This is true. I am skinny, always have been, does that mean I'm not a "real woman"? So annoying. I don't mind any body shapes. I don't care how other women look like. Everyone is "real" and beautiful in it's own way!!!

Yessssssss. Because Clearly women who are thin are some sort of ... alien or animal.

Yes exactly! This is getting old. If you have two X chromosomes, then you are a real women. Period.

Thank you.

agreed - i really dislike this one-directional thinking. Also the wording... plus size woman are not per se curvier than thiner women. Besides there are a lot of other companies selling plus size lingerie etc - if victoria secret does not - who gives a f**k. And btw - it seems they got a reason for that: http://www.businessinsider.de/the-real-reason-victorias-secret-doesnt-sell-plus-sizes-2016-3?r=US&IR=T So get your facts straight before you jump on the train.

I wish they would just say more diverse body types or something to that affect. I’m plus sized and I don’t consider myself any realer than skinny women.

It really all depends on your body's metabolism, genetics, etc. That said, there really needs to be a greater variety in body types for models. There's more than one type of sexy body.

Thank you. Can't agree more. Like in what kind of world do we live to have to shame one type of person, just to bring another kind to shine? Both can be equally beautiful and both are real.

Yup! I was in a campaign for a lingerie brand here in Norway to promote that. I'm 4'9'' and 77 lbs. I'm a real woman! I always feel forgotten when it comes to body positivity, so I spoke up! The campaign ofc also featured women in different sizes and ages.

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i completely zgree with you, but does VS really show real women? I personally would have to say not. I don't consider girls who starve and get surgery to be a model 'real women'.

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Media glamorizes skinny women and shames/ignores curvier women (who probably represent a larger portion of the population). Which is why they don't show up in catalogs like this. And it's totally not fair. But no, every time we focus on that, we're treating skinny women poorly or whatever.

unfortunately market analysis shows that for certain type of goods the more conventionally beautiful the model is - the better are the sales. This category includes appearance-related goods, like clothes or makeup. People are more attracted to the "dream", that's why there is also this s**t load of photoshop in ads, looking absolutely unrealistic. The psycology underneath it is that buying this lingerie will help you look a tiny bit more like that gorgeous model on the picture. Like you're buying part of that along with the lingerie. (If we think (!) about it we of course know that a bra is just a bra, not a magic wand, but it's how it unconsciously works)

Not to mention beside being appreciated models also have the job of giving potential customers the rough idea of how clothes look when worn. I am size 22 and if I only see a dress on 4-sized model it won't even get my attention.

It doesn't if you don't want to change your Brand and image of what your company stands for. Changing the line up of "wider variety of models" doesn't mean increased revenue on all fronts. They've tried to accommodate this idea in 2014 and it was a disaster as it affected the value of the brand and sales went down. You have stores like Lane Bryant who cater to individuals who are above average in size who are capable of making the same style. Point is there are more slim women in the market purchasing small sizes than average to large women. From a business stand point why would you cater to the smaller group when the larger majority is your main cash flow?