Adele gets slimmed down in "Vogue"

I saw her in concert last Sunday, and I really don't think she's that big at all. The Vogue pictures were obviously photoshopped a little bit, but eh what else is new. It's not as dramatic as them making her seem like a size 2 though, she's still has curves in the pictures just like she does in real life. Which is hot. So hot.

Why would they feature Adele in an issue about 'Shape' if they didn't like her shape? That's just ridiculous. And not only are those pics 'shopped, but they did a shit job of doin it. 

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You know what. I was sat in a pub near my work on a Wednesday night and a woman walked towards me. I couldn't figure were I knew her from. Being in London and on the scene I presumed I knew her but couldn't remember her name. As she got closer I realised it wasn't someone I knew but couldn't place her. I stared until I was embarrassed. She sat behind me and started talking. I then realised it was Adele (you can't miss that accent). Any way, long story short. I didn't recognize her because she didn't have any make up on and she wasn't as big as I expected Adele to be. The girl is beautiful and I don't think those photos have been touched up. All of us are thinner lying down.   

that noticed she only has one arm???

ok then

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lizzie, it's the way she is lying, her arm will be behind her. it's quite a comfy position, tbh!

and i don't think the pic is photoshopped that much, i think it's more the way she is lying.

quote from article - When is the last time you flipped through a magazine that wasn’t chock-full of starved-looking models? - ermmmmmmm never, lmao! i don't read magazines, or newspapers for that matter, so i'm spared the rubbish that's in them!!

First of all, photographers at that level don't even do their own retouching- especially when it comes to publications and ad campaigns- the creative and art directors hire retouchers to retouch the image once the photographer gives it to them.

Regards to that particular photograph, of course there is retouching, but there is also a lot of attention to lighting and angles and composition.

Secondly, if you'll notice- most mainstream fashion magazines nowadays don't even put fashion models on their covers anymore- they put celebrities on the covers.

Same thing with ad campaigns- there used to be models selling clothes and perfumes, now there are a lot of celebs- from Louis Vitton to Miu Miu etc.

Why the supply?  Because of the demand.  They sell more when they have celebs.

When zines have put larger women on the covers, it's usually because it's a celebrity- otherwise, the issue doesn't sell as well as the other covers.

The magazines are bought by everyone, including American women of average sizes- real average sizes, not model average sizes.

People, including average women, are spending money on magazines with photoshopped thin celebrities on the covers and thin girls on the fashion pages.

My point is this- although we would all like to blame the media for the demand of thin women- the average American woman spends her money on magazines with thin women on the cover- the average American woman spends her money on clothes advertised with thin women in their campaigns and fashion spreads.

The designers make what they think people would buy (and that is the whole point of a fashion show, to show case the artsy haute couture side to attract the buyers at department stores to see the show but also have a ready-to-wear collection for them to buy for the stores).  

From there, the buyers buy the clothing & put it in their stores.  And the magazines feature the clothing trends in their issues- the photographers create fashion spreads using the latest trends and try to make them look as cool as possible so people buy the issue and people buy the clothes.  And the magazines direct the photographers to put celebs and thin girls in the photos because those issues sell.

Without the photos, there would be very little demand for magazines.

The magazines publish what they've seen people buying.

There is always a verbal demand for larger models but there isn't much money where the mouth is.  

So if you complain about seeing thin women on the cover or average women being photoshopped into a size 2, put your money where your mouth is.

Instead of just writing letters to the editor when you see something you don't like,`try actually buying something that you do like- you see a larger woman, buy that issue and tell your friends to buy it.  

Supply and demand.  Demand more (with your money) and you will be supplied more.

Please remember that your spending power as a consumer is much more powerful than you give it credit for- therefore, you have more responsibility in the demand for the thin model than you realize.

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It might not be photoshop, it might be the way shes lying and if you notice the pola dotted vest shes wearing  is loose from the stomach area, and it was placed in a way that hides her stomach. She looks beautiful still and she knows it so theres not a problem!.

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Adele and Beth Ditto can get it any day.
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