I’m a skinny girl myself (as in really skinny, as in flat chested and 23 in. waisted at 5’7) I don’t starve myself, in fact I can out eat men twice my size, why because I just happen to have a fast metabolism and a small frame. My boyfriend thinks its fucking sexy that he can fit one whole boob in his mouth, some other men wouldn’t be caught dead with me. It’s a matter of taste.

Tough titties (they have none BTW)

I watched a few RL women die in front of me and there’s bugger all you can do as its their wish and their right under law.

It’s not nice and its not clever and they still thought they looked ‘fat’. (BTW, Heart muscle gives out)

Fashion models in both RL and SL exist as clothes hangers. That’s all. They’re not SUPPOSED to be a standard of what women should look like; rather, they’re a canvas for fashion designers to work with. That the media glommed onto supermodels in the 80s and 90s as glamourous trendsetters was really unexpected, and happened partly because more and more fashion models were “breaking into” acting and therefore became more visible to everyday people.

If you take a look at fashion illustrations, the starting point of most fashion designers… you’ll see the models are grossly elongated and skinny. THAT is why fashion models are thin. It’s what the designers want and expect. I think the larger problem is that high fashion typically is designed for skinny body types. I’m sure not being able to wear your favourite designer because you don’t FIT it is a bigger blow to self-esteem than models being skinny.

As for fashion in Second Life, it’s whatever the designer wants. Club wear and silks look stupid on overly skinny avs. Many designers (um, Cubic Effect, for one!) fit their prims to a microscopic avatar size, so models would HAVE to be skinny just to fit the clothes. That’s why it’s prudent for an agency such as LA Modeling Agency to have a VARIETY of body types.

It would be nice if people would stop blaming the fashion industry for their own insecurities though. Runway models aren’t personally telling you you’re fat and ugly. You’re telling yourself that, so stop and go for a run or something.

That’s just abusive, and you should be ashamed of yourself.

I am the Image Consultant for the LA Modeling agency in SL. Now before you scoff at what I do, let me give you a little bit of insight into it.

There is many people in SL Looking for work and when they choose a career in modeling there is certain expectations put onto them. Designers, photographers and magazine publishers are the one that put these expectations on them. The most basic being up-to date avi. Desingers looks for models who wear clothes well. Photographers well there skin and shape is and so on.

When a new potential model walk into my studio for a consult I take many things into consideration-skin, shape overall appearance, personal style and so on. If a model want to be curvy I do my best to help them to acheive that look. I Do NOT use a set of predetremine numbers to achieve “perfect” model. I do , though, ” smooth” the proportions

I also discuss with them practically of shapes. A model with a large booty will have a difficult time for last minute runway work because sizing is required for prims attachments, such as jacket prims, skirt prims and belts. Lag at a runway show is brutal, making editting impossible

Lilley Albanese is basically saying her models have their own style and shape, One may have a slimmer waist, another with shorter legs or wider hips I read an article froma rep of another agency who made comments like … your eyes need to be a 1/3 down from the hair line. LA Modeling Agency doesn’t follow these rigid guidelines

One more thing….

In RL female models can become sexual icons …like an unattainable treasure that guys pin for .. In SL Models career are used more for marketing reasons.

There is alot of different avis in SL. Something for everyone.