street style photographers vs. the curvy girl

it has come to my attention that people still believe you cannot be successful in the fashion industry unless you are thin and though i have attended many a fashion week with nary a photograph taken of me, i thought it imperative that i squash this rumor where it stands; in fact, i proudly believe i am living proof that it isn’t true. as i said before, i have never been stopped by vogue nippon or nylon to document my outfit, but i have also never been discriminated against because i am not 5’10” and 110-pounds-when-wet. though i’d love to be the latter, it isn’t happening any time soon. does it hurt my feelings that photographers clearly ignore a more voluptuous body shape? of course it does. do i think that i [or any other girl that isn’t a size 2] am any less qualified to do my job? hell no. though i can understand that seeing one’s photo in multiple magazines showing great personal style validates a person’s ego, it definitely does not build a resume; rather, in my opinion, a unique viewpoint does. nevertheless, i did regret not focusing more on the thicker side of things this week.

i had initially hoped to compile a mini-database of “real” women at fashion week — a more realistic portrayal of who works in the fashion industry. unfortunately, doing full days at the office combined with events with the tumblr 20 turned out to be a bit more daunting than i had originally anticipated. i apologize for that. what am i getting at? please know that we — the non-bony set — are out there and working hard…you just probably won’t (or, as of yet, don’t) see it on any street style blog.