In this Mischief special, writer and TV presenter Dawn Porter is on an all-consuming mission... can she shrink from her curvy UK size 12 figure to the much touted super-skinny Hollywood zero (UK size 4)? Surviving on a diet of just 500 calories a day (a quarter of the daily recommended amount for a woman!), she hunts down the stylists, designers and agencies who are responsible for making skinniness not only appear possible, but the ultimate goal for any dedicated follower of fashion...read more on the link below.
BBC - BBC THREE - Mischief: Super Slim Me
I watched this last night and it was thought provoking.
I know size 10 was the goal in my day and we are for better or worse influenced by the media... everyone wanted to be a size 10 or look like a Bond girl who always were curvaceous but never skinny.
Being too skinny was never seen as attractive....
Yet, the other day I heard a friend of mine sing the admiration for those who can wear a size zero.
I was left speechless
I don't get this size zero.
Love Mini xxx
BBC - BBC THREE - Mischief: Super Slim Me
I watched this last night and it was thought provoking.
I know size 10 was the goal in my day and we are for better or worse influenced by the media... everyone wanted to be a size 10 or look like a Bond girl who always were curvaceous but never skinny.
Being too skinny was never seen as attractive....
Yet, the other day I heard a friend of mine sing the admiration for those who can wear a size zero.
I was left speechless I don't get this size zero.
Love Mini xxx
