- Photo courtesy of Glamour.com

Today on Glamour.com they exposed some rather revealing information about how women stereotype each other, and it looks like it is not only us plus size girls who our the victims; the pendulum swings both ways ladies! We are seen as “Lazy” and “Undisciplined”, while thinner women are seen as “Superficial”, “Bitchy” and “Mean.

Discrimination against heavier people is well documented—and, sadly, rising: a full 66 percent in the past decade, according to a Yale University study. But could this kind of bias extend to women of all sizes? And are people looking at your body and making assumptions about your life—and your personality? To find out, Glamour commissioned an exclusive poll of more than 1,800 women ages 18 to 40, designed with guidance from Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D., director of research and weight stigma initiatives at Yale’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. We asked respondents to imagine a woman whom they had never met and knew nothing about except that she was “overweight” or “thin”; they then had to choose from pairs of words, like ambitious or lazy, to describe her. They could select neither, but fewer than half did—a telling statistic, according to Puhl. “Weight,” she says, “is one of the last acceptable prejudices.”And not only is this bias acceptable, the results of our survey show—it’s out of control.

The models bust the myths:
• “People assume I am self-centered and superficial. In reality, I volunteer at a homeless shelter every other week. As for being bitchy, I’m actually the biggest goofball!” —Laura Jansen, 24, who’s 5’11″ and 125 pounds
• “Lazy? I get up every day at 5:30 A.M. and am constantly on the go! My size does not define who I am.” —Danielle Line, 34, who’s 5’10″ and 202 pounds

Read the full article on Glamour.com and weigh in on the conversation below.

Fashionistas across Canada will shed a tear today with news that that Fashion Television will cease production after 27 years on-air. When word broke this morning I certainly felt my fashion obsessed heart break. As far back as I can remember, Fashion Television has always existed. I can clearly remember many of my childhood Sunday afternoons spent watching FT and being marveled by the extravagant and luxurious designs that graced the runways. It is certainly the end of an era in Canadian Fashion and Television. Host, Jeanne Beker, has always pushed the boundaries during her time at Fashion Television and has shown over the years that she supports women of all shapes and sizes. Which she will continue to do so through her line of clothing EDIT by Jeanne Beker which launch September of 2010 at The Bay, is available at more than 65 stores across Canada and comes in plus sizes.

Here is an excerpt from The National Post explaining the new:

News first leaked out Wednesday morning via a tweet from FT host Beker that read: “This dream is over: After 27 glorious years, FT production ceased today. So sad to see some of my closest colleagues move on.”  (She later added she was “looking forward to working with Bellmedia + evolving the FT brand.”)

A spokesman for Bell Media later confirmed the news, telling the Post in an email that “production on Fashion Television has been suspended; the company thanks founding producer Jay Levine for his dedication to the series for more than two decades and wishes him well in his future endeavours. The series remains on the air.

“The iconic Jeanne Beker remains with Bell Media and the company looks forward to an exciting future with her, including the development of new projects. Bell Media remains committed to the fashion genre and will continue to grow FashionTelevisionChannel to deliver a broader appeal for viewers, advertisers, and distributors.”

The weekly half-hour series was originally launched on Citytv, where it quickly grew into the station’s most widely syndicated show, with viewers in more than 130 countries. Since then, the show has spawned its own digital channel, launched in 2001, and amassed interviews with such leading style icons as Karl Legerfeld, Betsey Johnson and the late Alexander McQueen. - The National Post

And with that, we say farewell.

xo Killer Kurves

What was that you said Karl?

Adele swept the stage Sunday night at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, winning all 6 Grammy’s she was nominated for and looked absolutely stunning while doing so! After a rash comment from Karl Lagerfeld last week, the curvy balm-shell silently put him in his place with her impeccable style and grace at the awards show Sunday night looking everything but basic in black. She didn’t wear just one knock out dress, but three! For her major red carpet moment, Adele chose a custom Giorgio Armani gown featuring sequined ring-designs with black mesh overlay and a grosgrain panel on the front. The cinched waisted gave her hour glass figure that extra wow factor making Adele the second best dressed that night. Favourite fashion diva detail; Adele matched her long, stiletto-shaped nails to her Louboutin shoes, bedazzling them with a matching blue-silver glittery polish, and then painting the underside the signature Louboutin red that coats the soles of his shoes.

Her second look while preforming her hit single Rolling In The Deep was a beautiful retro style lace dress with a polka-dot mesh overlay with exposed back zipper. My personal favourite dress of the night.

Her last look which she wore during the press conference following the awards show was a long navy blue gown.

Following Lagerfeld’s comment last week Adele stated she was proud of her appearance, saying ‘I’ve never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I’m very proud of that.’

Lagerfeld has reportedly apologized to Adele saying “I’d like to say to Adele that I am your biggest admirer,” he began. “Sometimes when you take a sentence out of the article, it changes the meaning of the thought.” ending the apology stating “She (Adele) is my favourite singer and I am a great admirer of her. I lost over 30 kilos over 10 years ago and have kept it off. I know how it feels when the press is mean to you in regard to your appearance. Adele is a beautiful girl. She is the best. And I can’t wait for her next CD.”

After his heartfelt apology and Adele’s wickedly stunning editorial in the March 2012 Vogue, will he consider sending her down the runway? Now that would be amazing!

Here we have shared Adele’s Vogue editorial photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.

Enjoy!

Melissa xo

Stunning! Enough said! Eat that Karl Largerfeld!

2011 was another huge year for the plus size fashion industry filled with many exciting firsts, major highs and some heart breaking lows. We have compiled a timeline of some of the most memorable moments of 2011 for the plus size industry. We hope each and every one of you had a happy and safe new years and we cannot wait to see what 2012 brings for the plus size industry worldwide.

xo Karyn & Melissa

When we met with Whitney Thompson (winner of America’s Next Top Model Cycle 10) last month, she mentioned to us that she would be launching a dating site for curvy women. We have been very excited to see the roll-out of the site. Available to Canadians, The Big and the Beautiful seems to be generating a lot of buzz since it’s launch last week. “I created this site for real women with real curves … looking for real pleasure. Unlike other dating sites where members feel pressured to fit a certain mold, posting older “flattering” pictures or even lying on their profiles, everyone here has the freedom to be their true selves” says Whitney Thompson who is not only the face of The Big and the Beautiful but is the President of the company too. The site is definitely fun and flirtatious, and although I have a boyfriend, I may have to tell him I need to sign up for research purposes lol

Check out the commercial here…

What do you think of the dating site? Will you join?

Last week KillerKurves was invited to The Time is Now hosted by On the Curve Events a fashion show to celebrate life on the curve. It was a wonderful evening, full of mingling with all our fave plus size women, a fashion show featuring fabulous designs by Gussied Up 14+, Lola & Gigi, Allistyle, Stefanie Bezaire and Toni+. This is one of the firsts events of its kind here in Toronto and we would like to give a big congratulations to Liis Windischmann the creator of On the Curve Events for doing such an amazing job!

Karyn with model Liis Windischmann creator of On The Curve follow @OTCurveEvents (the host of the event), Sheena from MTV Live @SheenaSnively, Karen from Curvy Canadian follow her at @Curvycdn , and Sarah from Garters & Stockings follow her at  @LaGrandeFilleTW