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The Body: Fashion & Physique, an interview with Emma McClendon

Dressed: The History of Fashion

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Who Decides What Is and Is Not Ideal?

We're going to take a break here for a word from our sponsor, but when we come back, I'm going to ask you who gets to decide what is and is not ideal. Who exactly is it that's deciding what these ideals for the body should be? It's such a complicated question. You know, if one of us were able to tell who determines what's fashionable, we just never have to work again. But the short answer is equally complex. The whole industry needs to take responsibility for the fact that it's a systematic marginalization at every single level.

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