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60 models. 12 sizes. One photo project to change how we view the human body.

What's size got to do with it?

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But bodies? Well, putting bodies into categories just gets weird. There are around 300 million people in America, but only 12 or so standard sizes for clothing: extra-extra-small through 5x.

That's why designer Mallorie Dunn is onto something with her belief — people have different bodies and sizing isn't catching up.

Dunn has found that the majority of clothing sizes stop at an extra-large, yet the majority of women in America are over that. "And that just doesn't make sense," she says.

All images via Smart Glamor, used with permission.

Human spice rack, only, a LOT more variations of flava. ;)

That's why she started a project around her clothing label, Smart Glamour, to document the bodies of models according to their sizes — and to show how one size can look very different on different bodies.

In pursuit of creating a fashion environment that's kinder to all bodies, Dunn has dedicated herself to educating consumers about sizing.

First, she found 60 people of 12 different sizes and took their pictures.

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60 models. 12 sizes. One photo project to change how we view the human body.

What's size got to do with it?

Categories are great for some things: biology, herbs, and spices, for example.

That's why designer Mallorie Dunn is onto something with her belief — people have different bodies and sizing isn't catching up.

Then, she put five women at a time in the same size of skirt and shirt to show how diversely beautiful human bodies are and to prove that everyone looks different in clothes no matter what size they have on.

She hoped to show people that 12 sizes don't even come close to capturing the beauty of the human form.

Dunn's project also shows just how arbitrary and narrow-minded clothing sizes are.

The pressure to look one way is obnoxious. And kinda dangerous.

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Here's why.

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When she heard that a a German sub had torpedoed two boats carrying British children to Canada to avoid the Blitz, she was horrified.

She saw something she wanted to change, so she did it. She got her patent. She made a difference.

These mustached Canadians decided to treat older shelter cats like used cars.

In an attempt to stop that sad math, the kind folks from the Calgary Humane Society got creative.

They pulled out all the stops to help future cat owners realize that pre-owned cats are the way to go!

I'm sharing this because it might save a pre-owned cat.

What's size got to do with it?

Categories are great for some things: biology, herbs, and spices, for example.

That's why designer Mallorie Dunn is onto something with her belief — people have different bodies and sizing isn't catching up.

Then, she put five women at a time in the same size of skirt and shirt to show how diversely beautiful human bodies are and to prove that everyone looks different in clothes no matter what size they have on.

She hoped to show people that 12 sizes don't even come close to capturing the beauty of the human form.

Dunn's project also shows just how arbitrary and narrow-minded clothing sizes are.

The pressure to look one way is obnoxious. And kinda dangerous.

3 in 4 girls report feeling depressed, guilty, or shameful after just three minutes of leafing through a fashion mag.

Self-worth not based on appearances. That's a category we can all aspire to "fit" into!

Liam Dutton, everyone.

It's maybe the chillest revolutionary thing to nail the pronunciation of Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch.

Here's why.

Now Welsh, unlike many rare indigenous and minority languages (like Basque, Lakota, Louisiana Creole French, and so so SO many more) is being supported and celebrated — not just by its own native speakers, but by others in the country, too.

I'm sharing this because we all deserve to be supported like this. Our cultures deserve it. And also ... you deserve it! Not just during the occasional weather report, but every single day.

It's maybe the chillest revolutionary thing to nail the pronunciation of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.