Iqoqo lika-Ashley Graham noMarina Rinaldi yi-Denim Vuselela Izidingo Zakho Zasekhabethe
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U-Ashley Graham akesabi ukumemezela imboni yezemfashini ngokuthanda abesifazane abanosayizi oqondile. Ngobuqili waphonsa umthunzi ku-Victoria's Secret ngenxa yokuntula kwabo ukuhlukahluka kwemizimba kumgwaqo wezindiza futhi wacela ukuthi kuqedwe ilebula "yobukhulu obungeziwe". Wenze nengxenye yakhe ukulinganisa inkundla yokudlala ngokusebenza nemikhiqizo efana ne-Addition Elle, i-Dress Barn, ne-SwimsuitsForAll ukuletha izinketho eziningi zokudlulisa imfashini kwabesifazane abaphezulu ngokwengeziwe. Ubambiswano lwakhe lwakamuva luka-Marina Rinaldi, inkampani ayimodela esikhathini esidlule enikezela ngezinketho eziphambili ngosayizi abangeziwe. (Umthengisi waku-inthanethi u-11 Honoré ungenye indawo eyivelakancane yemfashini ephakeme yosayizi omkhulu.) Iqoqo le-denim elineziqephu eziyi-19 lizokwethulwa kusasa futhi lihlanganisa amajini, iziketi zepensela, nezingubo zokugeza okuhlukahlukene. Futhi yebo, ucezu ngalunye lugcizelela kahle amajika omzimba wowesifazane ngendlela efanele.
Njengasebambisene nabo abaningi bangaphambilini, ukuzibandakanya kuka-Graham eqoqweni kudlulele ngalé kokumodela nje. "Ngisebenze eduze nethimba labaklami be-MR ezindwangu, kuma-silhouettes futhi ngilingana nemininingwane emincane efana nezinkinobho noma iziphu," kusho uGraham etshela iphephandaba. I-New York Post. "Angizange ngidlale imodeli efanelekayo, kodwa sathatha izingcezu eziyisisekelo ekhabethe lami, njengezingubo zomzimba, iziketi zepensela, namajakethi ahlelekile sazenza ngama-denim." (Okuhlobene: Kungani Isikhangiso SikaLane Bryant Esihle Somzimba Esiqukethe U-Ashley Graham Sinqatshwe Amanethiwekhi E-TV?)
U-Graham umatasatasa ukuze enze umehluko (kanye nomehluko osesitayeleni kulokho), njengoba lokhu kwethulwa kuka-Marina Rinaldi kuza ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemva kokuwa kweqoqo lakamuva le-SwimsuitsForAll lemodeli. Sineminwe yethu nezinzwani esiwele ukuthi ujusi wakhe wokudala uqhubeka ugeleza-ngakho-ke abesifazane abaningi bangathola izingubo ezibenza bazizwe bekhulu.