Tara Lynn Featured On The Cover Of Elle

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><script async="" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><!-- 2 --><br /><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-4973891917352186" data-ad-slot="3079724116" style="display: inline-block; height: 280px; width: 336px;"></ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Tara Lynn Featured On The Cover Of Elle</span></b></span></h2><img alt="Tara Lynn Lands The Cover Of Elle" src="http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Tara-Lynn.jpg" /><br /><div><br /><div style="-webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Tara Lynn is featured in the November edition of Spain’s <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Elle</em> magazine. The cover displays the plus size model wearing short shorts, a black top, and a leather jacket. The magazine includes a seven-page editorial highlighting Lynn’s unconventional beauty.</div><div class="ym" id="ym_667311138333727814" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"></div><div style="-webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">On the cover, the curvy model is labeled as “Mujer Real,” which is Spanish for Real Woman. Fashion blogger Alissa Wilson said the cover is a “coup for curvy women.” In the past, <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Elle</em> has been criticized for only featuring women who are thin. Using a <a href="http://www.inquisitr.com/1012861/north-dakota-mom-halloween-note/" sl-processed="1" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 51, 153) !important; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="North Dakota Mom Gives Fat Shaming Note On Halloween In Lieu Of Candy">plus size</a> model on the cover was a bold move. However, it is a welcome change.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; float: right; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-left: 1em;"><div id="div-gpt-ad-1369859679525-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 410px; width: 260px;"><div id="google_ads_iframe_/3945829/Inquisitr_260x410_0__container__" style="border: 0pt none; box-sizing: border-box;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="410" id="google_ads_iframe_/3945829/Inquisitr_260x410_0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="google_ads_iframe_/3945829/Inquisitr_260x410_0" scrolling="no" style="border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: bottom;" width="260"></iframe></div></div></div><div style="-webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">As reported by <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Yahoo</em>, Wilson said <a class="external" href="http://shine.yahoo.com/fashion/why-elle-spain-s-plus-size-cover-gives-us-hope-194844342.html" sl-processed="1" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 51, 153) !important; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">plus size women</a> are often excluded from fashion magazines:</div><blockquote style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 40px;"><div style="-webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">“It’s in part, a business decision — the European fashion world has received lots of flak for using too-skinny models in the past, so their media has become more inclusive.”</div></blockquote><div style="-webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Wilson calls Tara Lynn’s cover a “step in the right direction.” Rather than cloaking the model’s shape, the photos accentuate her curves. Although the blogger loved the photos, she said the stylists should have added more color to Lynn’s wardrobe.</div><div style="-webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Elle</em> is getting a lot of praise for featuring a curvy model, but their decision to label her as a “real woman” has received criticism. Writer <a class="external" href="http://www.thegloss.com/2013/10/29/fashion/tara-lynn-elle-spain/" sl-processed="1" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 51, 153) !important; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Carrie Murphy</a> said the practice of labeling <a href="http://www.inquisitr.com/996967/melissa-mccarthy-on-elle-cover-another-weight-related-controversy/" sl-processed="1" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.298039); box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 51, 153) !important; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Melissa McCarthy On ELLE Cover, Another Weight-Related Controversy">plus size women</a> as “real” is offensive.</div><div style="-webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Murphy said the label is harmful to all women:</div><blockquote style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 1em 40px;"><div style="-webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">“Headlines like this, campaigns like this… only put up more barriers between women and serve to perpetuate the idea that there are only two ways to be a woman… You can be a thin model type or you can be a ‘real woman.’”</div></blockquote><div style="-webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">As Murphy points out, real women come in all sizes, shapes, and colors. Excluding thin women is just as offensive as excluding those who are overweight.</div><div style="-webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Elle</em> also featured a more curvy model on their “Women in Hollywood” edition. The cover of the magazine’s US edition featured a photo of Melissa McCarthy. However, unlike the other models featured in the special edition, McCarthy was pictured in several layers of wool and cashmere.</div><div style="-webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">Critics said <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Elle</em> was obviously trying to cloak McCarthy’s curves, as the other models were wearing bikinis. Despite their decision to use a more curvy model, many found the cover offensive.</div><div style="-webkit-hyphens: auto; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 1em;">In addition to appearing on Spain’s Elle cover, Tara Lynn also appeared on the cover of <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Elle</em> France and <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Vogue</em> Italia.</div><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /></div></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9_ywcis2Wws?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe></div>

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