The Judgment of Paris may appear to be new web site heralding the beauty of plus size models, as the site has been in the press as a result of glossy magazine features on plus size models, bringing plus size beauties into the forefront of the media eye. However, this site has been established since the early 2000’s, promoting the classical ideal of beauty.
“For years, this site existed in a state of perpetual frustration with the fashion world. We celebrated plus-size models as living embodiments of the Classical ideal of beauty, but despaired at the clothing that they were asked to wear, which ranged from flowing formlessness to deadly dullness.”
However, mainstream fashion has been changing and the gypsy trend which saw a refreshed appeal has provided flattering clothes for fuller figures. And like so many developments in the world of plus-size modelling, this one originated with Barbara Brickner. Barbara Brickner is one of the worlds most famous and visible plus-size models. She is represented by the Ford agency in New York; the Heffner agency in Seattle (where she was “discovered” by agency president Bill Heffner); the Campbell agency in Dallas; Giovanni Models in Montreal; and both Wolf Models and Brigitte Models in Germany. She appeared in numerous editorial spreads in MODE, Grace, Glamour, and Woman’s World magazines, and has worked for many companies worldwide.
Indeed, The Judgement of Paris is a eulogy to Barbara Brickner. The site contains pictures, articles, and interviews following her career. The site also includes links to other plus size models, all beauties, providing more links to galleries and articles about them.
The Timeless Beauty link compares images of the plus-size models with depictions of ideal femininity in sculpture and painting throughout history. “The vogue for thinness is a relatively recent phenomenon, an aberration,” asserts site creator Heinrich Saint-Germain. “Historically, artists favored a fuller-figured look. Today’s plus-size models bring that timeless ideal to life.” This is further demonstrated by following the link Pinacotheca from The Judgment of Paris. This is a gallery of pictures showing how the soft fullness of plus-size beauty represented the ideal of femininity, and inspired the creation of countless artistic masterpieces.
The Judgement of Paris includes a survey section asking users to judge who they think the most beautiful plus size model in the world is, providing pictures and summary of each girl.
The site also has a very busy forum where guests can debate many issues such as weight, models, and articles in the news.
The Judgement of Paris is truly a celebration of the plus size figure. It clearly shows how the fuller figure has been the ideal femininity as depicted by the great masters. It is in fact only recent years where thinness has become the fashion. But again, trends are changing in favour of the curvetous, fuller figure.
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