Size 0 = nothing

January 26, 2007 @ 7:47 am | Category: art, body

We have the Whopper, the Venti and Big Gulp. We also have large screen tvs, huge SUVs, and looming McMansions. Everything is bigger including women but not models or the sizing of women’s clothing. Mall window displays feature child-size mannequins making it hard to take the clothes seriously since I gave up playing with dolls a while back. On store racks hangs size 8 which is the former size 10. Or a 2 which is the old 4. I am flattered that I can now wear a smaller size in virtually every store. Women may feel better about themselves but there is an underside to undersizing. How many size 0 women (not girls) are there? Banana Republic even has a double 0. Is this sizing number really necessary? If you think about it zero equals nothing,zip, nada and its significance is in enhancing the value of another number. 1 becomes a 10 when partnered with a 0. Are we really to strive to be a zero? The social plagues of creative sizing has become so pervasive that the government of Spain has decided to intervene and promote a healthier image. Here is the story.

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