Not me!!!
or the woman in the story - I just thought this model was a good way of showing why some assets need more attention!
From the Waikato Times Strutting the real stuff"Real-sized women" like Hamilton trainee midwife Jo Hart will strut the catwalk in new designs at Air New Zealand Fashion Week today.
Ms Hart will model for plus-sized fashion label The Carpenters Daughter (TCD), after auditioning for the role.
It is the first time fashions for larger women have been allowed at the Fashion Week, since most designer ranges stop at size 12 or 14.
Models are usually up to size eight, but typically much thinner.
Ms Hart has taken some advice from her grandmother to the Auckland extravaganza.
"One thing my nana told me is, `don't be all grim like those other models'."
Miss Hart said the modelling gig would take her outside her comfort zone, but she considered it was important for women to see plus-size models on the runway.
"I'm pretty confident anyway, and happy in myself, so I'm going to walk out there and smile," she said.
The average-sized Kiwi woman was between a size 14 and a size 16, said TCD owner and designer Caroline Mar.
"They wanted me to use models only up to size 20, because they thought when you get to a certain size, the clothing doesn't photograph well," Mar said.
"But I've broken the rules.
"It's my show, and they are my girls and it's a concrete floor so it is not going to break."
During the 1pm public show, before an audience of up to 500, 15 women ranging in size from 14 to 24 will model TCD's spring/summer range on the runway.
TCD has four retail stores in Auckland, Hamilton East, Wellington and Christchurch and has been operating for 19 years.
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