Apparently, Men’s Sample Sizes Run Teeny-Tiny, Too
Posted by: Leonora Epstein
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5:10PM, Thursday November 19th 2009
Most designer clothing for women is sized ridiculously small (we’re looking at you, Alexander Wang), and the sample sizes that dress the models on the runway can be even more petite. It hadn’t really occurred to us that the same extreme proportions would apply to male models until New York magazine revealed that the Olympic fencer Jason Rogers was cut as a walker from Louis Vuitton‘s Paris show because he couldn’t fit into the pants. Come on, this Hottie McHotterson is too fat for the runway?
Says Rogers, “The day before, I went to the fitting and they couldn’t fit my legs into the pants ... Athletes have strong legs, right? So I guess their suits were particularly slim that season, so I couldn’t fit into anything in the show, so I ended up not walking.” Bummer. Rogers is still signed with a modeling agency, and we hope he resists the manorexic pressures of the industry. [NYMag.com]
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Anniushka
wrote on November 19 2009 @ 05:25 pm: [report]
GASP!!! He’s a fencer?! You have no friggin’ idea how much hotter he just became in my eyes. Ahhhhh ha, yes. *pictures him in snug white pants with a sword in hand* Oh boy.
—Wait. What weapon does he fence? Better be epée, if ya know what I mean.
...Actually I really mean he’d better fence epée. It’s definitely the sexiest weapon (foil? Too nancy-pants… saber? Saber just sucks, sorry). Plus it’s what I fenced back in high school—at least, it’s what I fenced when I was having fun. (I started out with foil. Meh.)
Anyway, before I get too long-winded. Yeah, fencing gives you super bulky legs… especially the lead leg, ha ha. (I know alllll about this… ha! One butt cheek even used to be bigger than the other. It was kind of funny.)
Oliveira
wrote on November 20 2009 @ 06:44 am: [report]
I’m neither a model nor a pro athlete, but with my gym habit I also find it difficult to buy jeans I can squeeze my legs into—current fashion in Europe gives you ALL THE CHOICE between slim and fitted. :/