This is a fashion dictate. The fashion world works very hard at getting and keeping as much control over women's dollars and choices as possible. To do that they, hand in hand with the media, work at systematically tearing down women's self esteem. They are very good at it, there are psychological ratings for words, colors, music - they put the whole thing together and it's effective.
Their goal is a ring through a woman's nose so they can lead her where they will and keep her off balance and spending constantly on clothes, cosmetics and now surgery. It doesn't matter if the styles look terrible on most women - in fact it may be preferable because that helps keep them insecure and looking to "fix" what ever is wrong this year. It doesn't matter if the style is uncomfortable, restrictive or even damaging, such as the skinny jeans that have caused nerve damange or shoes that are usafe to drive ir walk in.
Many of the fashion ads are degrading to women, featuring male dominance, bondage, reverting to "little girl" status - look ar how many have grown women, even in businss attire, standing pigeon toed, knock kneeded or one foot slightly up behind the other, head slightly down, eyes up like a coy child. These are not images of confident, competent women, that isn't what the industry wants.
People have to be aware of what they are looking at, of the conscious effort being made to manipulate and control. You vote against this behavior with your pockebook by not buying and by sending them a note telling them why.
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We can only learn to love by loving.
Iris Mudoch, British writer
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