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Women and Body Image

Why I Make Porn With "Real" People

Erika Lust | Posted 04.29.2013 | Canada Living
Erika Lust

So I've found my home in the indie erotic film movement because it reflects my own value that anyone and everyone can and should feel sexy. We are all beautiful, just as Dove says, and we are also all sexual -- so why should sexiness be relegated to a single type? I don't buy it, and this is thanks to a great extent to my career in the adult industry.

Ladies, Stop Obsessing Over Your Butts

Barbara Aleks Hecht | Posted 05.21.2013 | Canada Living
Barbara Aleks Hecht

Google women such as Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce and see if you don't find multiple articles or comments about their fabulous behinds. If these celebrities get so much positive attention about their ample rear ends, why is it that many women still struggle with the size of their butt?

A Petite-Exclusive Line That's Just Right

Cynthia Cheng Mintz | Posted 04.27.2013 | Canada Style
Cynthia Cheng Mintz

Petite sizes, especially petite-exclusive collections, while growing, are hard to come by. Often seen as something for a very mature market, many petite women avoid them like the plague. However, things are changing, especially with Jeetly, the newest entry to the petite-exclusive market.

Seven Ways To Be More Body Positive In 2013

BeauCoo | Posted 03.10.2013 | Canada Style
BeauCoo

There's a new hashtag in town this year -- it's #BoPo and it represents all things body positive! While staying in shape, eating a well-balanced diet and being healthy are important, they shouldn't define us. This year we challenge you to be more #BoPo in the ways that matter most.

Plus-Size Fashion Shouldn't Lack Style

Cynthia Cheng Mintz | Posted 01.06.2013 | Canada Style
Cynthia Cheng Mintz

The lack of "style" was definitely the case with Allistyle. If this had been a non-specialty size collection, it probably wouldn't have even been shown at World MasterCard Fashion Week as is, unless the designer was already well known to those who are familiar with the Canadian fashion industry (e.g. Joe Fresh).

Get Your Mojo Going With Chinese Medicine

Melissa Ramos | Posted 12.15.2011 | Canada Living
Melissa Ramos

Overwhelmed by body image concerns which instantly killed my mojo, I wondered: is there a way to feel sexy and more secure behind closed doors and can we do it with a little help from food?

The Demystification of Glamour: How Working in Fashion Made Me Love My Body

Gail McInnes | Posted 10.19.2011 | Canada
Gail McInnes

Who would have thought being surrounded by hundreds of beautifully, purportedly perfect human specimens would have made me love my body? My image-obsessed 17-year-old self would never have thought so.