Thin privilege is publishing an article called “fashion tips for all body types!” for a fashion magazine, yet only including standard sized women in the article.

I was reading a fashion magazine the other day, when I came across this article. “Cool!” I thought, “maybe I can get some fashion tips for Summer!” But alas, the article only included five different body types. A “pear shaped” woman, an “apple shaped” woman, an “hourglass” woman, a “thin” woman, and a “curvy” woman. And none of the women would have been larger than a size 10-12.

Ok, so I’m not expecting to see EVERY body type in the article. Obviously the title “fashion tips for ALL sizes” is going to be hyperbole. But is it so hard to include a fat woman in the article? Surely one fat woman isn’t going to hurt? It can be difficult to find decent, flattering clothing for fat bodies. I know many fat women (myself included) who struggle to find flattering clothes that don’t hang like sacks. I know a magazine article isn’t suddenly going to make searching for clothing easier. But it would be nice if more magazines realized that fat women do exist, and we deserve fashion advice just as much as thin women do.