Thanks to iconic designer, Karl Lagerfeld's comment on "fat mummies", my poor body image has sunk to new levels. Ha - not really.

According to The Guardian, Lagerfeld stated it's only "fat mummies" that object to seeing skinny models.

"These are fat mummies sitting with their bags of crisps in front of the television, saying that thin models are ugly," Lagerfeld opined to Focus magazine. This was in response to the German magazine, Brigitte's decision to use "ordinary realistic" women instead of professional models in future fashion spreads. Lagerfield thinks it is "absurd" and that women who complain about skinny models are just fat and jealous.

Had enough? Lagerfeld continues, "Ninety percent of them (models) are quite normal, properly proportioned girls with less fat and more muscles, who also eat pizzas and burgers."

Benefit of the doubt - I know some people who are just naturally skinny. Fine, but don't make us "fat mummies" feel worse by telling us that they eat pizza and burgers just like us and are still skinny!

Fat mummy, check. Bag of crisps in front of television, check. Jealous of skinny models? Ok, maybe a little. By industry standards I am obese but by normal-everyday-women standards, I am damn hot, sisters!

Lagerfeld's comments are humorous and should be taken with a grain of salt, however, young women who grow up idolizing him and the models that surround him might take his comments to heart. The fashion and modeling industry represent a business and an escape from reality. It does not represent the everyday ideal woman so don't be discouraged.

I applaud magazines like Brigitte and Glamour for showing everyday women. The most important thing is to be healthy and be happy. Who says the fashion industry can't be a mix of both fat mummies and skinnies? After all, everyone's ideal is different. ;)

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