Womanly Curves The New Thing On The Runway- FINALLY-But Is It Here To Stay?

There is no denying that the obsession with women's body size has surged in the past few years. Models on the runway were stickly and sickly thin. Then celebs graced the covers of our magazines with headlines exacerbating their weight loss. Who's the skinniest became a competition much like 'keeping up with the Joneses' from the 20th century. Some and it is really only a handful of industry execs decided to create a minimum healthy weight that would be accepted. Only some fashion houses took this on while others continued their hunt for the bone thin models.

Paris Fall/Winter 2010 Shows showcased something very different than what we became overtly obsessed with. Could we finally be looking at the next trend on the runway consisting of healthy and dare I say voluptuous models?? Maybe. Here's the latest scoop.

The Paris Fall fashion week starred models who had bosoms. Victoria's Secret model types danced the catwalk in place of skin and bone models Paris is particularly known for. Designers embracing the curvy bodies that women should be embracing themselves were Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton who opened the show with Laetitia Casta, filing after her were full busted women over filling their corsets and then ended the show with Elle Mcpherson {right}. Other designers following the chesty trend were Giles Deacon, Stuart Vevers at Loewe, Peter Copping for Nina Ricci and the most surprising of them all were the model picks by Miuccia Prada. She casted Victoria's Secret Angels including Doutzen Kroes, Alessandra Ambrosio and Miranda Kerr. I can hear the angels singing now. Hallelujah!!!!!

The Council of Fashion Designers of America, the CFDA, has clearly had an impact with their health initiative. Fashion insiders including ex models, show producers, designers' stylists and critics alike agree that it's time to rejoice in the natural curves of a woman. Peter Copping (Nina Ricci) says "there's no point in denying it. Women have breasts." Deacon promises us that "the chest is yet to come." I can't say I see the trend catching on quickly, but the progressive thinking seems to be contagious and sexually pleasing in a sense perhaps acting as a real catalyst in this movement.

It's about damn time we change our sick ways. To ensure the next generation of girls has confidence in themselves and know that their bodies are beautiful in their naturally female ways is up to the media in a sense, which has the, sadly, heaviest influences over what we deem beautiful. As Victoria's Secret models and Sports Illustrated Magazine prove curves are sexy and sex sells.

Source: Harper's Bazaar May 2010