“It‟s time for fashion to fight back”
DRAFT: NOT FOR RELEASE
Two students from the North of England are
launching a campaign asking the media to
diversify its representation of women.
Amy Claire Thompson, 18 from Sheffield, and
Rachel Charlton, 21 from...
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“It‟s time for fashion to fight back”
DRAFT: NOT FOR RELEASE
Two students from the North of England are
launching a campaign asking the media to
diversify its representation of women.
Amy Claire Thompson, 18 from Sheffield, and
Rachel Charlton, 21 from Sunderland, make
up two thirds of the editorial team of British
Style Bloggers, where the campaign began in
January 2010 by raising awareness of body
image issues in the fashion community.
It was so popular and successful that they
decided to branch out: “we both want to work
in the media,” says Rachel, “but we completely
disagree with the way women are portrayed.
All you seem to see are stick thin, apparently
perfect Caucasian women, and this really affects the self esteem of others.
”
Having unsuccessfully screen-tested for Channel 4‟s „Battlefront 2‟ campaigning project, the
girls say that they‟re glad they didn‟t get through: “we‟re very grateful for all the help
Battlefront gave us,” Amy says.
“They taught us how to start and ga
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