Model Myla
Dalbesio has made history by landing a coveted Calvin Klein underwear
campaign, even though she is considered plus-size by the fashion
industry's standards.
At
a U.S. size 10 (UK size 14), the 27-year-old from Wisconsin is too
curvy for a standard sample size zero or two, but plus-size is
traditionally classified as size 12 and up, putting her right in the
middle.
'It's kind of confusing because I'm a bigger girl,' Myla, who stands at 5ft 11in, told Elle.
'I'm not the biggest girl on the market but I'm definitely bigger than
all the girls [Calvin Klein] has ever worked with, so that is really
intimidating.'
Myla, who
describes her body type as 'in the middle,' looks stunning in the
'Perfectly Fit' campaign, flaunting her curves in a black bra, her
brunette hair slicked back.
She
says the ad, which also features the more 'straight-sized' Jourdan
Dunn, Ji Hye Park, Amanda Wellsh and Lara Stone, is revolutionary in
that it doesn't address that fact that she is the lone 'plus-size' model
in the group.
'I'm
not skinny enough to be with the skinny girls and I'm not large enough
to be with the large girls , and I haven't been able to find my place,'
she explained. As such, 'this [campaign] was such a great feeling.'
And yet some people have taken to Twitter in outrage that she could even be considered a 'bigger' girl.
'Genuine
WTF moment,' one critic wrote in a tweet directed at Elle. 'This woman
is described as "plus-size" and "a bigger girl".
Aaaraagahagaagahahagahahag'.
Another
person said: 'I wouldn't consider her a plus size model. Her height and
her muscular tone should not categorize as a "big girl."' And a third
commented angrily: 'How is that plus size??'
Despite the
outcry, which seems to be directed at Elle rather than Calvin Klein,
Myla says landing the campaign has made her hopeful that size is
becoming less of an issue in the fashion industry.
'It's
not like [Calvin Klein] released this campaign and were like, 'Whoa,
look, there's this plus-size girl in our campaign,'' she explained.
I'm not the biggest girl on the market but I'm definitely bigger than anyone Calvin Klein has ever worked with
'They
released me in this campaign with everyone else; there's no
distinction. It's not a separate section for plus-size girls.'
A statement released by the fashion house expresses the same sentiment.
'The Perfectly Fit line was created to celebrate and cater to the needs of different women,' a spokesperson told MailOnline.
'And
these images are intended to communicate that our new line is more
inclusive and available in several silhouettes in an extensive range of
sizes.'
Myla, who is currently signed by Jag Models after
being scouted at 16 when she was crowned Miss Teen Wisconsin, has
opened up in the past about being encouraged to lose weight in order to
fit into the 'standard' modeling size.
The
model, who also works as a performance artist, has spoken in the past
about her darkest days when she found herself heading down a path of
drugs and eating disorders.
Fitting in: Despite the controversy,
Myla says landing the Calvin Klein campaign has made her hopeful that
size is becoming less of an issue in the fashion industry
She
told Fashionista in 2012: 'I tried for a long time to make myself [lose
weight]. I tried throwing up after I ate and that's awful. That is
painful - I would never wish for anyone to do that ever.'
The
model revealed that she would spend weeks eating nothing but
calorie-free black olives and pickles and spending hours in the gym to
try to slim down to a more typical model weight.
She
then gave up modelling for two years to concentrate on her studies but
it was Crystal Renn who paved the way for her return as a plus-size
girl.
Myla said: 'They told me about plus modeling which was something I'd never heard of before.
In the middle: 'I'm not skinny enough
to be with the skinny girls and I'm not large enough to be with the
large girls... 'This [campaign] was such a great feeling', explained
Myla (with model Danielle Redman)
'But
then they [scouts Jeff and Mary Clark] showed me, and this is when
Crystal was really starting to pick up speed, so I walked into Ford and
the first thing Gary [Dakin] said to me was, "You're the next Crystal
Renn," and then they signed me.'
But
Myla has also noted that she is encouraged to have landed the Calvin
Klein campaign, despite not fitting into the super-skinny mold.
'Look
at the history of the brand, they launched Kate Moss, and this is the
woman who started this whole trend of waif,' she told Entertainment Tonight earlier this year.
'To see a brand like that embracing a greater range of sizes… it's really special.'
Source: Dailymail
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