B&B Reservations dress/courtesy of modcloth :: top/leproust vintage
shoes/kensiegirl :: jacket/tulle via lulu e. bebe
Of course, weight and plastic surgery are huge issues in the modeling industry that I could write a novel on, but the height thing was what really struck me yesterday as I watched the show. It's so strange that the modeling/fashion industry has such a limited view of beauty. We all in the real world see beauty in so many people around us but very few of those people would ever be seen in an editorial. I don't know if the fashion industry will ever change to reflect the beauty we see on a daily basis. I mean, we have to be the change we want to see in the world, right? I think blogging is contributing to that.
My mom got me this coat over the weekend, and I absolutely love it. I've been wanting a coat like this ever since Rebecca got a similar one last year from Ruche. It's a Tulle coat, and I love that brand. They have tons of really adorable jackets in a bunch of vibrant colors. I think having a great coat for fall/winter is a must. I realize most of you are still languishing in the August heat, but up here we're in our rainy season and temperatures rarely get into the 70's. Seasons up here are short. Unless it's winter. I actually found this jacket on ModCloth too, but if you're near Anchorage and you want it, I definitely recommend going to Lulu E. Bebe to get it because it's cheaper and you don't have to pay shipping.
This outfit is a compilation of my favorite pieces in my closet. You have to know I adore this dress, since I'm wearing it in my header. It's one of those dresses that just fits so perfectly and makes me feel amazing. And I'm seriously going to wear these shoes till they have holes in them. If you looked at them up close you'd see how worn in they are. I'll love them till they fall apart.
51 musings:
Every time I've watched ANTM, I'm really disappointed in the way they deal with the short "issue". I don't understand or agree with the opinion that height equates beauty.
Anyway, lovely post. I really adore the way the layering of the dress and jacket looks together!
Great outfit! I love your thoughts on ANTM. I'm a pretty average height...not short, not tall.
I totally want that coat! :)
I feel the same way, I have issues with age too, most models don't really make it past 30 unless they become like some sort of icon for a company, and even then they barely model! Like Hedi Klum for VS. Hopefully our generation will make some more changes, it seems to slowly be happening.
I saw that season of top model also, and I agree. I am 5'4" and don't really want to be any taller. Besides, who can tell how tall a person is in a photograph? Or even on video? You can only tell they're short when they walk up to Tyra and they are only as tall as her chest. I thought the #2 girl from that season was great! Give me a country girl any day.
i love the mix of colors and patterns here! im such a fan of that dress. i swoon over it every time i come to your blog.
and i totally agree about ANTM. it's unfortunate that that is our reality. you'll always be criticized if you don't look exactly the way someone in society wants you to (but heaven forbid you alter yourself to BE that and then another person points out the new-found flaws). it's a never-ending cycle but i 100% agree about your comment of bloggers changing it a bit. i've found so many wonderful blogs full of positively inspiring ladies who dare to bare what they've got and tell society to take a hike. bravo!
xo
i can see how this would be your fav dress - love it!
i wish wish wish tulle were a better company! love their clothes; i've ordered from them many times online. however, the last time i did i received a damaged dress. after several attempts to contact them (their customer service STINKS), they finally got back to me saying they wouldn't accept a return or an exchange. dealbreaker!
I agree. What was the point of even getting short models then? Nicole was indeed awesome. I hear she does adds for Urban Outfitters now. She was so quirky. The southern girl was also adorable :)
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your boots are too cute
I hate ANTM. Watching the show makes me sick on how they treat these girls. Not only is the opinion that height equates beauty completely ridiculous, but also the fasion industry favourism towards skinny, skeletan models with a white skin-colour.
Alas, the fashion industry is based on elitism and that elitism involves racism, misogyny etc.
I do love your coat. It looks gorgeous on you.
Omg I love your coat, it's beautiful. and i'm 5ft 2 :)
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Oh lovely dress and coat
wonder where do you get yours? always amazing ;p
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I also was annoyed that they always wanted the short girls to look taller!
I love that dress on you and I also adore that coat.
I would definitely buy a Brave bag to help fund your trip!
Ah I am so in love with this dress. Usually I only catch ANTM on re-runs, and I'm kinda glad I didn't see this season. I'm the same height as you and I feel like height doesn't really create beauty. There are so many beautiful girls of all sizes. Isn't the point of having a season dedicated to smaller models supposed to support the fact that they aren't tall? Doesn't make sense.
