolisms or meanings. My readings create a good mix of similarities and differences on how fashion and clothing have affected the women in the story and their bodies/minds. The women have all lived different lives, have different feelings, different insecurities, yet they all meet in specific middles, and I am excited to discover more about them as individuals, and as a group.
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