Bosoms and Booties

Bosoms and Booties: a fashion model who went from thinner to winner


By Julie Fine

Illustrations by Jacqueline Fabrizi 


"Jump up and down buck naked in front of a mirror, and eliminate anything that jiggles when you land!" 


This was the recommendation of a macho modeling agent, whose raw advice served as my introduction to the world of fashion.  


...a world where a half an inch in the wrong place can trounce you from a runway lineup faster than you can say "haute couture!"  


...a world where emaciated is considered thin, thin is considered fat, and fat is considered well past plus size.


This is the story of a former image-obsessed straight-size model that learned to adore the very curves which once stood between her and a high-fashion modeling career. 


Bosoms and booties develop for a reason. We are meant to have them!