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| Luisana Lopilato @ Ele Multiespacio (Photo credit: Bruno Belcastro) |
While spending time at the house of my friend on New Years day, an interesting conversation burst forth about weight, clothes, and what beauty means in different cultures. My friend was born with dark hair, and like me she has a belly, a bust, and a roundish face. She is the farthest thing from the stereotyped idea of what Argentine women look like.
And she has the same problem as me here in this culture buying clothing is a nightmare for her. Most clothing shops have clothes for sizes 2-6. Recently the gov't passed a law saying that all clothing shops are supposed to carry a variety of sizes. But walking into any one of those clothing shops and you'll realize that the law and its impact is one big joke. Katie Alley of Seashells and Sunflowers tackles this subject on this article she wrote on her blog: On Being Fat in Argentina
