![]() Though these are small steps, especially for a country which requires a complete overhaul in the way it sees body image, they are still extremely important. Designer Gaurang Shah (whose designs Carol Gracias was wearing) also broke stereotypes by not only having a pregnant Gracias walk the ramp, but by also having a collection which remodelled traditional Indian saree fabrics into attire for women of various sizes, and not just a particular thin idealised body type. Designers Deepa Gurnani and Nor Black Nor White had non-models walking the ramp-and these were people from various walks of life-notable among which was stylist Sapna Bhavnani, who only last year had opened up about her experience as a survivor of rape and sexual assault. This year’s Fashion Week has definitely been a progressive one, all-around. But with this one ramp walk, she silenced all the critics, showed the world that all bodies-especially pregnant bodies-are beautiful, and challenged the harmful body image fashion shows like this have been known to promote. ![]() However, in the past couple of years, she had been inactive and not as prominent on the fashion scene, which could possibly have been the result of her age (the ageism in the fashion industry is quite alarming). In such an environment, walking the ramp at a major fashion show -which is home to the bigwigs of both the fashion and entertainment industries-in a saree, showing off a very prominent baby bump is nothing short of revolutionary and path-breaking.Ĭarol Gracias has been a reigning name in the Indian fashion industry for a while now-modelling for major designers and even appearing in films for cameos. This is a country where fat jokes abound on so-called comedy shows, and actresses are brutally scrutinised by the media for gaining weight post-pregnancy. In India, body-positivity in popular culture-whether it be films, television, or, especially, fashion-is extremely rare. While unisex fashion is shaking up gender norms with gender-neutral clothing and androgynous models, another important trend is body positive fashion-which, Indian supermodel Carol Gracias inspiringly promoted during the Lakme India Fashion Week recently, by walking the ramp while pregnant. ![]() However, in recent times, that is slowly, but steadily, changing. ![]() The fashion industry has almost always been associated with perpetuating a harmful body image-that of stick-thin, conventionally attractive bodies. ![]()
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