Honey Ross is the body image activist reclaiming what

14 Aug

Growing up in leafy North London, 22-year-old screenwriter and body image activist Honey Ross had a sophisticated childhood. With each her mum and pop noted for his or her successes within the TV and film industries, she spent her youth somewhat in the general public eye, which she explains gave her a “huge desire for attention, but additionally incredibly severe anxiety.” So whilst spending her teenage years securing internships and odd jobs within the film industry – which paid off when she landed her first skilled screenwriting gig at 18 – her ambition was combined with crippling teenage insecurity and body image struggles. “I really hated myself growing up,” Honey says. “I believe it was a mix of that typical low-level teenage...

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11 Aug

The Fat Zine is an ode to the fantastic

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As I open up a PDF containing previews from the The Fat Zine – a freshly-launched publication created by fat-positive writers Gina Tonic and Chloe Sheppard, for fat people – the very first thing I see is a picture of a model called Elyonna Mone. Within the photo, which was shot by Izzy Jackson, Mone’s backside takes centre stage. She’s within the shower as gentle drops of water trickle down her frame. It strikes me that even on this age of supposed ‘body-positivity,’ it’s very rare to see images of fat bodies from behind. That's, from angles that is perhaps considered “unflattering.” It’s especially rarer to see such images of fat, Black bodies (or other bodies of color). Here, though, drips...

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10 Aug

The Fat Zine’s recent calendar celebrates beautiful fat bodies

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The Fat Zine’s recent calendar celebrates beautiful fat bodies

The Fat Zine, a publication founded by photographer and artist Chloe Sheppard and author Gina Tonic, has released a calendar celebrating fat-positivity. Founded earlier this yr, The Fat Zine is an ode to the great thing about fat bodies, and explores the nuances of what it means to be a fat person in 2020. “It becomes quite tiring seeing people who find themselves a size 12 bend over to create rolls then post about it on social media and get celebrated for being ‘authentic’,” Sheppard told Dazed Beauty on its release back in March. “To make this zine which calls that stuff out, and is an area where fat people really will be whatever they wish to be, felt necessary, and...

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8 Aug

Gina Tonic is the author and editor empowering a

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Gina Tonic is the author and editor empowering a

The Dazed Beauty Community is our ever-expanding encyclopaedia of creatives and emerging talent from internationally who're redefining the way in which we take into consideration beauty. From supermodels to digital artists to makeup prodigies transforming themselves of their bedrooms, these are the sweetness influencers of tomorrow who embody every thing Dazed Beauty is about. Discover them here. The ability of piece of writing is unmatched, in any case the pen is mightier than the sword, right? Wielding her pen – or more likely her fingers on the keys of her laptop – is author, editor, and legend Gina Tonic, who has penned pieces around mental health, sex, and being fat for a wide range of titles including Dazed Beauty (which you'll...

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