gauntlet: beautifulordinaire: themanfattanproject:
Jess, FIT.
Taken from probably the most relevant streetstyle blog to pop up lately. Read the creators thoughts:
Q: WHAT IS THE MANFATTAN PROJECT?
A: A collection of photographs of stylish everyday people in New York City. These people are beautiful, they are well-dressed, they are confident. They are also, without apologies or contradictions, FAT.
Q: WHY IS THE MANFATTAN PROJECT?
A: Fat bodies are largely excluded from the fashion world, and from the world at large. They are not seen as beautiful or useful or aesthetically pleasing. I want to challenge these assumptions, and challenge the world to see fat, fat bodies, and fat people in a new way.
Q: ISN’T FAT BAD?
A: NO. Other people have written (and spoken) wonderfully and extensively on this topic. The point of this blog in particular is to attempt to break the fat=bad/ugly/awful mindset through the use of image.
Q: WHO ARE YOU?
A: I’m a 20 year old cultural and media studies student in New York City, navigating the world in a body that toes the line, and the 10 pounds, between acceptable and unacceptable.
(via thebladeissharp)