I love the dress:_) And I completely agree with you about height - there is beauty everywhere:-)
I watched that seson of ANTM and I really did begin to think what was the point in having short girls if all you do is to tell them to look taller like the whole plus sized models who have to elongate their bodies to become slimmer. They're trying to change the model industry's attitues but have that attitude themselves it seems counter produtive in my eyes and they'll never get the message across that way.
Anyway I really love that dress, the colour is really pretty xoxo
I agree with you about the height thing! I don't know what it is with people and being tall.
I'm 5'4" and I wish I was a little taller, but there's nothing I can do about it so I've accepted that I'm shorter than most people. I just hate how the fashion and modeling industry attaches so much importance to it.
Love your thoughts here and agree, completely. At 5'3 and 3/4" (no joke, I'm not quite 5'4"!), I'm rather comfortable with my height... any taller, I might not want to wear heels. Sometimes I even find myself wishing I was even more petite... perhaps because all of my favorite bloggers (like you and Rebecca!) or stylish actresses (Natalie Portman, Rachel McAdams, Rachel Bilson) are all neat, sweet, petite. :)
i had no idea you would such a shorty! i too am only a mere 5' 2" and i love it!
I feel you on the height thing. I'm just barely 5'2". I once saw something about a man who had his legs surgically broken and slowly stretched over time to make him taller. I found it so sad that something like height would be something you hate about yourself. I hate having to hem every pair of pants I buy, but I'll live with it.
I love, love, love your coat. I am so obsessed with plaid. It's cool to see the whole dress from your header. It's adorable. You look like a folk singer traveling around the world. Haha, I guess that's kind of appropriate.
Hm actually it's a cool thing that they do a special season on short models over in America (they don't do this here), but I totally agree about the strange attitude towards height in the fashion business. Not that I want to become a model myself (I'm also rather short), but I think there are so many girls in the world that are not tall but they still look beautiful (for example all the Asian girls, most of them are so petite). But as you said, it's a good thing that fashion blogs pave the way for all kinds of body types.
Hooray for finding ourselves beautiful just as we are ;)
btw I LOVE your coat (well, the dress aswell, but the coat is divine), it's perfect! I'm jealous, I wish it was easier to order clothes from the USA in Europe. All these customs regulations suck.
As someone who is 5'2", I love my height. All of my tall friends hate being so tall. They can never wear high heals without feeling uncomfortable about towering over everyone. I mean I don't think that being tall is any better or worse than being short, but to act like every girls needs to make themselves appear 6 feet tall is just absurd.
Great post. I really love your voice in here, and I totally agree! The floral dress is absolutely gorgeous on you, by the way. Haha. I just made a blog yesterday, so I was wondering if you could check it out when you have time. Thanks!
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I think this might be my favorite outfit you've posted. I just adore that jacked.
Being tall is not the essence of beauty. Some people that are tall don't even like being tall. I'm 5'7" and wear a size 12/14. I'm not fat by any means but sometimes I wish I was tiny and cute. But I'm not and I never will be, and really I'm ok with that, because this is who I am. I wouldn't be able to wear some of the things I like if I was small.
I love how you layered the dress and jacket.
And Nicole, the winner, is amazing - she reminds me a lot of you actually!
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I love the colours in your coat <3
Ah, I have jacket envy! All I want is for it to cool down!
The short issue bugs me as well, along with the age issue. it bothers me that a models career is essentially over mid-twenties and anyone older than that is considered too old.
Well at least short girls look a little more dainty, I don't think that tall people have any real advantage - maybe in sports. Some tall people just look a little over-grown to me. And to be honest I believe that the average height FOR GIRLS is this 'short', because most of the girls I know/knew have been the same height or a few cms taller/shorter. And I'm 5'3"/161cm
p.s. tall people are nice too, just not 'better/prettier/superior' than short.
Love that jacket! :)
you can actually add up to 5 inches to your height through a very painful surgery . that breaks bones in your knees and joints to reshape them to be longer.
I watched ANTM last night too! Good show. I agree though - they were basically just complaining that the girls need to "photography taller" and stop "photographing short". Hmmm how do they change that?
this is soo soo soo darling Elizabeth! I can't believe that dress is Modcloth and not vintage, and man, I would never think to put that coat with it, but I love the results!
