'Straight/Curve' Documentary Shows the Effects of Body Image in the Fashion Industry

The new trailer for the upcoming “Straight/Curve” documentary shows the effects of body image in the fashion industry
The new trailer for the upcoming “Straight/Curve” documentary shows the effects of body image in the fashion industry

The way our culture talks about bodies, particularly women’s bodies, is largely (still) deeply toxic. Oftentimes, in mainstream narratives, our bodies are treated like objects to be rated and looked, which can instill negative narratives into girls, even as early as childhood.

The first trailer for the Straight/Curve documentary takes care to address the pervasive issues of eating disorders, lack of diversity and underrepresentation of plus-size models in the fashion industry while emphasizing the importance of body positivity and self-love.

We have one more month until the Straight/Curve documentary comes out on June 21st, and this trailer is getting us even more excited for its release!

We’re hoping this will open up even more productive dialogue around the ways the media representation affects body image, and even more specifically, how the fashion industry is often complicit in promoting disordered eating.

We’ve also been loving the posts on the Straight/Curve Instagram account, all of which address the complexities of body image.

The documentary’s synopsis on the website also addresses the fact that because we consume so much more media than ever before in history, its effects are even more significant.

“At a time when the human brain processes images 60,000 times faster than words, Straight/Curve sets out to change the imagery we are seeing and to bolster a movement that is redefining our culture’s unrealistic and dangerous standards of beauty to impact society at large.”

We’re so glad this documentary was made, and we haven’t even seen it yet.

No matter what, it’s getting the ball rolling on some crucial conversations about body image.

#regram @khrystyana: "ON AIRBRUSHING Ok, so there seems to be a very vivid battle between people who scream "don't airbrush my photos" or "please photoshop them" as if one is better than the other. Why can't there be perfectly both coexisting in harmony? I have a friend , if you only mention "photoshop" around her it gives her shivers and I have other friends who would not let anyone see any pic unless it went through some work. This photo I'm posting today is perfectly touched up, yet my body has not been altered at all. Airbrushing does not always mean "liquefying, slimming, plumping". There is so much more to airbrushing and it IS a great form of art expression. This photo is taken by amazing @peter_rosa (I LOVE how real he shot this) and My friend Nikole here added some stars and color density to make it more fun and playful. SO IT Had work done. Edited or non edited - both BEAUTY. However you choose your path to express yourself, as long as you do it with love especially towards yourself. I hope that people who hate photoshop can be open to it, because there is so much more to editing than "body adjustments" and I hope that certain photoshop lovers can see that skin or "flaws" (no they aren't) can remain as is and not take away from the purpose of the photo. A model can still sell a piece of fashion even with rolls, cellulite, stretch marks, sun spots, scars, blemishes etc. thoughts? Sending you the abundance of love. Yours, khrystyana #beautyRevised P.S. My friend Nekole kindly offered to edit this image for my IG. She wrote " As a retoucher I love finding creative ways to give new life to an image to highlight beauty" she launched an app @humantouchphotos for those who want to experiment #allBodiesAreGoodBodies #bodypositive#effyourbeautystandards#iamsizesexy#teamcurvy#embraceyourcurves#beautybeyondsize#noshame#bodypositivity#honormycurves#curvymodels#ilovemybody#bodylove#bodyacceptance#selfconfidence#bodyimage#curvymodel#bopo#thisbody#bopowarrior #boldncurvy#celebratemysize#goldenconfidence#alternativecurves"

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Be sure to tune into EPIX on June 21st at 8 p.m., EST for the much-awaited release of the Straight/Curve full-length documentary!