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5 Oct

Dove Report Says Beauty Standards Cost Economy $501 Billion

Dove Report Says Beauty Standards Cost Economy 1 Billion
A recent report from Dove has quantified beauty ideals’ weight on the economy, to the tune of $806 billion. In line with the report, released Tuesday, appearance-based discrimination (an umbrella term for skin shade and body size) cost the U.S. $501 billion in 2019, and body dissatisfaction set the economy back $305 billion in the course of the same time period. They each affect a respective 66 million and 45 million individuals. Dove relied on S. Bryn Austin, a researcher on the Harvard Chan School of Public Health and Boston Children’s Hospital, in addition to a team of economists from Deloitte Access Economics. The report detailed a $501 billion cost to the economy as a direct results of appearance-based discrimination, $269 billion of...
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1 Oct

Zaya Wade On Receiving ‘Hateful’ Comments About Her Femininity

Zaya Wade On Receiving ‘Hateful’ Comments About Her Femininity
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images In an interview together with her stepmom Gabrielle Union, Zaya Wade opened up in regards to the negative comments she received from people after coming out as trans. The 14-year-old said there was commentary around how she should present herself and she or he selected to reject that advice.  “As a trans person, once I got here out, there was a variety of hateful comments about how I should grow my hair out long or fit right into a certain version of femininity, despite the fact that that’s not true in any respect,” she says. “That type of advice is just attempting to break you, but don’t let it.” In a story earlier this month, we reported that Zaya and...
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28 Sep

Meghan Markle Discusses ‘Ambitious’ Double Standards In First ‘Archetypes’

Meghan Markle Discusses ‘Ambitious’ Double Standards In First ‘Archetypes’
The podcasting world has just been graced with Black royalty — literally.  Meghan Markle officially launched her anticipated podcast, Archetypes, nearly two years after signing an exclusive podcast take care of Spotify. The show “investigates, dissects, and subverts the labels that attempt to hold women back” and it’s all the things we’d hoped her show can be about.  “This feminist ideology trickled down into nearly every aspect of my education. It’s probably protected to say into every aspect of my life,” the Duchess of Sussex said within the podcast episode that premiered on Tuesday.  “This message to me and my classmates was clear: Our futures as young women were limitless. Ambition? That was the entire point. I don’t remember ever personally feeling the...
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27 Aug

Fashion Model Devyn Garcia Discusses Body Inclusivity And Beauty

Fashion Model Devyn Garcia Discusses Body Inclusivity And Beauty
"How I Got Here," Episode 1, featuring Devyn Garcia. Swapping her native Miami Beach for the northern shores of Latest York, plus-size model Devyn Garcia leads us on a day adventure to indicate us who she is beyond her physical image. Director: Olivia Sack Interview: Alexei Key Casting, Art Director: Amy Lowles DP: Johnny Frohman Editor: Marina Elise Stylist: Ashly Tsao Stylist Assitant: Rashied Black Hair: Anton Alexander Makeup: Anna Kurihara #fashion #fashionmodel #inclusivity Subscribe to our YouTube channel ➡️ https://bit.ly/TFYouTubeSubscribe The Fashionography is a see-and-be-seen digital platform and a creative agency focused on the newest fashion trends, eye-opening original content, and relevant news in fashion, culture, beauty, art, and lifestyle. https://thefashionography.com ...
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