What a cute outfit!!! I like the floral print...
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I am a whopping 4 feet 11 inches! I was offended too during the ANTM short cycle. People have told me, O-M-G, you are a cutie you should model. Well, even if I wanted to, it's out of the question. Sigh...so be it. Thankfully, I don't want to model lol.
Btw, I love your dress. It's one of the prettiest ones I think I've seen on your blog. Oh, and what I would do for your hair. lol.
i remember that season of antm! i felt the same way... i'm also 5'1", and it was really sad to see that short models were treated differently than tall models. i think short girls can be just as fabulous in the modeling world as tall girls can - i don't see why height should matter. i know the modeling world is on the brink of change with a lot of designers and magazines bringing in healthier looking models (which i'm so happy about, i hope this continues and progresses), but i hope they also give more short girls a chance! ;)
that dress is gorgeous!!
This outfit is so amazing and the coat is super cute! I completely agree with you on the 'short' season of ANTM!
Completely agreed about the height thing on ANTM. The fashion industry puzzles me because it goes against everything people tell you in everyday life--nobody's perfect, love yourself the way you are, etc.
But you're also right about the contribution that blogging makes. I commend you. =)
that truly is a great coat.
The fashion industry is ridiculous, and I try to avoid it at all costs (which is admittedly hard, considering I like to wear clothes). It's pretty frustrating that short girls aren't considered the idea of beauty, that we can't embrace our height and wear flats and not try to always look taller. So I'm in agreement with you there.
In terms of your outfit, that dress is so pretty. It really suits you, and it looks great under your new coat. :)
you look so cute
I am short as well. Around 5'1 or 5'2 and personally I love my height. I have never wished that I was taller. I like that I can wear heels and still be shorter then a lot of the guys I hang around with. I have always been the small one of my friends and I have personally embraced it. So what if I have to hem my pants up a bit.
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I agree with you about the way being short is seen in the modeling world as being such a limiting factor. Thats why I enjoy reading blogs so much. You can see other short girls and take style inspiration from those more similar to you than lanky models.
Love that coat too, looks adorable on you!
Height does not equal beauty, for sure! It's quite silly to hold shortness against someone.
You look fabulous! I adore that jacket and your mixing of pattern. You are so great at it!
Here in Britain there was a show called Britain's Missing Top Model, featuring young women with various disabilities, some visible and some not (one girl was in a wheelchair, another was deaf, etc). I hoped it would celebrate diversity and different standards of beauty, but they just seemed to be told over and over that they had to hide their disabilities. Disappointing.
I really think it is wrong that people would be a little biased and cruel to the short people. They can be great models too!! I'm 5'9" but that is just wrong to tell someone who is much shorter.
I really love the dress and the coat is adorable too. Is it getting colder there already?
oh that is a pretty dress
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i totally agree with you. obviously antm doesn't represent everyday beauty at all. it's usually the imperfections that make someone more beautiful. if we were all tall stick figures with perfect complexions the world would be incredibly boring. which is why i stopped watching the show... it's way to predictable... love your coat! so adorable! <3
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I am just a little bit taller than you- one day I was in the petite department of a store and I swear everyone in there was 4'8" or 4'10"...they looked downright small to me and I could see the tops of their heads! This was so abnormal for me because I am used to most people who are not children, being about 5" taller than me and I do not even notice a person as "tall" unless they are 6' or more...anyway, I felt like a giant that day.
I had the same feeling when watching that season. I know they're trying to teach the models how to make it in a tall girl's world. But I still feel like they could have done more for shorter girls, by sending a more positive message. <3 that coat is super adorable with that dress!!
It was a very silly season considering the girl who won 9and I'm SO glad she did, she was awesome) was 5'7", the same height as the 'normal' girl who won Cycle 3. But ANTM has been a bit silly for a while...
And at least you can be clearly defined as petite in the modelling world - I'm 5'7" (and have been since I was 10, hard times) so am too tall for petite and a bit too short to be 'normal' in the modelling world! It's all about proportions anyway - if you're short but perfectly proportioned you've got much more of a shot of fitting in clothes and looking good in photos than someone such as me, who has a long torso and shorter legs. Stoooopid fashion.
I LOVE this dress! The yellow pattern is so pretty!
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