The Biggest Problem On The Red Carpet Is Actually The Smallest
Huff PostSteve Granitz via Getty Images Bryce Dallas Howard revealed she bought her Jenny Packham gown off the rack from Neiman Marcus for the 2016 Golden Globe Awards, because she was a size 6, which was larger than the sample sizes offered by designers. The Birth Of ‘Standard Sizing’ Before the Industrial Revolution, everyone from “peasant” to “royal” had clothes made and altered specifically for them, according to Keanan Duffty, an award-winning British fashion designer and educator. “Once they’ve got someone who is appropriate for their fit, they stay with them.” Brown explained that a sample size in one brand is going to be totally different from a sample size in another. “All or nothing thinking is a common type of cognitive distortion, as are ‘should’ statements like, ‘I should fit into this size.’” Research shows that we have 6,000 thoughts a day. “Unfortunately, we live in this thin, obsessed cultural world so the automatic thought might be, ‘I should fit into this,’” Goldman said.
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