![]() Still, it felt more like a punchline than an attempt at activism. The ‘dadbod’ trend, despite acknowledging that male celebrities are not perfect, and that not all of us crave bulging biceps, does nothing to ease the body worries of young men, exposed to a rapidly-growing menswear industry their size might exclude them from. Using this momentum to spark discussion, he even showed at New York Fashion Week for SS16, trolling the industry with his “ Dad-bod catwalk” featuring real dads cast via Craigslist. Even websites like Men’s Fitness began to embrace the movement, publishing “How-To” guides on obtaining and maintaining the perfect ‘dude-gut’.Īdditionally, Instagram star Josh Ostrovsky, AKA ‘ The Fat Jew’, became part of the conversation when he was signed to One Management modelling agency (who also represent Bar Rafaeli and Karolina Kurkova) last year. This trend was accompanied by various photos of a 40-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio shirtless and bearded on a beach, alongside other galleries of celebrities appearing to represent the ‘dad-bod’ at its best. For the first time, the mainstream media began to consider the idea that a male body beyond the usual ‘slim and toned’ or ‘overtly muscular’ ideals could be considered attractive. Slight change was initiated last year as the ‘dad-bod’ trend began to gain traction. Of course the same can be said of womenswear – despite the amount of supposedly body-positive campaigns, the runways are still largely dominated by slim, tall white models – but the key difference is that women are beginning to discuss and rally against these norms – whereas men largely remain silent. Designers such as Galliano at Margiela have even started incorporating men into their womenswear shows to make a modern statement on the irrelevance of gender binaries, but again the same aesthetic is favoured. Anderson – reveals that this long, lean aesthetic is still favoured when it comes to menswear. ![]() While Raf cast waifish teenagers to front his visual explorations of youth subculture, Slimane used his influence at Dior Homme to pioneer the drainpipe-clad ‘skinny rock-star’ look based on the likes of Mick Jagger and David Bowie.Ī cursory glance at any high-profile menswear runway – whether it be Prada, Saint Laurent or J.W. Designers like Raf Simons and Hedi Slimane have been instrumental in the proliferation of the ‘skinny boy’ ideal, both proclaiming an infatuation with youth and citing it as a primary inspiration. However, it seems that conversations surrounding body positivity in fashion begin and end with women. While womenswear designers face increasing pressure to represent body diversity, menswear largely faces little to no criticism for its depiction of skinny boys. These soon became movements, established to unite plus-size women and models tired with the rigid ideals propagated by the fashion industry, with models like Tess Holliday and Felicity Hayward quickly becoming emblematic of plus-size empowerment. From France’s landmark bill banning ‘unhealthy-looking’ runway walkers to women like Charli Howard stepping forward to reveal their slender frames had been deemed too heavy for their agents’ exacting standards, the industry’s lack of body-inclusivity resulted in activist hashtags like #droptheplus and #effyourbeautystandards. Much was said last year about the size and weight of female models.
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